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Just saw interesting piece likening Iran war to Done. Imperial forces vs small population of desert people. The spice (oil) must flow.....

9/11 again. Time to stoke the fear and hatred of "others".

What if all of the money and energy that goes into picking winners and losers went into making everyone winners? Promoting the general welfare rather than divvying up left over scraps? www.modelingforchange.com

Admission. I have issues with team sports. No doubt in part due to the fact I was never good at them, but... "We work as a team to defeat the other teams" is the same paradigm as white nationalism. Why are we teaching competitive survival rather than cooperative living?

Good god almighty. Even "the left" is guilty. The first story was trump hid in a catering truck. Now, he's hiding in a food cart. Really???

People go on and on about voting. Voting for one of two candidates presented by the same system that created trump and created people who voted for he. We need to move beyond voting systems to systems that solve problems. www.modelingforchange.com

Remove the "terror" of Marxism by eliminating "the state" www.modelingforchange.com

We need to move to true democracy www.modelingforchange.com/truemajority.html

Imagine if the efforts and resources that go into electing "leaders" could be put to hosing the homeless and feeding the hungry. We should not be ceding power to "leaders" but holding it in our ability to cooperatively solve problems. www.modelingforchange.com

Speaking of the Kushners (FIFA), what's happening in Albania?

I haven't been able to find anything current. Anyone know hwat's happening the the attempted trump incursion in Albania?

When considering large data centers, we not only need to think about the water consumed but also the water lost. The run off from roofs, parking lots, equipment pads. Water directed to drain systems rather than soaking into the ground to replenish the aquifer.

What are you building?

If you are putting of your efforts into deciding who wins and who loses, deciding on how we should divvy up scarcity, you've LOST Governance should be about creating abundance. www.modelingforchange.com www.modelingforchange.com/voting.html

Wondering about the use of the word "primates" by media outlets describing trump's racist video.What is possible intent? It's an unusual word, and in fact, humans are primates.

Justice for those committing acts of piracy

for fellow boomers... Watching Gen Z organizing its activism using social media and internet messaging, does anyone remember how the October 20 Moratorium was brought together nationwide?

one well placed bullet, and the dominoes begin to topple

Just discovered that World Knot Tying Day is on the same day as No Kings Day. Let's practice tying nooses.

All US ships should be barred from entering all international ports as retaliation for its act of piracy on the high seas.

when the rich became comfortable coming out from behind their political figureheads.

Morning perspective

More corruption. Golf club part of trade deal? www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

A hint of path for social building. A few years ago, as part of experiment, I began wearing a name tag. Just simple black letters on white, engraved tag "Bill". No politics, no employer, just "Bill". It is amazing how friendly and outgoing people become simply because you are human, with a name.

came across this on another platform

The Philippines, which Is now home, has a litter problem. One third of the ocean's plastic waste originates in the Philippines :-( I designed, had printed, and hung this on my gate. (I have several more that I hope I can distribute to friends) The text reads, "Respect God's earth" (in Bisayan)

Not mine, but good

to hell with 86. Terminate with extreme prejudice.

Anyone know what happened to Tribel?

Politics is the method, be it democracy or dictatorship of some flavor, by which we distribute scarce resources, generally money and power. What if we approach governance by seeing need to create abundance rather that just divvying up what seems scarce? You become post-political.

“Most current efforts to improve society are directed at getting rid of what we do not want rather than getting what we do want. Getting rid of what we do not want often results in getting something worse. ” —Russell Ackoff

days gone by... "WOODSTEINNNN!!!!!"

It's rather sad, and very revealing of 'murican society (and I use the term loosely), when money is seen as the only possible motivating factor for protesting, or doing much of anything.

a musing that may go somewhere... www.modelingforchange.com/poliscarcity...

Please explain. If americans bear the cost of tariffs on imports to america, why don't europeans bear the cost of US goods imported by Europe? Why do foreign tariffs cost US consumers?? This makes no sense, and seems a scare tactic.

Disappointed... Signal Desktop updated this morning. Was really hoping for a saucy quip in the "What's New in This Release" (no such luck)

I can't figure out why people expect the Dems to save them. Both parties are part of the same system. www.modelingforchange.com/partysys.html

"Majority rules" (democracy) is just an iteration of "might makes right."

"Politics" is how we decide how to distribute scarce things. Well, when you approach a problem assuming scarcity, you end up with scarcity and having to choose winners and losers. Life is abundant. Approach problems with abundance. We need to move beyond politics to consultative, collaboration

Our gov/econ system is autopoietic: self defining, self directing, self healing. Impossible to change. Our goal should be to build a new system, tasked differently and humanely, and then let the old system die.

I stand with Humanity

I am post political. But I favor violence against Fascists. Not because they're fascists, but because they are truly despicable, hateful group of people who know no other language.

As it is the 23rd, it's a little late, but NEXT TIME, let's do more than just protest. Let's begin something new. Hold a neighborhood potluck. Put together a fixit fair, where people can learn to fix the things they have rather then buy new. Have a makers market to encourage local skills.

oped from Philippines www.philstar.com/business/202...

Goddamned fucks!

Mundanity. I've been feeding the local wild birds, almost exclusively Eurasian Tree Sparrows. They're a flocking ground feeder. Neighborhood/neighbor's chickens found my feeder. Been working to chicken proof my yard.

Been on Bluesky for awhile. Connecting from the Philippines. I've noticed that both on desktop and phone app, graphics often don't load unless I'm using a VPN which places me in the US. Does Bluesky limit content?

Musing. I've commented a couple of times about senators represent the state, not the people living in them (hence 2 per state) So, "the state" the government is distinct from "we the people"?