The bad news is thugs being thugs, but the good news is lazy cops ate some pepper spray (and the worse news is that cops are emboldening these neo-Nazis): https://www.kcra.com/article/drag-show-yolo-county-bar-disrupted-group-yelling-slurs/40480161

#woodland #kcra #antifa #nazis #patriotfront

An analysis of Ukrainian land reform and the role it may play in the war: https://amade.substack.com/p/land-grab Note that I am not an expert on this topic and I sharply disagree with the last paragraph (Russian BS reasons for invasion, false balance, etc.), but this seems like a trenchant overview and I agree in a way that American interests lie in a free, democratic Ukraine (as do African, European, global, etc.) Let me know what I missed.

#ukraine #land #landreform #russia #war #imf #investment #substack

Canada introduces sweeping gun control legislation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/handgun-freeze-in-canada-and-five-round-limit-on-magazines

#guncontrol #canada #guns #logic #justintrudeau #c21

Hong Kong churches drop Tiananmen tributes after 33 years amid arrest fears: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/30/hong-kong-churches-drop-tiananmen-tributes-after-33-years-amid-arrest-fears

#hongkong #christianity #tiananmen #tiananmensquare #authoritarianism #totalitarianism #chillingeffect #guardian #agencefrancepresse

Greece passes its first climate change law: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/greece-passes-first-climate-law-161337788.html

#greece #climatechange #law #climate #coal #renewableenergy #energy

@rokkinbobokkin Or maybe a strict communalism or communism where all property is shared and individual goods are identical. They may prefer that?

On cryptocurrency and magic: https://www.republik.ch/2022/05/26/magic-doesn-t-happen-especially-not-in-business

#bitcoin #crytpocurrency #bitcon #grifting #scams #ponzis #libertarians #libertarianism #nfts #blockchain

@IrelandTorin What is a necropost?

@ProudlyIndependent That is fantastic: I am so happy for you. I know that anecdote can only prove so much, but what it is doing for you and how you feel are huge. Have you continued feeling well since you wrote me?

@Smersh I am genuinely shocked and not entirely convinced this is a good idea: fracturing the Web should really only be done in extreme circumstances that impact the Web as such. That said, Iran, North Korea, Mainland China, and Russia have all been making parallel national intranets for awhile now. Maybe also Syria?

The Israelis have been somewhat muted in their criticism of Russia, mostly for strategic or possibly even ideological reasons, but this is useful if their head of government can mediate: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60679175 #ukraine #russia #russo-ukrainewar #israel #naftalibennett #bbc #bennett

Wow. Internet Backbone Giant Lumen Shuns .RU: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/internet-backbone-giant-lumen-shuns-ru/ #internet #russia #lumen #krebs #krebsonsecurity #briankrebs

A useful explainer on why the United States produces more oil than it uses and also imports oil: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/america-produces-enough-oil-to-meet-its-needs-so-why-do-we-import-crude #oil #fossilfuels #unitedstates #usa #us #unitedstatesofamerica #nasdaq #economics

CSS can do many things that we sometimes think we need JavaScript to do: https://lexoral.com/blog/you-dont-need-js/ A plea to all web designers: anything that can be done without scripting or WASM, please do. #css #javascript #scripting #webdesign

Open Web Advocacy: https://open-web-advocacy.org/ #openweb #openstandards #freedom

Free/open-source alternatives to popular software-as-a-service products: https://github.com/RunaCapital/awesome-oss-alternatives #open-source #freesoftware #libresoftware #saas #softwareasaservice #github

@killagator @Rocker No matter what is actually said here, he gets to what he wants and then shoves the little girl out of the frame.

More on how to help Ukraine: https://www.optimistdaily.com/ukraine/ #ukraine #helping #giving #russia #democracy #antiauthoritarianism

@damselfly59 There are many shortcomings and evils in the Bretton Woods/Atlantic Alliance/NATO/neo-liberal order, but it is infinitely better than a world run along authoritarian or fascist lines. Somehow, this is a controversial thing to say among certain populations.

Lovable scamp Marjorie Taylor Greene has fun cavorting at a white nationalist conference and then another white nationalist conference: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-gets-a-warm-welcome-at-cpac-after-headlining-white-nationalist-conference/ Remember, if you sit at a table with 10 Nazis, there are now 11 Nazis. #cpac #mtg #marjorietaylorgreene #conservativepoliticalactionconference #fascists #fascism #whitesupremacism #whitesupremacists #racism #antisemitism #motherjones #republicans #conservatism #conservatives