TIL The music of Nine Inch Nails has reportedly been used by the U.S. military as music torture to break down the resolve of detainees. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails objected to this and stated "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging" [source, comments]

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As thousands of refugees pour into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, we've added the perspective of another anarchist in Yerevan to our coverage of the situation.

https://crimethinc.com/ArmeniaAnalysis2023

In this analysis, the author argues that within Armenia, the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh crisis has been used to quell dissent and discourage criticism of Armenian nationalism. Politicians on both sides of the conflict have used the threat of war to consolidate power and fatten their wallets. Now, despite having been partly responsible for creating this tragedy, the political opposition in Armenia is using Azerbaijan's seizure of the region opportunistically with the same intent as before.

There is no nationalist solution to oppression or war.

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Warum Joe Biden und Donald Trump die Streikenden umwerben https://www.watson.ch/!239446834

“We block fossil fuel plants with our bodies”: in Germany they occupied an oil pipeline

On September 23, hundreds of activists occupied gas pipeline pipes on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. The government plans to install gas terminals there, arousing the ire of local residents and elected representatives.

TIL In the year 133BC, Rome became the first city ever to reach a population of 1 million. The next European city to do so was London in the year 1801AD, almost 2,000 years later. [source, comments]

TIL: Humans with Aphakia have the ability to see ultraviolet light. [source, comments]

TIL : There Are Too Many Honey Bees, and That is Killing Off At-Risk Wild Bees [source, comments]

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Good idea: retrofit all iron and steel plants ASAP.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06486-7
If each plant were retrofitted 5 years earlier than the planned retrofitting schedule, this could lead to cumulative global emissions reductions of 69.6 (±52%) gigatonnes (Gt) CO2 from 2020 to 2050, almost double that of global CO2 emissions in 2021.

🙏Thanks to @nvrwalkalone

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