Americans have this thing where they can warn you to stop 10 times b4 they do anything.
(Eg Trump gag order... "I don't want to fine/jail you but if you do this again I will" )
At this rate Biden will let Netanyahu get away with atrocities in Rafah another 9 times.
All that's missing is "Wait till your father gets home"
@GottaLaff
Correct.
Ppl need to know this.. and don't.
Interesting how the police have been arresting 100s in by + large peaceful pro-Palestine protests involving putting up tents on university campuses.. but J6 protesters were "allowed" to swarm into the Capitol bc of Trumps inaction and threaten to hang the VP.
Quite a contrast.
@stevesilberman
From Australia I'm absolutely terrified of what's going on in USA. We have the prospect of a criminal being elected, who will further remove citizens' rights and freedoms once he has secured their votes, ignore the constitution and norms of democracy with impunity.
The insanity of the "Christian" far right, with a brainwashed, uneducated support base and elite, monied corporate friends, will lead USA out of NATO and into an alliance with thug leaders around the world.
The free press will be silenced as in Hungary. Voting will become impossible as in China. Corruption will be rife as in India. Retribution will be a norm as in Russia.
NATO will be weakened giving Putin the green light to take Ukraine Moldova Lithuania Estonia and Poland. Any attempt to stop his advance in Europe will be met with a nuclear threat with zero support from an American former ally.
The election in USA is critical: a Trump win will herald in the end of global stability and we non Americans have zero voice to do anything about it.
Sheer horror.
— threatened to use nuclear weapons against the west
— put the Estonian Prime Minister on their most wanted list
— gunned down a Russian defector who was living in Spain
— wiretapped the German airforce
Politicians may claim we are not at war with Russia, but clearly Russia is at war with us.
#ClimateDiary Hope you enjoy these beautiful buildings and their stories in Burkina Faso as much as I did. These are the kinds of positive, healing stories I crave, I think we all crave so much at the moment amongst all the cruelty: beauty, simplicity, sustainability, justice, from the Global South. #FrugalAbundance
A rising road toll in the US. A rising road toll in Australia. Journalists give 1000 reasons why it could be happening.
And they studiously avoid mentioning the growing proportion of massive SUVs and pickup trucks on the roads. If they mention it at all, it's only in passing: https://youtu.be/Hb5_RUNeC0g?si=uuns6D1I6fGINdpU
But.
If you have larger and heavier cars, with larger blind spots, of course you're going to have more fatalities!
@ajsadauskas@fuck_cars
Here in Melbourne the driving has become INSANE.
Weaving from lane to lane on the freeway. Jumping red lights. Going the wrong way along service roads. Changing lanes or turning without indicating. Swerving. That's just what I've seen in the last week.
I cant say what age group it is but it's all about entitlement and feeling they have a right to do as they please. And the large SUVs are worst of all
@Steveg58@ajsadauskas@fuck_cars
Interesting.
That would seem to align with the idea that younger ppl skill up in video car chase games and as a consequence they think they're untouchable on the road in real life. Nuts, really
What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?
A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.
Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I'm not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.
How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?
@GeorgeCzernuszka@ajsadauskas@fuck_cars
I live in Melbourne suburbs (Australia) and all of these are 15mins walk away except uni, hospital and sports stadium but could get to all of those from the train station 400m away
New at my Patreon... I wander through Triennial, a mega-exhibition which gives a kind of wonky snapshot of the world today - through big, colourful and sometimes weird art:
I'm slowly starting to feel like I'm getting some of my voice back.
I still write and then delete a lot without posting it. But that's still better than not starting to type at all. I had stopped posting on social media entirely in what, 2019 or so, already in a very isolated situation and feeling hugely depressed before covid even hit. My self-expression and flow has been shut down for a long while.
I know most of the insults are from people just lashing out under stress, or they're simply trolls, but it does still bother me-- I feel it in my body, the anxiety and sadness ramping up. I don't want to let it silence me because I do have heavy convictions that I am on to some genuinely important issues that need support. I know my views aren't popular at all in the mainstream, but that's not going to stop me.
My main worry is that I'm not going to be able to do my points or causes anything close to proper justice. Some days I feel like I expressed myself well. Other days I can't stand to read my own posts and feel like a complete jackass.
Positive discussions feel amazing. I'm so grateful to everyone I've been able to connect with lately, the people I see making the points that cut against the mainstream grain. It really means so much.
@violetmadder
I think the thing to remember is that you write for all ppl and sure you get venom from trolls but maybe you dont always see or hear the positive feedback from the ppl you affect positively.
You give food for thought and that is literally nourishment for the Soul in troubled times. I loved your post on "There are solutions" bc sometimes we lose sight of that. Everything everyone does counts. No matter how small: recycling, repurposing, choosing HOW and WHERE we spend money. All of it counts.
So thank you for your thoughts.
And I'm glad your voice has come back 😉