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Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
14. Ur-Fascism speaks Newspeak. “All the Nazi or Fascist schoolbooks made use of an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning.”
https://www.openculture.com/2024/11/umberto-ecos-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms and trivializations take over the discourse?
LJ
Chris MederDiesel just got humiliated on its own turf by a Chinese #EV Truck 🚚.
Sydney → Canberra freight run
Electric truck: 25 minutes faster + ~85% cheaper energy
Not greener. Not nicer. Just better.
Freight was supposed to be the last stand… #Bettrification
Faster, and a lot cheaper: Fir...
Faster, and a lot cheaper: Fir...
Norcal Gma 2I am one tired grandma.
Our local protest was big and loud.
I did my best.
The increased participation and the support of passing motorist's was wonderful.
I wore layers as we started out in the cold and ended up in the warm afternoon sun.
I wore my red hat before it got too warm.
My grandson took this photo right before the official end of the protest.
Most people were nice to me.
I am happy to report that no one was run over or otherwise hurt on my corner.
A win considering how many people were lining highway 101 and oblivious to the hazards presented by cars moving inches from where they were waving their sign.
I really felt like one of many making good trouble today.
Our local protest was big and loud.
I did my best.
The increased participation and the support of passing motorist's was wonderful.
I wore layers as we started out in the cold and ended up in the warm afternoon sun.
I wore my red hat before it got too warm.
My grandson took this photo right before the official end of the protest.
Most people were nice to me.
I am happy to report that no one was run over or otherwise hurt on my corner.
A win considering how many people were lining highway 101 and oblivious to the hazards presented by cars moving inches from where they were waving their sign.
I really felt like one of many making good trouble today.
internetarchiveWhere will San Francisco's seniors live as they age?
Join us for a free screening of the short documentary "No Place to Grow Old" and a panel discussion with local advocates working on solutions.
📅 April 22
🕠 Doors 5:30 PM PT / Screening 🕕 6 PM PT
📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ RSVP https://luma.com/lrtq1eg5
BellingcatTwo new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/27/new-videos-reveal-more-details-about-iran-girls-school-strike/?utm_source=mastodon
MJ MuseTeacher who wore Trump MAGA hat at wedding charged with 19 child sexual abuse crimes - #MAGAgroomers
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/teacher-wore-trump-maga-hat-193425152.html
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/teacher-wore-trump-maga-hat-193425152.html
Most of the 13 major U.S. military bases in the Middle East are now uninhabitable or destroyed by Iranian missile and drone strikes,
https://newrepublic.com/post/208211/us-troops-abandon-military-bases-persian-gulf-kuwait-iran-strikes #TrumpRegimeWarCrimes #TrumpisLosing #25thAmendmentNow #TrumpIsNotWell #NoWarWithIran
https://newrepublic.com/post/208211/us-troops-abandon-military-bases-persian-gulf-kuwait-iran-strikes #TrumpRegimeWarCrimes #TrumpisLosing #25thAmendmentNow #TrumpIsNotWell #NoWarWithIran
Randahl FinkThis is the prayer Pete Hegseth wants US military leaders to pray with their personnel:
"Break the teeth of the ungodly […] Overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy […] Let justice be executed swiftly and without remorse, that evil may be driven back and wicked souls delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them […] In the powerful name of Jesus Christ, king over all kings, amen!"
Rest assured, The Hague keeps records on those who encourage war crimes.