Es ist wieder einmal Zeit für eine kleine Realitätsprüfung der selbsternannten Weltuntergangspropheten.Heinz Steiner (Report 24)
IT WAS DISINFORMATION.
Yes, misogyny played its part. Yes, racism was part of it too. But all this effort "soul searching" and trying to assign blame is a waste of time if we can't realize that a war of information is being waged against us while we continue to do nothing about it.
Russia is using social media to turn us against ourselves, and IT'S WORKING.
For the love of god, read this: https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/1gouvit/youre_being_targeted_by_disinformation_networks/
excellent column: "In a vacuum, there is something good & noble about a political party tying its identity to cross-partisan cooperation, harmony, and consensus. The problem is that these self-anointed guardians of the “trust in the institutions” have never figured out how to respond adequately to a situation in which, for instance, one of the country’s major institutions, the Supreme Court, is spearheading the reactionary assault on modern democracy."
https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/elite-acquiescence-and-treacherous
What are the reasons behind the pervasive tendency among ostensibly anti-MAGA elites to accommodate authoritarian power and preemptively signal compliance with Trumpism?Thomas Zimmer (Democracy Americana)
In one of my past lives I painted for a few years. Many of these canvases are around the world, others in my private collection, some have been imported and shared in the Second Life metaverse. And you can visit it at SLurl: maps.secondlife.Flickr
Orphan chimps who've lost their mothers engage in less social play. But they show behavioural resilience in adhering to the 'rules' of social games.
#chimpanzees #play #cognition #communication #cooperation #socialskills #orphans
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347224002938
'El fútbol, desde luego, no es literatura. Tampoco es ciencia' Manuel Marchena
https://www.businessinsider.es/persigue-laliga-realidad-avisos-perseguir-piratas-1371832
La última polémica que protagoniza LaLiga por poner en la diana a usuarios que ven partidos de fútbol gratis o a bajo precio esconde en realidad mucho más.Alberto R. Aguiar (Business Insider España)
Yesterday, I was chatting with someone born in 2004. I asked what they knew of East Germany, and that was a void for them.
Contrast, my childhood was about an ever present cognizant of the Wall (even though I lived in the midwest of America). Celebrating the daring defections and escapes to the West.
It is not about their failing to know; but our failing to remember, share, and hold space for those memories.
The only way to do this requires 3 steps. 1) Generous Food stamps for all. This will make it profitable to end food desserts 2) a 40 hour work week and a living wage so people have time to cook. 3) create government grocery stores that sell local produce where ever food deserts. All other methods are just hand waving. Which means it's impossible for him. At best he will be able to make school lunches slightly more healthy. Perhaps more subsidies for veggie farmers and less for sugar and corn farmers. No matter what the answer is no. Michelle Obama tried to make school lunches more healthy and they labeled her as all elitist snob stealing food kids liked.
Tackling additives and ultra processed food will just make food go bad faster. This won't even begin to make people eating healthier, just more expensive food. Especially with all the veggie pickers deported.
Donald Trump has big plans for the economy. He also has big debt problem that'll be a hurdle to delivering on those plan. Trump has bold ambitions on tax cuts, tariffs and other programs.JOSH BOAK (AP News)
Donald Trump's victory has dismayed many politically engaged Black women, and they're reassessing their enthusiasm for politics and organizing.KENYA HUNTER (AP News)