Rebellion in Progress

[daedalus-chosen]

Dead cops, dead cops,

Laying on the street.

Dead cops, dead cops,

Laying at my feet.

Dead cops, dead cops,

Nothing else can beat

The sight of dead cops.

[bundibird]

Edit: turns out the twitter above gets flagged as a pro-terf account, so instead of linking to that, here's a link to a different source for the same interview.

[edenfenixblogs]

How do you know if you’re antisemitic?

Well, if a Jew telling you you’re antisemitic won’t make you believe it, here is a guide to help you figure it out yourself.

1. Do you think Jews, en masse, are ACTIVELY REPLACING/ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE some other group — especially a somehow more deserving group? (For example, White people, Black people, African people, Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, indigenous people, etc.) Do you feel there are JUST TOO MANY JEWS IN A GIVEN LOCATION?

2. Do you think Jews are PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE NOT? (For example, White, PoC, “Real” Jews, Indigenous/Native, an Ethnic Minority, Devoted Citizens of [YOUR COUNTRY] etc.)?

3. Do you think Jews are CONTROLLING OR ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL SOME INTEGRAL ASPECT OF SOCIETY? (For example, the government, media, banks, business, medicine, etc.)

4. Do you think Jews that you criticize are UNIQUELY BLOODTHIRSTY OR GENOCIDAL — especially when hoping for personal achievement or cultural supremacy? (For example, trying to stage a global war so they can control the world; using/consuming blood of Christians and babies to do satanic rituals; sexually seducing non-Jews in order to contaminate bloodlines and erase other pre-existing identities; immigrating to a new location with the intention of murdering those who already exist there; desiring to murder Arabs, Muslims, or Palestinians in their homelands by means of genocide in order to control a region at the exclusion of other ethnicities, etc.)

5. Do you think Jews are APPROPRIATING A PRIVILEGE THAT THEY DO NOT DESERVE AND THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO THEM? (For example, freedom, wealth, power, whiteness, G-d’s favor, a safe home in the Levant, Arab land, colonial power, representation as a minority group, etc.)

6. Do you think Jews at large or the specific Jews you disagree with and who wield power in a way you disapprove of CAN BE COLLECTIVELY LABELED? (For example, might you call them slaves, vermin, insects, dirty, scheming, communists, fascists, Nazis, satanic, Zionists, scum, etc.)

IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS YOU ARE AN ANTISEMITE. This is literally textbook antisemitism. If you answered, well yeah but only “the Jews in Israel” or “the ones who vote for Bibi” or the “ones who moved to my town/country/region” or if you saw something on one of the lists and think “well no fair! That one is actually true,” your exception isn’t exceptional. You haven’t found the one true bad thing that Jews ACTUALLY are. It’s not some conspiratorial propaganda to equate reasonable beliefs with hate. You’re just hateful. Some part of you hates Jews. And you have to confront what that part of you is and you have to destroy it if you want to engage in any conversations that impact Jewish welfare anywhere in the world.

One way to start deconstructing is to ask yourself “Why do I feel this way?” “From whom did I learn to think this way?” “Who in my life approves and supports me thinking this way?” “Am I comfortable telling a Jewish person I feel this way in person?” “How do I think a Jewish person will feel/What do I think a Jewish person will think if I tell them this?” “Do I care what they feel or think? Why or why not?” “How would I feel/what would I think if someone felt this way or thought this way about me or an identity I value deeply?”

[daedalus-chosen]

1) They are actively trying to replace Palestinians

2) They are an ethnic minority, white, and POC, but this serms worded in such a way to make you never right

3) Israel is a Jewish run State, and Israel holds a lot of sway over American politics

4) No, not uniquely. They are bloodthirsty and genocidal, though

5) Another one that's worded purposefully to be unwinnable. They are appropriating Arabic Land that does not belong to them, and that's it.

6) Yes, Israeli Jews and Western Zionists. Most Zionists aren't even Jewish, since a lot of Christian prophecies revolve around Jews taking back the Holy Land.

So, there you go, a goy reblogged your post. I have been at propalestine protests alongside Jews. Have fun being on the wrong side of history.

P.S. The fact you worded your entire post like a trap is disturbing to say the least. Like, conflating 'Nazi'' and 'Zionist', implying they have a right to Arab Land like they have a right to freedom, comparing conspiracies of satanic blood-cults to the factual genocide going on, it's all deplorable. They installed Israel as a Jewish Ethnostate after WW2 and they have been committing a Palestinian genocide since. These are the facts

[sayruq]

Closer Scrutiny Reveals How Close To State Power Sacha Baron Cohen Really Is

MintPress reviewed documents and spoke to a former CIA agent who worked with Sacha Baron Cohen to reveal how the famed actor worked with the

[sirfrogsworth]

To clarify, Biden sent a bill to Congress asking for 14 billion that 100% of Republicans voted for after stripping out all humanitarian aid.

Biden alone seems to be responsible in this narrative. But he is not. The direct instrument of this massacre is a corrupt far right government. And people want to risk giving power to an even more corrupt far right government with a much more powerful military?

How does that make sense?

All I'm asking is for people to think, "Then what?"

If your plan stops at, "I'm not voting for Biden." That is a bad plan.

How does that stop genocide?

What does not voting for Biden do to help Palestine?

If Trump is elected, what damage will he do?

These are basic questions and I don't think asking them means all of the death is meaningless to me. My very intention is to reduce harm and suffering and even more death.

Also, if you die, you can't stop anything. Dying is also a bad plan. I don't want to die. Please don't sacrifice yourself over voting.

Maybe there are alternatives we haven't thought of. We do have a year before the election. There have to be ways to influence this as a collective to help save lives that do not involve handing power to fascists or just... dying.

[sirfrogsworth]

75% of Democrats approve of Joe Biden.

That's the problem.

Some people seem to be under the impression that everyone hates Joe Biden but they vote for him because he is not Trump. But Biden won the primary. He will probably win the next one, as no incumbent has ever lost a primary.

The majority of status quo Liberals think he's doing a good job. And it seems they can excuse a little genocide.

Leftists/Progressives in the US are actually a pretty small group. Our numbers are growing and we are getting some good people elected into state offices and even into Congress, but we just don't have a lot of legislative power yet. And, as I keep saying, I think improving that is a much better plan than allowing fascism to take hold.

I do not feel safe. My trans friends do not feel safe. When Trump was president, Republicans had started floating the idea of cutting Social Security and other benefits. Myself and many other disabled people were quite fearful of losing the only thing keeping us alive. I got a message just today from someone who said they were in constant fear of homelessness because Trump and the Republicans kept threatening to cut their benefits. I use myself as an example, but this is not anecdotal. The problems I describe affect millions of other disabled people.

Trans people currently have about a 40% suicide attempt rate. And that is mostly because they have no means to escape an area that will not accept them. Right now queer folks are starting a mass exodus from states like Texas and Florida so they can keep their healthcare and hopefully stay alive.

If a fascist right wing government takes power, the most vulnerable will be the most at risk. I fear a legitimate trans genocide. And I fear myself and the millions of others like me might not make it either. Currently, I am fighting for my life to prevent homelessness. And I am terrified about not winning that fight before the election.

At this point it isn't about safety, it's about survival. And if you told me that not voting for Biden would instantly end the horrible massacre, sure, I would take the risk and make that sacrifice. But when I play things out in my head, a Trump presidency does nothing to achieve that. In fact, I fear it may escalate the conflict. He could send more money and weapons. He would be able to send US military resources. Maybe even troops.

All of that in addition to the trans genocide. There may be no more blue states they can escape to. Disabled folks may lose access to food and medicine. The border wall will be built. Increased concentration camps at the border. Plus, no more funding for Ukraine—which could lead to another genocide.

I am very afraid, but I don't think I am a coward. I don't think sacrificing ourselves for nothing is a good solution. And yeah, I don't want to die. I don't want my friends to die. But that doesn't make me heartless. That doesn't mean I don't care about what is happening.

But also, the most vulnerable are the ones fighting for a truly better world. They are the ones saying the status quo is shit. And if they all die in a pointless sacrifice, who will be left to fight this fight?

I think one of the biggest issues on the Left is a lack of pragmatism and strategy. We have big ideas and I love that. Medicare for All. Green New Deal. The end of capitalism. World peace. And I want all of that. But all of that may take decades to achieve. And we need to survive until we can achieve those goals.

"Let's end capitalism" is not a plan. A plan has steps and goals and strategies. And those goals will be nearly impossible to achieve under a fascist right wing government. So we need to maintain an environment that allows us to slowly make progress.

If you are bleeding out, you have to put on a tourniquet before you stitch the wound.

Someone last night told me I should opt out of the system. Don't vote for anyone. They said we should start a "dual power" revolution. Trans people should make their own HRT so it is free. Lots of big ideas. I'd love to end our capitalist hellscape. And I also like the idea of finding a way to make and distribute HRT. And underground hormone railroad. But that isn't going to happen tomorrow. Or even a year from now. And I tried to explain that I and millions of others are stuck in the system. We depend on it. Social Security and Medicare pay for my food and medicine. Those trans folks who don't know how to manufacture HRT still need doctors and prescriptions and pharmacies. And in an epic display of ableism, they told me I should grow my own food and read a book on medicine. And I don't know if reading a book will help me learn how to make Ozempic. And I don't know if I could start a potato farm from my bed.

We have to live in the system we are trapped in. We can't just opt out. I want to fight and make it better. I want to dismantle the system and create something better. But that takes time. We need to plan. We need to strategize. And, most of all, we need to survive. We cannot fix things if we are dead.

I am not saying we do nothing. We should protest. We should pressure our government to stop supporting this genocide. We should fundraise for candidates that align with our values. We should come up with a goddamn plan that goes beyond not voting for someone.

This country desperately needs a heart transplant. But we can't remove the heart before we have a better one to replace it with. And we certainly don't want to stick in a worse heart than the one we have.

I am willing to fight in whatever way I can. But I am not willing to die and I am not willing to sacrifice the ones I love to accomplish nothing.

If you have a viable plan that goes beyond just not voting, I am willing to have a discussion. I mean, if someone knows of a way to not vote for Biden and not get Trump, they need to speak up right now. But I am done arguing and being called a monster and a genocide supporter just because I don't want the person who killed my mom and hundreds of thousands of others to regain power.

[mybigfatgaylife]

if someone knows of a way to not vote for Biden and not get Trump, they need to speak up right now

QFT.

I get the anger and frustration but if you don’t have a practical way to address this problem with our reality you really need to change your rhetoric.

[cybercerealkiller]

[cybercerealkiller]

[daedalus-chosen]

it's october and it's a hundred degrees

that's almost 40c for those in need

it's october and it's a hundred degrees

and still people vehemently deny these,

but it's october and it's a hundred degrees

it's not a joke anymore, it's not a game,

it's october and it's a hundred degrees.

it's not even worth figuring out who to blame,

it's october and it's a hundred degrees

a better future is possible, a better future is needed,

cuz it's october and it's a hundred degrees

we cannot continue with the way the earth is treated,

it's october and it's a hundred degrees.

these things have exponential effects

it's october and it's a hundred degrees

last year summer was 110, this year 120, next year 130

it's october and it's a hundred degrees

in a few years, won't be anyone left here to measure

but it's october and it's only a hundred degrees

[godsfavefemboy]

The fact that some people are offended by the statement "it's ok to punch Nazis" is indicative of the failure of our society. Fuckin burn it down. Get rid of it and start over like an etch-a-sketch.

Not only is it ok to punch Nazis, if you consider yourself a morally good person, it is your moral duty and obligation and to not do so is morally reprehensible.

[crowpunkco-archived]

are you a crazy cripple? are you an antipsych prohealthcare anarchist? are you pissed the fuck off? well, have i got the symbol for you!

[ID: In alt text / A symbol showing a simplified depiction of someone sitting in a wheelchair with a mohawk. Their mouth is in an open frown, arms held up in an angry position and breaking chains. A less clean A is drawn in the wheel of the wheelchair. End ID]

it's just a combo of the mad pride symbol, cripple punk symbol (wheelchair user with mohawk) and an anarcho-A! so not anything super new, i just wanted a solid combo of them for vandalism art purposes and thought other folks might like it!

you don't need to credit me at all, BUT do not use these pngs specifically for profit--if you're going to sell shit, just redraw, recolor, or otherwise modify it please! anything else is free real estate.

[also it'd be nice if you tagged me if you used it just because id like to see what people do with it but again dont gotta :3]

[daedalus-chosen]

America is an oligarchy, no other way to put it. They've just painted their shoes different colors so every time they step on us we yell at someone else.

[daedalus-chosen]

The sound and the fury

The blood pounding of blood in your ears

The ripping and the tearing

The flesh separating between your teeth

[daedalus-chosen]

When we rise up from the rubble

Out of the desolation they fabricated

Dirty, desperate, determined

They will see the hunger in our eyes

And we will taste the fear in theirs

[daedalus-chosen]

They think we have forgotten that we have teeth

They think we have forgotten that we have claws

Before these hands knew tools and tasks,

These hands were were made for simpler things

These hands were made to kill, and they will kill again

[daedalus-chosen]

I have been turning this over in my head for months now, and I'm convinced; we need to preserve the term transexual, because just as sex and gender are different, so too are transexual and transgender.

The things that really opened my eyes were stories of cisgendered transexuals. Guys who were born intersex, small dicks and sometimes no testes, who have bottom surgery just like a trans guy. Women born with PCOS that take estrogen to combat some of the symptoms. These are just a few examples of cisgendered transexuals.

Furthermore, one may be transgender, but not transexual; socially transitioning but not medically, which can lend important distinctions when talking about oneself.

[daedalus-chosen]

Numbers are fun! But big numbers are really hard to understand, so let me help.

The FY2023 defense budget will exceed 773 billion USD, congress authorized 778 billion, but I'm lowballing with 773. That's 773,000,000,000. That's four Elon Musks. And this is where it gets fun.

Elon Musk's net worth, per Forbes, is 190 billion. That's 24.5% of the US DoD budget. And Musk is grotesquely wealthy, to be sure. He used to be more wealthy. I saw one figure put him at 320 billion before he dropped. But that's only 41.4%. Not even half.

The Forbes top 5 are currently worth 730 billion dollars combined. That's 94.4% of the US DoD budget for 2023. The US spends more in a year on the military than the combined net worth of the five richest bastards in the world.

[daedalus-chosen]

The Government as a Business, or A Radical Approach to Capitalism

At its core, a government has only one asset; land. They charge you rent for it, based on a percentage of your income, and call it taxes. We can extrapolate from there and wind up with any current government, or we can take a detour into a strange capitalist utopia.

Once the government is generating revenue from taxes, they need to be able to spin that money into large profits. In effort for this, they can buy goods from producers, and sell to consumers, possessing a lot more buying power and a lot more cushion room as well, allowing for higher asset flow and bigger risks. In the end, though, the most reliable revenue stream is providing basic needs.

To this end, the government may choose to subsidize farmers, paying them a handsome wage in return for selling exclusively to the government at a lowered price. The government can comp any losses that may arise from this bargain by leaning on the deficit a little until the tangles work out. In the end, this would provide a second, steady revenue stream.

What would this look like for consumers though? Well, hopefully, lower prices across the board. What we see from successful public housing projects in other countries like Austria is that more affordable, better quality options provided by the government bring prices down and quality up across the board. The same should be true in this case. In a democratically elected system, as well, citizens could vote on things they feel should be provided at no cost.

And oops it’s socialism. In this manner, the government could act as a business that every citizen is essentially subscribed to, and in return, the government provides goods and services. I’m honestly pretty sure this is how it’s supposed to work, but I’m from America and have never had a functional government.