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Yogthos

96 years ago, on August 13, 1926, Fidel Castro Ruz was born - an outstanding figure in the international communist movement, legendary revolutionary, Commander of the Cuban Revolution, long-term leader of the Communist Party of Cuba.

Yogthos

Almost every article on Scots Wikipedia is written by one American teenager, who does not speak Scots and is just writing English in an "accent".
theregister.com/2020/08/26/sco

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@yogthos it might seem funny, but this is really bad for endangered languages and dialects.

Yogthos

Studies find that estimated emissions to fabricate an EV battery can be high as carbon emissions from a lifetime of fuel burned by an efficient conventional car.

Focus on making more cars to fight climate change is the ultimate greenwash.

techcrunch.com/2021/08/22/the-

Swiss Chalet Sommelier

"Markets are in no way neutral to or “above” conflicts between the rich and the poor."

Great breakdown, put so plainly it seems so obvious but rarely mentioned. Trust in The Market as this benign benevolent concept is so pervasive.

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@yogthos Fun fact: when a cat shows you its stomach, it's very explicitly expecting you to NOT touch it. It's a display of trust that it can expose the most vulnerable part of its body, with direct unprotected access to its internal organs, and still be okay. If you touch its stomach, you directly violate this trust.

Yogthos

on June 12th 1956 athlete, singer and actor Paul Robeson was hauled in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to answer the charge of being a Communist. Here is how Robeson responded:

Ethan 🌒

@yogthos worth noting that this is a dramatic reading by james earl jones, but that doesn’t make me love it any less.

David P A

@yogthos Not sure why but either mastodon or my client (Pinafore) or maybe my browser, don't seem to be able to play that.

Yogthos

theory is the basis for effective praxis

Ei Bart

@yogthos and vice versa, there can be no theory without praxis

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@yogthos In NSA America you don't reveal yourself to others on algorithmic social media but instead social media reveal you!

Yogthos

Musk admitted Hyperloop was about getting legislators to cancel plans for high-speed rail in California. He had no plans to build it time.com/6203815/elon-musk-fla

Activist

@yogthos Also in that article: child labor is used to mine #cobalt for Musk’s batteries; #Musk has made an effort to block or hinder the creation of #cycling infrastructure.

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