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rose, 6 days ago to random

wait, The Epoch Times is owned by Falun Gong? :lmao_raccoon:

rechelon, 3 days ago to random

I think the thing that bothers me most about the post-Bernie wave of "socialism" isn't the tankies, it's that anarchists had largely seen 4th gen insurgent warfare and anthropology of stateless societies as theoretically central, and now all that's been outflooded by a wave of reds whose entire imaginary is basically just the USSR but with a coat of "direct democracy" paint.

rose, 6 days ago to random

It's kind of petty, but I do notice when institutions and people celebrate things like National Donut Day but don't bring the same energy to trans events.

Like members of my family publicly post celebrations of Administrative Assistants Day every year for my sister. They have never once even texted me on TDoV.

rose, 6 days ago to random

The newest Darknet Diaries podcast episode is a good one if you are at all interested in the recent activity of US police forces and specifically the FBI setting up their own international surveillance programs. Including setting up fake companies to sell "secure" comms that are all backdoored.

rose, 5 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

it's really weird to watch non-radical board game reviewers going over Defenders of the Wild. It was the same thing with Bloc by Bloc.

The reviewers who normally review random board games are saying things like "this is my most anticipated game of the year. I really like how you take organizers who fight the expansion of factories by undertaking an insurgency. I also really like the Bread mechanic that gives you extra actions."

:lmao_raccoon:

rose, 5 days ago to random

well that was the fastest I've ever made it through the DEQ. Got my car registration renewed in less than 10 minutes.

rose, 5 days ago to random

it's odd when trans people start asking what online communities you were a part of when you transitioned. They didn't play much of a role in my early transition. It was queer relationships I was in with other trans people mostly, then hanging out with trans women at the club and the Q Center, and maybe a bit of Susan's Place I guess. There really wasn't a big online trans community I was aware of in the early 2010s.

rose, 4 days ago to random

i wish consumer protest would die away. standing up to corporations is great, but building solidarity around a consumer identity is not it. i'm so tired of outrage that isn't grounded in material action. much of the time people aren't even stopping consuming the product. they just want to be catered to better. i don't have the time or energy for that.