Good idea: ban plastic bags

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/plastic-bag-bans-fees-curbs-litter-study-says/

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in certain places, a new study published Thursday in the journal Science found.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp9274

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Heimat ist etwas, das wird: Schriftsteller Behzad Karim Khani über Zugehörigkeit, Rap und idiotische Vorurteile der Literaturkritik. https://www.woz.ch/!B7VCXX3MCBFA

Wer hat uns verraten?...
Song of the Day 🫂🗡: https://youtu.be/3RS_zzG91Ds

Download new Public Enemy album for free this weekend (type in 0,00$ as a price). https://publicenemy.bandcamp.com/album/black-sky-over-the-projects-apartment-2025

On this day, 27 June 1905, the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in Chicago, Illinois.One of the first multiracial unions in the US, the IWW advocated that all workers unite into one big union, taking control of society and abolishing capitalism.Its founding conference lasted from June 27 to July 8, and was attended by over 200 workers, including legendary labour organisers like Mother Jones, 'Big' Bill Haywood and leading Black anarchist, Lucy Parsons.It organised large swathes of previously unorganised workers in the US, and pioneered many innovative new types of industrial action like slowdowns and sabotage. Parsons, at its founding convention, delivered a speech arguing for sit-in strikes, which would sweep the US 30 years later, declaring:"My conception of the strike of the future is not to strike and go out and starve, but to strike and remain in and take possession of the necessary property of production."The IWW won big improvements for hundreds of thousands of workers, and for its troubles faced brutal repression from employers, with many organisers beaten, jailed and murdered. It also spread to other countries, including Chile, Australia and South Africa.The union still exists today, although much smaller than it was, and its members are active in many organising projects.Learn more in our podcast series about the union: https://workingclasshistory.com/tag/iww

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Amhara-Krieg in Äthiopien dauert an

In den letzten Monaten ist der Amhara-Krieg in Äthiopien weiter eskaliert – unbeachtet von internationalen Medien. Neben der geringeren Aufmerksamkeit westlicher Medien für Entwicklungen auf dem Kontinent existiert in dem ostafrikanischen Land keine Pressefreiheit.

Der Krieg eskalierte 2023, als die äthiopische Armee in den Bundesstaat Amhara einmarschierte, um die lokalen Fano-Milizen zu entwaffnen. Zuvor waren die Regierungstruppen gegen oppositionelle Militärverbände in der Region Tigray vorgegangen.

Seit April wurden 10.000 Polizeikräfte nach Amhara entsandt, wo sie Aufgaben des Militärs übernehmen sollen. Wie viel Land die Fano-Milizen tatsächlich kontrolliert ist nicht eindeutig geklärt. Trotz der Nachrichtenblockade dringen sporadisch hohe Todeszahlen durch. Im März und April soll die Armee hunderte Fano-Milizionäre getötet haben. Auch fallen immer wieder Zivilist:innen den Kämpfen zum Opfer. Im Bürgerkrieg wurden seit 2020 bis zu 600.000 Menschen getötet.

A Cool Guide to top oiled reserve countries
https://redd.it/1llv1o1
@coolguides

Ja, zum System von Lohnsklaverei und ungesunder Selbstoptimierung gibt es Alternativen.
https://jacobin.de/artikel/arbeit-psychische-gesundheit-kritische-psychologie

TIL that Norway, after gaining independence from Sweden in 1905, offered the throne to Prince Carl of Denmark - but he refused to accept unless the people voted for a monarchy over a republic. 79% said yes, and he became King Haakon VII, the only known king ever to be elected by popular vote. [source, comments]

Privileges of King charles (intrestingasfuck)

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@r_interestingasfuck

Song of the Day 🚔👮🏻‍♂️: https://youtu.be/9ZrAYxWPN6c

appropriate time to bring this up again https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/may/12/blowing-wind-cities-poor-east-ends

Good Idea: Boycott Spotify

https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/spotify-faces-boycott-calls-over-ceos-investment-defence-startup

Spotify is dominating the music streaming world, but it’s screwing artists and flattening music into bland, algorithm-friendly mush.
- Spotify pays $0.003–$0.005 per stream, and tracks under 1,000 streams earn nothing. Big names hog the cash, leaving indie artists broke.
- Their CEO’s investing in military AI, and they donated $150k to Trump’s 2017 inauguration.
- They push generic (AI) “ghost artist” tracks to save on royalties.
- Spotify’s max 320 kbps sounds like a tin can next to other services lossless audio.
- Their Algorithms favor safe, nostalgic hits, making music feel like elevator background noise.

What to Do Instead:
- Join the streaming cooperative https://resonate.coop/
- Transfer playlists with Soundiiz or TuneMyMusic in minutes.
- Buy music on Bandcamp (artists get 80–85%) or grab vinyl from local shops.
- Host listening parties with friends or tune into college radio for real discoveries.
- Support artists directly: join their email lists, share their tracks, or Venmo them $5 for a coffee.

You don’t need Spotify to love music.. Let’s make music human again.

If you need some help or further motivation:
https://littledoor.substack.com/p/ghosting-spotify-a-how-to-guide
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