I despise when new #leftists say #voting won't change anything!

Well, yeah!, not overnight. Voting is one tool in a toolbox (and #civilian action is not a "When all you have is a hammer," situation).

(What follows pertains to the #USA:)

We can #vote #thirdparty and #advocate for others to do the same.

For every presidential #election cycle in which a party receives at least 5% of the vote, that party then receives funding from a presidential fund checkoff ($3 at #tax time from the federal government, NOT your pocket); the funds are proportional to their share of the vote.

If we rally around third parties and check that box at tax time, we can divert a lot of money from the BIG TWO into MANY third parties.

Those third parties can then compete with the current big two on more equal financial footing.

Our votes can fund viable third parties that focus on things OTHER THAN capitalist concerns, because our votes will have taken away the need to secure funding for their #campaign across the nation.

Hello all. I have a word.

Jim Crow is back, thanks to #scrotus. So now that he's back I'm gonna say something that needs to be said.

#leftists in the united states, have a huge #racism problem that they are not addressing. From what happened in the Texas primary with #jasminecrockett, to white people complaining about black people not showing up to #nokings protests (knowing full well that the they didnt cause this and will become cannon fodder if they show up to a protest) along with not supporting #kamalaharris in 2024 while fully knowing the consequences of not doing so.

I mean they were more willing to accept a dude with a Nazi tattoo (though graham platner has actually at least addressed it, so it could be worse) than two #qualified #blackwomen.

I'm a white man, I have a lot of unlearning to do as well, and I am on the journey, but a few things Ive learned and you should learn two.

1. Any black person had to work twice as hard as you to get to where you are, even if they had more money.

2. You are not the center of the universe, sit back and listen to black people and maybe you can learn something.

3. White supremacy keeps you ignorant and obedient to people who hate you. Look up "The Psychological Wage of Whiteness" to understand what that means.

4. Blaming black people will not make housing more affordable or groceries any cheaper.

&If the only thing you care about is #gaza, #aipac never supports #problack candidates, even if they're not anti-zion.

Flower Power — I Have Revisited the 60s

Many recognize and acknowledge

The enigma that he is

Knowing he is an enigma

Is not quite the same

As knowing what the enigma is

Some things are not menat to be understood

But merely loved, either from near

Or from afar

Do not try to probe

There is nothing underneath

That is the enigma

How things issue

From that emptiness

Where neither identity resides

Nor any residue of time

Spontaneity itself is charmed

By this enigmatic man

Who is not quite a man

Though walking around

Almost aimlessly

In the woman’s world

But still remaining

That guy in khakhi knickers

And of course sneakers

Which boy Brinda Karat

Addressed so endearingly

And the little comrade not yet 17

Remembers to this day

And that proved to him

Communists are the real deal

Throw in Che into the mix

And his world is complete

The compass has landed in his lap

And now he will not get lost

In our adult world

As he goes around

With his peculiar look

That sees right through to your bones

And can tell what is ailing you

This bloke called Samudrala

Vamshi Krishna, in whose name

Rama does not belong

As those girls he flirts with

Would testify

And I am slowly learning

To flirt with him myself

Though sometimes I get confused

Who is playing whom.

I confess. Before reading Catherine Liu’s ”Virtue Hoarders”, I have not properly understood how politically loaded the idea of wokeness is in the USA.

Also the idea of an anti-left ”left” — the mainline Democratic Party, and how these two things are connected — has not come through like this.

Liu’s book should be mandatory reading for European #leftists, seeking to understand the bonkers political landscape, that we have to deal with from over the ocean!

https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517912253/virtue-hoarders/

#bookstodon

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 134

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Reviews, Retrospective And Reaction Videos – After watching the 2002 live-action Resident Evil movie, I left the cinema feeling unsatisfied as it did not have much related to the popular video game series. That film succeeded enough to justify the production of the sequel Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and the first reveal of Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine (based on her appearance in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis) caught my attention. The reveal of Raccoon City getting hit by the zombie apocalypse and the casting of Oded Fehr as Carlos Oliviera (another RE3 character) interested me. In September 2004, I saw Resident Evil: Apocalypse on opening day in the local cinema and I was entertained for the most part. The Milla Jovovich-led film was indeed flawed, but it was an enjoyable improvement over its 2002 predecessor. How Resident Evil: Apocalypse fares with the YouTubers is something you must see.

https://youtu.be/CzSD8eJ7Mlc?si=lrPmw9pub5IA5cNO

https://youtu.be/OeHvcblDzes?si=ayO3PrfqT9B-zKRg

https://youtu.be/6EKCWfSUees?si=46qrEIRQNq6MDtCB

https://youtu.be/p2y1vteQKwI?si=UOcK6JzqPwC8rEy0

https://youtu.be/IXrl4wBx9ps?si=1YkCe2QmgR1DiZ94

https://youtu.be/wtfs2QuEi2M?si=3A2onq0KqA6tq7R9

https://youtu.be/xLlA73QXU5s?si=ml97HL9LM8E_Efi7

#2 The Planned California City That Failed – Have you ever heard of Salton City? It was a planned city in the state of California located along the Salton Sea. It was designed as a resort community capable of supporting forty thousand residents, and it was to have the complete systems of water, roads, sewer and energy. Salton City is a ghost town and the in-depth YouTube video I found will help you realize its history and why development failed.

https://youtu.be/42kzy9PxHXc?si=86ytUBsr-XXcNx5P

#3 Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire Game Revisited – Back in the mid-1990s, George Lucas’ entertainment group launched the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire multi-media project which told what happened between the movies The Empire Strike Back and Return of the Jedi. The said project was huge even though there was no live action Star Wars movie involved. A Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel was released which became the foundation of a comic book adaptation (read my retro reviews here and here), a video game, toys, action figures and merchandise. The video game of Shadows of the Empire was a joint project between LucasArts and Nintendo and its release on Nintendo 64 drew a lot of attention back then. The game itself made gamers – both Star Wars fans and casual gamers – want to get an N64 to play the game. I recently found two in-depth retrospective videos about Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on N64 and I encourage you all to watch them.

https://youtu.be/mznc8dhijTo?si=OQNHly8LIU-ncB5b

https://youtu.be/kNPAThuhtks?si=7pFdpdhV0-x71kQS

#4 The Embarrassing Woke NDP Of Canada – Have you ever heard about the New Democratic Party? Referred to as NDP for short, New Democratic Party is a very leftist and woke political party in Canada and it had a really bad result in the 2025 federal election. Recently, the NDP had its leadership election and what happened in late March saw a series of awkward and embarrassing moments during their big event. In the videos below, you will see why political correctness, identity politics and wokeness are bad to have, and they made the internal processes of the NDP hard to pull off. In fact, diversity and inclusion zealotry have caused divisions within the NDP’s convention. What happened was funny to watch and it was not a comedy at all.

https://youtu.be/0RpyFyX4xFg?si=DmABkgVHDWT-Kftj

https://youtu.be/kuMVLWnwRrk?si=eCf2Vrack90tkjh-

#5 Elderly Japanese Women And Their Beloved Restaurants – In Japan, many Japanese people live really long lives. Among them are elderly people who are active and managed to make an impact on others. That said, there are two elderly Japanese women who excelled in cooking meals and managing restaurants, and what they offer will impress you. I urge you all to watch the Nippon TV feature below.

https://youtu.be/oOzG-3LfLUE?si=f-oIvaDcxY3IF-X3

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