A painting’s “value” is given by the subjective appreciation of the beholder. However it contains no life in it. Apart from perhaps some microorganisms living on its surface, it’s a sterile lifeless object.
A rainforest’s “value” can’t be quantified in a similar way. One m2 of it holds millions or billions of living beings and constitutes a living ecosystem. How do you price that?
Today in Labor History January 19, 1812: Luddites torched Oatlands Mill in Yorkshire, England. In order to avoid losing their jobs to machines, Luddites destroyed equipment in protest. Their movement was named for Ned Ludd, a fictional weaver who supposedly smashed knitting frames after being whipped by his boss. Luddite rebellions continued from 1811-1816, until the military quashed their uprising.
Chant no more your old rhymes about bold Robin Hood
His feats I but little admire
I will sing the Achievements of General Ludd
Now the Hero of Nottinghamshire.
The sentiment for this poem comes from the fact that Robin Hood was a paternalistic hero, a displaced aristocrat who stole from his class brethren and gave to the poor; whereas Ned Ludd represented the autonomy and self-sufficiency of the working class.
Some details have started emerging about the circumstances under which the over 300-year-old historic cola tree, said to have been planted by the famous Okomfo Anokye fetish priest at Feyiase near Kumasi, was cut down.
"I don't understand why when we destroy something created by man we call it vandalism, but when we destroy something created by nature we call it progress."
Looking forward to the antisemitism isn't real crowd getting together with the antisemitism is the Jews fault crowd and forming one giant dirtbag left Voltron.
"The #arson attack comes after a #Montreal#Jewish school, located in a #synagogue, was hit by #gunfire on Monday night but did not result in casualties. Only two days prior, two men opened fire on a Jewish girls’ school in North #York, a #Toronto suburb, causing no injuries but leaving bullet holes in the building. Montreal has seen three other incidents of shots fired at Jewish houses of worship since October 7.
Toronto has seen repeated acts of #vandalism and arson against its #synagogues, with a vandal smashing the Kehillat Shaarei Torah synagogue's windows for the second time in a month on May 17. The synagogue’s window had previously been smashed on April 19. Another Bayview Avenue area synagogue had signs set on #fire on April 26 and April 28."
"Law enforcement park rangers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are seeking information from the public to help identify suspects involved in a vandalism incident at the Redstone Dunes Trail area.
In a video posted to social media that was reportedly recorded on the evening of Sunday, April 7, 2024, two adult males are seen toppling natural rock formations from the top of a cliff.
Information from visitors is very helpful to investigators. Law enforcement park rangers are asking the public for help. If you were on the Redstone Dunes Trail on the evening of Sunday, April 7, 2024"
This is your erratically scheduled reminder that building rock #cairns when you’re out #hiking is not a way to show your love of #wilderness, or a cute little addition to the #scenery. It’s #vandalism at best, and gets much worse from there. Please stop.
History has shown us that, when left unchecked, hateful activity will grow and escalate.
That is clear when looking at the pattern of #Patriot#Front’s behavior.
The group has moved from flyering and stickering on college campuses,
to outright property destruction,
to in-person marches that have resulted in alleged assaults of people of color
Plaintiffs brought this lawsuit to hold the Patriot Front accountable for their escalating campaign of #vandalism and #intimidation and to send a message that hateful activity will not be tolerated.
It takes courage to stand up to hate,” said Arthur Ago, Director of the Criminal Justice Project.
People in the U.S. complain about disruptive #protests, but the country has systematically closed down venues for #dissent. Want to vote for a non-genocidal President? Sorry, two-party system. Want to pass progressive legislation? Sorry, filibuster. Want to support the #Palestinians? Sorry, our ally is #Israel. Want your #university to divest from armaments? Sorry, fiduciary duty. Want to write some graffiti? Sorry, #vandalism. So disruption may be all we have left, short of #violence.
Today in Labor History March 11, 1811: Luddites attacked looms near Nottingham, England, because automation was threatening their jobs. At the time, workers were suffering from high unemployment, declining wages, an “endless” war with France and food scarcity. On March 11, they smashed machines in Nottingham and demonstrated for job security and higher wages. The protests and property destruction spread across a 70-mile area of England, reaching Manchester. The government sent troops to protect the factories and made machine-breaking punishable by death.
Coming across from #Stow, we passed the sight of the old mediaeval #hospital, the Soutra Aisle with a road sign on the road indicating Soutra Isle 🤣) one of the most important institutions in #medieval Scotland.
All that is left is a stone roofed building. Unfortunately the #bams have been at it and some of the information boards have been vandalised and torn away 😳.
It seems that the teens (19yo and 17yo) that were changed with felonies in Pensacola for last July/august's spree of vandalism (including the "white lives matter" brick being thrown through the Chabad window) have decided to take a plea.
@peribotsarah "The three teens charged as adults for their alleged participation in #antisemitic#vandalism around the city of #Pensacola are planning to accept plea deals in their felony cases.
The attorneys for 19-year-old Kessler Ferry, 17-year-old Nicholas Ferry and 17-year-old Waylon Fowler appeared in court Friday morning and told the judge they are ready to set a date for their clients to formally plea to their charges."
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ROBERT TRUJILLO Recalls Getting Hit In The Head With A Bottle At SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Concert: 'My Face Was Bleeding'
...reflected on the time he was hit in the head with a bottle prior to his performance with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES on July 1, 1989 at the Giants Of Rock festival in Finland...
Today in Labor History February 19, 1990: After a 10-month strike, rank-and-file miners at the Pittston Coal Co. ratified a new contract. Ninety-eight miners and a minister occupied a Pittston Coal plant in Carbo, Virginia, inaugurating the year-long strike. While a one-month Soviet coal strike dominated the U.S. media, the year-long Pittston strike received almost no media coverage. The wildcat walkouts involved 40,000 miners in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. Over 2,000 people occupied Camp Solidarity. Miners and their families engaged in Civil Disobedience, pickets, work stoppages and sometimes sabotage, vandalism and violence. Over 4,000 were arrested.
OpenStreetMap is awesome. But vandalism to get an unfair advantage in a game (#cheating) is not.
But I also blame Pokémon Go; the game should have never trusted a source data blindly in the first place; if you know the Internet, you should have predicted this.
Ghana: Pastor's name pops up as the one who contracted 'town boys' to cut down 300 year old Okomfo Anokye cola tree (www.graphic.com.gh)
Some details have started emerging about the circumstances under which the over 300-year-old historic cola tree, said to have been planted by the famous Okomfo Anokye fetish priest at Feyiase near Kumasi, was cut down.