pezmico

pezmico, 6 months ago to palestine

Target these companies on the boycott of Israeli Apartheid.

Of course more are connected to the genocidal regime, but these are the ones that BDS Movement are calling to focus on for maximum effect.

More info at https://bdsmovement.net/

#freePalestine #ceasefireNow #endTheOccupation @palestine

pezmico, 5 months ago to palestine

November 29 is the Innational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. 🍉

So don your Keffiyeh, pick up a free ebook and peruse one of the many resources to educate yourself and support the struggle for Palestinian freedom and dignity. 🇵🇸

https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/solidarity-with-palestine-free-resources-and-further-reading

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/495-free-ebooks-for-a-free-palestine

https://decolonizepalestine.com/

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

@palestine #freePalestine #endTheOccupation #ceasefireNow #fromTheRiverToTheSea

pezmico, 1 year ago to random

Kia ora toot friends. (Hello in Māori language)
Tonight I am bringing some #transport, #bikes, #cycling, #urbanism and #antiCar #memes.
I hope you enjoy them and are radicalised like I am. Once you start seeing how we've been trapped by #carDependency you cannot unsee it again.
Let's fight for space for people, cities that are walkable, accesible, clean, green and safe.
Of course, please contribute your own memes to the thread and also radicalise your family, workmates and friends!

pezmico, 2 years ago to random

Hello toot friends, I bring #antiLawn memes.
I'm hoping to radicalise you all against the boring monoculture lawn and turn you into biodiversity defenders.

pezmico, 9 months ago to wwc

Evergreen reminder for English speakers:

Colombia =country in South America 🇨🇴

Columbia =outdoor clothes company, district in the USA

NOT THE SAME THING.
(this is a common pet peeve for Colombians everywhere)

#FIFAWWC #ENGvCOL @wwc

pezmico, 7 months ago to random

Just one among many amazing images taken from:

Palestine will be free! Graphic care package

https://justseeds.org/graphic/palestine-will-be-free-graphic-care-package/

#freePalestine #ceasefireNow

pezmico, 4 months ago to random

I insist:

Choosing not to wear a mask in an airbourne virus pandemic is a personal choice like driving while drunk is a personal choice.

It's irresponsible and while you might get away with it if lucky, once it goes wrong it'll be disastrous and you'll know for sure it wasn't worth it. You'll hurt yourself and those around you.

Wear a mask.
Breathe the cleanest air you can.

#CovidIsNotOver

pezmico, 9 months ago to random

Potentially unpopular opinion and no offence meant to anyone.

But I do think that buying a petrol powered car in the year 2023, with all the environmental chaos currently unfolding, is a form of climate denial.

One might not be an outright denier in thoughts and words, but actions speak volumes.

pezmico, 7 months ago to random

"If we tax the rich they will just leave."

So?
Let them leave.
Pretty much anywhere they go they'll need to pay taxes.
They can't take the land, houses, resources, or infrastructure they're hoarding.
They're not doing us a favour, Trickle down is a lie.
If they're only staying as long as they can avoid contributing their fair share, why would we want them here anyway?

Either they contribute to the society that benefits them or they leave and free up their stash.

Bye bye. We can do better.

pezmico, 10 months ago to random

We are now in the middle of "Oops"

pezmico, 8 months ago to random

If you ask me, I'd say what we most urgently need to do is less.

Less of almost everything.

Less work, less consumerism, less travel, less buying, less waste, less stress, less pollution.

'Slowing down is the Revolution.'

It wouldn't be a solution for everything but it would be a good start.

And then #degrowth and #ecosocialism or something, I don't know. There's a lot of smarter people than me thinking about that.

Perhaps that's why no one is asking me. 🤷

pezmico, 1 year ago to random

In Japan, family cars don't need to be gigantic intimidating murder machines.

I like it.

pezmico, 9 months ago to cycling

Bike commute story:

On my way back home tonight, a car was parked in the cycle lane. I rang my bell as I passed it and saw a lady on her phone sitting in the driver seat.
I said "This is a bike lane, you can't park here"
She ignored me.
I stopped in front of her car and took my phone out, snapped a picture of her car.
She immediately drove away.
I did too.
3 minutes later she appeared next to me, slowed down to my speed and yelled "why did you take my photo?"

1/2
#AKLBikeLife #BikeTooter

pezmico, 16 days ago to random

I can tell another wave is getting started because another workmate is off with covid.

Still, am the lone masker in the team.

#CovidIsNotOver

pezmico, 7 months ago to NewZealand

Greens and Māori doing great but it's not good enough because Labour suck so much.

Thanks Hipkins.

#NZPol

pezmico, 10 months ago to random

To each their own, but the reason I'm staying away from bluesky is that I'm not super eager to jump in the next tech bro venture capitalist social platform. I am not convinced the people or ideas behind it are any better.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

Fediverse is imperfect, yes. But its ethos feels a lot closer to mine. So I'm keen to give this a go and hope it flourishes.

That said, I might be very wrong. It has happened before.

pezmico, 8 months ago to random

A propos of the poor being a punching bag for the political right, the criminalisation of poverty and the ugly rhetoric they embrace every time they need votes.

Know your enemy.

We can do better. We can look after each other. #Solidarity is the way.

pezmico, 7 months ago to random

Free Palestine. 🇵🇸

pezmico, 8 months ago to random

Please don't say "After the pandemic" or "Post-covid world".

Don't use phrasing that reinforces the idea that the pandemic is over and it's all in the past. It is not.

Say "post lockdowns", "After the initial response", "since public health measures expired", "during the global emergency phase", "while schools were closed".

Use accurate terms for what you mean, don't erase this gigantic ongoing issue.

Don't gaslight more.

Remember that language is powerful and #CovidIsNotOver

pezmico, 9 months ago to wwc

Partner says:

"Look in your social media thing and see if people think the French coach is sexy. Not my type but surely people find him sexy."

#FIFAWWC #AUSvFRA @wwc

pezmico, 2 months ago to random

Let's find out what new horrors late stage neoliberal capitalism has in store for us today.

pezmico, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Many companies are complicit in Israel’s genocidal war against 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. All peaceful popular efforts, including boycott and divestment, to hold these entities accountable for their support of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians are justified.
#BDS

From https://bdsmovement.net/

#freePalestine 🇵🇸 #ceasefireNow @palestine

pezmico, 6 months ago to random

Cutting access to power, fuel, food, and aid, as well as relentlessly bombing schools, chiurches, mosques, refugee camps, hospitals, water supplies, ambulances, homes etc:

Not genocide.

Saying "From the river to the sea":

Genocide.

Give me a break. 🇵🇸
#freePalestine #fromTheRiverToTheSea #ceasefireNow

pezmico, 2 months ago to cycling

"Yeah, but what if it's raining and you also have to buy a week's worth of groceries for the whole family?"

#AKLBikeLife #paihikara #BikeTooter #NoCarNoProblem #quaxing #carryStuffOlympics

pezmico, 1 day ago to NewZealand

So in today's Q&A, the Minister of Education was asked what does she think should be done now that schools have become a meat grinder chewing through teachers, relievers, aids and students and if sending sick kids to school would make it worse. (my paraphrase)

Her answer was that they recognise that and are working hard on making sure more meat is available to throw into the grinder. (my paraphrase again)

No actual solutions there. No ability to adapt to reality.

#NZPol #CovidIsNotOver