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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 20h

Really worth reading the full essay.

Graeber argues that capitalism didn’t replace slavery -- it rebranded it. A key mistake of the mode-of-production model was reducing “production” to making things instead of also producing people and social relations that constitute social reproduction.

David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 1d

Modern capitalism has more in common with Feudalism and the oldstyle slave-system than most people realize.

From: davidgraeber.org/articles/tur...

"In the case of slave mode of production,
the exploiters directly own the primary
producers; in feudalism, both have complex
relations to the land, but the lords use direct
jural-political means to extract a surplus; in
capitalism, the exploiters own the means of
production and the primary producers are
thus reduced to selling their labor power.
The state, in each case, is essentially an
apparatus of coercion that backs up these
property rights by force."
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- David Graeber

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 23h

"Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages.

[...] sharing details about their five days in Israeli captivity – and how Swedish Foreign Ministry staff left them without help.

Aftonbladet’s investigation shows how the Foreign Ministry downplayed the abuse in its communications."

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 3d

There have been some intense northern lights already in eastern Norway. Just some shoddy phone pics snapped from the side of the road.
#AuroraBorealis #NightSky

Green aurora lighting up the dark sky over trees.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 8d

Remember this when they tell you that arts degrees are worthless.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 8d

Terrorstaten fornekter seg ikke.

Olle Bergvall @ollebergvall.bsky.social · 8d

"Nu berättar Greta Thunberg om upplevelsen i det israeliska fängelset.

– Folk svimmade och när vi bad om läkare och livsnödvändiga mediciner satte de upp till 60 personer i jättesmå burar och sa att de skulle gasa oss, säger hon." www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...

Gretas första ord på svensk mark: ”Utsattes för tortyr”

Det var tyst från Greta Thunberg på Arlanda. Men nu berättar hon om upplevelsen i det israeliska fängelset. – Extrema fysiska övergrepp och tortyr, säger hon.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 9d

Encouraging to see: rewilding works and recovery isn’t abstract -- it’s measurable in wings and colors! Color diversity signals healthier forests. Love this.

Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 9d

"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."

It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
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As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 11d

I have so much respect for Greta Thunberg because she easily could have coasted on speaking gigs and Davos appearances for the rest of her life

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 11d

When solidarity and humanitarian work are labeled extremism, the aim is to control what is permissible to say and do. That’s how authoritarian governments seek to constrict the Overton window.

Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 11d

The problem is that anyone working towards justice is slowly being labeled a "terrorist."

This is happening in Israel. It's happening in the US. And it's even happening in the UK and Germany.

Don't you all see it?

Hope Berry @hopeberry.bsky.social · 11d

On what grounds are these courageous humanitarians with their flotilla of baby formula and such being deemed “terrorists”? Anyone accusing Greta Thunberg, one of the most internationally famous ppl for her integrity, of nefarious motivations, only reflects poorly on themselves

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 12d

En ting som *har* endret seg, er hvor mye man er eksponert for all verdens elendighet. Før var det færre kanaler og mindre sanntidsdekning. Nå prioriteres det som gir flest klikk, og algoritmer forsterker det. Frykt selger. Jeg tror det forklarer en del av hvorfor alt oppleves som krise hele tiden.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 13d

Upon boarding, Goldman was approached by a proud J. Edgar Hoover, who was apparently there to gloat, and was heard to ask: “Haven’t I given you a square deal, Miss Goldman?

“Oh, I suppose you’ve given me as square a deal as you could,” Goldman replied. “We shouldn’t expect from any person something beyond his capacity.”

Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 13d

Emma Goldman mention! Reminder: The state can remove people, not ideas; dissidents build movements that outlast regimes. Deportations are performative cruelty, security theater and public spectacle to distract from policy failure.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

New in PN: Lessons from a Red Scare

"As Emma Goldman hoped, and Louis Post later demonstrated, the American people are capable of turning the tide against repression — even if that effort feels hopeless in the moment."

Lessons from a Red Scare

The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 14d

Global Sumud Flotilla is live as Israel threatens to stop them from breaking the starvation siege of Gaza.

A reminder that they are not entering Israeli waters, but Palestinian waters.

Israel intends to violate international law once again.

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24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

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Forsberg™ @magnusforsberg.no · 18d

I dag har jeg skrevet om innestemmens paradoks, om hvordan media mangler evnen til å gjenkjenne autoritære og ekstreme strømninger når den er kledd i dress og opptrer «dannet».

Om hvordan verdiene våre brukes mot oss.

Innestemmens paradoks

Vi må gjenkjenne det autoritære, selv om – eller særlig når – det kler seg i dress.

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 19d

“It is increasingly indefensible for news coverage of climate change not to make it clear that this crisis is driven by very specific human activities – primarily burning fossil fuels. And in second place is food, agriculture, forestry.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · 24d

Pågår en enorm hvitvaskingskampanje av CK og meningene hans nå. Vanskelig å vite hvem som gjør det bevisst, og hvem som bare er nyttige idioter. Ofte lettest å bare trampe i takt og gjenta den triveligste versjonen.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Demand that Hartree pulls out of Repparfjord

Sign the petition!

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jul 25

Musk ordered the shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia, people familiar with the command told Reuters reut.rs/45mrXK8

Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia

A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.

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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · Jul 23

Few if any experts know more about the deliberate use of starvation as a war crime than Alex de Waal. If he says it's happening, it's so.

ALEX DE WAAL: So, let me say that I've been working on this field of famine, food crisis and humanitarian action for more than 40 years, and there is no case, over those four decades, of such minutely engineered, closely monitored, precisely designed mass starvation of a population as is happening in Gaza today.

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FairAndBalanced @ksteigen.bsky.social · Jul 22

En ekstra kronikk i ferien. Dette er et slags forsøk på et oppgjør med det som skjedde etter 22.juli. Også med meg selv. Jeg skjønte ikke alvoret før etter massakren. 22.juli 2011 endret svært mye for meg. Andre gav Fjordman bokstipend. Noen sviktet før, andre etter.

Vi sviktet 22. juli – vi gjør det fortsatt

iTromsø – også kjent som Mediehuset iTromsø og itromso.no – er en avis med grundig, viktig og underholdende journalistikk for tromsøfolk

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 2

Amnesty slams move as ‘unprecedented legal overreach’, puts protesters against Gaza war on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.

UK lawmakers vote to ban Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group

Amnesty slams move as ‘unprecedented legal overreach’, puts protesters against Gaza war on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · Jun 22

"escalating tensions" seems like a bit of an understatement. Impressively restrained way of describing bombing uranium enrichment facilities...

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jun 22

The US struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, escalating tensions with Iran.

Satellite images show damage from US strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site

The US struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, escalating tensions with Iran.

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚨BREAKING: We’re deeply concerned at the use of counter terrorism powers to target protest groups.

This is the latest in a succession of measures taken by the UK government to clamp down on protest in the UK.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · Jun 13

Reisen til nattens ende har jeg lest flere ganger enn jeg kan telle. Gjennom natten har jeg hatt så mange runder med at jeg trygt kan si det har bikket fem. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie leste jeg flere ganger på rad da jeg først oppdaget den – uten at jeg tør påstå det ble mer enn fem, sant ska' sis.

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Martin @kameraten.bsky.social · Jun 13

Meeting some locals in a small town be like: One seems friendly, one’s a bit shy and awkward, and one’s clearly full of shit.

Three sheep resting in the mountains. Sparse snow patches cover the distant ridges. One is looking directly at the camera, another one lies across in the background, and the last is looking at something out of frame with an unkempt behind.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Jun 12

“American-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent. In the UK alone, there are now 1,824 industrial-scale pig and poultry farms”

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Revealed: More than 24,000 factory farms have opened across Europe

Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new data

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