Mr Fengi
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Mr Fengi
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· Jun 30
Quote from Our Mutual Friend. In 1865, two years before Das Kapital, Dickens, in his own way, grasped that the point of finance was to uncouple the accumulation of wealth, land and power by the ruling class from anything of substance in the material world.
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Suggestion: we need an offline environment for creating, storing and sharing tv, film & music files.
To counter the ills of streaming, physical media (DVDs, CDs, tapes) has practical limits & online file sharing involves risks & complexity some may find limiting.
But offline media sharing...🤔
To counter the ills of streaming, physical media (DVDs, CDs, tapes) has practical limits & online file sharing involves risks & complexity some may find limiting.
But offline media sharing...🤔
December 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Suggestion: we need an offline environment for creating, storing and sharing tv, film & music files.
To counter the ills of streaming, physical media (DVDs, CDs, tapes) has practical limits & online file sharing involves risks & complexity some may find limiting.
But offline media sharing...🤔
To counter the ills of streaming, physical media (DVDs, CDs, tapes) has practical limits & online file sharing involves risks & complexity some may find limiting.
But offline media sharing...🤔
Stations need rebuilds & rehabs & long term but nearly half a billion for one is absurd. At some point one scales back or cancels.
Particularly when so many neglected basic issues - like replacing broken train tracking monitors - are also long term spending & would reduce the need for rebuilds!
Particularly when so many neglected basic issues - like replacing broken train tracking monitors - are also long term spending & would reduce the need for rebuilds!
It's infrastucture funding by spectacle over sustainabilty, as leaders only see success in spending big on specific things.
Big money for maintenance & operations, increasing existing service, keeping fares low or (god forbid) more & better paid staff or even a new bus line is too abstract & dull.
Big money for maintenance & operations, increasing existing service, keeping fares low or (god forbid) more & better paid staff or even a new bus line is too abstract & dull.
CTA wasting $444 million on a pointlessly flash rehab of a single station, 150% over initial estimates, far more than any recent station cost, maybe the most ever.
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Stations need rebuilds & rehabs & long term but nearly half a billion for one is absurd. At some point one scales back or cancels.
Particularly when so many neglected basic issues - like replacing broken train tracking monitors - are also long term spending & would reduce the need for rebuilds!
Particularly when so many neglected basic issues - like replacing broken train tracking monitors - are also long term spending & would reduce the need for rebuilds!
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what people really want in a transit system is one really fancy station. and once you've got it you don't even need the other ones really, because why would you want to go somewhere else? you're already at the fancy station
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
what people really want in a transit system is one really fancy station. and once you've got it you don't even need the other ones really, because why would you want to go somewhere else? you're already at the fancy station
It's infrastucture funding by spectacle over sustainabilty, as leaders only see success in spending big on specific things.
Big money for maintenance & operations, increasing existing service, keeping fares low or (god forbid) more & better paid staff or even a new bus line is too abstract & dull.
Big money for maintenance & operations, increasing existing service, keeping fares low or (god forbid) more & better paid staff or even a new bus line is too abstract & dull.
CTA wasting $444 million on a pointlessly flash rehab of a single station, 150% over initial estimates, far more than any recent station cost, maybe the most ever.
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
State/Lake L station closing until 2029 for $444M rebuild
The planned CTA station will feature wider platforms, new elevators for full ADA accessibility, a glass canopy and improved lighting and visibility.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's infrastucture funding by spectacle over sustainabilty, as leaders only see success in spending big on specific things.
Big money for maintenance & operations, increasing existing service, keeping fares low or (god forbid) more & better paid staff or even a new bus line is too abstract & dull.
Big money for maintenance & operations, increasing existing service, keeping fares low or (god forbid) more & better paid staff or even a new bus line is too abstract & dull.
CTA wasting $444 million on a pointlessly flash rehab of a single station, 150% over initial estimates, far more than any recent station cost, maybe the most ever.
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
State/Lake L station closing until 2029 for $444M rebuild
The planned CTA station will feature wider platforms, new elevators for full ADA accessibility, a glass canopy and improved lighting and visibility.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
CTA wasting $444 million on a pointlessly flash rehab of a single station, 150% over initial estimates, far more than any recent station cost, maybe the most ever.
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
And closing one of its busiest stations for 4 years. At nearly 1/2 billion it should take months.
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
Crumb hitting a repellent level of mean old crank unmitigated by art or self awareness is unsurprising and perhaps inevitable after Aline passed.
Bob Crumb coming out of retirement just to say "RFK Jr. is right about vaccines and my ex-wife should've taken more advice from me" is such a fitting end to Boomer Americana and everything the "alt-comix" movement claimed to stand for
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Crumb hitting a repellent level of mean old crank unmitigated by art or self awareness is unsurprising and perhaps inevitable after Aline passed.
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Challenge: choose cool cover versions of great songs. Only one per day, if not every day, for as long as one can.
No explanations. No reviews.
youtu.be/WoNc7ee8NkA?...
Challenge: choose cool cover versions of great songs. Only one per day, if not every day, for as long as one can.
No explanations. No reviews.
youtu.be/WoNc7ee8NkA?...
December 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Challenge: choose cool cover versions of great songs. Only one per day, if not every day, for as long as one can.
No explanations. No reviews.
youtu.be/WoNc7ee8NkA?...
Challenge: choose cool cover versions of great songs. Only one per day, if not every day, for as long as one can.
No explanations. No reviews.
youtu.be/WoNc7ee8NkA?...
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The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
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The majority in the US oppose a war on Venezuela. We’re joining the call to mobilize against the Trump administration's push toward a catastrophic war against Venezuela this Saturday, December 6. (1/2)
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The majority in the US oppose a war on Venezuela. We’re joining the call to mobilize against the Trump administration's push toward a catastrophic war against Venezuela this Saturday, December 6. (1/2)
Yes PSL is a nexus of cranks & folks who haven't yet given up on the cranks
But the amount of social, legal and, at times, physical pressure against anti-war activism means those with the dedication to show up first will include some real cranks & more just labeled cranks by those same pressures.
But the amount of social, legal and, at times, physical pressure against anti-war activism means those with the dedication to show up first will include some real cranks & more just labeled cranks by those same pressures.
That's cos "liberal anti-war activism" is an oxymoron.
Liberals exist to gatekeep "far" (i.e. anti-capitalist) left positions until deemed safe (for capitalism). It defaults to inaction.
This inertia is so intense, some who manage to organize action anyway may a bit much, even by left standards.
Liberals exist to gatekeep "far" (i.e. anti-capitalist) left positions until deemed safe (for capitalism). It defaults to inaction.
This inertia is so intense, some who manage to organize action anyway may a bit much, even by left standards.
I don’t like a lot of these orgs (I’m mostly fine with DSA). But if you want to complain about anti-war activism being monopolized by the far-left, you need to actually do liberal anti-war activism.
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yes PSL is a nexus of cranks & folks who haven't yet given up on the cranks
But the amount of social, legal and, at times, physical pressure against anti-war activism means those with the dedication to show up first will include some real cranks & more just labeled cranks by those same pressures.
But the amount of social, legal and, at times, physical pressure against anti-war activism means those with the dedication to show up first will include some real cranks & more just labeled cranks by those same pressures.
That's cos "liberal anti-war activism" is an oxymoron.
Liberals exist to gatekeep "far" (i.e. anti-capitalist) left positions until deemed safe (for capitalism). It defaults to inaction.
This inertia is so intense, some who manage to organize action anyway may a bit much, even by left standards.
Liberals exist to gatekeep "far" (i.e. anti-capitalist) left positions until deemed safe (for capitalism). It defaults to inaction.
This inertia is so intense, some who manage to organize action anyway may a bit much, even by left standards.
I don’t like a lot of these orgs (I’m mostly fine with DSA). But if you want to complain about anti-war activism being monopolized by the far-left, you need to actually do liberal anti-war activism.
We must show up in full force, across backgrounds and movements, to demand money for people's needs, not for a new war!
Join us on December 6 to demand a stop to this war before it starts!
Learn more and plug in at:
👉🏾answercoalition.org/venezuela
(2/2)
Join us on December 6 to demand a stop to this war before it starts!
Learn more and plug in at:
👉🏾answercoalition.org/venezuela
(2/2)
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
That's cos "liberal anti-war activism" is an oxymoron.
Liberals exist to gatekeep "far" (i.e. anti-capitalist) left positions until deemed safe (for capitalism). It defaults to inaction.
This inertia is so intense, some who manage to organize action anyway may a bit much, even by left standards.
Liberals exist to gatekeep "far" (i.e. anti-capitalist) left positions until deemed safe (for capitalism). It defaults to inaction.
This inertia is so intense, some who manage to organize action anyway may a bit much, even by left standards.
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"If you ever think about me, and if you ain’t gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don’t want myself on your mind, if you’re not gonna work for the people."
On this day in 1969, Fred Hampton was shot to death by Chicago, Cook County and federal police as he slept in his apartment.
On this day in 1969, Fred Hampton was shot to death by Chicago, Cook County and federal police as he slept in his apartment.
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"If you ever think about me, and if you ain’t gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don’t want myself on your mind, if you’re not gonna work for the people."
On this day in 1969, Fred Hampton was shot to death by Chicago, Cook County and federal police as he slept in his apartment.
On this day in 1969, Fred Hampton was shot to death by Chicago, Cook County and federal police as he slept in his apartment.
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i genuinely didnt know this level of Online existed
theyre declaring war on mods
theyre declaring war on mods
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
i genuinely didnt know this level of Online existed
theyre declaring war on mods
theyre declaring war on mods
Never smoked, seeing medical fundraisers for people who worked in entertainment or service in the days smokey bars, still feel shame about how blithe my crowd were about subjecting them to the risk despite it being established fact so long ago some of us weren't born yet.
When smoking bans in bars started, got into a flamewar with otherwise left smokers spouting reactionary libertarian BS & Fox News like contortions to avoid address the toxicity of 2nd hand smoke & their disregard for workers subjected to it. I hope some remember & feel ashamed now.
Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Never smoked, seeing medical fundraisers for people who worked in entertainment or service in the days smokey bars, still feel shame about how blithe my crowd were about subjecting them to the risk despite it being established fact so long ago some of us weren't born yet.
When smoking bans in bars started, got into a flamewar with otherwise left smokers spouting reactionary libertarian BS & Fox News like contortions to avoid address the toxicity of 2nd hand smoke & their disregard for workers subjected to it. I hope some remember & feel ashamed now.
Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
When smoking bans in bars started, got into a flamewar with otherwise left smokers spouting reactionary libertarian BS & Fox News like contortions to avoid address the toxicity of 2nd hand smoke & their disregard for workers subjected to it. I hope some remember & feel ashamed now.
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If you want a vision of the future, imagine a billionaire toddler stamping his foot on the floor and crying forever
Netflix: [gets warned by the president that they could be investigated should they win the WBD bid]
Paramount: gawsh I have a direct line to the pres and unlimited dad money but everything is STACKED against ME
Paramount: gawsh I have a direct line to the pres and unlimited dad money but everything is STACKED against ME
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a billionaire toddler stamping his foot on the floor and crying forever
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My anti-book piracy stance has an exception. People like this should never see a dime for their drek and sales should be so bad that it may render such future "not good enough for a Livejournal ramble posted without a single reread, but it's part of our inner circle" books unpublishable.
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My anti-book piracy stance has an exception. People like this should never see a dime for their drek and sales should be so bad that it may render such future "not good enough for a Livejournal ramble posted without a single reread, but it's part of our inner circle" books unpublishable.
To paraphrase poet and activist Scott Woods: If you ask me if our system is more racist, sexist or classist, my answer is yes.
Horrifying story: Chicago promoted two police officers even after investigators found they engaged in sexual misconduct. That’s because the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored.
w/ @invisible.institute
w/ @invisible.institute
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
To paraphrase poet and activist Scott Woods: If you ask me if our system is more racist, sexist or classist, my answer is yes.
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"Brrrr.. Hang on" [Looks at RealFeel]
"oh well then, not so bad" [Removes coat]
"oh well then, not so bad" [Removes coat]
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Brrrr.. Hang on" [Looks at RealFeel]
"oh well then, not so bad" [Removes coat]
"oh well then, not so bad" [Removes coat]
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This sounds like a Saturday morning cartoon where the children of Rage Against The Machine members have formed their own band, and solve mysteries while they’re on tour.
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This sounds like a Saturday morning cartoon where the children of Rage Against The Machine members have formed their own band, and solve mysteries while they’re on tour.
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