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Anarchism-curious democratic socialist - anti-authoritarian/ no tankies - intersectional feminist keen to learn from others - interested in boardgames, Netrunner, books, succulent plants - German in the US - ace - she/her

I mostly post about books and podcasts, but I boost a lot of politics/news, especially around social justice, tech criticism, car criticism.
Book posts collected under #ChaosBooks

Posts mostly in English, öfter mal auf Deutsch, soms/bijna nooit in het Nederlands.

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#BREAKING: An independent autopsy has found that forest defender Manuel 'Tortuguita' Terán was sitting down with their hands up when they were shot and killed by Georgia State Patrol during raids on #StopCopCity tree-sits on January 18.

In de tijd van mijn ouders kon alles, mega hypotheken, zelf een huis bouwen, eindeloos auto rijden, vliegen..

Ik heb een beetje het gevoel dat mijn generatie de cleanup crew is, en dat is okay sinds dat nou eenmaal moet elke x generaties

Maar.. het wordt zo tegengewerkt van alle fronten en dan voornamelijk door de mensen die de rotzooi hebben gecreëerd in de eerste instantie..

Moet wel toegeven dat het soms een eindeloze strijd voelt met een 'vijand' die zich altijd van de domme houdt

Welcome to our limited series, "Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction," about how tech companies appropriate science fictional ideas without understanding their nuance or complexity. This week, we attack the A.I. hype!

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/sf-v-sv-the-culture-vs-chatgpt

Our Opinions Are Correct: Episode 125: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction, Part I

This is the first in a series of monthly episodes we’ll be doing about how Silicon Valley appropriates and misinterprets science fiction. Silicon Valley executives claim to be inspired by SF, but mostly they use it retroactively to justify their products, often missing the more complicated, nuanced ideas embedded in the original stories. Today we’re going to tackle the hype cycle around A.I., which borrows liberally from the post-scarcity, post-human visions of Iain M. Banks in his Culture novels. It’s time for … the Culture vs. ChatGPT! Show notes:   

The discrepancy in how the label “activist” is applied in mainstream media reporting and commentary is really striking - and this is true for all different kinds of issues: Conservatives are concerned parents or citizens - people on the Left or perceived as progressives are “activists.”

https://twitter.com/notabigjerk/status/1633497574236643330?s=46&t=1xecvNVImNo8TKt3oEvqnA

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Pharmacies Walgreens and CVS allow employees with personal moral objections to decline to sell birth control to customers. Instead pharmacies should decline to employ people who refuse to sell anything that is legal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/07/walgreens-abortion-pills-birth-control-history/
Before abortion pills, Walgreens customers said they were denied birth control

Walgreens found itself back in the news after announcing that it won't offer abortion medication in 20 states with Republican attorneys general.

The Washington Post

OLD THREAD REPOST

This #InternationalWomensDay we're going to talk about trans women in history. We had to turn replies off when we posted this on twitter, because we know some people would prefer these stories to be erased and silenced.

happy gender pay gap bot day to all who celebrate

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2023

Walgreens Clarifies Stores Still Selling Plenty Of Household Products That’ll Abort A Fetus https://www.theonion.com/walgreens-clarifies-stores-still-selling-plenty-of-hous-1850198478

FTA: “It’s important to us that women have convenient access to medical resources, which is why we stock plenty of lighter fluid, screwdrivers, and other sharp objects which could assist in an abortion. Also, alcohol and cigarettes will still be available at many locations as well if women prefer those methods.”

#BarelySatire #BoycottWalgreens

Walgreens Clarifies Stores Still Selling Plenty Of Household Products That’ll Abort A Fetus

DEERFIELD, IL—Responding to backlash over the pharmacy chain’s recent announcement to cease offering abortion pills in some Republican-dominated states, Walgreens officials clarified Tuesday that the stores still sell plenty of household products that will abort a fetus. “Our household essentials aisle is full of…

The Onion

"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
- Ursula K. Le Guin

#anticapitalism #anarchism #feminism #IWD #IWD2019

A break from Covid waves and a breakthrough for preventing Long Covid

Ground Truths