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This is suicidal! Instead, let #China go bonkers with #manufacturing #solar #wind #batteries #EV and sell to the rest of the #world as fast as it can. #Climatecrisis is killing people. No one else can do this right now.
#climate #climatechange #extinction #survival
IMF calls on China to halve in...
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This is suicidal! Instead, let #China go bonkers with #manufacturing #solar #wind #batteries #EV and sell to the rest of the #world as fast as it can. #Climatecrisis is killing people. No one else can do this right now.
#climate #climatechange #extinction #survival
IMF calls on China to halve in...
If your #solarpunk bookclub hasn't yet tackled "The #Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in #Capitalist Ruins," by Anna Tsing, I highly recommend that you do. Were I to teach a solarpunk course, I would most likely have excerpts of this on the syllabus.
"Neither tales of #progress nor of ruin tell us how to think about #collaborative #survival. It is time to pay attention to mushroom picking."
Your expedited compassionate relief response would be ever so greatly appreciated right now;
URGENT, IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED!
Today’s goal: $395 for food and rent. Your support today could mean the
difference between nourishment and starvation.
Urgent need: $21,505 To Live This Year, Monthly survival: $1,500 Short-term liberation: $25,000 to climb out. $5 million to build a stable secure and permeant home in where I could thrive within my confines.
This is not a request for luxury. This is a cry for dignity.
Poverty is expensive. Disability is exhausting. Hunger is violent. The world is indifferent. But your kindness can rewrite the script.
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Please share. Please help. Every dollar matters. Every act of compassion echoes.
#MutualAid, #Disabled, #Poverty, #Help, #Survival, #Compassion, #Pain, #MentalHealth, #Food, #Groceries, #Hygiene, #Anxiety, #PTSD, #Bipolar, #Dignity,
A Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation
link below:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SX3EUqDj7XTLRn4zSI04AYeKu5C3WTwaXIGEmrUExXk/edit?tab=t.0
#Black #Feminism #Survival #Community #Guide #Resources #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon
CLOTHING LAYER BASICS FOR BEING OUTDOORS https://thesurvivaluniversity.com/clothing-layer-basics-for-the-outdoors/
The clothes you wear aren't just about looking good or feeling cozy at the start. They're your first line of defense against the environment. Your body is constantly producing heat, like a little furnace inside you, but things like wind, rain, snow, sweat, or even just stopping to rest can steal that heat away fast. When that happens, you go from comfortable to miserable, or worse, at risk for serious issues like hypothermia.
That's why proper clothing is about control, not just comfort. It lets you manage your body's temperature no matter what the day throws at you, whether you're hiking up a steep trail in Colorado's mountains, standing still hunting, or dealing with an unexpected storm far from shelter. The same principles work for almost any outdoor activity; only the speed at which things go wrong changes if you make a mistake.
If you learn how layering works and why it exists, you can adapt on the fly and turn unpredictable weather into something manageable. Let's break it down step by step, starting from the basics, so even if you've never thought about this before, you'll understand exactly why each piece matters....
CLOTHING LAYER BASICS FOR BEING OUTDOORS https://thesurvivaluniversity.com/clothing-layer-basics-for-the-outdoors/
The clothes you wear aren't just about looking good or feeling cozy at the start. They're your first line of defense against the environment. Your body is constantly producing heat, like a little furnace inside you, but things like wind, rain, snow, sweat, or even just stopping to rest can steal that heat away fast. When that happens, you go from comfortable to miserable, or worse, at risk for serious issues like hypothermia.
That's why proper clothing is about control, not just comfort. It lets you manage your body's temperature no matter what the day throws at you, whether you're hiking up a steep trail in Colorado's mountains, standing still hunting, or dealing with an unexpected storm far from shelter. The same principles work for almost any outdoor activity; only the speed at which things go wrong changes if you make a mistake.
If you learn how layering works and why it exists, you can adapt on the fly and turn unpredictable weather into something manageable. Let's break it down step by step, starting from the basics, so even if you've never thought about this before, you'll understand exactly why each piece matters....
I am a Gen X man. And I want to tell you how I realised and learned to identify the “survival laugh.”
First, I noticed it in a social setting. I saw a woman laugh at a dangerously unpredictable man, not from joy, but to disarm him. Then I slowly recognised it everywhere: the forced chuckle in a professional meeting, the charming smile in media. This was never joy. This was a survival tactic. She doesn’t enjoy herself. She is deflecting a blow. She is surviving.
So I started asking myself in all sorts of different situations “Would I be laughing right now?”. The answer was almost always no. I can’t help but wonder how other men don’t see it? But the answer is simple: patriarchy.
I do see genuine, unforced laughter or enjoyment as well. But when I see it, I see it more often than not in queer communities, where we all can feel free from those heteronormative pressures. That contrast makes the truth of the “survival laugh” all the more heartbreaking. To everyone who has had to laugh to stay safe, all I can say: I see you, and I’m sorry.
#randomthoughts #society #patriarchy #safeplace #queer #misogyny #survival
For Those Who Were Told This Is the Best We Can Do:
We were promised a #future.
What we got was a subscription.
The world told us: #Work hard, play fair, and you will rise.
But the elevator was always broken.
Only the penthouse keys worked.
#Capitalism did not #fail.
It did exactly what it was designed to do.
It turned human time into fuel.
It turned life into a cost factor.
It turned dignity into a luxury brand.
The #system says everyone can win.
This is like a casino saying everyone can leave rich.
The building exists because most people lose.
Once the ruling class wore crowns.
Now they wear hoodies, smiles, and stock options.
Once #exploitation needed whips.
Now it needs apps.
You are told you are free.
But your #freedom ends where rent begins.
Where debt begins.
Where #healthcare begins.
Where #survival begins.
This is not freedom.
This is The Hunger Games, except the Capitol convinced the districts to blame each other for the rules.
The poor fight the poor.
The middle class defends a system that is slowly deleting it.
The rich watch it all like a live stream, asking only one question:
“How do we monetize this?”
You are praised for exhaustion.
#Burnout is called ambition.
Rest is called weakness.
A system that needs you tired cannot afford you awake.
They say: Be grateful you have a #job.
As if survival were a gift.
As if obedience were a virtue.
This is the #Matrix, but instead of machines farming bodies, corporations farm attention, energy, and years of your life — and call it “career growth.”
First, it poisons the water.
Then it sells bottled #hope.
First, it destroys #community.
Then it sells “networking.”
First, it creates loneliness.
Then it sells algorithms pretending to be love.
It tells you:
If you are unhappy, it is your fault.
If you are poor, you didn’t optimize hard enough.
If you fail, you didn’t brand yourself properly.
This is not a system of opportunity.
It is a system of blame #management.
No billionaire earned their wealth alone.
They inherited leverage.
They bought laws.
They rented governments.
Every fortune is built on invisible backs.
Every luxury stands on unpaid overtime somewhere else on the planet.
This is Titanic economics:
First class debates wine pairings.
Third class floods.
And the band plays louder so no one hears the structure cracking.
They don’t fear protests.
They fear understanding.
Because the moment people realize:
* #Poverty is structural
* #Exploitation is intentional
* Inequality is profitable
The spell breaks.
That is why they flood us with culture wars.
That is why they keep us scrolling.
That is why they turn politics into reality TV.
A divided working class is the most efficient resource extraction tool ever invented.
We do not need heroes.
We need awareness.
We do not need saviors.
We need solidarity.
The future will not be built by billionaires.
They only know how to extract, not how to care.
A system that cannot imagine human worth without #profit
has already confessed its moral bankruptcy.
Another world is not only possible.
This one is already impossible.
It survives only because we keep mistaking endurance for consent.
History does not move forward politely.
It moves when people stop believing lies that no longer serve them.
And when that happens —
no #algorithm can suppress it,
no #market can absorb it,
no #empire can rebrand it.
Because ideas whose time has come
do not ask for permission.
They arrive.
#criticism #society #politics #protest #justice #change #ethics #humanrights #humanity #moral #finance
For Those Who Were Told This Is the Best We Can Do:
We were promised a #future.
What we got was a subscription.
The world told us: #Work hard, play fair, and you will rise.
But the elevator was always broken.
Only the penthouse keys worked.
#Capitalism did not #fail.
It did exactly what it was designed to do.
It turned human time into fuel.
It turned life into a cost factor.
It turned dignity into a luxury brand.
The #system says everyone can win.
This is like a casino saying everyone can leave rich.
The building exists because most people lose.
Once the ruling class wore crowns.
Now they wear hoodies, smiles, and stock options.
Once #exploitation needed whips.
Now it needs apps.
You are told you are free.
But your #freedom ends where rent begins.
Where debt begins.
Where #healthcare begins.
Where #survival begins.
This is not freedom.
This is The Hunger Games, except the Capitol convinced the districts to blame each other for the rules.
The poor fight the poor.
The middle class defends a system that is slowly deleting it.
The rich watch it all like a live stream, asking only one question:
“How do we monetize this?”
You are praised for exhaustion.
#Burnout is called ambition.
Rest is called weakness.
A system that needs you tired cannot afford you awake.
They say: Be grateful you have a #job.
As if survival were a gift.
As if obedience were a virtue.
This is the #Matrix, but instead of machines farming bodies, corporations farm attention, energy, and years of your life — and call it “career growth.”
First, it poisons the water.
Then it sells bottled #hope.
First, it destroys #community.
Then it sells “networking.”
First, it creates loneliness.
Then it sells algorithms pretending to be love.
It tells you:
If you are unhappy, it is your fault.
If you are poor, you didn’t optimize hard enough.
If you fail, you didn’t brand yourself properly.
This is not a system of opportunity.
It is a system of blame #management.
No billionaire earned their wealth alone.
They inherited leverage.
They bought laws.
They rented governments.
Every fortune is built on invisible backs.
Every luxury stands on unpaid overtime somewhere else on the planet.
This is Titanic economics:
First class debates wine pairings.
Third class floods.
And the band plays louder so no one hears the structure cracking.
They don’t fear protests.
They fear understanding.
Because the moment people realize:
* #Poverty is structural
* #Exploitation is intentional
* Inequality is profitable
The spell breaks.
That is why they flood us with culture wars.
That is why they keep us scrolling.
That is why they turn politics into reality TV.
A divided working class is the most efficient resource extraction tool ever invented.
We do not need heroes.
We need awareness.
We do not need saviors.
We need solidarity.
The future will not be built by billionaires.
They only know how to extract, not how to care.
A system that cannot imagine human worth without #profit
has already confessed its moral bankruptcy.
Another world is not only possible.
This one is already impossible.
It survives only because we keep mistaking endurance for consent.
History does not move forward politely.
It moves when people stop believing lies that no longer serve them.
And when that happens —
no #algorithm can suppress it,
no #market can absorb it,
no #empire can rebrand it.
Because ideas whose time has come
do not ask for permission.
They arrive.
#criticism #society #politics #protest #justice #change #ethics #humanrights #humanity #moral #finance
My storybook is now available in audiobook format! The sale would apply to this, too, so you can support our survival by getting the mp3 of my storybook! Recorded and produced by @magicalgrrrl 🖤 narrated by yours truly
#Audiobook #AudiobookNarration #BuyIntoArt #kofi #homeless #SmallArtist #IndieAuthor #WritersOfMastodon #ArtistsOnMastodon #Storybook #cptsd #MutualAid #MutualAidSavesLives #lgbtqia #DisabledArtist #survival
ALL MY SHOP ITEMS ARE 20% OF UNTIL JANUARY FIRST!!!
https://ko-fi.com/lukeorion/link/SURVIVAL
My family is in an ongoing crisis, fighting to keep our belongings and cats safe while we are homeless and trying to get back on our feet by first getting a working car.
As a disabled and trans c-PTSD survivor, any support of my art means a lot right now!
#Sale #EmergencyFund #DisabledArtist #artist #crowdfunding #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #disabled #homeless #kofi #BuyIntoArt #Artwork #art #UrgentCrowdfund #FinancialAid #FinancialCrisis #fundraiser #lgbtqia #DisabilityCrowdfund #DisabilityMutualAid #TransCrowdfund #TranaMutualAid #QueerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #Queer #QueerArtist
My storybook is now available in audiobook format! The sale would apply to this, too, so you can support our survival by getting the mp3 of my storybook! Recorded and produced by @magicalgrrrl 🖤 narrated by yours truly
#Audiobook #AudiobookNarration #BuyIntoArt #kofi #homeless #SmallArtist #IndieAuthor #WritersOfMastodon #ArtistsOnMastodon #Storybook #cptsd #MutualAid #MutualAidSavesLives #lgbtqia #DisabledArtist #survival
