Eric Forste

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Critic of Usofia, born at CO₂ 320 ppm. He/him. Pikettyan communist and Churchland fan. Anti-car, pro-bus, and pro-#NuclearElectricity. I oppose fascism.
AKA@arkiuat
Eric ForsteAug 27, 2024
jwzAug 27, 2024

Today in ACAB.

Albuquerque's Police Chief Says Cops Have a 5th Amendment Right To Leave Their Body Cameras Off: Even more troubling, Medina said he "purposefully did not record because he was invoking his 5th Amendment right not to self-incriminate."...
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Today in ACAB

Albuquerque's Police Chief Says Cops Have a 5th Amendment Right To Leave Their Body Cameras Off: Even more troubling, Medina said he "purposefully did not record because he was invoking his 5th Amendment right not to self-incriminate." Since "he was involved in a traffic collision," he reasoned, he was "subject to 5th Amendment protections." Think about the implications of that argument. Body

Show threadEric ForsteMay 6, 2024
Now I ask y'all a serious question: how the fuck do you go about writing lyrics as sad as that?
Eric ForsteMay 6, 2024

Ani Difranco lyrics:

You keep telling me I'm beautiful, and I feel a little less so each time

Your love is so colorful, it flashes out like a neon sign

And I finally go out where the sky is dark enough to see stars. And I find I miss no one, just listen to the swishing of distant cars

Eric ForsteMar 10, 2024
Emil Jacobs - CollectifissionMar 10, 2024

One of the weirdest arguments by anti-nuclear folk I hear is how nuclear is so absurdly expensive it can only survive based on subsidies.

Like all good lies, it has a kernel of truth: building new units can be expensive. But operating them is extremely cheap. After they've been paid off, they become the single most cheapest source of energy, bar none.

It doesn't even make logical sense to claim nuclear can only survive on subsidies. Like, how would they survive in the first place?

Eric ForsteMar 8, 2024
Show threadBrewster KahleMar 5, 2024

@arkiuat

Yes,

rising and large wealth inequalities lead to societal breakdowns [according to Graeber and Michael Hudson]

other ages evolved stability via 25-50 year scheduled debt forgiveness systems (Jubilees, and resets upon new monarchs) and peaceful wealth redistribution (progressive taxation)

rising wealth inequality makes our societies fragile and prone towards civil wars. And 'strong men'

"Refugees" is an extreme of wealth inequality thus 'strong men'

Eric ForsteMar 5, 2024
Liz the Urban BirderMar 3, 2024

Mariame Kaba writes “Hope is a discipline.”

How are you practicing hope? Where do you put your hope during lengthy troubled times?

Eric ForsteMar 2, 2024
Show threadarkyFeb 28, 2024
@foone And you know, even if it weren't for that, we wouldn't have the kind of magnetic field that we do (and protective van Allen belts) without Theia dropping her iron core in to merge with Earth's when Theia became the Moon. How common do you think giant solitary satellites formed in this manner are?
Eric ForsteFeb 29, 2024
Show threadarkyFeb 28, 2024
@foone Nah. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to make and distribute enough phosphorus in less than 15 gigayears? Starting with only hydrogen and helium, nothing else? Phosphorus, which is indispensible for all three of the trifecta: phospholipid bilayers, nucleic acid backbones (both RNA & DNA), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Eric ForsteFeb 19, 2024
Show threadFadeFeb 15, 2024
Also, please note the content warnings on each chapter. While there is no graphic description of sex or violence (and some sensitive topics are only briefly referenced), the ancient world has as much grim reality as the modern world, and these chapters deal directly and extensively with some issues.
Eric ForsteFeb 19, 2024
Steve SilbermanFeb 19, 2024
Being of a certain age, the number of classic jazz records I didn't know about are limited, but thanks to @marksmotroff.bsky.social's contagious enthusiasms, I got turned on to Gene Ammons' "Blue Gene," which is not only hip AF, the production is crystalline. Damn. https://youtu.be/miU6PZGwl0U?si=zjzmbq5MtlGXnfLI
Blue Gene

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