Corporations and countries are legally a kind of person, with some of the rights and obligations of people. But are vastly more powerful. They pretend to be real people with slogans like "we care about you". This is all a dangerous pretence, exploiting human emotions, our kindness and empathy and our capacity for loyalty. This is dangerous fraud. #corporations #politics #capitalism #nationalism
Corporations and countries are legally a kind of person, with some of the rights and obligations of people. But are vastly more powerful. They pretend to be real people with slogans like “we …
While I can boast that I have never actually been in a romantic relationship nor that I have caught feelings for any person(s) individually or as a group, I believe that my most positive-impact relationship is my symbolic relationship with the anti-capitalist cause promoting socialist and communal lifestyle preferences over the contemporary lifestyle.
... massive drone attack on the night of December 11, leading to the cancellation and delay of nearly 200 domestic and international flights in the Russian capital ...
Explosions have been heard in the town of Kashira in Russia’s Moscow region, with reports indicating air defense activity amid a drone attack. — Ukrinform.
Untitled photo, possibly related to: U.S. 99. Near Tulare, California. Entered California fall of 1938. En-route to pea harvest in Imperial Valley. Car broke-down. "Want to get back to Missouri if they can ever get the money."
If I started a sports team, I would combine the terms “geek” and “frame,” combining my modern and historical interest interpretations, thus creating my unique personality style and context for a sports team under my name. I would prefer blue and white, though other shades of blue, especially lighter shades, would also be acceptable.
My mom wanted to play the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer movie and apparently there's an extra with Donald Trump that she finds hilarious to force other people to watch
So I'm definitely not ever buying that movie, i guess
Ooh! On Friday, it's supposed to get into the high 40s! At 4am. While it's raining. And by the time it stops raining, it will already be at freezing. Thanks a lot, weather lords.
Roomba manufacturer iRobot filed for bankruptcy today, reports Bloomberg.
After 35 years, iRobot reached a "restructuring support agrement that will hand control of the consumer robot maker to Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co, its main supplier and lend…
“When autocracy takes hold in a country, everything goes on as before—police go on policing, landlords go on collecting rent, people go on showing up to work. The transition takes place so smoothly because all the elements necessary to fascism were present under democracy.” todon.eu/@CrimethInc/115714319…
When autocracy takes hold in a country, everything goes on as before—police go on policing, landlords go on collecting rent, people go on showing up to work. The transition takes place so smoothly because all the elements necessary to fascism were present under democracy.
People imagine fascism as the opposite of democratic governance. In fact, it employs the same police, courts, property rights, patriotic mythology, and habits of obedience as state democracy. Wherever there is a powerful state with a monopoly on violence, fascism is only an election away.
This is why resistance to authoritarianism must take place at all times, not simply when an army is invading under swastika flags. We must never conflate the smooth functioning of the state with freedom itself. Assuming that the "rule of law" is identical with self-determination gives aspiring despots a free hand.
"This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, 'What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too?'"
The Trump administration is taking aim at the Somali American community in Minnesota with an immigration crackdown, punctuated by President Trump on Tuesday calling Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali American herself, “garbage” along with the rest of her community. trib.al/YyinVxa
Stopped by the BLUF social in DC before heading out to the burbs. Got to sit for the official MAL Bootblack, Matt, who did a great job on my Heritage boots
“In Rio de Janeiro, several Talipot palm trees have begun the only flowering of their entire existence.Offering a spectacle as striking as it is ephemeral.” en.jardineriaon.com/The-talipo…
Why do so many (especially political) YouTube video preview images look like a digital rendition of a 1980s National Enquirer cover that got rejected for being too over-the-top?
I think I can safely assume that I'm losing very little by avoiding that service altogether.
[split] This world + Franco Negrè @anarchia Delinquent Habits – This world Group Home – Be like that Run DMC – My adidas Agallah – Club hoppin Nas – Where are they now Dj Premier & Ransom – Chaos is my ladder Gangstarr – Blowin’ up the...
pro tip for student pilots: it really impresses PPL examiners when you request a radio check from the tower on both com radios before you leave.
I did this and my examiner made a note of it.
I later managed to fly out of range of the tower due to nervousness before switching to the next controller and had to relay my sign off through some other plane, which kinda cost me some points but hey.
Air to Ground Message:
WRITE-UP IN PBI. HAVING ISSUES WITH VHF1 YOU CAN HEAR BUT NO TRANSMISSION ATC CANT HEAR YOU. VHF2 IS WORKING FINE.
Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA
A: #ade04bfd764
F: #f726022e0f5
#acars #vdlm2
The Giant Warrior Pirates finally reunite with Luffy! Who remembers them! Which feels weirdly out of character, as he doesn't remember anyone, but then again, most people Luffy meets aren't 70 feet tall. And then he goes full Dodgers to try to strike Saturn out, which isn't really a Looney Tunes/Western cartoon trope. I think Oda just really likes baseball.
"An Imminent Threat - Stussy and Edison's Resolve" is the 1146th episode of the One Piece anime. Mars frees York and they begin searching for the source of Vegapunk's broadcast, as Luffy, Dorry, and Brogy continue their rush to the shore, Peter and W…
Été is a marvellous, beautiful game dragged down by its ultra-progressive politics. If you enjoy creative gameplay, and are either a hardcore progressive yourself or willing to engage in détournement to subvert the game, you can have an excellent tim…
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Surrounding them are numerous photographers capturing the moment using various types of cameras from that era, including film-based ones with large lenses and flashbulbs. The presence of multiple camera flashes illuminates a scene otherwise dimly lit by what seems to be natural or ambient light sources. Other attendees include men in suits, some wearing glasses, engaged in conversations or observing their surroundings.
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RPGs as Natural Disaster Prep Tools is at 4pm on Saturday Jan. 10, 2026!