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Remind us, o enlightened one - who is the vice president of the current administration?

From “Kayanerenko:wa, The Great Law of Peace”, by Kayanesenh Paul Williams:

As people who lived and travelled by rivers, the Haudenosaunee understood that the world flows; that time and space both flow; and that relationships also flow. […] Haudenosaunee languages are said to be made of verbs rather than nouns. This promotes understanding that things like “peace,” “fire,” and “treaty” are ongoing processes rather than objects or isolable events. (p. 2-5)

I do know what you mean in terms of the settler colony’s focus turning outwards to do its colonialism, but saying that it’s “over” does rub me the wrong way a little, because it minimises the ongoing struggle of indigenous people in Turtle Island. The US and Canada have diplomatic agreements with many indigenous nations “within” it’s territories, in which they recognise them as independent (not like you’d know about it from looking at google maps), only to continue to erase their culture and displace their peoples in the continuous and ongoing process of settler colonialism.

There is actually a world of difference between being a devoted zionist and a well meaning comrade spreading narratives that benefit the zionist entity.

This is so similar to the white fragility trope where someone talks about a systemic issue and a yt person gets defensive, because they recognise themselves in it and take it as if it’s a personal insult, because they actually identify with white supremacy on some level. And since zionism is white supremacy, this parallel isn’t surprising in the least.

Nobody called you a zionist. Way to steelman people’s legit discomfort with these “jokes”

This week’s (2024-08-28) Freedom Side on BreakThrough News

3:20:

Venezuela’s Supreme Court declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of the country’s recent presidential election, securing him a third term ending in 2031. However, it is doubtful that the ruling will put an end to claims of election fraud coming from the United States and the right-wing Venezuelan opposition. Zoe Alexandra, co-editor of People’s Dispatch, joins the Freedom Side Live to discuss what this ruling means and how the US and opposition groups may try to subvert it.

22:21:

Mexico froze relations with the US and Canadian embassies after ambassadors from the two countries criticized the Mexican President’s recent proposal for judicial reform. The reform, which has not yet passed, would elect judges and Supreme Court justices based on a popular vote. The US ambassador said the move would threaten Mexico’s democracy and the Canadian ambassador said the reform could threaten Canadian investments. Kurt Hackbarth, host of Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast, joins the show to explain what this reform is really about and how it would change Mexico’s judicial system.

54:48:

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Amazon is a joint employer for the subcontracted drivers that deliver its packages in Palmdale, California. The decision forces Amazon to take more legal responsibility over the workers that it used to treat as independent contractors. AT&T workers have also gone on strike due to the company negotiating in bad faith with them. Husayn Karimi, a labor journalist with On the Line, joins the show to discuss some of the latest developments in the labor movement.

40:16: Follow up on the DNC with Rania and Eugene.

1:11:35:

Kamala Harris completely ignored Palestine solidarity activists at the DNC and expressed her full-throated support for Israel. Will this come back to bite her? Dr. Hassan Abdel Salam, Director of the Abandon Harris Campaign, speaks on how Gaza could potentially cost the Democrats the 2024 presidential election.

Dr. Hassan Abdel Salam speaks with such clarity and focus on what really matters in the upcoming election. I really recommend this section to anyone, but especially if you’re actually a person who’s able to vote in them, i.e. an amerikkkan.

1:29:22:

Mosaab Baba - According to UN experts, Sudan is now experiencing a famine. The civil war has also destroyed much of the infrastructure sustaining human life. Mosaab Baba, a researcher on Sudan, joins the show to discuss the latest developments in Sudan as well as the claim that both sides are equally bad.

Isn’t the US a settler colony itself?

Death to the zionist entity

Well you know, we have to prepare for Larry’s death too by practicing saying RIP Larry.

RIP Larry.

So true. Every time a cis person acts shocked about me being a charli xcx hater just makes me want to down with cis more.

Forgive me, I’m having a hard time picking up on the tone of your comment.

drowning out actual discussion online with their hugboxes stay confused why they can’t replace it.

Not sure what you mean by this in relation to our comments; I don’t see how discussion about format is “drowning out” anything; replace what?

You shouldn’t be in charge of posting rules if you say things like this

Neither of us are as far as I’m aware

It’s not the job of people posting in one of the few places it’s allowed to speak about the crimes of empire to scold other people for overwhelming their emotions.

I don’t see anyone scolding anyone here, so I’m not sure what you mean again. But if it comes across that I want anything to drastically change from the current format, then I haven’t expressed myself very well. I think it works well and I appreciate this place a lot.

It’s your turn to log off.

I do whenever I need to, thanks. My advice basically boils down to this as well, so we’re in agreement as far as I can tell.

It’s a rough one obviously. There’s very little reason to expose yourself to more than you can handle if that will hinder your efforts to help the Palestinian cause. Although I think OP has already solved this problem by providing a content warning at the top of the post (could be more specific perhaps) — if you know you’re already at your limit, then simply move on. Often scrolling social media can be a pretty overwhelming experience, so coming across a content warning is a good opportunity to take a mindful moment to see how you’re doing right now.

Looks like someone doesn’t know about furry hackers /lh

I’ve come across the idea of a “modest utopia” recently and really like it. It challenges us to reckon with the reality of an ever changing world. Even at the best of times, peace is something that must be actively built and maintained—a perpetual act of balance and not something we can ever stop thinking about or working towards. The idea of a modest utopia challenges us to think of realistic, pragmatic ways to improve the world within our immediate reach. It can take lots of studying to understand your material conditions, your place within the wider world and the ways you relate to it to be able to do that, but it’s a much more achievable goal and perhaps less prone to doomerism.

Of course I understand that anyone having a shred of empathy will still experience immense grief living in the world today and I’m not trying to minimise that or any suffering, but being a doomer actually just benefits the powers that be.

This week’s The Freedom Side (2024 August 8) on Break Through News. A few days late, but I am tired sooo

55:02:

The world waits on a knife’s edge after leaders of the Axis of Resistance have promised a calculated, synchronized response to Israel’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr. As regional tensions are higher than ever, The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has named longtime Hamas military commander Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political bureau, succeeding Haniyeh. Layan Sima Fuleihan, Education Director at The People’s Forum and an editor at 1804 Books, joins the show to analyze the latest developments.

1:14:02:

The US State Department and the Venezuelan right wing have gone into overdrive in a concerted effort to discredit Venezuelan July 28 election. Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner with 51.2% of the vote, but the US-backed opposition continues to make unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, and are propping up Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner. Zoe Alexandra, co-editor of Peoples Dispatch and an international election observer describes the mass mobilizations in support of Maduro that corporate media won’t cover and her observations of the voting process.

38:00:

After AIPAC spent $25 million to unseat progressive Squad members Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, the internal fissures in the Democratic Party over the war in Gaza are wider than ever. Dayvon Love, Director of Public Policy at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, explains how the right-wing mega donors behind AIPAC’s attacks on progressives are not only driving more of a wedge into the DNC over Palestine but are pushing the party further to the right.

5:19:

Decades of anti-migrant, Islamophobic politics in the United Kingdom culminated in an egregious far-right attack targeting mosques, public infrastructure, and hotels housing asylum seekers last weekend. Roger McKenzie, International Editor of the Morning Star Newspaper, joins the show to discuss the rampant scapegoating of migrants and the other social and political forces fueling racist outbursts of violence in the UK.

21:58:

Global stock markets have been plummeting over fears that the US economy is headed for a recession. The global panic was set off following a lower-than-expected July jobs report, which showed an increase in the US unemployment rate, a signifier for a ‘slowing economy’. But what does this news mean for workers? Michael Roberts, a socialist economist and author of the blog The Next Recession, joins the show to break it all down.

1:33:30:

Quick section on the current situation in Bangladesh.

So that’s a yes to posting something shitty then.

I still think so

Then you should stop

New Freedom Side

5:49:

Ghadi Francis - Israel assassinated two leaders of the Axis of Resistance within hours of each other, in its most explosive provocation for regional war yet. Israel bombed Beirut, killing top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, then struck Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran – both escalating with Iran and killing the individual Israel was negotiating with for a ceasefire in one dangerous blow. Influential Beirut-based journalist Ghadi Francis considers the serious consequences to come after the US and Israel have set the region aflame.

1:10:12:

After Nicolás Maduro was re-elected President of Venezuela with 51.2% of the vote, the Venezuelan right-wing launched violent attacks to discredit the election. Maduro supporters mobilized to defeat what they say is a concerted US-backed coup attempt.

23:22:

David Hundeyin - Nigeria erupted in protests this week against the anti-labor policies of the Tinubu administration and soaring inflation that is crippling Nigerians. Investigative journalist and author David Hundeyin joins the show to discuss the demands behind the #EndBadGovernance protests.

40:44:

Suchitra Vijayan - In the ten years Narenda Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has held power, Modi has presided over an evisceration of democratic rights in India. Modi has intensified efforts to crush dissent by targeting anyone who questions his government. Suchitra Vijayan, author of How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? Voices of Indian Political Prisoners joins the show to analyze the Modi administration and the systematic silencing of critical voices central to his continued grip on power.

54:11:

Sean Blackmon- Sonya Massey’s family demands justice after police shot Massey in the face in a brutal murder caught on bodycam. Sonia Massey, a Black woman in Illinois who called police for assistance with a potential intruder, is one of over 700 people killed by police this year, making 2024 one of the deadliest years for police killings since 2013. Sean Blackmon, host of Darker Than Blue LIVE on WPFW 89.3 FM, places the killing of Sonya Massey in the broader context of racist police killings that continue unabated four years after George Floyd.

Interesting, the pre-reform situation sounds very similar to the UK.

apprentices being tied to their employers

This has me the most sceptical about this not being a move towards child labour, but I do hope the changes are positive.