Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

found a pretty cursed PDF with an object that did NOT want to be ungrouped and after repeatedly pressing ctrl+shift+g to ungroup it turned into this

Finally, a large protest against the far-right and racism in the Netherlands. Amsterdam, right now.

"Sometimes our movements suffer from what I think of as a 'unity fetish.' We want to put aside differences, especially in pursuit of a single-minded goal. However, our differences make us strong. My puzzle might be incomplete without your pieces. My struggle against my employer might be incomplete without your boycott of an industry; we cannot rid ourselves of fascist politicians without fighting cops in the streets.

"We need to find ways for our movements to work together to compliment one another for joint liberation in our lived experiences, instead of asking others to put their struggles on hold for some abstract 'greater good."

#Activism

Stay safe, stay healthy, destroy dangerous police equipment.

#acab #allcopsarebastards #police #healthrisk #staysafe #protest #activist #activism #riotpolice #lrad #sabotage #policebrutality

Ok folks! #hopePunk weekend challenge!

Take some time to ponder, and add your own toots to two of my favourite visioning projects:

#spoonieTown an imaginary place where we've already solved all the problems - what's life like there? What's kind of infrastructure is used? How do we take care of each other? What's a day like?

#tonicMasculinity - share your favourite examples from pop culture, your real life moments, or men you admire and why. There's so much good to celebrate. 🎉

in #SpoonieTown, the abbreviated terms "Lo-Mo" and "Lo-Fo" are understood to mean "low motivation" and "low focus" and describe those particular challenges a person can struggle with in their day to day. so, when someone says they are having a lomo kind of day, everyone gets exactly how that person is feeling and can instantly relate.

#HopePunk

The Local Project: A Thread of a Work in Progress

In the interest of exploring "what is to be done" for folks who might be new to activism or feeling hopeless (or overly dependent on electoralism, RIP), I will be using this thread to hint at the strategies & tactics used in a rather small midwest town (5,000-10,000 people).

It's not my town, my activity, or my strategies. *Obviously.*

Think of it as creative nonfiction, if it helps you sleep better at night.

Ready? Let's begin.

"One of the problems associated with this 'unity fetish' is the idea that only 'big movements' or organizations are worthwhile.

"People think movements fail because not enough people support one party, one org, one demand. After 20 years of activism, I think this perspective is mistaken.

"Here are five reasons why joining or waiting for others to choose a large group is a tactical mistake for activists:

1. Small groups can have huge effects. Light & nimble, it is easier for them to be in the right place at the right time.

2. Small groups can federate with each other or larger ones for events. It's easier to get many small groups into conversation than it is to try to rebuild a large group from scratch every time something new comes up.

3. Big groups have to start somewhere. Even if a big group might be useful, they do not appear overnight. Most of them need a core group anyway.

4. It is demoralizing to think that, because there's no group right in front of you, then there's nothing "worth" doing. If you wait for large groups to appear, you miss out on the smaller goals all around you.

5. Big groups are bigger targets for co-opting tactics from the oligarchs: they're often bought out & toothless. Small groups don't need grant money, staff, & webpages, so they do not need to chase validation from people with money."

#Activism

I’m confused.

Can you use petrol with Teslas or not?

oh yeah i forgot normal people also use these words together

it's called a script or a book or a film or a play or a video or god knows what else but it is NOT content, jesus christ.

it's such an odorless colorless word

"how to turn a boring moment from your life into content" it's called a story. it's called a fucking story

why don't phones have a passive RFID chip you can write e-tickets to when it's still powered on?

I'll keep using my plastic cards for train tickets :^)

In Baarn: Grote groep tegen de NVU. Heel veel smeris. Poging tot uitbraak om lopen NVU te verhinderen werd terug geknuppeld. Weglopen aan andere kant verhinderd smeris en romeo's. Nu ingesloten. Ook ME met schilden. Veel leuzen. Nazi scum off our streets!

Your friendly occasional reminder that, if you want to read an academic paper but it’s paywalled, you can email the author and they are allowed to send you a pdf. You can’t imagine how delighted they will generally be to think that someone actually wants to read their work.

Gonna need you not to drag the intellectually disabled/delayed into your rants about people who are actually evil.

The intellectually impaired community didn't break the government.

Fascists broke the government.

Call them fascists.

Also, if you want to argue with me about it... don't.

Today is not the day. You may not give a shit about people different than you but if that's true, please block me. Seriously.