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Shame them, shun them, ban them, beat them

https://www.experimental-history.com/p/shame-them-shun-them-ban-them-beat

#HackerNews #shame #shun #ban #beat #socialjustice

Raha-Suomen sosiaali- ja terveydenhoidon taas mahdollista tulevaisuutta ja sääty-yhteiskunnan paluun vaaraa valottaa Ylen Elävän historian jakso köyhäinhoidosta 1800- ja 1900 -lukujen taitteessa, https://areena.yle.fi/1-77839745

Millaista oli elää turvaverkkojen puuttuessa, kun ihmisiä kohdeltiin ikävinä kauppatavaroina, joista piti päästä eroon halvimmalla, ja köyhyys tai muu vaivaisuus liitettiin laiskuuteen?

#yle #radio #suomi #koyhyys #poverty #historia #history #sairaus #illness #sosiaalipolitiikka #socialJustice #HealthSocialPolicy #terveys #health #warning #turvallisuus #safety #huutolaisuus #ihminen #humanrights #sosiaaliturva #socialSecurity #vaivaiset #vaivaishoito #tyottomyys #työllisyys #huonoosaisuus #saatyyhteiskunta

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NOW PLAYING === The Michelangelo Signorile Show Clip 5/12/26: The fight on our hands as #GOP takes the US back to #JimCrowhttps://youtu.be/9DO-HwOljYU?si=wKUYbvlVLLV1BuJx#news #uspol #journalism #socialjustice #history #MichelangeloSignorile #humanrights #activism #activist ##LearnSomething #vsn #resist #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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#news #arts #left

NOW PLAYING === The Michelangelo Signorile Show Clip 5/12/26: The fight on our hands as #GOP takes the US back to #JimCrow

https://youtu.be/9DO-HwOljYU?si=wKUYbvlVLLV1BuJx

#news #uspol #journalism #socialjustice #history #MichelangeloSignorile #humanrights #activism #activist ##LearnSomething #vsn #resist #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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NOW PLAYING == New Dialogues from the New School 5/8/26: Cornel West on #ethics, politics, and #faith in our timeshttps://youtu.be/yJIF8Bs2YEE?si=ZNH1tqnQdj_m0YKn#news #thenewschool #socialjustice #history #humanrights #activism #activist #peace #geopolitics #uspol #cornelwest #LearnSomething #vsn #education #resist #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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#news #arts

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NOW PLAYING == Making Contact 5/13/26: Self Care as Selfless Act: #MentalHealth at the Root of #Activismhttps://youtu.be/YJ94ugPyzkw?si=bMACuRfVpEA8ZAQ6#news #documentary #journalism #socialjustice #history #humanrights #activism #activist #peace #geopolitics #uspol #LearnSomething #vsn #education #resist #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116589929737378898

#news #arts #left

NOW PLAYING == New Dialogues from the New School 5/8/26: Cornel West on #ethics, politics, and #faith in our times

https://youtu.be/yJIF8Bs2YEE?si=ZNH1tqnQdj_m0YKn

#news #thenewschool #socialjustice #history #humanrights #activism #activist #peace #geopolitics #uspol #cornelwest #LearnSomething #vsn #education #resist #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

NOW PLAYING == Making Contact 5/13/26: Self Care as Selfless Act: #MentalHealth at the Root of #Activism

https://youtu.be/YJ94ugPyzkw?si=bMACuRfVpEA8ZAQ6

#news #documentary #journalism #socialjustice #history #humanrights #activism #activist #peace #geopolitics #uspol #LearnSomething #vsn #education #resist #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://youtu.be/_l_eYd04u4E

Caste is when it is liability, when it is an asset it is called Merit.
#caste #india #socialjustice

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#BlackPowerFist #CivilRights #RevolutionaryArt #PowerFist #ActivistArt #BlackEmpowerment #BlackPower #BlackPride #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanPride #RevolutionaryStyle #ProtestArt #EqualityMovement #ActivistApparel #CulturalPride #PowertothePeople #AfrocentricDesign #BlackPanthers #BlackPantherParty #RevolutionaryHistory #CivilRightsMovement #SocialJustice #ActivistShirt #CommunityEmpowerment #PoliticalHistory #BlackLiberation #RadicalHistory #protests #protest

TDG & Social Relief Valves

Good governance ensures that citizens have several opportunities to pursue their happiness.

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=494

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#socialism #socialjustice

I've finished: Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

This was the 40th anniversary edition of Woman on the Edge of Time and I was listening to it on it's 50th anniversary.

What amazed me was how many of the social and environmental ideals proposed for a better future are the same ones I see today.

So many of the progressive ideas we are fighting for today were already proposed more than 50 years ago and the progress is so slow, even going backwards in the past decade.

I was especially intrigued by the introduction of diverse pronouns in a 1976 novel, an idea I only became aware of in the past decade or so through contemporary works of SF&F.

I loved the ending and how it elevates Connie's role as more than just a tourist visiting from the bad old days.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d291fbda-e6c3-40e7-91d1-f86c8be8cf1e

@bookstodon @audiofiction

#TimeTravel #ScienceFiction #SocialJustice #amReading #bookstodon #AudioBooks

अवमानितेषु हिंसा अलक्षिता, सा हि व्यवस्थापोषिका।

पवित्रेषु तु हिंसायां सर्वः समुदायः समचित्ततां जहाति।

#ChristopherNolan #TheDarkKnight #Memes #Sanskrit #SanskritMemes #Philosophy #Yoga #AIAssistedDesign #AI #Psychology #Sociology #SocialJustice #Humor #चाटजपति #AIPhotography #Films

Poor "Katriona O’Sullivan grew up bright, enthusiastic, curious. But she was also surrounded by abject poverty and chaos" Sale: $21.99 to $0.99 by Katriona O'Sullivan Rating: 4.5/5 (11,947 Reviews) #memoir #poverty #education #inspiration #booksky #books #biography #socialjustice

Poor

Championing Children's Rights in Canada ⚖️👧

Dr. Cindy Blackstock is a tireless advocate for equitable services for children across Canada. As Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, her work has led to landmark human rights rulings, for fair funding and the implementation of Jordan's Principle to ensure all children receive the care they need. #Canada #ChildRights #SocialJustice #Advocacy

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cindy-blackstock

What Do Woke Churches Look Like?

I’ve been reading a book called No Reason to Hide by Erwin Lutzer; it’s a call for Christians to stand firm in a world which is becoming increasingly hostile to Christianity. One of the chapters is about woke churches. Trying to define “woke” is not as easy as it might first appear, as definitions vary according to the source. Going back to the early 1960s, it meant conscious and aware, or well-informed and up-to-date. In 2017, it came to mean “alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice,” according to the Oxford dictionary. Previous to that, following the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown in 2013 and 2014, the word “woke” came to be associated with the Black Lives Matter movement and before long the LGBTQ community as well.

Lutzer writes about a church that has an all-white staff but a very diverse congregation. Following the Charlottesville riot in 2017, the staff began to warn against Christian nationalism, which I think is wise. However, following the death of George Floyd in 2020, the leadership began to publicly pray for “Black Lives Matter,” but then also “Hispanic Lives Matter” and “Asian Lives Matter.” No mention was made that “White Lives Matter,” even when white people were murdered. As the riots continued over the next few years, the pastor bought into the nonsensical narrative that the demonstrations were “mostly peaceful.” You may be familiar with the instance of CNN national correspondent Omar Jimenez reporting from Kenosha, WI, in August 2020, standing in front of a raging fire with this graphic on the screen: “FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING.” This was very widely mocked in much of the media, but perhaps the pastor had been misinformed. However, when a man who was part of the church brought it to his attention, the pastor called him “selfish.” Sermons in this church became focused on social justice, encouraging the congregation to become “involved in the fight for racial and economic equity.” This man further wrote, “No longer did we hear that Christ can redeem sin and evil. We were not asked to share the gospel with our lost neighbors. Rather, we were told that we whites were to be blamed for all the rage that was happening around us. The unity we once knew has given way to blaming some and excusing others.”

Thankfully, my city has been spared the rioting that has happened elsewhere over the past decade or so. However, some churches here have “gone woke.” One of them had been trending for a while in the direction of being supportive of people in the LGBTQ community. However, when I read their “social justice” statements about racism, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ (among others), I understood why about two-thirds of the congregation recently left and formed their own, more-conservative church.

Another church in my city is part of a denomination that has been “open and affirming” in welcoming and including people in the LGBTQ community. They have also taken perverse pride in having had the first openly lesbian pastor in that denomination. During the COVID lockdowns, they took it a step further, at least publicly, with a large mural of an LGBTQ rainbow flag on one side of their church; they also had a large Black Lives Matter sign on their property. You may think by this point that I am against Black Lives Matter; I am, but only in the sense of the very corrupt organization, which is finally under investigation by the DOJ for gross financial mismanagement and alleged embezzlement by some in its leadership. In addition, as I have written about in another post, Black Lives Matter has had as one of its goals to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure.” Perhaps most supporters of BLM have not known about this mismanagement and the aforementioned goal. Regardless, the truth is that all lives matter, not just black ones!

A third church that has been moving in the woke direction for many years is one that my family and I used to be a part of. The leadership used to preach about the sin of homosexuality about once a year; however, when a new pastor (now gone) took over several years ago, things began to change. I have a close friend who used to serve in the college ministry. One night, a student asked what the Bible says about homosexuality; my friend told her, focusing on Romans 1. Another leader overheard all of this and told my friend, “You hate gays.” This was in spite of the fact that my friend was responding to the student’s question! Regarding the new pastor: the only thing I heard him say about homosexuality, at least from the pulpit, was that the second half of Romans 1 was not even about that. While it is true that not all of verses 18-32 of that chapter are about homosexuality, verses 24-27 very clearly are, so his statement was very misleading, at best. My friend told me that he had talked to the pastor about this, saying we shouldn’t assume that young people today (like that college student) know what the Bible says about homosexuality; the pastor’s response was that if he preached about that sin, half the congregation would leave. Well, since then, even though he didn’t preach about it, more than half the congregation has left. I think a lot of the pastor’s reluctance had to do with the fact that there are some lesbians in the congregation; he also has a lesbian relative. Interestingly, I recently ran into another pastor who had been over the senior adults of that church; he very recently retired but said that he had been nudged out. He said that the church had “gone woke.”

Thankfully, there is new hope for my former church; the head pastor I wrote about in the previous paragraph stepped down last year, and they are in the process of “vetting” a new pastoral candidate. Based on his responses to a series of questions, including some specific ones related to human sexuality, I believe he can lead the church in the right direction.

At my church, there are three brothers who give our pastor a “break” by taking turns preaching on the last Sunday of the month. One of them recently preached on 1 Corinthians 5; in this chapter, the Apostle Paul sharply rebukes the Corinthians for being proud of a man in their midst who was sleeping with his stepmother! As an application of Paul’s teaching to contemporary American society, this brother wanted to preach about homosexuality, but he decided to talk to the pastor first. The pastor’s response to this brother’s intention was “Oh, good! That is especially important for our teens to hear!” When I heard this, I thought of the pastor who stepped down from my previous church last year and what his response would have been in that situation!

As Christians, I believe we need to be attuned to matters of social justice; however, we need to first be focused on the Gospel. If we’re not, we will inevitably water it down to the point where we may even hear this absurdity at the end of a prayer: “Amen and awoman.” This was spoken by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver at the close of an opening prayer for the new Congress in January of 2021. More than one pundit quipped that at restaurants, we may need to have a menu and a “womanu.” I would also quip that we should have a menu and a “womenu” to be grammatically consistent! Admittedly, this did not happen at a church, but Cleaver is an ordained minister.

On a more serious note, I love these words from Lutzer: “We must distinguish between accepting a person and approving of their conduct. Every human being is created in the image of God and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, but not every human being deserves approval for their conduct and lifestyle. We can be welcoming even when we cannot be affirming.” Amen to that! As Ephesians 4:15 tells us, we need to be “speaking the truth in love” and to leave the results to the Lord. I think it is clear that God’s people want to hear His Word clearly spoken and explained; when church leaders do this, people will come–and stay–to hear it.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿 -

Brilliant scholar Shor's classic on teaching for social justice, part of my research into my next book, and a great accompaniment to Freire, hooks, and others.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #irashor #empoweringeducation #socialjustice #teaching #education #nonfiction

@ZackPolanski
Concise and sincere speech informed by experience as well as political conviction
#UKPolitics #climateaction #socialjustice #GreenParty
ping @CrispinHughes

Minnesota just banned the apps that make deepfake nudes

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/05/minnesota-just-banned-the-apps-that-make-deepfake-nudes/

Migrant communities face challenges, but their resilience and strength tell powerful stories of survival and hope. Discover how they cope, adapt, and thrive despite adversity.

Read more: https://www.mayabutalid.com/judgment-migrant-communities-coping/

#MigrantStories #HumanResilience #CommunityStrength #SocialJustice #HopeAndSurvival #Inspiration

Hello #fediverse
I’m here to share insights and analysis on Dravidian politics and ideology. My posts will explore the historical roots of the movement, its impact on social justice, and commentary on #RecentPoliticalIssues in the region.

Key topics I'll be covering:
#DravidianPolitics & #Periyar
#SocialJustice and #AntiCaste movements
#TamilNadu politics
#Federalism in India
#SouthAsianPolitics

#Introduction #NewHere #IndiaPolitics #DravidianMovement

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 137

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 You, Me and The Movies React To Lone Wolf McQuade – It has been a few months since the movie legend Chuck Norris passed away at age 86. He left behind a legacy of action movies and even played Bruce Lee’s tough opponent in The Way of the Dragon. Norris also had action movies filmed on location here in my native Philippines. In the 1980s, Norris appeared in a lot movies that involved guns and hard action, and one of his more notable films of the time was 1983’s Lone Wolf McQuade in which he faced off with fellow action star David Carradine. Recently, You, Me and the Movies posted their reaction video of Lone Wolf McQuade and it is entertaining to watch. I urge you to watch it now.

https://youtu.be/WELmZdiV6aQ?si=2b-pSOoRjJmQF4PC

#2 Minty Comedic Arts’ Invasion U.S.A. Video – Still focused on the late Chuck Norris, his 1985 action movie Invasion U.S.A. was not merely made to entertain moviegoers with lots of explosions, dangerous stunts and hard action. Norris read an article in Reader’s Digest about the presence of hundreds of terrorists running loose in the United States which impacted him as he care about his country and his fellow Americans. This eventually led to the making of Invasion U.S.A. which succeeded commercially as it spread awareness to the American people as to how they can defend themselves in the event foreign terrorists invade their country. Today, Islamic terrorism as well as the entrance of Islamo-Leftist foreigners into America made this 1985 more socially relevant. The story behind the production of Invasion U.S.A. is pretty fascinating, and you can learn more about by watch Minty Comedic Arts’ video below.

https://youtu.be/mXAFy08Mm4s?si=Qy7193Gb9X0goYDZ

#3 Signature Bowls of Happiness in Japan – Do you eat meals served in bowls often? Meals in bowls are common in Japan where rice and noodles are eaten by people daily. Among the many food joints in Japan that offer meals in bowls to customers are a few standouts visited by Nippon TV. What they discovered are very enticing, attractive and delicious to look at. Watch and learn from their video below.

https://youtu.be/WQwYy84KgCQ?si=g0HZRpdwCLBs2uPd

#4 Ranting For Vengeance Slams CBR And Others Who Hate 1980s Anime – I grew up watching lots of anime shows and feature films early in life and the 1980s is a memorable decade. It was during the 1980s when I saw anime productions from the 1970s and the newest ones of the decade. To name some, I saw the 1980s Astro Boy series, Galaxy Express 999, Captain Future, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Voltes V, Daimos, Mazinger Z and others. While such old anime productions proved to be entertaining, there are still some people out there who bashed them because those productions (and their stories) did not align with their modern day woke agenda. The popular geek entertainment portal CBR published lots of articles saying that the old anime productions did not age well and a lot of readers and netizens followed suit. As such, Ranting for Vengeance slammed them and stood up for 1980s anime backed with detailed explanations. If you are a true fan of anime, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/1VCWf8o7utc?si=xXxcQ7-if9FaZV8H

#5 Western Women Who Embraced Islam End Up Wrong – Did you notice that there is a growing number of women in the West who embraced Islam believing the fantasies that it is a religion of peace and is feminist? Indeed, there are these modern-day feminists who considered themselves Islamic without even fully knowing what Islam truly is, why Sharia Law is wicked and what was recorded in the Quran. SaharTV posted several videos about these newcomers to Islam (including one new Muslim woman who was Catholic) who ended up being very wrong and embarrassed. Watch the SaharTV videos below.

https://youtu.be/ghhZuYcsNFY?si=uddJdrr8Ve_FeOvS

https://youtu.be/6fZUxJWv8E0?si=saX3TUFQhPJ3iMwk

https://youtu.be/WGwbkx0zrL4?si=R2KCv0-fDSmZRgGP

https://youtu.be/gXFYh-fh_1g?si=cpNXKOygu8Z1jz_N

https://youtu.be/uTvbQDzn8RA?si=KiG5K-jWU5mvs_4x

#6 The Significance Of Spider-Man 2099 Explained – In late 1992, Marvel Comics launched Spider-Man 2099 #1 which also marked the start of their 2099 franchise of comic books. Under the direction of writer Peter David with artworks done mainly by Rick Leonardi, the futuristic Spider-Man really stood out differently from the classic Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and his own place under Marvel Comics’ banner was established well. Spider-Man 2099 is clearly the most popular of all the Marvel 2099 titles. That said, I found this YouTube video that examines the significance of Spider-Man of 2099. I encourage you to watch it.

https://youtu.be/0ap6m7EHTXw?si=cxHY9bDg-9QYlmlK

#7 Ashleigh Burton’s Reaction To Witness – The 1980s will always be a memorable decade of Harrison Ford’s cinematic performances. During that decade, he appeared in two Star Wars movies and he was the center of attraction in the original Indiana Jones trilogy. Along the way, he appeared in the 1985 crime thriller film Witness in which he played a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son. The movie earned several Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and even Best Actor for Harrison Ford. Lately, Ashleigh Burton posted her reaction video of Witness and I encourage you to watch it.  

https://youtu.be/COlaB65Q3MA?si=0i2Kx-yFhLYdX1_E

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@earthmothering9 For decades, mining giants extracted billions from Country while Traditional Owners were expected to be grateful for scraps. Good to finally see the Yindjibarndi people win recognition and compensation after standing up to one of Australia’s richest corporations. Justice should never depend on how long communities can afford to fight.

#yindjibarndi #firstnations #auspol #mining #socialjustice #prrt #greed

👹 "My study of history has led me to believe that there is a kind of dark matter inside the human race.

"It’s some combination of evil, cruelty, ignorance, cowardice, mob-ness. It is a kind of dark oppositional energy that goes from issue to issue, era to era."

You Must Avoid Getting Corrupted By This https://ryanholiday.net/you-must-avoid-getting-corrupted-by-this/?ref=refind

#anthropology #cruelty #egregore #evil #history #humanity #ignorance #psychology #socialjustice #society #sociology