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I think part of what is making young people lonelier, in discussing why they're increasingly isolated, is that they're so afraid of meeting someone who doesn't hold their same beliefs, and instead of being just core beliefs it is kinda ancillary shit.

It's actually okay to disagree even on social topics! Even on some political ones! But I mean, online you can start with "i love this mutual but they have a really bad/uninformed opinion about x media"

I know this is IMMEDIATELY going to be taken in bad faith, and yes babygirl, you are so right, I DO want you to go make best friends with both the KKK grand wizard AND your nearest nazi leader.

But seriously, as someone who has spent two decades doing community organization: finding ways to connect with different people is so so so important. There are people i follow here who ate 80% smart and their brain falls out of their head 20% of the time and that is GOOD FOR MY MENTAL ECOSYSTEM AND GOOD FOR LEARNING HOW TO BE A PERSON

Incorrect Webcomic Quotes - Kings of Sorts Bonic edition

Well have you ever tried to overthrow the American government? Why aren’t you doing it if it’s so easy, wise guy?

No organising. No waves of new party members. No violence against ICE. There hasn't even been any repression and you still won't even fight back. I can understand the reason people don't want to put themselves in these situations. I don't understand why someone would make a post defending inaction. To me you sound like a German in 1933: "Yes the NSDAP is bad but let's not do anything against them because it might be dangerous to us".

I think that's the whole point of what @spackotutto was saying.

I'm in Brazil, and I only learn about the bigger actions because I have friends from the US, but I also hear a lot about how they're scared of the whole situation (revolution rarely comes without bloodshed), and I still didn't know about half the stuff you mentioned up here.

These aren’t the sorts of stories that make it to international news but they’re happening constantly. New progressive candidates, voting districts being rewritten, lawsuits blocking harmful actions, investigations exposing the corruption, people delivering groceries for their immigrant neighbors.

These are all things that are happening constantly but they’re also kind of local news.

So know that we’re getting shit done.

The two upper pictures are from Minneapolis, MN. Bottom left is San Francisco, CA; bottom right is New York, NY. These are anti-ICE protests. Here's an article from The Irish Times reporting on some of what's going on, with specific focus on Minnesota. Also on the topic of organizing, the people of Chicago have organized aganist ICE through neighborhood watches and whistle signals. Here's an article from Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, a German political education institution, focusing on Chicago's efforts. Other cities have been following their example.

As for "no waves of new party members," Mississippi flipped a few seats recently. Florida. Texas. They aren't the only ones but it's midnight here and I'm crawling into bed. If you're actually interested in doing literally any digging at all, you'll find more information along these lines in other states. We're working on it.

As for "no violence against ICE," their agents are scared to show their faces. There's a reason they wear masks. Going after them while they're in uniform and armed is basically suicide, but the ones whose names have been leaked are looking over their shoulders whenever they step outside. From CBS News, "The Department of Homeland Security announced last fall that its officers have experienced a 1,000% increase in assaults, and a sniper attack on the Dallas ICE field office in September was believed to be motivated by anti-ICE views."

"You guys still aren't fighting back" several of us have been killed fighting back.

Even if none of this were true, making a post about why we haven't gone for the big one (tried to overthrow our federal government) isn't 'making a post defending inaction.' Those are two different things. I'm really not sure where you got the idea that the only action worth anything at all is if we all throw ourselves against the meat grinder of the US military-- that's the implication of your statement, so I can only assume that's your belief-- but I heartily fucking disagree.

Incorrect Webcomic Quotes: Women's Wrongs Edition

Webcomics featured:

Prophet of the Sun by @prophetofthesun

Ghost Junk Sickness by @studiocartridge

Ingress Adventuring Company by @pronglesart

Kings of Sorts by @crabbng

Lunar Blight by @studiocartridge

Phantomarine by @phantomarine

Jack Beloved by @dogss

The age of eligibility for an ABLE account, allowing USAmerican disabled people to save up money without losing their government assistance for having “too much,” is going to go up to cover disabilities diagnosed by age 46 (currently it’s age 26), meaning a much larger number of people will be able to access them. As the article notes, many Americans don’t know these accounts exist, let alone whether they or someone they care for could qualify for one, so please share this information around.

Texas and eight other states—Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota—recently renewed their attack on Section 504.

Section 504 states that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Section 504 also paved the way for repealing "ugly laws" - laws passed during the 19th and 20th centuries that banned people deemed "diseased, maimed, mutilated or in any way deformed so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object or improper person" from public spaces.

Me when I contact IT and tell them yes I restarted and followed any instructions I could but computer still angry and IT says they are escalating this because it is an actual issue: I am getting a good grade in service desk ticket. Something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve.