locally grown serotonin @starrycosmos@sunbeam.city

Maybe the co-op membership shouldn't be behind a paywall and financial subscription fees should be an option to all instance members, without power benefits.

Seeing as how we're "libertarian socialist" and all.

I've talked about this before, but a lot of people tend to see the world in black and white. If you grew up in Western countries, this isn't your fault. Dichotomies are an inherent part of Western thought, reinforced by stories and speeches throughout history.

People are either with you or against you. Things are either good or bad. Everything is either the problem or the solution.

But the world is more nuanced than that, and so are the people in it. You might dislike the government, but so do white supremacists. You might be against capitalism, but so are antisemites.

If you want to try something radical, try rejecting binary thinking.

Hey comrades, I'm a poor Latinx lesbian asking for $350 for rent. My several small jobs have dipped down for summer and I'm scrambling to look for more work

I'm the most scared in a year I won't have enough to cover me and my gf

It's also the anniversary of Pulse. Donate to brown queer fam. Please boost. Share with friends who may have the means to help us #mutualaid #donate

Paypal: paypal.me/hamsterpower91
Venmo: amelia_leviosa
Cash App: $hamsterpower

DAD FIGHTER 30XX is GOTY material. all this shit is just from the demo

https://plum.itch.io/dad-fighter-30xx-demo

why do so many cops train in martial arts when they already have guns

why do they all like the arts i'm interested in

and why does guro inosanto collaborate with them

cop free queer martial arts spaces when

Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. - Anne Herbert

Unrelated to any meta:

Good people can do bad things.

Doesn't mean we should excuse any of that, even more reason to point it out tbh.

But people really need to think about how they respond to being called on their bullshit.

STOP lashing back out.

You did something bad, it's not the end of the world. Figure it why, how you can change, if you can change, and how you can help someone else learn from your mistake

Whoops, someone said the quiet part out loud. This explains everything about the responses to Flint, Katrina, and Maria. Walling off climate change refugees is the real reason for southern border security. The rest of the world, including Europe, Africa, and Asia (especially India) will pay for the desire of certain Americans to continue their lifestyle of extreme over-consumption unchecked. Question is, what are we going to do about it?

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/08/08/30459308/the-fact-is-nothing-is-going-to-done-about-climate-change-until-it-kills-lots-of-white-people

WIP: a patch based off a solarpunk flag design @socalledunitedstates put up on Tumblr a while ago. it's on green calico with white vines, with the black part of the flag design done in rainbow stripes. I'm in the middle of embroidering over the vines on the bare calico with black thread. this one's for me, but if anyone wants one I'm happy to do them with any pride flag, for $7 (cause it's quite fiddly), plus free shipping in the US. the dimensions are 2in by 3.25 in
#embroidery #patch #solarpunk #pride #forsale

Prison Abolition and dealing with "The Dangerous Few"

https://twitter.com/lackingceremony/status/1132437030774796289

I found this super compelling and it resolves my only holdout argument against prison abolition.

#anarchism #ACAB #abolition

Brands can't be progressive because they aren't people with feelings and views.

Brands are the calculated product of marketing firms using statistical data to draw the correct emotions out of you for purchasing the right products.

There is no risk that isn't calculated for a profit outcome.

They can't be "brave".

They are the uncanny robotic faces corporation-machines making a crude imitation of humanity.

It is ascribing feelings to machines.

When I was an undergrad, I did research in energy materials, so my interest was piqued when I saw the Volta Battery concept by Koraldo Kajanaku that won the Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge. Designed to be easily disassembled and made with materials that can easily be returned to technical or biological cycles, the battery is an excellent example of everyday objects that could be made better through thoughtful design.

https://solarpunkstation.wordpress.com/2019/06/08/rethinking-batteries/