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I'm not leaving but I am giving Bluesky a spin as well. Give me a follow if you're there.
https://bsky.app/profile/mostaurelius.bsky.social
About me/Interests:
#UnitedStates #Maryland #Baltimore #philosophy #Stoicism #philanthropy #outdoors #camping #bushcraft #meditation #deism #socialism #film #art #journaling #writing #reading #books #socialjustice #mentalhealth #life #food -
@mostaurelius IMHO - Sounds like the #DNC #DWS same old tactics. Shame and slander the #Progressives (which happen to be Democrats, rather than GOPs).
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@mostaurelius @blackmastodon
My experience is that bookshop(.)org is receptive to kind, polite feedback if you think the steps above could use improvement. They'll do bookshop outreach if you ask them to, in case you know of an unlisted Black-owned store.They use browser cookies and affiliate URLs (think now defunct smile.amazon.com; I'm sure that was their model). Human frailty means you will eventually forget to check. Private browsing, clear cookies, switch device or browser, "*boop* what preferred bookstore?" 😖
I pointed this out via a decent email dialog with #BookshopDotOrg over 12 months ago. The fact that it still works in this deeply suboptimal way is intentional, if only intentional neglect.Bookshop.org and last.fm are absolutely part of the coalition in my mind. Both are fantastic candidates for #AdversarialInteroperability — like maybe a #Bookwyrm plugin or #Firefox browser extension — to smooth over the rough edges until they do the work on their end.
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@mostaurelius @blackmastodon
Using Bookshop.org to Support Black-owned Bookstores- Use the Store Locator; filter "Black-owned"; once upon a time they had a direct link, but alas no more
- Pick a store as recipient of your purchase subsidies; like Marcus Books
- Bookmark that URL in a place you will actually remember to use; Bookshop(.)org is a little tricksy and false and tries hard to forget your prefered bookshop and will divert your subsidies into the slush fund for all bookshops
- When buying or wishlisting books, start from the bookmark for your chosen store. Use Bookshop's own search form, not Google
- When ready to checkout out, start from the bookmark for your chosen store. Keep double checking during checkout. Make sure the "Thank you" / receipt page lands you back on your chosen store. Contact support if anything goes awry
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@mostaurelius I’m a sucker for a #littlefreelibrary We have several nearby. Like your example, they are crafted with care. In related news, while browsing the free-cart at our #LocalLibrary I stumbled upon this gem (especially since I’ve been trying to learn grammar.) 15 pages on the #comma #ohboy!
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@punklawyer @mostaurelius There's also a #PBS show with the same name that covers the book and shows many images that illustrate the topic.
Plus the show, #13th, by #AvaDuvernay on #Netflix and possibly other platforms.
Enraging and enlightening.
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> ... Tlaib’s accusation of anti-Palestinian bias, which is institutionally rampant nationwide, was immediately twisted by Nessel into an alleged antisemitic attack. “Rashida should not use my religion to imply I cannot perform my job fairly as Attorney General. It’s anti-Semitic and wrong,” wrote Nessel on X. Again, Nessel’s religion was not mentioned.
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/cnn-rashida-tlaib-dana-nessel-antisemitism
#RashidaTalib #DanaNessel #JackTapper #DanaBash #CNNbashing #CNNslurs
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#Slavery was never abolished in the #US, it was only modified, as explicitly defined in the #13thAmendment.
The #PrisonIndustrialComplex is literally #SlaveryByAnotherName.
Where are the international sanctions on the #UnitedStates?
And people are still confused as to how we can be allies with brutally repressive, and #authoritarian regimes. Like attracts like.
From: @mostaurelius
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It's almost Free Comic Book day.
freecomicbookday.com
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“No Work. No Spending": Minnesota Workers Strike Today to Protest ICE - In These Times
"There’s something like 10K people in Minneapolis or more who have joined rapid response networks in their neighborhood to try and patrol dog ICE. It has had a good effect at stymying ICE and making it difficult for them to continue their operations."
https://inthesetimes.com/article/working-people-minnesota-general-strike-trump-ice
#GeneralStrike #minneapolis #AbolishICE #UnionStrong #RapidResponse #news #USnews
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ICE Is The Domestic Terror Threat
The federal agent who killed Renee Nicole Good shot her because he knew he could.
Because the Trump administration has purposely empowered law enforcement to act with impunity.
https://popularresistance.org/ice-is-the-domestic-terror-threat/
#news #USnews #ICE #DomesticTerror #authoritariamism #fascism
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Americans Are Sick and Tired of Pointless Wars
Americans have lived through enough U.S. military campaigns to be skeptical of Trump’s Venezuela policy from the start.
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/10/venezuela-trump-pointless-wars/
#news #WorldNews #USnews #war #UnitedStates #Venezuela #interventionism #RegimeChange #military #Trump
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One loose wire caused ship blackout that toppled the Key Bridge, took six lives, NTSB says
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Tupac Shakur was murdered 29 years ago today. His status as a cultural icon is beyond dispute, but the legend that’s built up around his tragically short life has often overshadowed the radical political outlook that shaped his work.
https://jacobin.com/2025/09/tupac-shakur-assata-black-panthers-hip-hop-rap
#music #art #politics #TupacShakur #socialism #BlackPanthers
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📚 Just finished reading: The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by Seth Harp (2025)
Drawing on declassified documents, trial transcripts, police records, and hundreds of interviews; story of narco-trafficking in the Special Forces, drug conspiracies abetted by corrupt police, blatant military cover-ups, complicity in the Afghan heroin trade, and the consequences of continuous war.
#bookstodon #books #nonfiction #journalism #SpecialForces #FortBragg #military
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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9
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“On the 4th of July, when reference is made to the capitalist flag that symbolizes the triumph of capitalism only, thousands… will applaud their own degradation. What is wanted is not a reform of the capitalist system, but its entire abolition.”
📰 Full speech: https://jacobin.com/2020/07/eugene-debs-independence-day-address-fourth-july
#IndependenceDay #July4th #FourthOfJuly #capitalism #socialism #labor #EugeneDebs #OrganizedLabor
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Democratic Senator Gillibrand Goes on Islamophobic Rant Against Mamdani
The Democrat’s rant has sparked calls for her to resign over her bigoted language.
#news #USnews #NewYork #NYC #Mamdani #Gillibrand #Islamophobia #Democrats
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Zohran Can Happen Anywhere (But Having an Opponent Like Cuomo Helps)
Mamdani’s mayoral campaign shows a successful playbook for the left — but years of history united NYC progressives against Andrew Cuomo.
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/26/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-cuomo/
#news #USnews #politics #elections #Mamdani #Cuomo #socialism #leftpolitics
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War Powers Resolution From House Democratic Leaders May Not Limit Trump’s War Powers
In an apparent nod to Israel, some Democrats want to give Trump power to defend “an ally or partner of the United States from imminent attack.”
https://theintercept.com/2025/06/25/democrats-war-powers-resolutions-trump-israel-iran/
#news #USnews #politics #goverment #Trump #Israel #Palestine #Iran #Democrats
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Billionaire Bill Ackman and his rich friends want someone, anyone, to bring down Zohran Mamdani. Their pitch: take our money, it won’t be much time and energy, and maybe you’ll get famous enough to use the campaign as a stepping stone to higher office.
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/ackman-mamdani-trump-campaign-finance
#news #USnews #NYC #NewYork #politics #government #elections #Mamdani #Ackman
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Billionaire Bill Ackman and his rich friends want someone, anyone, to bring down Zohran Mamdani. Their pitch: take our money, it won’t be much time and energy, and maybe you’ll get famous enough to use the campaign as a stepping stone to higher office.
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/ackman-mamdani-trump-campaign-finance
#news #USnews #NYC #NewYork #politics #government #elections #Mamdani #Ackman
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Billionaire Bill Ackman and his rich friends want someone, anyone, to bring down Zohran Mamdani. Their pitch: take our money, it won’t be much time and energy, and maybe you’ll get famous enough to use the campaign as a stepping stone to higher office.
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/ackman-mamdani-trump-campaign-finance
#news #USnews #NYC #NewYork #politics #government #elections #Mamdani #Ackman
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Billionaire Bill Ackman and his rich friends want someone, anyone, to bring down Zohran Mamdani. Their pitch: take our money, it won’t be much time and energy, and maybe you’ll get famous enough to use the campaign as a stepping stone to higher office.
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/ackman-mamdani-trump-campaign-finance
#news #USnews #NYC #NewYork #politics #government #elections #Mamdani #Ackman
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Billionaire Bill Ackman and his rich friends want someone, anyone, to bring down Zohran Mamdani. Their pitch: take our money, it won’t be much time and energy, and maybe you’ll get famous enough to use the campaign as a stepping stone to higher office.
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/ackman-mamdani-trump-campaign-finance
#news #USnews #NYC #NewYork #politics #government #elections #Mamdani #Ackman
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Baltimore teacher sues state Republicans, Moms for Liberty members, Libs of TikTok
Alexa Sciuto, an LGBTQIA+ advocate who formerly taught in Baltimore County, claims the conservative legislators falsely accused her of making online death threats toward a Moms for Liberty member.
#news #USnews #Baltimore #Maryland #law #justice #defamation #MomsForLiberty #LibsOfTikTok
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Baltimore teacher sues state Republicans, Moms for Liberty members, Libs of TikTok
Alexa Sciuto, an LGBTQIA+ advocate who formerly taught in Baltimore County, claims the conservative legislators falsely accused her of making online death threats toward a Moms for Liberty member.
#news #USnews #Baltimore #Maryland #law #justice #defamation #MomsForLiberty #LibsOfTikTok
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Baltimore teacher sues state Republicans, Moms for Liberty members, Libs of TikTok
Alexa Sciuto, an LGBTQIA+ advocate who formerly taught in Baltimore County, claims the conservative legislators falsely accused her of making online death threats toward a Moms for Liberty member.
#news #USnews #Baltimore #Maryland #law #justice #defamation #MomsForLiberty #LibsOfTikTok
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Baltimore teacher sues state Republicans, Moms for Liberty members, Libs of TikTok
Alexa Sciuto, an LGBTQIA+ advocate who formerly taught in Baltimore County, claims the conservative legislators falsely accused her of making online death threats toward a Moms for Liberty member.
#news #USnews #Baltimore #Maryland #law #justice #defamation #MomsForLiberty #LibsOfTikTok