Capitalism keeps people distracted with shiny plastic toys (for now) but it’s also the reason we can’t have the actual nice things like equality, community, leisure, legal and political systems that protect people over corporations, good healthcare, and a livable planet.
In a leaked document, BP lamented being seen as ‘one of the bad guys’ and said it would pay influencers to help rebrand the oil company as more ‘relatable, passionate and authentic’.
https://t.co/TpZpOVKwkW
💗 In the era of fossil fuels, @BarbieLiberator launch their biodegradable Barbie prototype, featuring Phoebe Plummer from Just Stop Oil.
♻️ They call for sustainability, eco-consciousness, and an end to the plastic @mattel empire.
Nevada rangers drove directly into a blockade set up by climate protestors on the road to Burning Man. An officer pulled a gun out, tackling a protestor and threatening to shoot
Environmental activists were demanding that #BurningMan ban private jets + single-use plastics
“Of course, the sad truth is that we didn’t need a movie to make Barbie live again. Robbie may embrace mortality onscreen, but in the real world, Barbies never die. They live forever in our oceans, and our lungs.”
Daryl Hannah on Using ‘Barbie’ Moment For Plastic-Free Doll Prank: “She Needs a Makeover — A Barbie That’s Not Made Out of Toxic Sh**” https://t.co/6xN7CjroHO
The phony release included a fake quote from Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz reading: "We have made more than a billion plastic Barbies, and enough is enough." https://t.co/YQKjhLtkrn
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The B. L. O.
gave Mattel the script
for what needs to be said & done!
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