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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

It's a modern day religion .... the same system we've always had for thousands of years

A belief system where we all collectively believe that some people have more power than everyone else. A religion where we are made to believe that we walk among gods or god like men and women made possible by a divine being.

Instead of offering daily goat sacrifices ... we offer payment for subscription fees or buy something online.

in reply to IninewCrow

The religious aspect of the whole thing is becoming increasingly more evident as the system heads towards a crisis. Instead of rationally acknowledging that there are clear and obvious problems that stem from the functioning of the system, people are just doubling down on doing more of the same because they can't even conceive of an alternative.


Burnout ≠ Working Too Much





in reply to LillyPip

I'm so slow, my first reaction was:

What kind of disgusting new behavior are the weirdos getting up to now? Shitting indoors. The very thought of it!

in reply to LillyPip

Hopefully we don't have to always be dependent on so many other people and services to have basic dignity and sanitation.

People who live off-grid, van/rv/etc., homestead, etc. lifestyles are pioneering a future where we don't need services that aren't likely that great for the environment - such as public sewage, our reliance on fossil fuels to power and heat our homes and electronics, or unsustainable agriculture that isn't in balance with the environment or even nutritionally-dense.

I am grateful to the people who enable our standard of living to survive with some semblance of dignity, and especially those focused on solutions, so we can get to the point of self-sufficiency, sustainability, and balance in our environment as a species and planet.

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in reply to Michael

Shitting in a bucket in a van is less noble than you make it out to be.
in reply to theonlytruescotsman

Not everybody craps in plastic trash bags and throws them in the trash. There's a number of setups that do not rely on landfills/etc. to do the disposal. I think campgrounds or other parking spots for RVs/etc. and those who live in them, are a perfect first-target for regulation that rethinks waste disposal and the implementation of environmentally-friendly disposal, reuse, and remediation.
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in reply to Michael

I have been planning to homestead for close to 20 years, and just jumped into the lifestyle 2 months ago.

My wife and I are living in a tiny SUV with our cat.
We have a fridge, twin bed, warm blankets, plenty of food and water.
We have an outhouse tent for our business. It has a $4 bucket with a $15 toilet lid. I added a container and a funnel in there for liquids, and we use bags for the solids. Works for us.

We have explored the state and went to some really cool places, until we found land we purchased.

As soon as the septic is installed we can legally live in an RV, we can start a compost pile, start a garden, get chickens, and try being as self sufficient as we can.

I also want to make and design my own off grid things, for example making a wood gasifier. Then in an emergency we can run gas things from wood (generator, truck, tractor, etc).

I plan to share my experience on YouTube once we have an RV, hoping I can help people to live a more sustainable life.

in reply to Retro_unlimited

If you haven't already you may wish to read The Humanure Handbook by Joe Jenkins. It outlines a practical diy composting toilet system that is low-odor and sanitary when maintained properly.
in reply to SOB_Van_Owen

I have that book in storage, soon after septic is installed I plan to get my stuff here, need the tools to build.

We have been planning on a composting toilet in the house.

The septic will be used for the kitchen sink (it’s considered black water here) but everything else can be used for plants if we use safe soaps for the liquids and compost the solids long enough.

in reply to Michael

Alot of that just isn’t something we can do inside cities
in reply to thedeadwalking4242

Well we should recognize cities and rural are basically different countries that needs different laws, policy and governance.
in reply to interdimensionalmeme

We already do. Lots of rural communities already use septic tanks for waste management instead. And there really isn’t a good alternative for landfills. You can compost food but that’s only like half the waste.
in reply to thedeadwalking4242

We will have to ban single-use plastics (and plastics being used unnecessarily), planned obsolescence as a concept for product development, non-repairable/disposable electronics/products, etc. to really make a dent on landfill usage. But as you say, it's hard to get around landfills completely when capitalism is this out of control.

We need to produce products that can actually be recycled (without the use of toxic chemicals or PFAs), produce more products locally vs. shipping them across the world (using glass to replace most plastic use). We likely need to reinvent garbage collection (what's acceptable to throw out), a revolution in recycling and product design, education campaigns on recycling and proper garbage disposal, and DIY movements to restore older electronics to their glory using open and free solutions.

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in reply to Michael

It’s fun when someone comments something you completely agree with :). My only response is “yes”
in reply to thedeadwalking4242

Unfortunately, I don't think the world's emerging situation will allow people to live en-masse (in ever-growing numbers) in cities in their current form for too much longer.
in reply to Michael

Cities are more efficient than rural communities. Concentration of people is better than spreading everyone out. You’d see much more environmental destruction if everyone moved rural. Plus it’s much harder to get resources to rural communities. Modifications should be made but everyone pooping in the woods in a bucket isn’t a good idea either.
in reply to Michael

Off-grid living more environmental than proper municipal water treatment? How do you figure?
in reply to zagaberoo

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in reply to Michael

There’s nothing wrong with relying on one another so long as we can, you know, rely on one another.

That’s the whole point of society and why we’ve been so successful as a species. Division is our only real weakness.

in reply to LillyPip

We need to redefine society if we want to truly unify, and it starts with an universal human bill of rights. Ensuring individual and community-based sovereignty with guiding concepts like direct democracy are important first steps. Dependence on externalities and reliance on impersonal entities like corporations (which largely capture governance, science, and everything else they can) needs to stop if we want to realize a world that is worth living in for ourselves and future generations.

Society is our doom if we continue to allow pollution, waste, and destruction of our environments on levels we have never seen before, while experts and other people in the know stand silently and cover the situation up, or are largely ignored if they are actually crying out. Environmentally-caused disease and chronic illness are rising to levels that we can no longer ignore or cover up.

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in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

I love how they depicted the pressure points using weather front lines, like it's geologic weather
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in reply to pntha

I don’t know how I missed this, I had no idea he died
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UNRWA (2024-12-20): On the decision by the Government of Sweden to stop funding UNRWA in 2025


cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/23826676

cross-posted from: hcommons.social/users/adachika…
On the decision by the Government of Sweden to stop funding UNRWA in 2025 | UNRWA (2024-12-20)

[https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/decision-government-sweden-stop-funding-unrwa-2025]
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"The decision by the Government of #Sweden to stop funding #UNRWA in 2025 is disappointing and comes at the worst time for Palestine Refugees.

"The decision is one day after the members of the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution in support of UNRWA. Sweden has been a reliable longstanding partner to UNRWA providing both political and financial support for decades.

"This is a sad day for Palestine Refugees and the multilateral system which Sweden has spearheaded..."

@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe


https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/decision-government-sweden-stop-funding-unrwa-2025)



MP: UK activists are doing the gov't's work, stopping arms to Israel (2024-12-17)


cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/23826424

cross-posted from: hcommons.social/users/adachika…
MP: UK activists are doing the gov't's work, stopping arms to Israel (2024-12-17)

[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241217-mp-uk-activists-are-doing-the-govts-work-stopping-arms-to-israel/]
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"British MP John McDonnell said yesterday in parliament that ‘It’s time to act now. All arms licences [to Israel] need to be closed down', adding that the UK government is failing by ‘supplying arms to a regime that’s killing children.’"

With a short clip, also on Youtube:
youtube.com/shorts/MLjF/_yOK-H…

Edited version of the speech:
labouroutlook.org/2024/12/19/e…

@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel
#StopArmingIsrael



in reply to Peter Link

cnn.com/2021/07/30/politics/bi…

Interesting that they're pretending like relations are still normalized with Cuba. That shit was over a long time ago.

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in reply to Peter Link

I've met a few Cubans on both sides of the political spectrum.

Unfortunately, leftists have their work cut out for them because of how incessantly stupid the right wing is in cuba.

Once enough people take pride in their stupidity, there's no going back.



in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen signalled in October that the bloc could increase US imports as a way to placate US president-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened broad trade tariffs.
Trump has warned that the EU must commit to buying “large scale” amounts of US oil and gas or risk facing tariffs.


european "partners".

sure jan. lol

in reply to eldavi

now that Trump's been elected it's basically gg well played for Europe


Beneath a River of Red


A glowing arch of red, pink, and white anchors this stunning composite astrophotograph. This is a STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) caused by a river of fast-moving ions high in the atmosphere. Above the STEVE’s glow, the skies are red; that’s due either to the STEVE or to the heat-related glow of a Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arc. Find even more beautiful astrophotography at the artist’s website and Instagram. (Image credit: L. Leroux-Géré; via APOD)

#astronomy #atmosphericScience #aurora #fluidDynamics #magnetohydrodynamics #physics #planetaryScience #science #STEVE



System Crash: The Great Crypto Conquest of 2024 ft. Molly White


Brian Merchant and Paris Marx are back with the very first guest of System Crash: Molly White! With Molly’s help, we walk through the biggest stories in the crypto world. We explore the resurgence of crypto, how its backers influenced the election and won Trump’s favor, what the crypto industry wants from the incoming administration—and how it plans to wield power.
in reply to z3rOR0ne

Wow, who did Brian Merchant, Paris Marx, and Molly White piss off, and how? I guess there are some Reddit crypto bros haunting Lemmy. patreon.com/posts/great-crypto…
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in reply to davel

I guess White's Web3 is going just great updates hurt some butts? I mean, it can't be fun to be up to your neck in an elaborate scam and have somebody keep showing you receipts proving that you're in fact up to your neck in an elaborate scam.