"When the idea that something is inevitable gains traction, many people absolve themselves of any effort in preventing it — or even responding to it. When the powerful declare deadly inevitabilities, we are receiving social orders to abandon a particular group of people."
The liberal position is to support ‘our corpses but not our rockets’. This is not a coherent position, but they’re sticking to their not-guns. But, guess what, the Empire will call you a terrorist anyways. Might as well support Hamas. For example, 1/5
Meanwhile on Chinese TV: "I visited California in the 80s. They were promising high-speed rail. China didn't even have highways."
40 years later, they have built zero. China: biggest high speed rail network.
"The superiority of socialism is clear."
Feels kind of awkward to talk about this on Twitter for some reason, but it seems like atp ppl could really use it.
My partner & I made a tool to find + rank grocery discounts around you (if u live around Mtl). Free, no sign-up, just hope it helps ppl.
https://t.co/Te1mvkj94c
Kai Sorem, a 26 year old Trans woman, who was originally from Seattle, WA, was killed, along with 18 others by the Philippines military in Toboso, Negros Occcidental, the Philippines on Apr. 19/20th, 2026. Another LGBTQ+ victim killed in the massacre was 24 year old Lesbian Maureen Santuyo, who was from the Philippines.
Rest in Peace, Kai, and Maureen, and the other 17 victims. I truly hope your families, friends, and communities will get justice.
#TransLivesMatter
#LGBTQLivesMatter
#WontBeErased
@criticofpolecon Of course, the fear is consumers will drink things like water or tea instead. Quebec must ensure the Québécois continue to drink as much alcohol as possible!!
BREAKING: A court will seek to sentence four Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage as terrorists even though they were not convicted of terror charges, in a move kept secret from the jury.
I knew the USSR asked Poland for a collective security agreement against the nazis and was rejected, but I didn't know they asked 56(!!!) times before signing the NAP with Germany. Man.
U have to realize the fact that punks, faggots, assfuckers, leatherdykes, bulldaggers etc have appropriated the look to a point that it’s not synonymous with Nazism fully anymore. Like the biggest disrespect to that ideology the fashion could give. Does give straight to you?
Bourdieu once said that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the creator's intention or any intrinsic properties of the object itself. Instead, the quality of something being "art" is conferred by a community — the curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. The "collective belief," as he calls it, that something is art results from social networks and institutions that recognize and legitimize that thing's status. It's about symbolic production (discourse), not material production (the object).
If the Met Gala tried to answer whether fashion is art, the answer would not come from the objects shown at the gala, but from the discourse on Twitter. As you can see from the reactions, people still primarily see clothes — no matter how beautifully crafted or creatively designed — as consumables, like food, cleaning supplies, or office stationery. Thus, if someone is wearing an outfit, they must be showing off. We don't think about the tailors or sewers behind that object, like how we would think of the artist when we see art on a wall, even if it's in a private home.
This is Phila Ndwandwe. In 1985, Phila was 🇿🇦 recruited into the ANC. She became an MK fighter. 3 years later, she was abducted in Swaziland by Apartheid police. She suffered unspeakable horror and was torturęd, in an effort to turn her into an informer. One always gets the sense that the fight against Apartheid was a masculine one. To a certain extent we can not fault people for thinking that it is only men, through the sacrifice of their bodies who liberated this country, because somehow history chooses to ignore the women who fought alongside glorified men.
Phila Ndwandwe was breąstfeeding, when she was abducted (A makarov in one hand and a baby in the other). Aaah! Mbokodo! Her family was made to believe that she had eloped to Tanzania when the shaIIow grave of their child was a mere 10 kilometers from where they lived. Her d.eath and grave came to be known when her k.iller asked for amnesty for her brutal m.urder. Her k.illers testified before the TRC that she was repeatedly b.eaten and kept naked for 10 days until she made herself a pair of panties using a plastic bag. When they realized they weren't going to get the Commander to b.etray her comrades, her k.illers blindfolded her, took her to a veld and shot her in the s.kull. When her remains were unearthed, the bullet hole in her skuII was clearly visible, and her killęr testified that she had been https://t.co/ACkPRqMp6P while kneeling. Other articles have suggested that she was hit over the head and https://t.co/ACkPRqMp6P while unconscious. One of the men who m.urdered Phila described her as "Brave. Very brave. "
let's celebrate Phila. Her selfless dedication to the emancipation of our people should not be undermined. It should not be forgotten! One can only hope that her targeted body is dancing free and light. This is Phila Ndwandwe- the woman who refused to betray her comrades.
All these oily analysts are up their own asses, refusing to understand the physical basis of any ‘asset’. They're just a bunch of highly paid sheep, being herded by tweet. Any time you ask them how much oil is available, they say, “Yes, sir, yes, sir, Three bags full.” 1/6