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Santos one of the illest scammers ever.
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I didn't see it, I only check the thread every now and then.Among those technologies was the popularization of the radio, the birth of mass communication and propaganda, and the lack of policy guard rails when it came to broadcasters and their duty to the truth.
Now, let's look at the cellphone, the rise of social media platforms, the inability of our legislators to comprehend this new medium and protect against the potential for mis/disinformation.
We're not in good shape here.
I thought Girl Thats Jules would find this funny too...
Are you calling Israel an extension of the US empire? They're not exactly jumping when Biden says "jump." In fact, they're sitting down and asking us what we're going to do about it. They ****ed up our normalization process with Iran (the nuclear deal) and killed our citizens without triggering diplomatic incidents.
That's not the behavior of a vassal state.
Regarding the Columbia protests:
I really liked this comment because it encapsulates why protest movements need strong leadership. Liberation movements get co-opted ALL the time, and it's very important be able to close ranks and self-police BEFORE the police and fact spinners show up. It is just as important to understand the limits of free speech and the consequences of going beyond what's allowed during a protest.
People want to emulate the civil rights and anti-apartheid movements without realizing that they were extremely well disciplined movements whose members were aware of the lines of no-return and were coached on how not to cross them.
man i hope there is ceasefire soon
LA's mayor was in DC i believe and is flying back to LA to hopefully find a solution the protests on the LA campus's are getting out of hand
Israel gets that latitude because Christian Zionists who hold disproportionate power at the federal level give them that latitude.
And are we really going to take Biden’s public statements at face value? How much can one privately “fume” until they cut off the aid that makes the Gaza genocide possible (or at least, it keeps Israeli casualties at a low enough level to make the genocide in Gaza politically feasible).
Also keep in mind, vassal =/= puppet state. France is a vassal state, Canada is a vassal state, Turkey is a vassal state, Germany is a vassal state. They all are sovereign but they are all under the petro-dollar imperium’s protection.
Each relationship is unique in terms of what is exchanged but it’s a stretch IMO to talk about Israel like it’s some rogue, hermit kingdom like North Korea.
Anything short of cutting off aid and forcing unfettered flow of international aid into Gaza is not going to diffuse this situation here in the US.
If I was a student who didn’t have the time to sit in a tent all day and trying to study for finals, I’d be pissed
Some were studying in those tents during the day so they may be alright for finals. Otherwise though, I do feel for the students whose lives are disrupted by all of this. Not everyone can or should be a revolutionary.
I think its a good time to remember that if you see the struggle for socialism and liberation as a cool lifestyle choice, you are doing it wrong. Ideally, we'd already all be liberated and the fruits of the Earth shared equitably by all. Although it is just a small thing among the uncountable benefits of a such a liberated world, a guaranteed, quite, and peaceful learning environment for these kids (I say with all due affection) would be one of them. Socialism, liberation, these are chores, but chores that need to be seen through.
There's clips/stories out there of both protestors and campus security blocking entrances/walkways, not the mention the overall chaos and danger in the area. And the buildings in the vicinity (including their main library) are closed indefinitely. There's student workers not getting paid in the meantime.
I have sympathy for oppressed people everywhere, but at the same time I'm a privileged selfish AH human who needed the quiet and peace of the library. During finals week I was in there from noon until close (the libraries at UCR only had extended hours during finals smh).
brother them lapd officers want to protect themselves they don't wanna lay down for the blue line anymoreWTF is ABC7 playing Progressive EDM?
Somehow, the most important couple of acres in World politics RN sits in the Southland, and it's in the most silly and unserious bit of the United States. A real paradox.brother them lapd officers want to protect themselves they don't wanna lay down for the blue line anymore
hopefully this forces ucla to divest from the scum of israel
very interestingSomehow, the most important couple of acres in World politics RN sits in the Southland, and it's in the most silly and unserious bit of the United States. A real paradox.
There's clips/stories out there of both protestors and campus security blocking entrances/walkways, not the mention the overall chaos and danger in the area. And the buildings in the vicinity (including their main library) are closed indefinitely. There's student workers not getting paid in the meantime. If it was just a detour that's whatever.
I have sympathy for oppressed people everywhere, but at the same time I'm a privileged selfish AH human who needed the quiet and peace of the library. During finals week I was in there from noon until close (the libraries at UCR only had extended hours during finals smh).
So then there's contradicting information.
I read from the protesters at the encampment that they're not blocking anyone from attending university or classes. They just don't let anyone in at the encampment and have to vet you.
Is the library purposefully blocked or the uni closed it off due to what they consider for safety reasons?