intersectionality

aahana, 22, they/them, desi

[probablyasocialecologist]

“Karl Marx is most famous as a critic of capitalism, but at the heart of his critique can be found a desperate plea for the transformation of work. People, he argues, express themselves and create the world through creative and collective activity. This natural tendency is twisted into something unrecognisable in work under capitalism. He didn’t just think work around him was bad because it took place in noisy and dangerous conditions, or for low wages and long hours. The problem of work was a fundamental one: under capitalism, work takes something human and turns it into something monstrous. The forces of capital become ravenous, eating up all that is human, sucking on the very lifeblood of society.”

— Amelia Horgan, Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism

[lavenderek]

hey guys, fyi if you do online shopping - highly recommend fakespot.com

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i found a thing that had a lot of reviews and a 4 star rating and fakespot caught me before i bought it

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[polargeist-deactivated20251013]

while i do sometimes use fakespot in conjunction, i highly recommend using reviewmeta instead

no matter what algorithms used, its bound to make mistakes and flag ordinary things as suspicous, so being able to look at these things helps give the user a better idea of whats going on

fakespot doesnt really give you that information, whereas reviewmeta is completely transparent and lays out the data to let you determine whether somethings really suspicious or not. this blog post goes more into detail on that

and this one describes more features that can be helpful

[slutdge]

04/06/2021

[overcaffeinated-aro]

[ID: A sign with white text handwritten on black paper shaped like a balloon, taped to a telephone pole. The sign reads “Drug users in my community are not disposable, they are my family, my friends, and my loved ones. They are valuable, they are loved, and they are worthy of Safety. - Harm reduction worker” /End ID]

[daughter-of-sapph0]

we need to have a serious talk about antisemitism in America. yesterday, there was a hostage situation in a synagogue in Texas, where a gunman took for people including a rabbi hostage. he wanted to have some guy released from prison. I forget who, but he was charged with 80 something years back in 2010. so what do you think this gunman does? does he contact the police or the president and demand the prisoner be released?

no. he tells the rabbi to call another rabbi in New York, and to have that rabbi release the prisoner. now, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that his plan was completely stupid. the rabbi in New York had no relation to with prisoner, the prison he was in, or even the justice system at all. so why did the gunman think that the new york rabbi would have the authority to release a random prisoner who was sentenced 12 years ago? one word. antisemitism

most antisemites have the insane belief that all Jews are secretly controlling the world, or the government, or the banks, or natural disasters, or… you get it. its entirely based on fake and antisemitic conspiracy theories, and it literally gets people killed. this gunman thought that a rabbi in New York had the authority and power and ability to release a prisoner who I’m pretty sure isn’t even imprisoned in the state of New York (don’t quote me on that though).

antisemitic conspiracy theories, even as jokes, literally get us Jews hurt or killed. those are your “lizard people”. your “space lasers”. your “new world order”. your “George Soros money”. all those insane baseless conspiracy theories, even as a joke, cause severe damage to Jews. because people will believe it.

I haven’t seen any non-Jews talk about what happened yesterday. that’s not surprising. very rarely will goyim care about Jews unless one of their close friends is Jewish. but it’s still upsetting. there is still so much antisemitism and hate towards Jewish people in the world today.

[2productive]

you know, I think a lot of problems people face would be solved if they were involved in a healthy community. so many people don’t have strong friends (or any at all), aren’t around multi generations (there is so much value in helping children grow and getting wisdom from elders), don’t have a support system of likeminded individuals, etc etc and you’re just out here basically alone struggling to fend for yourself without the protection and ability to rest on your community. no big families, no religious community, no nothing.

it’s crazy that you can live surrounded by hundreds or even thousands of people and yet be so disconnected from them all. to not know your neighbors names, to go out every day and not see the same face twice unless they work at the grocery store you shop. community is vital to humans. integral! join a club or two or three. meet people, befriend them, embrace the social side of your genetic makeup that has gone ignored for so long, much to the dwindling of your well-being. and when I say community, I mean community. not just having a few friends but like a community. we are not meant to be alone like this.

[brighter-arda]

Pray for Tonga 😭

[the-quiet-fire-of-defiance]

Thinking of all my Pacific friends and whānau right now, sending so much love 😭💔💔💔 please message me if you find a link we can donate to (not the Red Cross or any missionary agencies) and I'll add some as soon as they are available

[the-quiet-fire-of-defiance]

Guys Tonga is underwater. The tsunami swept through everywhere, the highest point on the main island of Tongatapu is just 28 meters above sea level. All power and communications have been cut off so we don't even know what's going on anymore, but at last report the sky is black and raining ash and acid rain. The water is undrinkable because of the acid. People can't breathe because of the ash. The entire island of 'Atata has gone underwater 😭

The explosion shook homes in Alaska, over 9500 km away. The tsunami has gone through the entire Pacific but nowhere has been affected as badly as Tonga. And no one outside the Pacific seems to be talking about it 😥

[the-quiet-fire-of-defiance]

A trustworthy donation link!!!

Tonga Tsunami relief by Pita Taufatofua, organized by Pita Taufatofua

Hi All, Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan Flag Bearer here. As you all know a large … Pita Taufatofua needs your support for Tonga Tsunami relief

And an update:

[Image: a tweet from Anaseini Ulakai @fineutuvai reading "Latest Update Tsunami warning still in force, volcanic activities at ease. PM announced that gas stations, bakeries and shops will be open from 10am-2pm for ppl to get necessities. Settlements along Vuna Road from Sopu to Fasi & Maufanga heavily damaged. Source: British High Com." The timestamp is 12:35 16 Jan 22.]

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

The CDC Director is really out here straight up promoting eugenics.

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

“Good news everyone! Only the disabled and chronically ill are dying so that’s REALLY ENCOURAGING. No need to change a thing. Let ‘er rip!”

[acertainrandomguy]

CDC Diretor be like

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

[ID: Headline that reads “Would Anyone Notice If We Started Endorsing Eugenics?”]

[noping-out-deactivated20241117]

For all y’all going ?!? I need you to know this is not an exaggeration.

The CDC director says fuck disabled and chronically ill lives. I’m also going to point out that you’re significantly more likely to be disabled if you are Native American or Black so this is also racist. The CDC out here officially cheering our deaths is just the perfect way to start 2022.

[ID: A series of four screen grabs of Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC Director, speaking on TV. The subtitles read “The overwhelming number of deaths, over 75%, occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities. So really these are people who were unwell to begin with and yes, really encouraging news in the context of Omicrom.”]

[breelandwalker]

What makes this worse is that something like half the people living in this country have some kind of comorbid or pre-existing condition. And the CDC knows that perfectly well.

So while it IS good news that Omicron is apparently less deadly than previous mutations, it is NOT in any way acceptable for the CDC or the press to throw literal millions of people under the COVID bus and just shrug it off like, "Welp, they were sick anyway."

For SHAME.

[femmepathy]

The mile-long rainbow flag being carried down First Avenue in New York City.

[liberalsarecool]

#ACAB

[comradesaucegay]

i’ve been thinking a lot about the insane dehumanization of north koreans lately (they’re not allowed to smile, they’re all brainwashed, they would let their family die to save a picture of their “dear” leader etc) so here’s another post with pictures from the dprk of north koreans just… being people

[gnascher]

as always i highly recommend this easily accessible youtube documentary called the haircut/we went to north korea to get a haircut

it’s revolutionarily eye opening to westerners who’ve been provided nothing but incredibly biased ‘news’ against nk since birth. you are not immune to propaganda

[theconcealedweapon]

It's not even hidden. People openly admit to this. They've literally said openly "most of the deaths are people with disabilities so we shouldn't care".

[anarchistmemedistro]

“let the bodies pile high” - boris johnson

[emoinspace]

don’t forget the en masse DNR order placed on people with learning disabilities 😬

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/13/new-do-not-resuscitate-orders-imposed-on-covid-19-patients-with-learning-difficulties

Fury at ‘do not resuscitate’ notices given to Covid patients with learning disabilities

Vulnerable people have encountered ‘shocking discrimination’ during pandemic, says Mencap charity

[autisticjoy]

found these screenshots and realized i forgot to ever post them lmao oops

transcript: two tweets from twitter user Sascha🐀 commissions open @/confusedophan

“the whole point of being nonbinary is using they pronouns!” “the whole point of being nonbinary is to be androgynous!” you fools. the “whole point” of being nonbinary is to be yourself, a person that can’t be put in binary boxes. why do you want to push people into a third box??

nonbinary people can use any pronouns. nonbinary ppl can look like anything. nonbinary people can wear whatever they want. we can be masc, femme, androgynous, whatever feels comfortable. no boxes, no checklist. just our authentic selves.

[spacemancharisma]

the body positivity movement needs to start moving hard into including disabled bodies and this is what I mean by that. yes, it was a good step forward to change the rhetoric from “your body is a good body if it meets these arbitrary aesthetic standards” to “your body is a good body because it completes these tasks for you” (ie: walking, eating, laughing, hugging, etc.) but that rhetoric is still not fully body positive, because it excludes bodies that do not do these things. the same as saying how we need to “focus on healthy bodies not skinny bodies” sounds good at first, but it completely misses the point that unhealthy bodies deserve to be appreciated too. disabled bodies are still beautiful and still fundamentally good, not because “your body is kind to you so you should be kind to your body”- because not everyone’s body is kind to them. but all bodies are still good bodies because they are what houses your soul. your body is what allows you to exist and live your life in whatever way you live it, and for that reason, it is a good and beautiful body. your body is what your loved ones see when they look at you and the love they feel for it as an extension of you makes it a good and beautiful body. your body doesn’t have to look a certain way or behave a certain way to be good. it is good just for being here.

[astrodidact]

[memescomedy]

[coke-and-candy]

This seems fair to me, because don’t forget they also provide counseling, after-school activities, social services, and they go to additional teaching courses and seminars to update their techniques and learn how to deal with students with special needs…

So yeah, teachers need to be paid more and before someone shouts “Hey! I know teachers who make $80-100k per year!” Ask yourself this… how long have they been teaching? Do they have a masters degree, are they part of a teacher’s union, do they teach in an affluent area of the district or in a private school? 

People need to stop thinking about the average teacher’s salary being 45k per year, it’s not. Look at the mode of the salaries in your area and it will tell a different story. The administrators are the ones making 100k per year, but new and substitute teachers are making barely 35k a year and that is before you deduct how much they spend to properly supply their classrooms. 

The U.S education system is bullshit because of the way we treat our teachers. They are some of the most important people in society and they need our support and a decent wage. 

[tittyinfinity]

My high school sociology teacher told us that she only made about $28k per year after taxes.

[leoriowithaknife]

don’t make me tap the sign…

[scretladyspider]

You’ve summed up in a sign what I took an entire essay to write

[misspiggyforvogueitalia]

yes hello and welcome to my blog!!!!!!!

[scallioncreamcheesebagel]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-14/britney-spears-shines-light-on-america-conservatorship-laws/100605612

here is the article, it’s a good read that does into detail about “ordinary” people’s experiences being forced into a conservatorship. it’s a horribly violent system.