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I’m Rhys, a writer, solarpunk, and witch/druid living in the Midlands, UK. My pronouns are they/them, although I’m currently exploring my gender, so that may change.
I've just set up a new blog: https://www.panga.blog/about
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#Writing #Solarpunk #Anarchism #Witchcraft #Druidry #Midlands #Vegan #Bisexual #Polyamorous #NonBinary #Autism #ADHD #WorkingClass
"What he omitted [in his commentary on Trump and the Epstein case], or hasn’t pieced together, is that the biggest, most revelatory twist in the Epstein saga is ongoing: Republicans have effectively dissolved the U.S. House of Representatives."
In other words, it's long since time that the media — New York Times leading the way — speak truth about what's going on right now.
#Trump #NewYorkTimes #Epstein #Republicans #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #MikeJohnson
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Tressie McMillan Cottom comments on the Nazi tattoo of "working class" Democratic candidate in Maine, Graham Platner, to look at how the media and centrists want to define "working class":
"'Working class' has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns."
Today in Labor History October 28, 1882: Luisa Capetillo Perón was born. Puerto Rican labor organizer and journalist. An anarcha-feminist who advocated for collective ownership of scientific advances, free love, universal education, and women's liberation. She helped organize an agricultural strike in Arecibo. In 1915, she was arrested for wearing trousers in Cuba. She continued to travel and organize until her death in 1922. In 2014, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico honored her with a plaque in the Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women in San Juan.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #feminism #union #strike #puertorico #luisacapetilloperon
Today in Labor History October 28, 1882: Luisa Capetillo Perón was born. Puerto Rican labor organizer and journalist. An anarcha-feminist who advocated for collective ownership of scientific advances, free love, universal education, and women's liberation. She helped organize an agricultural strike in Arecibo. In 1915, she was arrested for wearing trousers in Cuba. She continued to travel and organize until her death in 1922. In 2014, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico honored her with a plaque in the Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women in San Juan.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #feminism #union #strike #puertorico #luisacapetilloperon
Today in Labor History October 19, 1922: Beginning of a railroad strike in Duran, Ecuador that led to a 3-day General Strike by railway workers in neighboring Guayaquil. Police and military massacred over 300 workers.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #guayaquil #ecuador #strike #massacre #police #policebrutality #generalstrike
Today in Labor History October 20, 1905: A general strike was called during the first Russian Revolution, (Jan 1905-June 2007). Over 15,000 revolutionaries and 3,600 Russia troops were killed during the uprising.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #russia #Revolution #massacre #GeneralStrike
Today in Labor History October 23, 1903: The Anarchist Exclusion Act was first tested in the U.S. with the arrest of John Turner who was detained on Ellis Island until his deportation. Turner edited the “Voice of Labor,” which advocated for direct action and the General Strike. His arrest and expulsion were based on writings by anarchist Johann Most and a memorial to the Haymarket martyrs that were found when police searched his apartment.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #johnturner #haymarket #directaction #GeneralStrike
Today in Labor History October 23, 1903: The Anarchist Exclusion Act was first tested in the U.S. with the arrest of John Turner who was detained on Ellis Island until his deportation. Turner edited the “Voice of Labor,” which advocated for direct action and the General Strike. His arrest and expulsion were based on writings by anarchist Johann Most and a memorial to the Haymarket martyrs that were found when police searched his apartment.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #johnturner #haymarket #directaction #GeneralStrike
"Palace of Gold" was #LeonRosselson's response to the #Aberfan disaster. 59 years ago today, 116 children and 28 adults were killed a spoil heap collapsed at 9.15am, engulfing Pantglas Junior School and a row of houses.
The #AberfanDisaster happened because #NationalCoalBoard safety guidelines had been ignored and warnings dismissed. Rosselson's finest song lays bare the #classPolitics of disdain for the safety of #workingClass children.
"Palace of Gold" was #LeonRosselson's response to the #Aberfan disaster. 59 years ago today, 116 children and 28 adults were killed a spoil heap collapsed at 9.15am, engulfing Pantglas Junior School and a row of houses.
The #AberfanDisaster happened because #NationalCoalBoard safety guidelines had been ignored and warnings dismissed. Rosselson's finest song lays bare the #classPolitics of disdain for the safety of #workingClass children.
Today in Labor History October 20, 1905: A general strike was called during the first Russian Revolution, (Jan 1905-June 2007). Over 15,000 revolutionaries and 3,600 Russia troops were killed during the uprising.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #russia #Revolution #massacre #GeneralStrike
Today in Labor History October 19, 1922: Beginning of a railroad strike in Duran, Ecuador that led to a 3-day General Strike by railway workers in neighboring Guayaquil. Police and military massacred over 300 workers.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #guayaquil #ecuador #strike #massacre #police #policebrutality #generalstrike
Today in Labor History October 18, 1968: International Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage attempted to strip American Olympic track medalists John Carlos & Tommie Smith of their awards for giving the "black power" salute on October 16th at the México City Olympics. The IOC claimed their actions were “a deliberate and violent breach of the fundamental principles of the Olympic spirit.” However, Brundage, who was president of the US Olympic committee in 1936, made no objections against Nazi salutes during the Berlin games.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #racism #olympics #blackpower #JohnCarlos #TommieSmith #mexico #fascism #nazis #BlackMastodon
Today in Labor History October 18, 1968: International Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage attempted to strip American Olympic track medalists John Carlos & Tommie Smith of their awards for giving the "black power" salute on October 16th at the México City Olympics. The IOC claimed their actions were “a deliberate and violent breach of the fundamental principles of the Olympic spirit.” However, Brundage, who was president of the US Olympic committee in 1936, made no objections against Nazi salutes during the Berlin games.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #racism #olympics #blackpower #JohnCarlos #TommieSmith #mexico #fascism #nazis #BlackMastodon
Today in Labor History October 12, 1892: The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited by U.S. school children, without any mention of god. The Pledge went through several iterations over the following decades, but it was not until 1954 that the word “god” was added to it, to ingrain in U.S. children how much superior they were to the godless communists in the USSR.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #patriotism #ussr #ColdWar #anticommunism #communism #school #children #god #atheism
Today in Labor History October 12, 1892: The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited by U.S. school children, without any mention of god. The Pledge went through several iterations over the following decades, but it was not until 1954 that the word “god” was added to it, to ingrain in U.S. children how much superior they were to the godless communists in the USSR.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #patriotism #ussr #ColdWar #anticommunism #communism #school #children #god #atheism
I know it's Amazon, and I know it's because there's a discount! However, it's really nice to have hit #1 in all three of the categories my wife chose to place "The Players Act 1" in. More importantly, she's knocked down the noted transphobe J.K.Rowling with a #LGBTQ positive, #NeuroDiverse #WorkingClass cast of characters.
#DRMFree and available on #Kobo as well, we're keeping the price to 99p/c until 17th Oct if you fancy joining the troupe!
https://lnkstk.swordandfiddle.co.uk/@players_1715
@bookstodon #books
I know it's Amazon, and I know it's because there's a discount! However, it's really nice to have hit #1 in all three of the categories my wife chose to place "The Players Act 1" in. More importantly, she's knocked down the noted transphobe J.K.Rowling with a #LGBTQ positive, #NeuroDiverse #WorkingClass cast of characters.
#DRMFree and available on #Kobo as well, we're keeping the price to 99p/c until 17th Oct if you fancy joining the troupe!
https://lnkstk.swordandfiddle.co.uk/@players_1715
@bookstodon #books
Today in Labor History October 9, 1936: A lettuce strike had recently ended in Salinas, California. However, when red flags went up throughout town, the authorities feared communist agitators had returned and removed the red flags, only to find out later that they were part of a traffic check being done by the state highway division.
The first effective organizing in the Salinas Valley began in 1933, with the mostly female lettuce trimmers demanding equal pay to the men. The Filipino field workers supported the women’s demands. In 1934, members of the Filipino Labor Union (FLU) struck the lettuce farms. So, the farmers brought in Mexican and Anglo scabs. They used vigilante mobs and the cops to violently attack the strikers and arrested their leaders. When the Filipino Labor Union and the Mexican Labor Union joined forces, a mob of vigilantes burned their labor camp down and drove 800 Filipinos out of the Salinas Valley at gunpoint. The 1934 strike ended soon after, with the growers recognizing the FLU and offering a small raise. This violence inspired John Steinbeck to write “In Dubious Battle” and “Grapes of Wrath,” for which he won both Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #salinas #union #strike #filipino #mexican #racism #communism #police #policebrutality #vigilante #author #books #writer #johnsteinbeck #novel #fiction #novelprize #pulitzer @bookstadon
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