A black leadership purge is currently underway in corporate America.
Exactly as many of us expected & feared.
Thanks, electorate
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I started reading "Enemy Feminisms" by Sophie Lewis last night.
She is a feminist author who rolls up her sleeves and digs deep into the not so wonderful past of the racist, imperialist, eugenicist, bigoted thuggery of past and contemporary feminist movements and individual "brand name" feminists.
It's an ugly read. I'm not all that surprised by what I've read so far but my gods does feminism have a rogue's gallery of assholes.
goodreads.com/book/show/205902…
Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Aga…
From the author of Abolish the Family, a provocative co…Goodreads
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Does anybody know anybody who has a U.S. passport with an X on it who has crossed the border to or from America recently? A friend of mine is thinking of doing it and doesn't know what to expect. I don't know what to say. My passport is trans, but binary.
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it's interesting that a hallmark of #adhd is talking about your brain as a separate entity ("my brain can't remember things", etc) whereas #autistic people tend to talk about their bodies (sensory overload, discomfort, etc)
It's like these are the same thing--looser coupling of mind and body--seen from each of the two sides.
I guess #audhd would be someone who has a looser coupling but whose POV may cross the divide more freely.
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US is like "What Disability Problem? Can't have a disability problem if nobody can apply for disability."
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THIS: "Actions aren’t just meant to push those in power. They can also be designed to rally people and get them further engaged." Fascists have spend a decade building their own alt-civil society, which has FAR more to do with its effectiveness than elected politicians. Dems let theirs stagnate.
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Omg so someone wrote a musical about bigots trying to cancel Drag Queen Story Hour, and it's debuting in Glens Falls NY! On June 6. On account of the story is about the Rockwell Falls Public Library in Lake Luzerne, NY, and will star Scarlett Sagamore, the original cancelled drag queen. I think this is a great way to deal with the confusion and trauma of such a series of events.
Indeed, they're still casting so spread the word, thespians!
#NY #upstateNY #Drag #DragQueens #theater #CommunityTheater #LGBTQIA #QueerCulture #DragQueenStoryHour #MusicalTheater #satire
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musing this morning on how most americans have no experience existing under a non-functioning state.
but maybe this is more accurately applied to the white majority?
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Honestly a major feather in @w7voa’s cap to have a boot-licking MAGA toady like Ric Grenell accuse him of “treason” for basic reporting.
What a joke.
#MAGA #uspol #Fascism #firstAmendment #freeSpeech #freedomOfPress #Nazi #trump #ricGrenell #voa #steveHerman #journalism #richardGrenell
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Yikes, @w7voa is "under investigation" for his comments about current POTUS. (W7VOA probably the most visible poster here on the Fediverse).
From the NY Times:
"..the Agency for Global Media informed one of Voice of America’s highest-profile journalists, Steven Herman, that he was being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The New York Times. Mr. Herman confirmed receiving the letter, which said the investigation was into whether his “social media activity has undermined V.O.A.’s audiences’ perceptions of the objectivity and/or credibility of V.O.A. and its news operations.”"
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The end of VOA.“Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Trump Comments”
“And on Friday, the Agency for Global Media informed one of Voice of America’s highest-profile journalists, Steven Herman, that he was being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The New York Times.”
nytimes.com/2025/02/28/busines…
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.David Enrich (The New York Times)
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I just made a donation to support the defence of Ukraine.
You can too.
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine.u24.gov.ua
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As I have been concerned would occur, it is being reported that the Trump administration has put excellent longtime Voice of America reporter Steve Herman on extended absence -- I would assume for his excellent, unbiased reporting.
His personal account here on #Mastodon @w7voa is among the most informative and useful on the platform.
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All except one European nation, whose Prime Minister was 'too busy' to show support right now
#UKPOL #UKPolitics Starmer #Ukraine #Zelensky #Trump
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Tja, Firefox - nicht so ganz transparent, was die jetzt mit den Daten ihrer Nutzenden anfangen wollen.
Es gibt einige spannende Firefox Forks, die hohen Datenschutz versprechen, wie zB LibreWolf, ZenBrowser, Mullvad, Mercury und Tor.
Wer Firefox nicht mehr nutzen möchte, Google mit ihrem Chrome-Browser aber auch nicht so richtig vertraut, könnte zB UnGoogled Chromium nutzen, der alle Verbindungen zu Google kappt.
Eine weitere Alternative wäre zB Vivaldi, was zwar auch auf Chromium aufsetzt, aber wo es heißt: "Wir wollen eure Daten nicht, uns interessiert nicht, was ihr mit dem Browser macht."
Aktuell werden vollständig neue Rendering Engines und darauf aufsetzende Browser entwickelt, wie zB Verso, der auf eine in Rust geschriebene Engine namens Servo setzt:
github.com/versotile-org/verso
Oder Ladybird, der vollständig eigenständig und unabhängig von allen anderen Browser Engines entwickelt wird (Alpha für 2026 erwartet):
Brave ist auch sehr beliebt, aber der CEO tätigte vor Jahren eine LGBTTIQ*-feindliche Aussage, weswegen ich den Browser hier nicht empfehlen möchte.
Edit:
Gerade noch gefunden:
"Thorium - The Fastest Browser on Earth"
Macht auch einen sehr interessanten Eindruck, schlank, sicher, schnell:
video.fosswelt.org/watch?v=naDYUVFs1-8
"We're on the brink of another world browser war"
video.fosswelt.org/watch?v=p572p-irRaU
Fazit:
Die Browser-Landschaft ist in ziemlicher Bewegung und bietet viele Möglichkeiten, man muss sie nur auch nutzen ;)
#Firefox#Brwoser#LibreWolf#ZenBrowser#Mullvad#Mercury#Tor#UngoogledChromium#Verso#ladybird#Thorium
GitHub - versotile-org/verso: A web browser that plays old world blues to build new world hope
A web browser that plays old world blues to build new world hope - versotile-org/versoGitHub
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The question is, will your Prime membership tier include the "accurate" forecast?
How many ads will you have to watch to see that tornado warning?
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I got banned from Reddit! I think I got honey-potted into commenting on conservative subreddits and then had my words manipulated into rule breaking and apparently this is a thing! I feel so weird, I think this is part of the online war we're all experiencing.
The need to harm other humans is so full on. I definitely see how it's a function of child abuse. I'm trying to not let it affect me but it does trigger my abandonment stuff 💔 I'm trying to look at it from another perspective, it will give me an opportunity to read more. I've wanted to read more for so long and social media really does snatch up all those micro spaces of time to do things.
That site has been deteriorating fast, it's sad what is happening in online spaces. I'm really grateful for this place though 💕
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‘Desperation Is One Helluva Drug’: Black Republican Sparks Backlash After Offering to Birth Elon Musk̵ ...
A former Republican nominee for Congress in Maryland caused a furor online Tuesday when she offered to give the world's richest man his first mixed-raceChristian Boone (atlantablackstar)
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Joe Biden failed one significant moral test but that's not enough for me fo ignore all the good things his administration accomplished. But more than that, I miss the calm of a dedicated President, the desperation of news agencies to manufacture headlines because Joe was simply waking up and doing his job. The daily chaos of the Orange Stain stands in stark contrast to the steady, if imperfect, delivery of public service Biden provided.
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Vultures ready to eat from the problems of the people.
Disgusting.
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Wikifunctions - Wikipedia's newest sister project
Wikifunctions is a collaboratively maintained library of functions that anyone can use and contribute to. I will explain the ideas behind the project: coding in any language, how it can be used, where we are and where we are headed: the planned usage in Wikipedia and towards a multilingual Wikipedia, where everyone can contribute to the knowledge commons.
Where: Newspeak.House, London
When: 10 March @ 7pm.
Wikifunctions - Wikipedia's newest sister project
The Wikimedia Foundation has launched a new project, Wikifunctions, a collaboratively maintained library of functions that anyone can use and contribute to.lu.ma
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@helvick @HarriettMB The UK is a vassal state and that has been the goal of Brexit since the beginning.
I fear you are right. The “special relationship” the UK has with the USA appears to place us in a subservient role. I’ve been thinking that for many years - ever since I developed any political awareness. It was clear that Brexit was about weakening Britain’s ties with Europe and making us more vulnerable.
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As we watch billions and billions of dollars be stripped from the poor and most vulnerable among us and given to the wealthy and corporations, career service workers who kept this country afloat tossed out, racial, gender, and identity equity being discarded, and whatever this plan is, remember that it didn’t have to be this way and how many who were allegedly on our side helped make it this way.
‘Trump Gaza is finally here!’: US president promotes Gaza plan in AI video:
cnn.com/2025/02/26/world/trump…
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Gibt es per Lockpicking o.ä. eine Möglichkeit herauszufinden, wie der Schlüssel aussehen müsste, um anschließend die Schlüssel nachmachen zu können? Einige wenige der Schlösser sind gerade zumindest offen und wenn ein einzelnes davon zerstörungsbehaftet komplett zerlegt werden müsste, wäre das auch ok.
Eigentlich möchte ich die Schlösser schon behalten, da es in der Menge auch der komplette Ersatz etwas teuer wäre...
Kann mir da jemensch helfen, an eine Vorlage für einen Schlüssel zu kommen?
#lockpicking #lockpickers #locks #diy #ccc #making
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Remember when the Canadian government used to build social housing? We could fix this. We could get it back. We could enact terrible reprisals on the people who took the good things away, as a lesson to others.
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/new…
The federal government used to build social housing. Then it stopped. How is that going? | RCI
Consecutive federal governments in the 1980s and 90s pulled back on funding new affordable housingRadio-Canada.ca
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in reply to timberwraith • • •She appears to be uncompromising in laying bare the awfulness which has threaded its way through the more privileged and horrid corners of feminism across the centuries.
The level of honesty is refreshing.
My main complaint about the book, so far, is that I'm not a fan of her writing style. She leans more toward a rapid fire, snarky editorialist's style, briefly touching on key moments of history with commentary but leaving out a bit too much detail?
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in reply to timberwraith • • •I find too many of the books' passages to be somewhat opaque if one does not have a previous familiarity with some of the history she discusses.
I think the book is an important one but I wish someone with a flare for writing and recounting historical narrative in an accessible way had penned this book.
Although, I imagine a book of that nature would be 600+ pages instead of 300+ pages.
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in reply to timberwraith • • •Also, and this is not uncommon with feminist authors' writing, some of the language leans toward the academic and that also adds to the opacity of the book in places.
So, the book gets good marks for its honesty and unflinching presentation of unflattering events in great number but gets a middling grade for its accessibility and readability.
That could just be my personal tastes revealing themselves but that's my sense of the book so far.
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A friend of mine is really big on history books, and when he goes to library sales and such he says the resellers tend to just ignore them.
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I mean, in a culture so heavily conditioned to forget about history-- if we even read at all-- it's not surprising that the market for it ain't great.
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in reply to timberwraith • • •Some of them have been broadly popular. I think a lot of people read popular history in decades past, and books about certain eras and topics can be quite popular (here in the sense of being widely read and enjoyed). I've read a number of history books which I would characterize as both popular in the populist, everyman sense and popular in the widely-appreciated sense. WWII seems to have works which are both, like Band of Brothers. And when The Da Vinci Code came out, a lot of people transitioned from that to books about the topics raised by the fictional narrative.
As far as other popular history, documentaries are still big, though reality TV has supplanted them in some ways. But it wasn't that long ago that documentary TV was huge. Yes, a lot of it wasn't terribly good, but people loved Ken Burns. People loved the History Channel. I know those aren't books, but they're works of history which are created for a wide audience rather than an academic one.
I think society sees feminist history in the same light as it sees Black history: only of interest to the subjects of it. So feminist history wouldn't be interesting to men, and thus you can't create popular works about it because you've lost 50% of your audience already, maybe? Plus most women aren't feminists, right? Most women aren't man-hating lesbian witches, which is pretty much what mainstream America thinks feminists are. So it's even more niche than just the natural misogyny which says that "women's studies" subjects aren't important.
That's my working hypothesis. I wish I knew more about feminist history so I could corner the market on pop history (that's probably a more useful name for it than "popular") on the subject 😅
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in reply to timberwraith • • •I'm continuing reading "Enemy Feminisms" by Sophie Lewis. As I've gotten further into the book, she has found better footing in providing a coherent narrative in her presentation of historical events and is doing less rapid-fire switching from event to event.
#books
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in reply to timberwraith • • •My gods, the amount of wholesale racist, xenophobic, eugenicist, elitist bullshit that she is revealing regarding white feminism, circa 1800s - early 1900s is quite something. She's doing an excellent job of relating and tying it to current reactionary threads in modern day feminism.
She uses the term "bourgeois feminism" rather than "white feminism" but she means essentially the same thing. The book is filtered through an anarchist/Marxist lens. Hence, the different terminology.
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in reply to timberwraith • • •Today, I learned feminism had a KKK branch in the early 1900s.
That is so many levels of fucked up.
But it certainly puts TERFs into perspective.
The more things change, the more they stay the same, I guess.
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in reply to timberwraith • • •Anyway, I'm continuing to read "Enemy Feminisms" by Sophie Lewis. That's where I learned about KKK sheet wearing feminists.
It's an engrossing and sad read. Like watching a human train wreck unfold across the decades.
There sure have been a plethora of horrid little bigots who have called themselves feminists at one point or another. Entire movements of them. 😬😔
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in reply to timberwraith • • •OK, I have officially hit "astounded and depressed" in my reaction to the level of evil fuckery that this book has revealed about feminism in decades past.
One sentiment keeps on going through my head as I read "Enemy Feminisms":
"Those who seek power are generally those who are least suited to wield it."
The events related in this book are fucking horrific.
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