Known fascist Elon Musk supports German fascist party in upcoming elections.
#Germany #politics #elections #fascism
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-immigration-migrants-germany-far-right-extremism-twitter-x-2023-9
#politics
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Up to P1.5 billion spent on online political influencers for 2022 PH elections – study
#disinformation #ElectoralFraud #politics #philippines https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/billions-spent-online-political-influencers-2022-philippines-elections-internews-study/
so I was provoked into writing a response to the ridiculous "What Is a Woman?" question. it's a 5 min read, no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other folks on Medium see it! https://juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-woman-a-response-8f91aaf3a971?sk=e3493a6676c0e8373b311da8bd4a950a
#trans #transgender #LGBTQ #feminism #politics #science
If you are a critical political economist of any persuasion then let me recommend my old friend Paul Cammack's archive of long-form reviews of books on #IPE & related subjects - all with handy ratings & buy/don't but headline recommendations.
Its easily navigable & Paul's judgement is pretty sound. Even if you don't agree with him (it happens) his discussion will be thought provoking & often send you back to the book(s)
enjoy
Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A 'Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist' | U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said the aim of the bill is to "stop humiliating kids and penalizing hunger."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cancel-student-lunch-debt
#CancelStudentLunchDebt #StopHumiliatingKids #PenalizingHunger #SenateDems #StudentLunchDebt #JohnFetterman #Politics #News
Sproid@books.theunseen.city reviewed Worm by Wildbow (Parahumans)
An introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find …
Thrilling, action packed and philosophical on the side.
5 stars
I find it a well written story, engaging and with good pace. It is a reading for young_adult a la light novel type, which means is good with text-to-speech listening. Some tags are: #FemaleProtagonist, #action, #parahumans, #bugs, #politics, #heroes, #villains
Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans' credit scores
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-administration-to-ban-medical-debt-credit-scores/
#BidenAdministration #MedicalDebt #CreditScores #Americans #Ban #CBSNews #Politics #News
Today is the ACTUAL date of declaration of #MartialLaw.
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. duped all of us into believing he did it on February 21.
#NeverAgain #Philippines #dictatorship #democracy #politics #TootSEA
In The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy, author Robert P. Jones locates the roots of modern bigotry in the 1400s, taking the #history of hate even further back than the 1619 Project.
From our magazine, @drdrbrockman reviews this provocative new offering from Simon & Schuster:
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-origins-of-white-christian-supremacy/
#books #culture #politics @bookstodon #WhiteSupremacy #racism #religion #Christianity
Top story: “When I was growing up, that’s when [RuPaul’s] Drag Race started. So VH1 was on and my grandma called me into the room and told me, ‘Sit down and watch, this is what you’re going to be.’”
The #drag queens of #Austin share their origin stories and reflect on the rising political attacks and white supremacist threats to their art: https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-drag-queens-defy-ban/
#LGBTQIA+ #news #culture #queer #Texas #DragQueens #TXlege #politics #USpol #transgender #nonbinary
#Neoliberalism in a nutshell
Nightmares
Americans Are Sleepwalking Through a National Emergency
#Politics #USPol
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/09/trump-biden-impeachment-kristen-welker-interview/675365/
Kudos to these 2 very brave activists!
#philippines #politics #EnvironmentalJustice
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/23/surrendered-activists-say-they-were-abducted
Finally some people thought, “Hey, we could still do something about this.” And did.
#philippines #politics #MaharlikaScam
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1833052/supreme-court-asked-to-declare-maharlika-fund-unconstitutional