dead prez - These Are the Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-rUiPKNsyU
you in the fight for your life a basic human right
can’t afford the booming prices
its economic crisis
life is a sacrifice
I down to my last bag of rice
they forcing us to live like laboratory mice
like laboratory mice
People must understand that the crisis that human civilization faces is not a crisis of impeding scarcity, but of inequitable distribution of resources.
We need to understand that economic growth is still required for many people to enjoy a sustainable, comfortable life, while economic #degrowth is overdue for many people who are enjoying an unsustainably privileged lifestyle.
We need to #FlattenTheCurve.
Every 7th night, they come in droves. Suddenly fast and aware of my hideouts. They'll smash through wooden doors in seconds and claw their way through stone walls and steel bars.
I survived once by climbing on a roof and sniping them from above and through a hole in the roof when they got in, but they almost collapsed the walls to bring me down.
Now I've built a castle. Workshops, vulture tower and killing tunnel with dart traps. Tonight they come.
It is an “unnecessarily heavy burden” to act on behalf of our survival
"More than half the world’s countries have no plans to protect 30% of land and sea for nature, despite committing to a global agreement to do so less than three years ago, new analysis shows."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/24/countries-biodiversity-pledges-rome-cop16-aoe
#biodiversity #degradation #WillfulIgnorance #GBF #ecosystems #destruction #nature #survival
Lizard brain in overdrive.
#greyhounds #dogsofmastodon #politics #lizards #survival
We are looking for ways to get more food tonight while our solar power batteries are not charged enough for cooking or washing up dishes or the rest of the bus because of multiple days of grey and snowy and icy weather.
Also more batteries will help a lot and so will putting up more solar panels
Please send to https://paypal.me/@inaraclocks
"‘We literally survive thanks to the Unrwa’, says displaced Palestinian" [ ± 1min]
by MiddleEastEye
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xqY2rh097rU
Quote by MEE:
"Jan 30, 2025
"If the agency stops providing aid, we will have nothing to eat or drink.”A Palestinian woman says that displaced Palestinians in Gaza rely on aid from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees for survival and warns that without it, “everyone will suffer”.
An Israeli law, adopted in October and set to take effect on Thursday, bans Unrwa’s operations in Israel.
The law includes occupied East Jerusalem despite its internationally recognised status as Palestinian land.Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of Unrwa, said that enforcing the ban would severely impact the agency’s ability to operate in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, where a fragile ceasefire remains in place."
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we recall one of history’s darkest chapters.
I never thought I’d witness the resurgence of antisemitism in my lifetime, nor feel uneasy about my heritage.
As someone who teaches Hebrew and Israeli culture, I see the importance of remembering history to foster understanding and respect.
Now more than ever, we must stand together, hold onto our values, and commit to a world of safety and peace for all.
Some easy cleaning related #survival tips. Remember those cleaning supply shortages?
You can make a reasonable hand sanitizer with high proof vodka and aloe.
Straight up vinegar is just about as good a surface cleaner as almost anything.
Most liquid detergents are far more concentrated than they need to be, to encourage you to use more. Water them down. Or use less. Don't be a sucker.
The #survival skills I learned as a poor #Indiana redneck didn't have much to do with the suburban prepper fantasy play I see a lot of these days.
For us, survival was mostly about knowing how to:
Fix things that break..
Feed ourselves with little $.
Make things instead of buying.
Be good to our neighbors.
During Trump's first botched pandemic response and tradewar buffoonery, I remember *well* how little was on the shelves, how it expensive it was and how having those skills helped.
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"There have been claims that World War III will not be fought with atomic weapons, but rather by computers millions of miles apart: The machine that blows its fuse first, loses. Electronics play a huge role in the American lifestyle today and will play a tremendous part in any type of insurrection that is to take place." - William Powell, The Anarchist Cookbook (1989)
https://archive.org/details/the-anarchist-cookbook-william-powell
This can basically be read as 'winning the next election, come what may' is better than assuring, or at least attemting to guarantee our future. No plaudits from DAVOS for investing in climate mitigation though. Just tears (or maybe not even that) ij 10-20-30 years time.
Just had a good conversation with an old friend this morning and given the state of the world figured it would be a good thing to write about.
I have experienced a considerable amount of trauma in my life that has left me with pretty severe CPTSD but not nearly as severe as expected under the circumstances.
The one thing that has helped save my brain and nervous system is lifelong learning and if you are feeling a bit haggard looking at the coming years, I cannot recommend it enough.
Bullies pushed me into the library to hide at a very early age, but it opened a world I didn't know I had. Anytime trauma has come knocking, I just doubled down on learning new skills.
These days people just see my skills and don't understand why I have them, but with them has come an infinite well of resilience and buoyancy. I found my avenues through any way possible, but mostly used books, a library card and interesting people who were interested in sharing their skills.
So yeah, get angry, but simultaneously, get skills. You won't regret any of them, no matter what they are. You may even help build some community.
Don’t Get Crushed When the World Goes Sideways in 2025–2029: A Field Guide.
Please help my partner & I find the means to live; boosts appreciated!
Hi, I’m here to share the RV fundraiser made by myself and my partner @magicalgrrrl as well as some of our shared story.
We’re both trans, autistic individuals with chronic pain and complex PTSD. We met long-distance and then I traveled across the country to meet her in person several years ago after bonding. At the time, I was homeless, and she was living with an abusive ex. We eventually fled, traveling across the country together multiple times, trying to find somewhere safe, scrambling to get money for motels or campsites. We have become a family with us & our cats, Max and Lenny, through much trauma and adversity. We were housed for most of 2024, but with our disabilities and lack of resources lost our housing; leaving us stuck in a hotel room without a vehicle for the past few months. Our mental and physical health has suffered. I’ve had an extremely difficult time trying to cope, which has put me in direct danger from pigs.
Considering this, the RV could literally change our lives. It would give us shelter, stability, and a bit more control over our lives, which I can’t state the importance of enough.
We are only trying to reach $15,000
The RV is $8,500
We’ve raised just over $700
Everything in the goal beyond the cost of the RV includes a ride to get it, gas to the state to register, registration & insurance, and transfer fees (when someone sends a $100 donation, we only receive $96-97, depending on location, conversion fees, etc.)
This is my lifeline right now. I have trauma nightmares every night from the stress, and frequent autistic meltdowns. Every dollar counts and means so much us. Thank you.
RV fundraiser:
https://fundrazr.com/82UMm6
Music, art, all ways to donate or support:
https://hyperfollow.com/LukeOrion
Tags
@mutualaid @actuallyautistic
#MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAid #Survival #ActuallyAutistic #PTSDSurvivor #CPTSDSurvivor #LGBTQIA #TransMutualAid #CrowdFund #Queer
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