Organizer, activist, writer, and researcher. A cranky Cassandra on occasion.
Queer Femme, artist, Feminist, Bastard (adoptee), and student of marginalized histories.
Violet Blue writing
about "America’s unfolding cybersecurity catastrophe" (From early February)
https://medium.com/@violetblue/americas-unfolding-cybersecurity-catastrophe-22ac481cdb9c
Once you put on the 'secret decoder ring' and understand that in the christian universe "god is love", then you begin to understand that to "love one's neighbor" is to "god one's neighbor."
"Love" to them is not an emotion, it's a tactic, and is purely mechanistic.
Dave Troy's latest- "What's “Love” Got to Do with Putin's Policy Agenda?"
https://america2.news/whats-love-got-to-do-with-putins-policy-agenda-2/
Lessons on media policy at the slaughter-bench of history
Conclusion to my 10 things-
Try to view yourself as part of a long 'front' in which people come together to resist, sometimes on very short notice, without having to agree on everything tactically, or ideologically, because you simply won't, you don't have the luxury of time for that. For some, those responses may be in person, if so, mask the fuck up. For others, it's going to be other forms of support. Make room for both.
9. Start getting a handle on where your money supports the bad guys and work to find local good folx supportive alternatives wherever possible. It's not going to be perfect. Do what you can.
10. Map locally who your 'good folx' are, listen to what they themselves say they need. Work to build connections, strength, and ability to respond quickly.
6. Become a member/owner at your local food co-op (https://grocerystory.coop/food-co-op-directory) and start making connections within your foodshed.
7. Support your local library and bookstores (https://www.indiebound.org/)
and find community there
8. Support some form of local media that is covering local stories and doing investigative journalism beyond the wretched spin of utter junk like Sinclair. (https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/)
10 concrete things you can do RIGHT NOW to make a difference:
1. Get your fucking covid vaccination fall booster. It's not just important for you, it's important for everyone around you. I'm serious get it now if/while you still can.
2. Wear a fucking quality respirator. Be consistent about it.
3. Connect with your local mutual aid group (https://www.mutualaidhub.org/)
4. Connect with your local mask bloc (https://maskbloc.org/)
5. And your local abortion fund- (https://abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/?gad_source=1...)
"Stories about Vance tend to focus on his hardscrabble Ohio roots, but his relationship with Thiel—and his stint in San Francisco—are key to understanding his politics. Vance owes his meteoric rise to Thiel, who largely bankrolled it."
"from- Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas"
Some of our work documenting that 2004 OSA national event in C-bus-
