Activersity

@activersity
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A university for activists. We teach history of activism, philosophy of activism, organisational structures, tax compliance for non-profits, graphic art, video production, and we organise actual campaigns, like promoting decentralised social media - fellowships available! Stipends cover room and board for 3, 6 or 9 week internships in Leipzig, Germany.
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Faced with the return of rule of law after the 2026 US mid-term elections, billionaire Peter Thiel has begun negotiations with federal prosecutors for immunity. In exchange, he has reportedly offered to use Palantir technology to identify Trump supporters for persecution.

When it was explained to Thiel that this is not how rule of law works, he offered a premium deportation option to sweeten the deal.

#billionaires #humor #palantir #elections

We need only look to the gang-land violence and government corruption that alcohol prohibition caused in the US (1920-1933), and how quickly it evaporated after the legalisation of alcohol. Yes, some people become alcoholics. Yes, some people die from drunk driving. But these problems are seen as manageable in comparison to prohibition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine's_Day_Massacre#Prohibition_and_organized_crime

Saint Valentine's Day Massacre - Wikipedia

Everyone agrees that legalising hard drugs would cause problems. However, is the crime committed by people high on cocaine anywhere near the scale of organised crime by international drug networks?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/belgium-at-risk-of-becoming-narco-state-judge-warns

And yet, we still hear from politicians who claim that a parallel criminal state within a state is preferable to a state that allows some people to get high.

#warondrugs #belgium #corruption

Belgium at risk of becoming ‘narco-state’, judge warns

President of Antwerp court makes comments after anonymous judge warned country was turning into ‘a narco-state’

The Guardian

quitChatGPT.org is a movement

When Anthropic (Claude AI) refused to provide the US military with AI tools for mass surveillance and killer robots, OpenAI (ChatGPT) signed the contract instead.

OpenAI supports Trump and ICE

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley

Consider claude.ai or mistral.ai
or run a private AI on your (gaming) PC with ollama.com

#fascism #quitChatGPT #digitalIndependence #boycottUSA #BuyEuropean

Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism

As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

The Guardian

A [US] commander told non-commissioned officers Monday that the Iran war was part of God's plan to usher in the End Times and bring about Jesus Christ's second coming

"He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the
signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to
Earth,'"

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has fielded more than 110 similar complaints about commanders

https://www.rawstory.com/military-2675544403

#TooMuch #BoycottUSA

Military leaders pushing 'Armageddon views' on troops as Iran war begins: complaint

A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers Monday that the Iran war was part of God's plan to usher in the End Times and bring about Jesus Christ's second coming, according to a complaint filed with a religious freedom watchdog.The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has fielded...

Raw Story

"First, we must recognize that the president is unfazed by citizen outrage, the courts, or the media. He responds to one thing: the market. The most potent weapon to resist the administration is a targeted, month-long national economic strike [against] subscription-driven consumer tech companies"

https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com

Save money, save your mind, save civilisation

#BoycottUSA #BuyEuropean #BuyCanadian

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What Americans Think About American Power Today

Most Americans believe the United States is declining in global power and influence, and nearly two-thirds say China’s power now equals or exceeds that of the United States.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The UK Cybersecurity Bill is the first step to #DigitalSovereignty.

And with it, a way to address the fundamental flaw in our approach to security and online harms: the lack of competition that puts power in our hands to shape our future.

Sign and share our petition ⬇️

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty

#CybersecurityBill #competition #ukpolitics #ukpol

Stop the "Kill Switch": Demand the UK takes back control of our technology.

From the NHS to our energy grid, we are too reliant on US tech. Help us demand digital independence.

38 Degrees

Senior EU lawmakers want the European Parliament to freeze the EU-U.S. trade deal in response to Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-eyes-freezing-us-trade-deal-over-donald-trump-greenland-threats/

#fascism #BoycottUSA #BuyEuropean #Greenland #Denmark #EuropeanParliament

EU Parliament eyes freezing US trade deal over Trump’s Greenland threats

Unpopular trade agreement could be blocked because of U.S. president’s rhetoric on seizing Greenland.

POLITICO

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