288) Iran, America, Freedom, Tyranny
Whatever you do, don't turn away. Bear witness. Be aware. And if you have ideas of how people can make a difference, if you have expertise to offer, if you know of organizations that are helping to change things, share this. Talk about it.
Iran may, right now, be clawing its way back to freedom. The United States is collapsing its way out of it, unless things change, and fast.
263) Day 31 -- Reason #31 to revolt against Predatory Capitalism: Manufacturing Consent, Part 3 -- We are in the fight for our lives.
Progressive ideals, of socialism and community, feminism and human rights, gender and cultural diversity, have become, like communism in the 1950s and “radical Islam” of the 2000s’ War on Terror, key targets for attack by the Powerful, in order to quell dissent and control the population.
240) Day 8 -- Reason #8 to revolt against Predatory Capitalism
Facebook, Instagram, and obviously X (ex-Twitter) are brainwashing us, en masse, and we’re becoming increasingly horrible to each other, as a society. “Follow the money” to see why this is happening.
228) Resisting Authoritarianism: It is time to get more involved
Look back at yourself someday as a goddamn hero, and be proud of what you did when the dark times came.