Red OakHumbly requesting stories about something you've done / are doing lately to withdraw support from the death cult and/or create alternatives for yourself and others. Nothing is too small, or too imperfect, or too late; i just need a little positive energy of this particular flavor to feel less alone and angry today.
Zoe 
Krampus 🌰@redoak Both of my plum trees and my 3 apple trees should all be at maturity this year. I have multiple large currant bushes and a large amount of raspberries. My mulberry trees are looking very healthy and have been producing for years. I expect to be able to harvest hazelnuts for the first time from the yard this year. My ramp patch was very healthy last year. My nettles and sunchokes are unstoppable.
This isn't a withdrawal but rather a growth. I can eat things I grow in my yard. It won't keep me alive for very long but it is certainly nice to walk outside and see living things that one can eat and that other living things thrive with.
Corvid CroneWhile I haven't shopped at Target since their disastrous dei rollback, there have been a few things for which I was struggling to find a reliable replacement source. I now buy Dr Bronners online direct from the company (did you know you can set up recurring orders?). Because I did that, I was able to try out Sal's Suds, which is a detergent made by Dr. Bronners. You can use it for dishes, general purpose cleaning, etc...
It smells pretty AND doesn't agitate my skin (dyshidrosis). I went to a local Korean home goods store and got a glass bottle to make my own dilution for general purpose cleaning spray.
I have decided to make requiring ID for online spaces as inconvenient and expensive as possible. I simply refuse. I have good enough credit to play chicken with a company that wants my id in order to pay a bill.
Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)
Daniel 🐅🏔@redoak Making a specific effort to set aside money every month to support my creative friends directly through buying their art, music, donating to their ko-fis, etc
Changed my default search engine on my phone, which has surprised me with how good it feels to not be feeding that info into the Google machine any more (and this just reminded me to do it on my laptop)
Continuing to make things myself *and* share it, trying to brighten the world in any way I can (like @thirtycircles)
14mission
Stardew Valley Farmer@redoak I have seeds and trellises and a seed map laid out to put food plants next to the sidewalk with invitation for passersby to partake.
Landlord did not know who they was fuckin' with.
Landlord did not know who they was fuckin' with.
PeachMcDGood on you! My #Episcopalian parish did this & we're happy with how it's working
lizzzzard@AmateurExpert @redoak that's a great idea! I have a tayberry on one fence, should just put up a sign. We have enough fence visitors because *chickens*, and some of the kids who come to watch them might just like the berries, too
Andrew (Television Executive)@redoak I started a television network to provide a home for stories major players won't touch!
aburka 🫣
Load average@redoak switched my default search engine to Wikipedia.
Trying to do the tasks of daily life by bike more.
Trying to be much more conscious of where I spend my time and attention.
fan boy 🪭
The Bee Guy@redoak
Safe pure spaces for turbulent times…https://worldbeesanctuary.org/
Not advertising…just responding to your ask.🐝
Safe pure spaces for turbulent times…https://worldbeesanctuary.org/
Not advertising…just responding to your ask.🐝
A.Z. Device |@redoak I started studying data analytics so I can get a job at a nonprofit either with an emphasis on social justice or climate change.
Pernick
Ms. Que Banh@redoak A friend & I are getting together to make a bunch of seed starter kits for some local folks who want to start on growing their own foods 👩🌾
sport of sacred spherical cows
sport of sacred spherical cows (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image A reusable placard for mobility-limited elder, consisting of a whiteboard, a two-foot steel ruler mounted by nut and bolt through a carefully hand-drilled hole, a second one-foot wooden ruler to stabilize, a chenille stick to bind it to the Rollator's back bar, and a narrow plastic container inside the walker saddle bag to keep the whole thing from tilting overmuch to either side. Still figuring out how best to put together a clear plastic envelope to weatherproof the sign, as the backing is only cardboard, and the dry-erase marker is only water resistant. But for a precipitation-free day, works quite well.
rusty
David Bridger has moved@redoak The final Israeli product in my diet, Coca Cola, is now gone from my shopping list.
JenniferParticipating in a local Mask Bloc that provides free masks and air purifiers through a lending library.
Gardening at home using greywater. Dipping my toe into mushroom cultivation (Italian oysters). Sadly, my apple trees have not produced blooms the last 2 years (I suspect they need more sun) so I'm still working on that.
Purchasing all of our milk in glass jars from local farmers.
Boycotting Amazon, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Disney for their various shitty policies towards humans.
Stephen Collins@redoak @stufromoz in the last several years I have:
- stopped buying from Amazon and sought local alternatives
- stripped back use of Google-, X/Grok-, and Meta-owned things to a bare minimum (retained only to keep in touch with people who can't or don't want to shift) and replaced them with services like @homeassistant, @kagihq, @Mastodon, and @fastmail
- cancelled accounts at Paramount Plus, Prime Video, DAZN, Spotify
- chosen to repair tools, tech, and other things where I can, rather than throwing away; also, passing things I no longer use on to others that can
It's not much, but it's something.
scott f
maddox@redoak moving on from the ppl who wanna stay in it. surrounding myself exclusively with the hygiene community has done so much for my mental health.
maintaining some (extremely limited) presence on the mainstream platforms to keep tabs on what people are doing. theres a larp writing group that does workshops and stuff, people decorating their masks, having cc parties, all kinds of stuff
Random Wish Genie 
:@redoak
We’ve had solar panels installed and switched our water heating from gas to electricity. Slowly migrating away from Microslop and related crap. Always on the lookout for new ways to help the environment in my little corner of the world 😊
We’ve had solar panels installed and switched our water heating from gas to electricity. Slowly migrating away from Microslop and related crap. Always on the lookout for new ways to help the environment in my little corner of the world 😊
WearyBonnie@redoak
My progress slow because of my illness, but I'm trying to migrate myself off the big tech platforms (Google & MS), with a focus on open source and repairable stuff to replace it.
My progress slow because of my illness, but I'm trying to migrate myself off the big tech platforms (Google & MS), with a focus on open source and repairable stuff to replace it.
nannnsss🌱🏴@redoak I’m expanding my garden this year to grow more food for friends and increase what we preserve. Hopefully turns into a nice little community space.
Also, slowly replacing all subscription-based services with FOSS and making donations towards ethical tech instead.
Aaaand finally deleting Instagram, expanding my personal website, and helping friends install Linux on their computers.
Irina
Flamekebab
Ingrid!!
world's worst goth@redoak I'm in the long process of distributing a family elder's craft stash and library, and so far it's gone to hyperlocal community-run free or pay-what-you-can NOTAFLOF reuse centers where it will be loved, the books stamped 'not for sale'.
@redoak my day job is in nonprofit open science, so every day we send astro data out to researchers and the curious public anywhere in the world, maintaining ties with the global science community. Sometimes I get lost in the details and forget that backdrop of the work, but when I have to talk about it like this, I start to remember how it matters.
HGourlayUCL
Matt Gumbley@redoak @cstanhope I understand that feeling! I’m an amateur radio operator, and am doing my bit in rebuilding a radio-based small-scale text messaging network, as we had before everyone started using the Internet. (Packet Radio) There’s a similar network called Meshcore that’s for everyone not just those with amateur licenses. Useful in the event of cell network / Internet unavailability.
Tim Mills@redoak Gave a land acknowledgment for a local (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) Scottish Country Dance event. Mentioned Métis jigging (https://www.mmf.mb.ca/metis-minute/jigging) as a cultural bridge between what we were doing and the indigenous cultures around us. Got a lot of interested and grateful feedback. (AFAIK, no indigenous people in that Scottish dance community.)
abby@redoak even though it's sometimes awkward as hell I've started having more specific conversations with my patients than "are there any resources I could help you access today?" aka asking everyone regardless of how they present themselves if they have adequate access to food resources, do they need help with utility bills, I see you haven't had a pap smear in 7 years did you know we can do those extremely low cost, etc. resources only help if people know about them.
@redoak and then on a more personal level, I have friends who are not white/have not white children who are unwell given everything and going out into crowded public places causes them so much anxiety rn. So on my lunch break I try and offer specific help- like I'm running to the grocery store over lunch I'd be happy to pick up anything you need if you can get me a list by X time.
I think the specifics are more helpful, I get so many more bites than if I just say "how can I help you"