Hate to say it but we may need artificial intelligence more than we first thought because the real thing is quickly disappearing in America.
🇺🇦🇺🇸 I’m an American, and I’m not giving up support for #Ukraine. Not now. Not ever.
💪🏾 Today was my last workout session at the #Fitness Court in Malden before heading out in a few days on my sixth #humanitarian volunteer trip. I hope these efforts, however small they may seem, carry a message of resilience and unity to the people of Ukraine.
✨Every act of solidarity—from donations to conversations—makes a difference.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
You know in authoritarian #China & #Cuba you can get an #abortion with free #healthcare & live as a #Trans person, unlike the #UnitedStates of #America here.
#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#DNC#RepublicanParty#RNC#GOP#DonaldTrump#Trump #JDVance#Vance#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#Harris#TimWalz#Walz#Democracy#US#USA#ElonMusk#Musk#Fascism#Fascist#BernieSanders#Sanders#AOC#FraudSquad#Progressive#Progressives
Blog post fermenting since 3am, writing this morning: "Americans' perpetual consumerism leads to insecurity and then fascism".
"In building lives based on convenience and consumption we built our lives on insecurity and dependence. Or to put it another way, we built our lives on self-subjugation. We cannot live in freedom if we live in constant insecurity and dependence. We cannot live in freedom if we are ever fearful of loss."
New blog post:
One of the problems of America is its culture of hyper-consumerism. We’ve come to find ourselves in a culture of never happy because we always want the next thing that we think will fill the void but it never does. It’s a permanent state of wanting more which leads to a permanent state of servitude to our stuff.
In building lives based on convenience and consumption we built our lives on insecurity and dependence...
#Fascism #Democracy #Resist #America
https://beardystarstuff.net/posts/2025-08-13-2.html
Blog post fermenting since 3am, writing this morning: "Americans' perpetual consumerism leads to insecurity and then fascism".
"In building lives based on convenience and consumption we built our lives on insecurity and dependence. Or to put it another way, we built our lives on self-subjugation. We cannot live in freedom if we live in constant insecurity and dependence. We cannot live in freedom if we are ever fearful of loss."
I’ve had to swallow some shit in my lifetime catering to donors in the not-for-profit arts game. I’ll carry that taste to my grave. So will these guys.
Bending Over Backwards To Bend The Knee
#Apple#Politics
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/08/07/bending-over-backwards-to-bend-the-knee/
@WarnerCrocker Great post Warner.
I'm so deeply disgusted but not surprised. We've all come to associate MAGA with the red hat, but it's time we start thinking of them in terms of Nazi arm bands. That's the cold, bone-chilling truth of it.
Nazis empowered by daily privacy invading data tracking.
With this boot-licking stunt, Tim Cook might as well have worn such an arm band to his photo-op and may as well fly the flag out front of Apple HQ.
📣 Rest is Rust. Motion is Lotion.
💪🏾My SPARTA Strength Class at the Malden Senior Center lives by this motto! Just look at these smiles. With ages from 65 to 97, we are a diverse community of all backgrounds and abilities. We don't just lift weights—we lift each other up.✨
#StrongerTogether #HealthEquity#SeniorFitness#Aging#Diversity #quote#Accessibility#Fitness#Inspiration#Community#America #northshorema #boston #fun #exercise #photography
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Unbelievable. Trump has ordered the destruction of satellites monitoring climate change. White House demands NASA destroy vital satellites.
Unbelievable. Trump has ordered the destruction of satellites monitoring climate change. White House demands NASA destroy vital satellites.
#Ukraine#America#Coach 🇺🇦🇺🇸
🔱 Wearing my Ukrainian trident hat with pride while sharing one of my favorite exercises: the Cossack squat. This movement has deep roots in Ukrainian culture, and it's a powerful way to build mobility, strength, and longevity—all qualities inspired by the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
With 20 years in the #fitness industry and 50 years young, I'm a firm believer in the power of functional movement. I'm not giving up, and you don't have to either! 💪🏾
"They're terrified."
"Did you not realize what this would be? Being fucking gestapo, being Nazis?"
People in Missouri confront ICE. Run them out of restaurant.
Via @/pabloreports
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Protesters Rally Against New Tesla Diner in Hollywood | KOST 103.5
The newly opened Tesla Diner in Hollywood has become a focal point for protests against Tes…
#Europe#UnitedStates #ai-assisted #america#California#DepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency#ElonMusk#GavinNewsom#Hollywood #immigrationprotests#LAimmigrationprotests#LAprotests#LocalNews #losangeles#NationalGuard #protests#ResisttheCoup#TeslaDiner #unitedstatesofamerica#US#USnews#USA#USAnews
https://www.europesays.com/2286567/
Protesters Rally Against New Tesla Diner in Hollywood | KOST 103.5
The newly opened Tesla Diner in Hollywood has become a focal point for protests against Tes…
#Europe#UnitedStates #ai-assisted #america#California#DepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency#ElonMusk#GavinNewsom#Hollywood #immigrationprotests#LAimmigrationprotests#LAprotests#LocalNews #losangeles#NationalGuard #protests#ResisttheCoup#TeslaDiner #unitedstatesofamerica#US#USnews#USA#USAnews
https://www.europesays.com/2286567/
The hubris of this guy:
"The United States is the world’s oldest and largest democracy, the beacon of freedom, and the military that holds the free world safe. "
American exceptionalism so deeply disgusts me. It's offensive, insane and an attempt to ignore a violent history and social order built on genocide, slavery and greed. It's the worst that humanity has to offer, not the best.
Fuck all the way off with this shit.
A list of digital service providers located outside the jurisdiction of the United States.
https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/Outside_US_Jurisdiction/src/branch/main/Index.md
This is a public effort and I encourage people to help contribute.
Since Microsoft is organising a European Sovereign Tech Fund, we should ask Lockheed Martin to put together a European Sovereign Defense Fund. There’s probably also opportunity here to bring Amazon in to advise on EU labour standards and have McDonald’s take the lead on food safety policy in the EU.
#EU#USA#corporateCapture #europeanSovereignTechFund #microsoft #github#openSource#freeSoftware #tech #freedom#humanRights #democracy
@aral @EUCommission
Ask #Republicans in #America to provide guidance in sane, reasoned discourse and ethical behavior, and Donald #Trump should be in charge of protecting children from sexual abuse #AskIvanka
And now, an executive order that calls for the involuntary institutionalization of the homeless and mentally ill without due process or clear release criteria. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/
@ben
This was at the first 100 days. #RuthBenGhiat, #Autocracy scholar, analyses the #TrumpAdministration’s rapid shift towards #Authoritarianism. She talks about #Trump’s #PersonalityCult, how #Strongmen portray machismo and the potential for a female strongman figure. She also discusses how autocrats use corruption, violence and propaganda to stay in power, and how #ICE roundups echo the past, resembling a “secret police force”.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat anticipated that #America would reach the tipping point by September.
This was at the first 100 days. #RuthBenGhiat, #Autocracy scholar, analyses the #TrumpAdministration’s rapid shift towards #Authoritarianism. She talks about #Trump’s #PersonalityCult, how #Strongmen portray machismo and the potential for a female strongman figure. She also discusses how autocrats use corruption, violence and propaganda to stay in power, and how #ICE roundups echo the past, resembling a “secret police force”.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat anticipated that #America would reach the tipping point by September.
🇻🇳Ngon quá! That's Vietnamese for "So delicious!" 😋
Today was a perfect example of the wonderful community we have at the Malden Senior Center! Before my strength class, one of our Vietnamese members surprised me with homemade spring rolls and sauce. So grateful for this surprise treat! ✨
#food#Vietnamese#Culture #community #diversity #gratitude #immigrants #yum#America #northshorema #maldenma #vietnamesefood #seniorfitness
#Patriotism#Diversity#Equality#America 🇺🇸
🗣️Thank you to Nate for having me on the Coach Vision #Podcast
To fellow coaches and #fitness pros: Our lived experiences aren’t just valid—they’re vital. They help us build inclusive spaces, challenge #racism and #misogyny, and drive #health equity in our industry and communities💪🏾
📣These conversations aren’t always easy—but they’re always necessary. And they’re worth it
▶️Full YouTube Episode: https://youtu.be/9RBVCyw6OTc?si=Kb3qvrKif_Tjpkh2