Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

"...so, progressives have to face reality. the dream of "converting" the democratic party is dead. (...) the only option is to build a mass-based movement that can reclaim the working classes and mobilize a political vehicle that can integrate disparate progressive struggles into a unified and formidable political force and achieve substantive transformation. this will take real work, actual organizing, but it must be done and that process must begin now."

"...and because liberalism cannot address our crises, and because it crushes socialist alternatives, it inevitably paves the way for right-wing populism. they know this pattern, and yet they risk it every time - this election being only the most recent example (...) they do it because ultimately they (and i mean the liberal ruling class here) don't really mind if fascists take power, so long as the latter too ensure the conditions for capital accumulation."

"...the deeper reality is that liberalism has failed, liberalism is dead, and people urgently need to wake up to this fact and respond accordingly. it is a defunct ideology that cannot offer any meaningful solutions to our social and ecological crises and it must be abandoned."

- jason hickel

Someone should also be putting the Green Party's feet to the fire.

Where the fuck were they the past four years?! As many people pointed out, Jill Stein only shows her face for the presidential elections.

Where.

Were.

You.

Y'all ain't shit.

If you find yourself wondering what you should be doing now, the answer is probably the same as it was yesterday.

The most important thing you can do is build, grow, and participate in your community.

The work happens in kitchens and coffee shops and bookstores and libraries and living rooms and concert halls.

Make friends. Support your friends. Be ready to defend one another if the moment calls for it. Figure out how to get to the other side. Figure out how to slow down. Figure out how to get off the ride. But you're doing it together.

It's a very sad, and traumatic, day today no matter which part of the globe you're on.

I'd like to remind people that resorting to slurs, no matter your mood, no matter what's happened, is not okay - don't tread on others in an attempt to elevate yourselves. That's what got us into this mess. Words like 'stupid' and 'idiot' are ableist slurs and are *not* okay.

Be kind. Move to compassion and support. Uplift your comrades.

It's time for my periodic reminder that VPNs do not magically increase security or privacy.

They take your network traffic and deliver it to someone else on your behalf, then deliver the responses back to you. That is all they do. That's what a VPN is.

The only time this helps with privacy is when you don't want your ISP to know where the traffic is going or you don't want the website to know where the traffic is coming from, *but you're okay with the VPN operator knowing*. If your use case does not fit into that very specific description, including the caveat, a VPN will not help you with privacy.

(Inspired by a friend asking me VPN questions this morning, because "everyone was talking about VPNs so I assumed that's a thing we're supposed to be doing now".)

⚡️yup! Today I’m doing my part as a trans elder and witch by teaching you all the most important survival skill of all:

Believing in your ability to make things better for yourself

Not “it gets better.” No fam, it doesn’t “get” better! we *proactively* make it so! And we keep doing that. We have a proven track record

So, new phrase: “you can make it better”

I feel weird recommending Linux to people because it's not just one thing like Windows and MacOS are, it's this huge constellation of software to select from. I think that's a good thing, but if they're not somebody who will just try out a bunch of systems for fun and I say "use Fedora" or "use Kubuntu" I feel like I am making a bunch of important choices for them, or potentially scaring them off if some of those choices aren't ideal for them.

👀

my friend has now been able to pay their rent on time thanks to y'all, so they asked me to send out a picture of their comfortable cat

CBC: Various breads and buns recalled due to pieces of metal: CFIA

"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for several brands of bread and buns due to pieces of metal in the products.

The affected goods were sold in Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

A total of 37 products were recalled, including from the brands Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Great Value, No Name and Wonder. "

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bread-recall-metal-1.7375175

#foodsafety #canada #bread #wonderbread