People Have the Power
Howdy, We demonstrate how People Have the Power. This can admittedly sound like coffee cup wisdom unless you look back in history for examples. Lois Gibbs is one such example. I was vaguely familiar with the Love Canal story when I listened to Lois on Ralph Nader's podcast.
Bernie Sanders
Thanks to Common Dreams for publishing this. Some nuggets from the piece: "It will only be defeated by millions of Americans in Iowa, in Vermont, in Nebraska, in every state in this country, who come together in a strong grassroots movement and say no to oligarchy, no to authoritarianism,
People Have the Power
Howdy, Jim Hightower is a syndicated columnist, national radio commentator, and America’s Number One populist. He is a board member of Public Citizen, and he is a founding member of Our Revolution, an organization inspired by the issues brought up in the Bernie Sanders campaign. In this week'
DOGE
Howdy, We have a crush on Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas. She's on our short list of Democratic Representatives we admire. Watch this 5 minute video from the February 12, 2025 House Subcommittee Hearing on Government Efficiency and Waste, chaired by Insurrectionist supporter Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA. The Congresswoman
Elon Musk
What this 5 minute video from the February 12, 2025 House Subcommittee Hearing on Government Efficiency and Waste (chaired by far-right Trump bootlicker Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA) to see why DOGE is a sham. https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/house-subcommittee-hearing-on-government-efficiency-and-waste/655581 Here's his blistering close: 54:08
Web 4
Howdy, Just got this from Dan at Pixelfed. I've contributed some $$ to their Kickstarter. I'd happily pay a couple bucks a month for the app. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks/posts/4319823?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users Hey everyone!
Elon Musk
Just came across this posted on Mastodon. Tesla Takeover: How the Protests Against Elon Musk Signal a National Turning PointThousands of people all over the country had signed on to the ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests outside of Tesla locations in over 100 cities.Rolling StoneAlex Winter From the piece: "There
Park City ski patrollers
I don't believe it's coincidence that Vail Resorts investor Apex Partners wrote this scathing letter to Vail Resorts's leadership. I think, the ski patrollers strike and subsequent havoc caused by their strike was the straw that broke the camel's back. Apex said
enshittification
Howdy, I'm a subscriber to 404Media. What first drew me in was the site being hosted on Ghost. I signed up for a free subscription all because of that. Now I'm happy to pay them $10 bucks a month. It's well worth it. This
Elon Musk
Howdy, Today I joined the rest of my compadres to protest Elon. It felt great to take action. Reading about how bad things are is so nowhere for me. I need to move my feet. More on this coming. In the photo with my orange down on, I'm
Web 4
Here's two excellent pieces on why people should leave Substack, an enshittified app, and publish on Ghost. https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/death-by-thousand-substacks Not only is Substack right-wing broligarchy garbage, it’s way more expensive than GhostA lot of us know by now that Substack has a Nazi
enshittification
This piece is also on spinbackwards. It belongs here too. Last week I was introduced to a new word - enshittification. It's one word that defines what I wrote about for years on heyheyrenee.com, pieces such as this one. Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please Don’t Fire Us?