Dude on CNN talking about how "now we are looking for Iran to come to the table for diplomacy". They are really trying to set up concent for further involvement.

I feel like I'm losing my mind watching all news media. So just a reminder for people.

Iran attacked no one until they were first attacked by Israel. They literally got attacked by Israel days before a diplomatic talk scheduled with the US. I'm losing my mind over how blatantly our media manufactures concent for war.

I work for Microsoft. When I had a kid they sent a "care package" with some items. But literally every item had "Microsoft" or "Met Life" (our employee life insurance I think) all over everything.

I ripped the "met life" shirt off of the snoopy plush and trashed everything else.

It's not just limited to backpacks. They try to turn everything, even a kids blanket, into a fucking ad. It's so gross.

You can't send some cheap items to your employee without branding it with an ad.

I don't work for MetLife. Why the fuck would that even be on there? I guess they want to keep reminding me to get life insurance because I'm a kid. Like, holy fuck, I hate this shit.

Fuck Microsoft. Fuck their support of genocide. I didn't even choose to work here. They bought my startup company for pennies on the dollar during Covid.

When https://massgrave.dev/ exists it's even worse.

I think this tax on tech illiterate people is getting too high.

Should I start selling USB drives for $5? I don't wanna encourage Windows. But I feel bad for the normies. $211 is insane.

MS literally allows massgrav on GitHub. They have for years. They do not give a fuck.

Paying for windows at this point is a normie tax. And it's gotten too damn high!

Anyone that uses the term "Tankie" unironically to refer to people to the left of them and the Democratic party are not a part of the left.

It's always helpful to identify the liberals that are getting "scratched" though.

I don't know what to think anymore. I feel like every week for the last 4 years it's been "China's economy is going collapse any day now" and "Russia is losing so many people and resources in this war. They might as well give all of Russia to Ukraine"

I don't take any news written in English with any seriousness for these two countries.

Also, pretty sure modern warfare has learned heavily that tanks are completely obsolete against drones. Or even less modern warfare tells us how useless they are in cities against gorilla fighters.

The entire country is sick. The ones in power need to be held accountable and the population as a whole needs a "Denazification". Something that will require generations of reeducation to undue the fascist ethnostate that has indoctrinated children from birth.

Separating this Fascist state from Jewish identity is one of the most important things to do as well. One of the most antisemitic things being done today is when Israel commits genocide and pretends it is doing it for Jews. It is disgusting.

They really expanded their banning too. My ten year old account got banned for telling a guy that was defending the third Nazi salute to "go to hell". Was banned and then had the appeal just confirm the ban.

New account basically uses your Internet footprint to ban any accounts you make. I could get around it but it just is not fucking worth it at that point.

If they want to keep Nazis on their platform and ban the people that tell them to go to hell Reddit will be like 4chan quickly.

Hell, I feel every website is becoming 4chan these days. Twitter and Facebook are cesspools. Fuck reddit.

That's just not how our economy works. "Local" business is not making toilet paper from trees they cut down in their backyard.

I'm probably getting downvoted for this but I hate hate hate this "consumption is power" bull shit boycotts. Consumption is NOT power. LABOR is power. If you work at these large companies you have a million times more power and influence by organizing.

Boycott today if it makes you feel good. But it's so incredibly missing of the point that I have to assume it is purposely missing the point of collective power.

Your power is in your ability to withhold labor. Not withholding consumption for one day that you'll just buy the next day. Hell, if these planned organized single day boycotts, if they actually had an impact, would be a way to maximize profits to reduce labor requirements for those days. It's so silly.

Organize your workplace. That is where your power is!

How is this mutual aid spam? This is by definition not mutual. It's begging.

I feel like his trial is just gonna be a flex from the bourgeoisie in this class war. I love the man. I understand his struggles. But he's about to be "made an example" and I feel bad for him.

Make no mistake. This is not Republicans/Conservatives vs. Liberals/Democrats/Leftist. That's why Luigi was so dangerous to them. What is happening is class war. And unfortunately most of the proletariat are completely unaware of what side they are even on.

Liberals and Conservatives voters alike actually think they're on different sides. Meanwhile the capitalist class is just picking this system for scraps. They want this trial to go under the rug. Because it's actually the only thing all working class people agree on. It's a uniting issue that could spark a flame. And you can tell how worried they are based on media coverage. They are doing everything to make "a show" of it. From the perp walk to putting him in chains in court. It's a flex and a narrative. But I honestly think it's too transparent. I don't think they see that.

Remember, there are so many more of us then there are of them. Our numbers are all they fear. There is no chance for failure when it's 99% vs. 1%. Technology don't matter. Security don't matter. Their executive orders don't matter. Numbers matter. And they are absolutely afraid of those numbers.

Germany is literally right on the edge of their own fascist issues right now. The symbolism may not be as directly 1to1 as America. But the outcomes are building up to be the same. Germans learned all the wrong lessons from their past and now the "never again" seems to be "well, again, but only to Muslims this time. We promise it stops there"

How's that song go? "Tell them that the Nazis never really went away". They weren't kidding.

Yeah. I know you're just adding it for the comment. But don't actually bother the cashier with some grandstanding or lecturing. Honestly, a good "nah, I don't like kids" is a much better response to brighten their day. They've heard Karen complain about the guilt trip nature 100x already.