PaulDitz

fkamiah17, 5 days ago to random

Does anyone else get the feeling that, rather than listen to their own or their constituents' humanity and stop the genocide, the Powers That Be ™️ have decided to drop the last vestiges of pretence that the west is any kind of a democracy and go full fascist?

PaulDitz, 7 days ago to jazz

Since yesterday was Dave Brubeck Day in the US (5/4 - April 5 for the rest of the world) #JazzSunday #Jazz

PaulDitz, 10 days ago to Israel

I don't know how to explain this to y'all but this MFer is gonna lose. #Biden #Gaza #Israel #CampusProtests

DrALJONES, 14 days ago to random

Analysis

Chicago, 1968: Anti-war protests, a divided Democratic Party, an unpopular candidate hobbled by a foreign military conflict.

Protests are planned for this August's Democratic National Convention.

Chicago has refused to give the necessary permits, citing lack of police resources & security concerns.

The city has offered an alternative protest site four miles away & out of sight from convention-goers.

Organizers say "unacceptable" & have sued.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/27/democrats-fear-chaos-1968-as-chicago-convention/73413661007/

#USProtests ..

dangillmor, 17 days ago to random

Whatever you don't like about the Biden record, you should understand that when it comes to the rights of workers, and regaining some actual competition in markets, this administration has been mostly awesome -- leagues ahead than Clinton and Obama, and in a different (way, way, way better) universe than Republicans since, well, TR.

@pluralistic explains: https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/25/capri-v-tapestry/

PaulDitz, 17 days ago to random

RE: campus protests

The only violence being perpetrated in these protests is by cops and military personnel.

The only threat to the safety of students, Jewish and otherwise, is by administrators and their henchmen in blue and green.

Protesting the ongoing genocide being perpetrated by Israel on Palestinians is not antisemitic.

Many of those protesting and being arrested are Jews.

And most of this is being supported and carried out by Democratic officials, including being fully supported by the Zionist in Chief Joe Biden.

The Democrats keep trying to scare us about the threat to democracy represented by a second Trump administration, while the first Biden administration tramples basic individual rights.

We are tired of it. We will not support you. You are digging your own graves and for what? A genocidal cult?

#Biden #CampusProtests #Gaza #Genocide #FreePalestine #FuckIsrael

PaulDitz, 20 days ago to Israel

B'nai Brith, the ADL, and Israel don't want you to read this poem (they killed the poet, of course) #Gaza #Israel #Genocide #FreePalestine #EndGazaGenocide

“IF I MUST DIE”
BY REFAAT ALAREER

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

to sell my things

to buy a piece of cloth

and some strings,

(make it white with a long tail)

so that a child, somewhere in Gaza

while looking heaven in the eye

awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—

and bid no one farewell

not even to his flesh

not even to himself—

sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above

and thinks for a moment an angel is there

bringing back love

If I must die

let it bring hope

let it be a tale

PaulDitz, 23 days ago to FreeSpeech

Note that these college administrators arresting, suspending, and slandering pro-palestinian student protesters and the same administrators who were screaming free speech when they were hosting actual antisemites, white supremacists, and fascists on their campuses. Mask is off. #fascism #FreeSpeech #Gaza

PaulDitz, 1 month ago to Israel

I love how #Israel and the #UnitedStates are trying to position themselves as the victim of aggression from #Iran, hoping that we will all ignore that Israel committed an act of war when it intentionally bombed Iran's embassy. Apparently Israel is the only country in the world who has a right to defend itself.

PaulDitz, 1 month ago to random

Corporate speak is a clear and present danger to the English language. I just saw the word "Decisioning" in an employee title.

aral, 1 month ago to threads

Dear @Gargron,

A fediverse server called Threads is violating mastodon.social’s second server rule:

“2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia…
Transphobic behavior such as intentional misgendering and deadnaming is strictly prohibited.”

https://glaad.org/smsi/report-meta-fails-to-moderate-extreme-anti-trans-hate-across-facebook-instagram-and-threads/

Can you please defederate from this server to protect the trans people on mastodon.social?

Thank you.

PS. It’s run by these guys: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/

#mastodonSocial #fediblock #threads #meta #mastodon #transphobia

sidereal, 1 month ago to random

I was on the cusp of starting to hate motorcycles less and then some guy blasted past me on his Harley on a crowded sidewalk in front of a cafe, almost hitting like 15 people.

I was about to start hating on e-bikes less but it seems they are all becoming as annoying as motorcycles.

And I already hate cars.

The majority of humans simply don't have the reflexes or the ethical awareness to use these vehicles safely in a crowded city.

bad_immigrant, 1 month ago to acab

Today is an international day against police brutality. At this day I would like to remind you all that the only way to stop police brutality is to abolish the institution of police and replace it with solutions that actually deal with problems. #ACAB #15march

LeftistLawyer, 2 months ago to geopolitics

Ready for a #geopolitics #thread that will scare the living shit out of you?

Here goes.

Ink in the blogosphere is beginning to spread about the proposed #Biden #HumanitarianAid bridgehead on the Mediterranean coast of #Gaza.

Some are saying it’s a distraction to appease #voters while Biden continues to provide arms and cover. Some, that the intention is to actually benefit the #zionists by providing a place to evacuate #palestinians. Some go so far as to claim it’s intended as the terminus of the #Israeli #RiverToTheSea dream.

My take? These theories fail to understand the #evil genius leaders in the U.S. are capable.

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PaulDitz, 2 months ago to random

Oh look. Shaun King is doing a griftar

micchiato, 2 months ago to Health

Another normie Dem who got his vax in order to get back to brunch and whose criticism of #Biden rarely extends beyond offering him better campaign advice: Ry has been grinding to go back to normalcy for a year now across both Twitter and Bluesky, and he’s done with those who see normalcy as wishful thinking on bad public #health policy. #COVID #COVID19 #Democrats

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Bellingcat, 2 months ago to random

With journalist Younis Tirawi, Bellingcat have found IDF soldiers' social accounts that raise concerns about the treatment of detainees. We found content showing men blindfolded and bound, draped in flags and soldiers appearing to throw US money at those being held. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/03/05/social-media-posts-show-off-blindfolded-and-bound-palestinian-detainees/?utm_source=mastodon

PaulDitz, 2 months ago to tesla

I hate when the 30 day free trial of steering and brakes expires. #Tesla #Musk #Cybertruck

LeftistLawyer, 2 months ago to random

Serious question, please boost for reach.

I’m a 50+ white male.

How many old white guys out there would be willing join a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to oppose old white guys in positions of power? How many people would be willing to provide financial support for the same?

Nothing like this currently exists in the U.S. and I think it could be a damn effective form of protest. Personally, I’m sick and tired of seeing old fucking white guys in power everywhere I turn. Am I an aberration?

Oh, and despite thinking of myself as a bit of wordsmith, I’m admittedly terrible at acronym generation. What’s a good name for an organization pursuing said mission?

#equity #EqualRepresentation #uspol #SystemicRacism

PaulDitz, 2 months ago to GenX

Driving my daughter to school this morning

Daughter: There's this kid in my theater class. His name is Luka.

Me: Does he live on the second floor?

Daughter: ?????????

#GenX #Eighties #old

rooster, 2 months ago to random

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violetmadder, 6 months ago to random

I post some heavy shit. But there's a very good reason I have so little patience with the horrible crap going on all around us:

Solutions exist.

All of the energy and resources being poured into endless war right now, need to be aimed instead towards projects like this.

It is possible to rehabilitate large-scale ecosystems. Enough carbon could be sequestered this way, to actually return us to pre-Industrial levels.

I grew up with my father, an engineer, constantly explaining in detail the short-sighted flaws in how many things are done all around us, and how it could be fixed by people willing to do things the right way.

This is why I'm so fired up. We can do so much better than the pathetic fate we're expected to resign ourselves to. The Paris Accords don't come close. The oh-so-greenwashed infrastructure act and inflation reduction act are laughable next to the scale of what needs to be done. People who promote net zero scams and blather about tech miracles are dodging the issue and wasting our time. They think 3C increase is acceptable. They will let us burn. They are liars who want you to believe I'm trying to discourage you by pointing out the flaws in what's happening. The opposite is true.

Solutions exist. There is hope.

Corporate toadies of the fossil fuel industry don't want us to realize it-- nothing else is so dangerous to the tyranny of the status quo, as the realization that solutions exist. It's an enormous job, but we CAN do it if enough resources are directed the right way.

And every little bit counts.

Your yard, your neighbor's yard, the median, the ditch, empty lots-- anywhere. Everywhere. Build topsoil. Like our lives depend on it. They do.

Build connections, trust, friendships. Repair things. Find people with good hearts, people who are building something real. People who talk about work like this:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=bLdNhZ6kAzo