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Lethal Legacy of Secret War in Laos (via Reuters)

From 1964 to 1973, U.S. warplanes dropped more than 270 million cluster munitions on Laos, one-third of which did not explode, according to the Lao National Regulatory Authority for UXO.

The bombings were part of a CIA-run, secret operation aimed at destroying the North Vietnamese supply routes along the Ho Chi Minh trail and wiping out its communist allies. They also left a trail of devastation in Laos, which U.S. planes used as a dumping ground for bombs when their original target was unavailable and planes couldn’t land with explosives.

Landlocked Laos remains largely agricultural with around 80 percent of the population reliant on agriculture. Some land is simply too dangerous to farm. Across the country, over 20,000 people have been killed or injured by bombs since the war, many of them children.

Photos by Jorge Silva/Reuters (September 2016)

argumate

waiting for the Tumblr post that breathlessly explains to me that the plague was actually a good thing

poipoipoi-2016

Wait, isn’t that a thing among historians?

Something something labor shortages possibly jumpstarted the Industrial Revolution?

argumate

pfft that’s too rational, needs to be like it mainly killed rich people or something.

ms-demeanor

You know what’s really good is The Masque of the Red Death, and the version illustrated by Harry Clarke is exactly the kind of sexy we need to jump start the plague fandom.

Also it was labor shortages due to the black death that jump started labor laws after landlords attempted to fix wages at pre-plague levels leading to the Peasant’s Revolt, which probably did have a significant eventual impact on industry but please reflect with me on the beauty of fourteenth century labourers revolting against landlords for fair wages and how far we’ve come.

*quiet sobbing*

ms-demeanor

Huh. Interesting conversation we were having in December.

Gotta say, I’m actually not a huge supporter of the “save the environment by letting a ton of people die” direction Covid19 response took but I am encouraged by the resurgence of the “fuck landlords” movement.

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link-the-feral-anon

When you remember the anti-vax movement

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tatsutahimet

I first reblogged this in January, and here my ass is in March 2020 self-quarantined at home.

reaperrmancer

Ur right and u should say it

femcassidy

The Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation are extreme food deserts with only 9 g… Ethel Branch needs your support for Navajo & Hopi Families CO

“The Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation are extreme food deserts with only 9 grocery stores on Navajo to serve some 180,000 people and only 1 grocery store on Hopi to serve some 3,000 people. These communities also have high numbers of elderly, diabetic, and cancer-afflicted (i.e., high risk) individuals. These communities could be devastated by coronavirus and COVID-19. We want to help these individuals, especially the elderly and families with children, to gain access to the food and water (1/3 of Navajo residents do not have running water) they will need to weather this pandemic. The need is so great. Navajo regularly has roughly 50% unemployment (most of the residents are elderly or children; those who can work often leave the Nation to find jobs), and Hopi seems very similar though I don’t yet know their stats. Families from both tribes were just hit hard financially by the closing of Navajo Generating Station. Hundreds of jobs were lost, and the tribes themselves have lost revenue that could be used to assist tribal members. Please give if you can. Our goal will be to help the elderly (especially those raising their grandchildren), single parents, and struggling families by helping them buy groceries, water, and health supplies, and by protecting them (and their vulnerable communities) from exposure by engaging volunteers to make the purchases and deliver them to a safe transfer location for the families.”

alanaisalive

I did the math and the cost of the bail-out for the banks could have also given every man, woman and child in the US about $4500 each to weather the quarantine and help with medical costs. It would have put that money into circulation in the economy instead of into bankers’ off-shore accounts. I don’t want to hear “pie in the sky” or “where are we going to get the money” for any political policies to help people ever again.

anarchopuppy

Do you have any resources on starting a small mutual aid initiative? There aren't any in my area yet, but I think there are plenty of people I know who would love to help our community

The list I keep sharing also has resources for starting one near the top of the page:

How to Build a Network in Your Neighborhood

Safety Practices for Mutual Aid Projects

Once you’ve got it started, email [email protected] with a link so they can add it to the list!

stimman4000

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just9gag

When you’re in the 1400’s Florence and your buddy starts coughing

moony-f

update: when you’re in Milan in 2020

iguanamouth

WORM NIGHT WORM BRIGHT FIRST WORM I SEE TONIGHT

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We’ve found it Snail Church

ravibun

snurch

yourscientistfriend

Take me to snurch

crashsiteomega

foxy-mulder-deactivated20190929

why is it even surprising that so many of us on this site have adhd and related things. this whole platform is based on interacting with an endless stream of stimulation and an easy means of exploring hyperfixations lol