Human Zoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in the early decades of the twentieth century....
In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place of possibility for reshaping the future....
When I was a kid, I was like the creator, what a cool sci-fi movie! As an adult, I realize Starship Troopers, along with Trading Places and Little Shop of Horrors, heavily shaped my politics π
I felt that too, especially the manner in which he poked fun at their contradictions. It comes off as dismissive, but I donβt think this is actually the case.
Based on an interview I watched of Citarella, he seeks to understand the teens and their motivations, telling their stories with compassion. Citarella also stated that the right is taking this phenomenon seriously (and using it as a pipeline), so the left should as well.
Bonnetta Adeeb, founder & President of STEAM ONWARD, Inc, a Non-profit 501(c3) organization in Southern Maryland, as well as the projects: Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (UCFA) and Ujamaa Seeds. UCFA is a collective of emergent and seasoned growers who cultivate heirloom seeds and grow culturally relevant plants for food,...
I used to watch a friends one over the summer. It was so exciting to see a bird arrive and take such diligent care of the space and her eggs. (The males appear to be mostly useless but some did return regularly with worms etc)....
In this patch, Iβm working towards a mix of violets (Viola sororia), nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi), white avens (Geum canadense), and yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta). Thereβs also clover, chickweed, mock strawberry and others Iβm weeding out. The shrub is an elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) which should get 10...
I never took care of the lawn other than mowing it, so much of this stuff was already here in small amounts. Two years ago, I started dividing up the violets and planting them into the grass. They launch seeds up to 4 feet so they quickly spread, clump and bully the grass. Ants move the seeds around too. Last year, I started dividing and transplanting the nimblewill. Panicled aster and late boneset volunteered which pushed out some more.
Thereβs still plenty of grass closer to my neighbor who treats their lawn. Some I buried in woodchips, the rest Iβd like to shade out with edibles and dig out for another rain garden.
Another good reason for killing your lawn is that once youβve done so, you can turn your yard into a literal classroom in order to study things like plant identification and the ecology of the native habitat that once stood where your house is....
Orange coneflower forming a groundcover under rattlesnake master
This is in the Southeastern USA Plains....
Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism (www.youtube.com)
Human Zoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of indigenous peoples were put on public display in America in the early decades of the twentieth century....
Ruha Benjamin presents "Imagination: A Manifesto" in conversation w/Lawrence Brown (www.youtube.com)
In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place of possibility for reshaping the future....
Philosophy 176: Death | Yale (www.youtube.com)
Institution: Yale...
Guy talks About Starship Troopers for 25 minutes (yt.artemislena.eu)
Canonical YouTube link
Extremely Online Politics: Joshua Citarella (www.youtube.com)
Joshua Citarella is a visual artist who studies the memes and culture of Gen Z teens radicalized on the internet.
"By The Time I am an Old Man Puerto Rico Will Be Gone." (www.youtube.com)
Actually existing intersectionality: The place-based and embodied politics of animal and human rights activism (journals.sagepub.com)
Abstract...
Eastern Prickly Pear about to pop! (slrpnk.net)
So many flower buds!...
Saving Seeds with Bonnetta Adeeb of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance | Food & Justice (www.fjpodcast.com)
Bonnetta Adeeb, founder & President of STEAM ONWARD, Inc, a Non-profit 501(c3) organization in Southern Maryland, as well as the projects: Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (UCFA) and Ujamaa Seeds. UCFA is a collective of emergent and seasoned growers who cultivate heirloom seeds and grow culturally relevant plants for food,...
Does anyone have a link to some nest cams?
I used to watch a friends one over the summer. It was so exciting to see a bird arrive and take such diligent care of the space and her eggs. (The males appear to be mostly useless but some did return regularly with worms etc)....
Tom Rosenthal - Big Pot of Hummus (Lyric Video) (www.youtube.com)
Animal Liberation is Climate Justice (theanarchistlibrary.org)
Original on...
Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 22: Spawning Pizzagenesis (www.youtube.com)
Violet, You're Turning Violet, Violet! (slrpnk.net)
In this patch, Iβm working towards a mix of violets (Viola sororia), nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi), white avens (Geum canadense), and yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta). Thereβs also clover, chickweed, mock strawberry and others Iβm weeding out. The shrub is an elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) which should get 10...
Reason #438 to KILL YOUR LAWN - Turrn Your Yard Into a Classroom | Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't (www.youtube.com)
Another good reason for killing your lawn is that once youβve done so, you can turn your yard into a literal classroom in order to study things like plant identification and the ecology of the native habitat that once stood where your house is....
Why Birds Hit Windowsβand How You Can Help Prevent It (www.allaboutbirds.org)
Do Artifacts Have Politics? (faculty.cc.gatech.edu)
Lengthy PDF discussing how certain technologies such as nuclear power shape power dynamics around them towards authoritarianism.