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Historical materialist (retired)

The old men shall repair to the public places, to stimulate the courage of the warriors and preach the unity of the Republic and hatred of kings.

Multa renascentur quae iam cecidere, cadentque quae nunc sunt in honore

avocationcat whisperer
interests & hobbieshistory, linguistics, archaic computers
ageolder than Sputnik
pronounshe/him
TribuneOct 8, 2024

h/t #HamiltonNolan

The Sordid History of Organized Labor's Foreign Policy Sins

An interview with #JeffSchuhrke about #BlueCollarEmpire."

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-sordid-history-of-organized-labors

#AFLCIA #AFL

The Sordid History of Organized Labor's Foreign Policy Sins

An interview with Jeff Schuhrke about "Blue Collar Empire."

How Things Work
TribuneOct 4, 2024

Stay in school, kids!

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article293444224.html
#DanForeman #GOP

TribuneOct 2, 2024
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Oct 2, 2024

#Marvel & #DC Lose ‘#SuperHero’ #Trademark: Now In #PublicDomain

https://cosmicbook.news/marvel-dc-comics-lose-super-hero-trademark

Marvel & DC Lose 'Super Hero' Trademark: Now In Public Domain | Cosmic Book News

Marvel and DC lost their "Super Hero" trademark after failing to respond to a court case, making the term available in the public domain.

Cosmic Book News
TribuneSep 18, 2024
Show threadAndii אַנדִֽיSep 18, 2024
@pluralistic
A key observation: "there's an even more fundamental flaw in the argument for the shareholder supremacy rule: it's impossible to know if the rule has been broken.
The shareholder supremacy rule is an unfalsifiable proposition."
TribuneSep 13, 2024
Show threadMolly WhiteSep 12, 2024
My beliefs are simple, and hardly radical: Libraries are critical infrastructure. Access to information is a human right. When you buy a book you should truly own it. When a library buys a book, they should be able to lend it. Readers should be able to read without any third parties spying over their shoulders, or preventing them from accessing the materials they have legally obtained.
TribuneSep 12, 2024
Charlie StrossSep 12, 2024

"Efforts to restore democracy to the United States, a troubled, oil-rich former British colony with a history of political violence, may have suffered a serious setback this week after yet another chaotic presidential debate, some Americanists say."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/9/11/debate-in-nuclear-armed-former-colony-fails-to-reassure-global-community

Al Jazeera covers the USA the way the US media cover the rest of the world

Debate in nuclear-armed former colony fails to reassure global community

The chaotic face-off between Trump and Harris added to concerns over the state of US democracy.

Al Jazeera
TribuneAug 29, 2024
The Colorado Sun ☀️Aug 29, 2024

Initiative 310, which qualified Thursday to be on the November ballot, would change most of Colorado’s primaries so candidates from all parties run against each other, followed by a ranked choice voting general election

https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/29/initiative-310-qualifies-colorado-ballot/

Colorado voters will decide whether to overhaul election system, adopt statewide ranked choice voting

Initiative 310, which qualified Thursday to be on the November ballot, would change most of Colorado’s primaries so candidates from all parties run against each other, followed by a ranked choice voting general election

The Colorado Sun
TribuneAug 22, 2024
Jay Thurber ShowAug 21, 2024

News item: Folk singer Bob Dylan has recorded a special version of Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In” for the upcoming movie about Ronald Reagan, titled “Reagan.” The film stars noted Donald Trump supporter Dennis Quaid as the title character.

In case Bob reads this, I have some other songs he may want to re-record. Everybody must get Roger Stoned!

https://jaythurber.com/2024/08/21/the-times-they-are-a-changin/

The times, they are a-changin’

I would not feel so all alone — everybody must get Roger Stoned!

Jay Thurber Show
TribuneAug 17, 2024
EdogowaAug 16, 2024

Evidently GOP rep Nasty Mess was quite insistant that she could pronounce Kamala's first name any way she damn well pleases.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nancy-mace-mispronounces-kamala-harris-cnn-b2597508.html

I guess this is what the Grossly Odious Party puts up with from their members.

#GOP #nancymace

CNN panel devolves into shouting match after Rep. Nancy Mace repeatedly mispronounces Harris’s name

The GOP congresswoman said she will pronounce Vice President Kamala Harris’s name ‘any way’ she wants to

The Independent
TribuneAug 8, 2024
WGGB - the writers' unionAug 8, 2024

WGGB has joined with our sister creative unions to call for urgent action to address the current decimation of Welsh arts and culture

https://writersguild.org.uk/wggb-joins-union-call-to-save-welsh-culture/

WGGB joins union call to save Welsh culture - Writers' Guild of Great Britain

WGGB has joined creative unions in Wales (Bectu, Musicians’ Union, Equity and National Union of Journalists) to call for urgent action to address the current decimation of Welsh arts and culture. As Wales gathers in Pontypridd for this year’s Eisteddfod in celebration of Welsh culture and language, trade unions representing the country’s writers, musicians, performers … Continued

Writers' Guild of Great Britain