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Heads up to anyone reading: at least one of the links on the CPUSA reading list is to a Zlibrary domain that was seized by the FBI, so you may want to search for those ones yourself
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Just a reminder that de-Nazification didn't really happen in West Germany
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All I get from those videos is how desperate Metal fans are for allegedly superior "classically trained" musicians to validate their taste in music. Why does it matter what a classical musician thinks about I Cum Blood by Cannibal Corpse?
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You guys aren't going to believe this, but I called it. I felt it in the winds a few weeks ago that Kissinger would die before the year was out, and the winds told me the truth. Not the exact date mind you, and he was bound to die eventually, but still.
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BlackRock and UK Gov doing a bit of the old Imperialism
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We've had a lot of rain recently too, but it's not the wateriest I've seen.
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I'm hearing also that they may have access to the Cuban Havana syndrome gun, and Anthrax, and yellow cake uranium, and...
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Rewriting Kapital to have a swearword every other sentence and calling it vulgar Marxism
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Hyperloop gags aside, the fact that they're able to use cars underground suggests that they have the ventilation problem sorted out. At least, I hope they do. It would come in handy in case of an Israeli gas attack.
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You mean like a Puma, perhaps?
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Alright, but we still remember all the shit that happened to the indigenous people at the hands of European settlers, and more importantly, so do the indigenous peoples of the world. That's not going away, even if the liberal consensus is that it's all in the past and we should forget about it. This is all part of a historical process, and history doesn't end once the liberals say it does. It's all cause and effect. What I don't like about this post is that it's just handwringing about the state if things, thereby implying that these struggles are, in fact, in the past. If this is all going to be forgotten, then why do we bother talking about it? We should be documenting and discussing precisely so that it doesn't get forgotten.
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But it's not framed that way, and a lot of children won't see the similarities. I may not have, once upon a time, as critical thinking isn't encouraged at school. There are many things I think about in relation to economics and foreign and domestic policy which I had to have pointed out to me by more experiened leftists. This frustrates me, as I should have been able to spot these glaring double standards and errors by myself; it also makes me worry about the children of today, who may go their entire adult lives without encountering anything which intellectually challenges them.
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I disagree. The only people who will think like this are liberals, and who gives a fuck what they think? Libs gonna lib, as they always have. Left-wingers (some of them, at least - I assume there were some who thought differently) have always been critical of colonialism and imperialism - Marx wrote scathingly about atrocities committed by the British against the Chinese and Engles had some thoughts about the English occupation of Ireland, for example. If it seems as though no-one cared about the Aboriginal Australians or the First Nations people, it was very likely because not as much was known about them; there were only so many socialist thinkers at the time, and they were probably more preoccupied by potential revolutions going on closer to home.
However, the surviving indigenous peoples of America and Australia certainly won't forget what happened to them, or what is still happening to them. The palestinians have the support not just of white European and American leftists like myself, but broadly of the Muslim diaspora community on those continents and the people of the Islamic nations surrounding Palestine. I know I certainly won't forget what Israel has done, nor will I ever think it was justified. And what happens when Uncle Sam finds it inconvenient or impossible to stand up for Israel anymore? I don't know for sure, but it will probably involve a lot more killing.
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Is there still a premium feed around? I want to listen to their series about the manosphere
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The merch seller, venue staff, and the rest of the crew deserve at least as much if not more money than the band, and I say that as a musician. Besides which, the band will be taking the lion's share of the profit from the merch sales themselves (unless the venue or label are saying that they want a cut of merch sales, and some do).
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The tweet they're using as evidence has added as context "the Saudi government has made no such statement" but that one official has said that talks are on hold for now
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Apparently 6 Hezbollah fighters have been killed by Israeli shelling, and they're now gathering near the Golan Heights
link: https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/1711450917369770278
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Looks like a Jackdaw. Which is still a type of Crow, but it's good to be specific.
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Balkans would be interesting. Some Mujahideen fighters were actually sent there by the US to stir up trouble, but they were stabbed in the back and forced to either return to their countries of origin or be arrested. I've heard (though unfortunately, I can't for the life of me think where) that this was one of the real reasons for 9/11 - Bin Laden was pissed off that the CIA fucked him and his friends over.
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I think expat communities have something to do with it. I was listening to a podcast about modern reactionaries and nazis the other day, and they did an episode about Slavic Native Faith. The Ukrainian brand was started by a Ukrainian, but took off in the States long before it gained a foothold in the motherland.
Right, so there's a YouTube channel I like called Overly Sarcastic Productions. I'm sure many of you are familiar with them - they do a few different series, including History Summarized, a show which goes through the history of countries, empires, cities, etc. The other day, they put up a video about Kyiv. The video was unusually jingoistic and anti-Russian; they don't normally pick sides in their content (but then, I guess most of the time they aren't talking about current events). On top of this, they spent quite a while equating the people of the Kievan Rus with the modern State of Ukraine, which some more historically-minded people in the comments section had a problem with. A few other people called them out for the petty anti-Russia stuff, but most either agreed with it or didn't seem to mind. Anyway, I saw it on my subscription feed earlier, and noticed that it had a fundraiser. I found the links in pic rel in the bio. Long story short, it turns out they the video was literally a piece of Ukrainian-government-sponsored propaganda. BraveVoices is some sort of content hub which encourages people to repost their pre-prepared videos about Ukraine or use their stock footage in original content. From their website: >Ukraine's bravery and resilience in defending against the Russian invasion continue to impress. >However, global attention to the war is waning, and fatigue from Ukrainian news growing. New media and formats are crucial to keep Ukraine on the agenda and maintain global support for its fight for freedom and democratic values. Their Content page ends with the following: >Promote the UNITED24.MEDIA on YouTube >1.Encourage your audience to subscribe our channel using the handle @United24.media >2.Mention the United24.media channel in your Instagram story or YouTube video and tag it in the description >3.Promote specific content from the United24.Media channel in descriptions to your videos. >4.Add videos from United24.Media to end screens of your videos. But what is UNITED24? UNITED24 is "the fundraising platform of Ukraine", according to its website. The video ends with a call for people to donate to UNITED24 and subscribe to BraveVoices, as requested on the BraveVoices website. They also offer to bring people to Ukraine, which... yeah, I'm happy not getting hit by a kalibr, thanks. I think it's to make content about Ukraine, but I'm not sure who would take them up on that offer (who am I kidding? There are influencers who would jump at the chance). Oh yeah, the other link is just some kind of charity established in 2014 and based in the US, which isn't suspicious at all. Probably just a money making venture, but who knows. Either way, this has actually quite upset me. I really liked that channel, and now they've literally just become a propaganda outlet, lying to people en masse.
When I first look at the above picture of Pyongyang, it looks like any other city. However, something about looking at it makes me feel relaxed. Upon closer inspection, you'll find that it is completely devoid of adverts. No signs, posters, billboards, or logos of any kind. Some photos from street-level are similarly devoid of advertising, or only use it in a limited fasion. This means that there is nothing to draw your eye, which, counterintuitively, allows you to really see what's going on around you, (like the architecture, for example) or just lets you relax, as there are fewer distractions. [This photo of Belorusskaya Metro station has a similar thing going on](https://leftypol.org/leftypol/src/1677098563124-3.jpg). Now, on the other hand, imagine if I were in a room with you, and you were trying to read a book, and I kept on saying "hey, look at me! over here! hey! look at me! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! I'M OVER HERE! FUCKING LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" [(pic rel)](https://leftypol.org/siberia_archive/src/1640813449823.jpg) I think I have ADHD (never diagnosed because I never knew how things were supposed to be, so I only realised recently that something was up lol), and that's kind of what going through any public space is like for me. Sometimes it's actually just draining, as anything which draws my attention also tires me out to an extent. I never really realised this until recently, as I have grown up in ad-heavy environments, but the contrast is absolutely night and day. Maybe it's just because I'm a commie now and I hate consumerism, but I think there's more to it than that. The same is true of online environments. I highly suggest using an ad blocker, and, if you use Firefox, the Unhook YouTube browser extension. You can use it to hide end cards and recommendations (amongst other things), which has helped to stop me from going on huge YT binges. I didn't make that add on or anything, I just find it useful. So yeah, fuck adverts.
Mahogany is a tropical hardwood used in the manufacture of furniture and musical instruments. Mahogany in its truest sense comes from trees from the genus *Swietenia*, itself containing three species which are all native to the Americas. Of these, the most commonly used for timber is the South American *Swietenia macrophylla*, or Big Leaf Mahogany, although the other two species in this genus (*S. humilis* from Central America and *S. mahogani* from the Southern United States and Caribbean) are sometimes considered to be genetically indistinct, readily hybridising with one another and being defined mostly by geographical distribution. Mahogany is especially well suited to musical instrument manufacturing due to its pleasing deep red finish, its pronounced low and low-mid frequencies, and its tendency to sound better with age. Of the large scale guitar manufacturers using mahogany, perhaps the most famous is Gibson, whose Les Paul and SG models have been made from mahogany since the 1950s. Along with its use as a timber tree, mahogany also has a history of medicinal use. Its seeds (known as Sky Fruits) are reported as having antimutagenic, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory traits, and have been used to treat hypertension, diabetes, and malaria by people across its introduced range. All three true mahoganies are threatened in their native ranges by habitat degradation caused by agriculture, and commercial overharvesting; this has led to the international trade of American-grown mahogany being heavily restricted (in theory) by CITES, and has led to large scale planting in South-East Asia. However, due to the low ages of most planted specimens, illegal harvesting of old-growth stands continues unabated. Despite being threatened in its native range, it has proved hardy in the Philippines where it is planted for timber. It is facing calls for its control and removal from native habitats there due to its ability to spread quickly and suppress the growth of native vegetation; this is exacerbated by its allelopathic leaf litter, which along with blanketing the forest floor with shade, secretes chemicals that supress the growth of other plants, much like the leaf litter of the European Sycamore (*Acer pseudoplatanus*). If you ever want to make your *own* megathread, you can go [here](https://hexbear.net/post/130941) to reserve a spot! :xinternet: [ Comprehensive list of resources for those in need of an abortion :feminism:](https://www.reddit.com/r/Feminism/comments/phrcrn/this_is_a_comprehensive_list_of_resources_for/) [Resources for Palestine](https://twitter.com/RiverToSea48/status/1392829346583388160) [:palestine-heart: ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwQX1-MZlhM) [Here are some resourses on Prison Abolition](https://hexbear.net/post/103551) [:brick-police: ](https://parahumans.wordpress.com/) [Foundations of Leninism](https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1924/foundations-leninism/index.htm) [:USSR: ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CerdjvePsg&list=PLwGzY25TNHPC_SsXFcIH-ba0nWuNbHOM6) [:lenin-shining:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yYQIa-4rLE&t=103s) [:unity:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POH14-HMGFc) [:kropotkin-shining: ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_T7bD4pAlE) [Anarchism and Other Essays ](https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-anarchism-and-other-essays) [:ancom: ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwrBXipvXgc&list=PLeHranOuhdlUApPjoZrr0aaTsgzjMu5_k) [Remember, sort by new you ](https://i.imgur.com/Pup7Qux.png) [ :LIB:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFiIjMIlRw) [Follow the Hexbear twitter account ](https://twitter.com/chapo_chat) [:comrade-birdie:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrXTS10h2WI) [THEORY; it’s good for what ails you (all kinds of tendencies inside!)](https://mega.nz/folder/3GBC1SIZ#zyFsn3bRGxOG1sy-2dOfVA) [:RIchard-D-Wolff:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyneiz9FRMw) [COMMUNITY CALENDAR - AN EXPERIMENT IN PROMOTING USER ORGANIZING EFFORTS](https://hexbear.net/post/59811) [:af: ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwPfzaxzSsM) Come listen to music with your fellow [Hexbears in Cy.tube](https://cytu.be/r/hexbear) [:og-hex-bear: ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wvNvV6Yneg) Queer stuff? Come talk in the [Queer version of the megathread](https://hexbear.net/post/137477) ! :sicko-queer: [Monthly Neurodiverse Megathread ](https://hexbear.net/post/137675) and [Monthly ND Venting Thread](https://hexbear.net/post/134282) :Care-Comrade: Join the fresh and beautiful batch of new comms: [!labour@hexbear.net](/c/labour) :iww: [!emoji@hexbear.net](/c/emoji) :meow-anarchist: :meow-tankie: [!libre@hexbear.net](/c/libre) :libretion: