Posts by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Non-Fiction Trilogy of sorts - "#TheLimitsToGrowth; #PowerLimitsAndProspectsForHumanSurvival; and #EarthForAllASurvivalGuideForHumanity.So, my copy of "The Limits To Growth" is a first edition from 1972, which I bought in a used book store in 1980. Whoever owned it before ("Denison") highlighted a bunch of stuff (the old school highlighters that don't fade), and put zig-zag lines around this paragraph: "In any finite system there must be constraints that can act to stop exponential growth. These constraints are negative feedback loops. The negative loops become stronger and stronger as growth approches the ultimate limit, or carrying capacity, of the system's environment. Finally, the negative loops balance or dominate the positive ones, and growth comes to an end. In the world system the negative feedback loops involve such processes as pollution of the environment, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and famine."Fast forward to 2021, where one of the Limits To Growth authors, #DennisMeadows, describes #RichardHeinberg's "Power - Limits And Prospects for Human Survival" as "a powerful new way of understanding the historic rise and probable fall of our species. It is an impressive, sweeping, and thought-provoking narrative." Heinberg talks about how we got to where we are today (lots of history), but also offers solutions (like #Agroecology and #Degrowth). Finally, "#EarthForAll - A Survival Guide For Humanity" -- which was a report to the #ClubOfRome, and a 50 year follow-up to Limits To Growth. This book is where I learned about the #GiantLeapScenario that we so need to survive as a species on a viable planet.Limits To Growth influenced my thinking at a young age. "Power" explains how we went wrong, and "Earth For All" gives me hope for the future. #Bookstodon #AmReading #History #DeGrowth #PowerStructures #ABetterWorldIsPossible #SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #GiantLeap
(DIR) Post #B4ir2cETcwSPHl3vXc by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Re-reading "#UtopianSocialism - Its History Since 1800" by #LeoLoubere (published in 1974). In particular, chapter 6, which deals with "experimental communities" and why they fail -- citing #Capitalism, lack of practical knowledge, and how cooperation and #MutualAid were needed for communities to survive. And also how defense (against others, protecting crops, etc.), and leaders who aren't forceful are also necessary.Ahhhh. And some truly lighter reading. The last printed issue of the Farmer's Almanac (in print since 1818). I will miss their tips and tricks as well as topics like natural pest control, #Hygge, herbs of the month, how to make #Switchel, and #Gardening tips. I noticed they also acknowledged #ClimateChange and #WeatherExtremes, and highlighted #EmergencyPreparedness. #Bookstodon #AmReading#SustainableLiving #BuildingCommunity #PowerStructures #MoonPhases #SpendTimeInNature #HistoryOfSocialism #Histodon #History #SolarPunkSunday
(DIR) Post #B4ir2cZkLrTGLj0uh6 by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Next up in my book pile -- "#NoSpiritualSurrender - Indigenous #Anarchy" by #KleeBenally, (2023) "#PrairieFire - The Politics of Revolutionary #AntiImperialism" by #TheWeatherUnderground (1974), and "#Antifa - The #AntiFascist Handbook" by #MarkBray (2017).I've posted excerpts from Klee's book in the past (which I will re-boost). Both Klee and Mark Bray are in agreement as to who the real enemy is -- the forces of #Colonialism and #WhiteSupremacy. Bray writes, "The only long-term solution to the fascist menace is to undermine its pillar of strength in society grounded not only in white supremacy, but also in #ableism, #heteronormativity, #patriarchy, #nationalism, #transphobia, #ClassRule, and many others," (Antifa, page 209), and offers up #Socialism, which is #Antiauthoritarian and #NonHierarchical as a solution.And indeed, 1974's Prairie Fire, paints a similar picture, offering up a map of North America before and after #Colonization. (And yes, I would love to scan in all the illustrations and tables, but unfortunately, the 1974 copy is well-read and very delicate. It belonged to a coven-mate and fellow activist friend, who left it to me when they passed away -- along with a slew of other radical and pagan books). I did find some archived versions, sans illustrations, online.#AmReading #Bookstodon #RadicalBooks #PowerStructures
(DIR) Post #B4ir2d1Oh3aZjTwznE by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Of course, I need to have a bag to carry my books around in when I travel. And, of course, some magazines to peruse (with cartoons)! Some good reading #InTheseTimes! #AmReading #AntiImperialism #Antifascism #Anarchist #Bookstodon #BookBag #BannedBooks #ReadWithPride #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #Resistance #ReadingForResistance
(DIR) Post #B4ir2diI7ZtrsW1FeS by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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What I've been reading, of late, @BrambleBearSnoring @MaQuest .
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[1/2] #PineTreeActivism - #NoKings3 #MaineEvents / #NHEvents #AuburnME: 12-1:30PM - Court St & Main St, Longley Bridge, Auburn#AugustaME: 12-5:00PM - Maine State House, Augusta#BangorME: 12-2:00PM - Main St (West Market Sq>Paul Bunyan), Bangor #BarHarborME: 10-11:00AM – Village Green, Bar Harbor#BathME: 10:00AM-2:00PM - From Library Park to the bridge, Bath#BelfastME: 1-3:00PM - Post Office Square, 1 Franklin St, Belfast#BethelME: 2-5:00PM - Bethel Common, 21 Broad St, Bethel#BridgtonME: 12-3:00PM - Shorey Park, Main St, Bridgton#BrooksME: 11AM-12:00PM – ME-7 bridge downtown, Brooks#BrunswickME: 11:00-1:00PM - 195 Maine Street, Brunswick#BucksportME: 12:30-2:30PM - Veterans Memorial Bridge, Bucksport#CalaisME: 12-2:00PM - Flatiron Park, North & Main St, Calais#CarrabassettValleyME: 8-10:00AM - Town Office, Carrabassett Valley#CastineME: 1-3:00PM - Court St & School St, Castine#CherryfieldME: 12-2:00PM - Stewart Park, US Rt 1 & Main St, Cherryfield#DamariscottaME / #NewcastleME: 12-1:00PM on the bridge, Damariscotta#DeerIsleME: 12-12:30PM – Mill Pond Park, 22 Main St, Deer Isle#DexterME: 12-1:00PM - Main St & Church St, Dexter#DoverNH: 11:00AM-1:00PM - Lower Square, Dover#EastportME: 10-11:00AM - 1 Washingon St, Eastport#EllsworthME: 12-1:30PM – Ellsworth City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth#FarmingtonME: 12-1:30PM - 196 Main St to south, Farmington#FortKentME: 1-3:00PM - 1 Monument Square, Fort KentSource:https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.org/post/3mhr6mhj7oc2w#MaineResists #NHResists #NoKings #NoThrones
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[2/2] #PineTreeActivism - #NoKings3 #MaineEvents / #NHEvents #FreeportME: 8-11:00AM - 134 Main St (Main & School Sts), Freeport#GorhamME: 9-11:00AM - Walgreens, 120 Main St, Gorham#HoultonME: 10-11:00AM – North St near Walgreen's, Houlton#KennebunkME: 12-1:00PM – K'bunk Free Library, 112 Main, Kennebunk#LincolnME: 12-1:00PM - Enfield Road, Lincoln#LubecME: 11-12:00PM - Washington St & Main St, Lubec#Machias: 12-1:00PM - 18 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill, Machias#MonroeME: 12-2:00PM - Veterans Mem'l Park, 36 W Main St, Monroe#NorthHavenME: 11:45AM – Main St Ballfield, North Haven#OgunquitME: 12-1:30PM - US Rt 1 in front of Post Office, Ogunquit#Orono: 10-11:00AM - 15 Main St, Orono#OxfordHillsME: 11-1:00PM - Fair St, Norway & Main St, #SouthParisME#PenobscotME: 9-11:00AM - Cmty School & Town Hall, 69 N Penobscot #PortlandME: 11-2:00PM – Monument Square, Portland #PortsmouthNH: 1-3:00PM – Market Square, Portsmouth, NH#PresqueIsleME: 10-11:30AM - 1 North St, Presque Isle#RangeleyME: 10-11:00AM - Main St starting at Post Office, Rangeley#RocklandME: 12-2:00PM – Chapman Park, 294 Main St, Rockland#RumfordME: 12-1:00PM – Bridge St, Rumford#SacoME: 10-11:30PM - Young School area, 75 Tasker St, Saco#SanfordME: 10-12:00PM - Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St, Sanford#SkowheganME: 2-3:30PM - Margaret Chase Smith Bridge, Skowhegan#SouthPortlandME: 10-12:00PM - Erskine Park, B'way & Waterman, SoPo#SouthwestHarborME: 11-12:00PM - 315 Main St, Southwest Harbor#VinalhavenME: 10:30-11:30AM - Bandstand, Main St, Vinalhaven#WaldoboroME: 12-1:00PM – Rt 1 Park & Ride, Waldoboro #WatervilleME: 2-4:00PM – Head of Falls Park, 60 Front St, Waterville#WayneME: 10-11:00AM – Mem'l Park Lane & Main St, Wayne#WellsME: 1:30-2:30PM - Wells Jr High School, 1470 Post Rd, Wells#WestbrookME: 11-12:30PM - Riverbank Park, Main St, Westbrook#WiscassetME: 10-11:00AM - Rt 1 Wiscasset Bridge, Wiscasset#WolfeboroNH: 12-1:00PM - Pickering Corner, 151 S Main, Wolfeboro#YarmouthME: 9-11:00AM - Town Hall Green, Yarmouth#YorkME: 10-12:00PM – Moulton Lane and York Street, YorkSource:https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.org/post/3mhr6mhj7oc2w #NoKings #NoThrones #MaineResists #NHResists
(DIR) Post #B58jcJnhsylb1Q0pSi by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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@gerrymcgovern Yikes! For some reason, I thought they were metal. That's not good.
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@gerrymcgovern But at least there's this..."Wind turbine blade reuse in civil engineering and other applications is in its infancy, and is not utilised on a larger scale, mainly because there is no information on the current stock of these blades in Ireland and their mechanical fitness to be reused in second life structures."
(DIR) Post #B58jcLnmRg0vEE3ur2 by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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TBH, I'm always a bit suspicious of lobbying associations, @billiglarper . #FollowTheMoney @gerrymcgovern @slothrop
(DIR) Post #B58jcMBX1N0qPtAssK by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Gotta love that block button, @billiglarper . It's great for folks who like to argue and shout down folks. @gerrymcgovern @slothrop
(DIR) Post #B58jcMNaIYeb1GoVf6 by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Heh... So, "Bill" sounds like those pro-nuclear trolls who used to harass me on the Bird site, @gerrymcgovern . Once, I managed to track down who was paying them (it was NEI).
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Nuclear is never viable. Not until we can find a way to deal with nuclear waste, @anubis2814. And not while uranium mining is still polluting Indigenous lands. @gerrymcgovern
(DIR) Post #B5Bxocmp6XvaDFF0i0 by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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@nova Beautiful kitty! 😻
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Let me guess. The AI version is more likable!#Meta spins up #AI version of #MarkZuckerberg to engage with employeeshttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/meta-spins-up-ai-version-of-mark-zuckerberg-to-engage-with-employees/
(DIR) Post #B60PW4UKOlE7FJWnHE by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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So, TBH, I'm very aware of my own moments of #ToxicMasculinity in the past. And yes, truth be told, I'm AFAB who always considered myself to be "one of the boys" (but who was too lazy to go through HRT or surgery. I did try T, but it was too much of a good thing.) Anyhow, being AFAB, I might have gone a bit too far to prove my "dude-ness", because toxic masculinity is basically a pissing contest, run by hierarchy. Despite that, I knew that being a "real man" involved defending those weaker than oneself -- not preying on them. And that's the kind of man I aim to be!
(DIR) Post #B80cUUIeOock2AjVOy by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Happy Birthday, #USA! "Photo by Etienne Laurent / AFP / GettyLAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains during the 'No Kings' national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026."#America250 #Americas250th #USPol #FirstAmendment #NoKings #StatueOfLiberty #LadyLiberty
(DIR) Post #B80cUWZ1ysun3YPcDA by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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As someone here graciously pointed out, I had omitted the date and source. Here is that information..."Photo by Etienne Laurent / AFP / GettyLAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains during the 'No Kings' national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026."#StatueOfLiberty #LadyLiberty #NoKingsProtest #LosAngeles #March28NoKings #America250 #Americas250th #USPol #NoKings
(DIR) Post #B8HLhro5UcYKOk770y by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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Ugh. Another reason I want to keep my older car on the road. Luckily, I don't have to drive a lot, but I do need a car where I live (no public transportation, bike unfriendly roads). TY for posting this, @briankrebs !@campuscodi
(DIR) Post #B8YWE01atK8OQGsWcy by DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social
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'War Crime': US Attack on Water #Desalination Plant Cuts Off Supply for Thousands in Southern Iran | Common Dreamshttps://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-water-desalination-plants#USPol #WorldPol #USWarCrimes #USWarOnIran #WaterIsLife