Somebody was paid money for this.

Somebody was paid cold hard cash money to come up with this idea.

Somebody was paid money to approve this.

Somebody was paid money to create and record this.

Somebody was paid money to write this ludicrous story.

Somebody was paid money to edit this ludicrous story.

And it’s the poors and immigrants that are to blame for the failings of this country?

Nextcloud Office is just Libre Office via Collabora though…

To save those, like me, that don’t know what Zapruder is, a search:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapruder_film

It’s a recording of JFK getting shot

What you gonna do? Phone the polis?

https://youtu.be/n9gRbhMugD8

Full version: https://youtu.be/tMq71JHHK24

As someone from the northern reaches of Europe. “Bizarre folks, these Christians! Can’t trust 'em!” turned out to be very true.

Teachings of peace, love, and charity, delivered at the end of a blade. Assimilate or die became their modus operandi.

A strange bunch.

Never thought I’d be on the side of the redcoats, but alas you make a good point.

I understand now why so many traitorous Scots put on the coat.

Could be suspicious but could also be because the EU is big.

Population 449,206,579

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_Union

53% of the population aged 6-64 play video games.

https://www.videogameseurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Video-Games-Europe-2023-Key-Facts-Report_FINAL.pdf Page 5

“It is now nearly £10 million for a door which does not work. Somebody accountable must be identified and should perhaps resign for this terrible waste of public money,” he said.

Meanwhile, Conservative Peer Lord Hayward estimated that the costs incurred from ensuring the door was manned at all times — in order to be opened — amounted to roughly £2,500 (€2,890) per week.

£2,500 x 52 weeks = £130,000 a year.

But there’s no money for disabled people. Gotta tighten the purse strings, sorry! Have you tried pulling yourself up by your boot straps?

It’s definitely Muslamic

https://youtu.be/gE2OzGfIDLQ

Don’t make their job easier for them. Fuck them! Health is wealth.

https://youtu.be/9DxMFYpZZEo

The state need not kill those that killing themselves
Don’t make it an easy job for 'em

The killing of kids with £2 chicken and chips
Is a tactic of war, waged on the poor
Can’t save wages on slave wages
And you don’t think fresh fruit with your face on the floor
Nah, you need money for the kids
Rent and light plus food in the fridge
But that last box can be the hardest tick
'Cause scraps will suffice but they might make you sick
As a child I used to chow take out
Twenty-four hours later skin break out
Felt so heavy with it sitting in my belly
Dessert was a sugar coated candy jelly
Fam that’s pig meat. Mashing up the kidney
Make sure no government has to kill me
I was killing myself till I realised danger
Brain, heart, liver and lungs can hit failure
Now season daal and veg with fresh herbs
Cut caffeine because it messed with nerves
Plenty lentils and chickpea curry
20 minute meal for a man in a hurry
That’s real fast food that won’t break the bank
With enough nutrients to fill the tank
Drink water for the body’s natural power
But water from taps can taste sour
Food deserts are designed to starve us
No fresh produce but we’ve got Starbucks
Calories packed in treats to enlarge us
May not see the effects but the heart does
Can’t breathe, can’t sleep, can’t run
Casomorphin wreaks havoc on the lungs
Just like fizzy wreaks havoc on the gums
And my old man said diabetes ain’t fun
Ginger root is good for the youts
Blend it up and share a fresh juice
Burn sage, cleanse the room
Body is a temple, don’t let it be a tomb
The food you choose to consume can damage
Processed meats intestines can’t manage
Cattle farming still killing off the planet
And it tells us everyday that it can’t stand it
Earth getting hotter while the sea levels rise
All because you want burger with those fries
All because you want milkshake with the meal
Then to combat diarrhoea you take pills
What’s the deal? Eat right, stay active
Stay strong 'cause the revolution is real
Never know when a man might have to dash
And a pig can’t kill what a pig can’t catch
It’s more than just eating right, it’s survival
Rasta man tell the youts eat Ital
Daily exercise, fresh air is vital
Whether you short walk, run or take cycle
Meditate to live life and love it
Plus stress increases acid in stomachs
Read and chill to keep the mental covered
And when you find struggle, try rise above it
I find peace in the books on the shelf
Food on the stove while it cooks I can smell
It’s gonna be good by the looks I can tell
And it won’t put my body through hell, well
Well, I want strength like Phelps
Good practises and discipline helps
Not for the six-pack, I do it for myself
'Cause it’s true what they say your health is wealth
Be healthy, be strong, alright

Oh by the way, remember you are a gift to yourself and a gift to your environment
Continue to be that beautiful gift
Share that gift in your food, and all your gastronomic mastery

Aye that’s fair. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” and all that.

Just to clarify though, owning your own car and stereo falls under personal property, not private property. See my comment here for a brief distinction of the two: https://feddit.uk/comment/18187961

Sweet, ta! I listened to The History of Rome a few years ago so I’ll check this one out.

Communism (from Latin communis ‘common, universal’)[1][2] is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement,[1] whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need.[3][4][5] A communist society entails the absence of private property and social classes,[1] and ultimately money[6] and the state.[7][8][9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism

Let’s see how the USSR performed against this definition of communism.

• Common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need.
  Kind of, the state owned most means of production and distributed products. Arguably based on Russian need rather than any other Soviet republic’s need. Let’s be generous and say partial pass for this one.

• Absence of private property and social classes
  Presumably this is private property as in the distinction between personal and private property set out by Proudhon. In that regard, as the state owned most all private property, in a way it was absent. But the state still owned it, and the state is counter to communism. Social classes still remained.

• Ultimately money
  Still existed.

• The state.
  That definitely still existed.

So what part of the USSR was real communism? Kind of common ownership of the means of production and kind of the absence of private property. All other criteria were failed.

Aye, true progress was being made and that couldn’t be allowed to happen. Germany’s Blitzkrieg tactics were practised on Spain before they began their expansion.

I tried but I have an unfortunate case of bees in my brain so I didn’t finish it. Need to give it another go. The portion that I read was interesting though!

Who’s the revolutions podcast by?

Edit: https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/ this?

Join the IWW.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Workers_of_the_World

https://www.iww.org/

They will have links to local protest and activist groups.

Ask them what they need. They will be the most in the know for your area.

You may have a skill that they require that you could do in you free time, you may just be an extra body to help carry items, or pad out a protest. Financial donations might help but don’t feel obliged if you’re not in a position to. People power is more important than financial power.

Encourage friends and family to do similar.

Try not to feel mad as everyone around you continues life as normal and accuses you of being a paranoid conspiracy theorist.

Read, be informed of what you’re resisting and why.

Stay hopeful. Don’t let the bastards grind you down.

A family that may not exist once the Nazis have carte blanche. Do you think resistance movements in other countries don’t also have families to feed? They still manage multi day resistance. If you go home after one day then you achieve nothing. I know there’s a huge wealth gap in America but there’s still huge swathes of suburbia who can survive without income for a while. Despite what you’ve been led to believe there’s more to life than generating money. Stand up for it.

Believe it or not, I have. Nothing to do with No Kings though, because if you look at my server name I’m across the pond and have other problems to deal with.

I’m not denying some people are doing things. But not enough. Not nearly enough. Trump’s approval ratings are still in the mid to high 40s ffs.

That excuse might fly in most countries, but not in one specifically designed to resist turning into a dictatorship. One that has spent its history going around the world telling (and violently forcing) other countries how to run their country. One that has very loudly, very vocally, decried dictatorships and puffed up it’s chest declaring it to be the pinnacle of democracy, liberty, and freedom. Constantly, loudly, saying that all those school shootings are just unfortunate collateral damage because the population requires guns to resist tyranny. Where’s these checks and balances we always hear about? Where’s the resistance to tyranny? Where is the land of the brave and the home of the free?

Too many Americans don’t care, they only want money or their bread and circuses. Politics be damned. Convince those greedy, selfish, lazy fucks to care or risk being doomed to dictatorship for a very long time.

My comment, obviously, doesn’t encompass all Americans. I’m not xenophobic. But it does encompass a large enough percentage that a well documented fascist dictatorship is being allowed to happen. One where the dictator said he would be one on day one, and he was still voted for. One where the plan was published online for all to read in advance, and nothing was done.

No Kings was huge, but then it fizzled out. And each day that passes allows the Republicans a stronger and stronger hold, as they arrest and deport those who may create resistance.

First they came for the socialists immigrants…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism_in_Spain

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homage_to_Catalonia

The Spanish are a great bunch of lads

Fada beò an Spàinn!

Showed up for one day, and then went back to work the next day after letting off some steam.

Trump is still in charge. You still have a dictator.

ICE still does what it wants. Masked unidentifiable men are still kidnapping people off the streets.

America is being destroyed at record pace and “the land of the brave” have done very little so far to stop it.

The Iraq war 2 protests had record numbers but it still happened. Protest needs to either be sustained over a period of time or combined with other actions. So far, No Kings hasn’t done that and it’s therefore achieved nothing.