Good idea: solar power to smelt metal

https://www.ecowatch.com/solar-power-heat-metal-smelting-cement-quartz.html

Industrial processes like smelting metals or manufacturing cement can be carbon-intensive, as they typically rely on fossil fuels to generate enough energy to produce high temperatures. But researchers have found a way to use solar thermal trapping, rather than fossil fuels, to reduce the emissions of some industrial processes.

Scientists used semitransparent materials, including synthetic quartz, to capture sunlight with a thermal trapping effect. The team connected a synthetic quartz rod, partially lined with platinum, to an opaque silicon carbide disk, which would absorb the sunlight, and exposed one end of the quartz rod to concentrated solar radiation.

TIL the first recorded incident of "mooning" was in 80 AD. A Roman soldier showed his buttocks to Jewish pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem for Passover. This led to riots and the deaths of ten thousand people. [source, comments]

Films you can watch about the Kurdish women's movement that are accurate and don't reproduce nationalist and patriarchal narratives. They all show real fighters, politicians and activists.

1.

SARA: MY WHOLE LIFE WAS A STRUGGLE

Documentary about Sakine Cansiz, a co-founder of the PKK and architect of the Kurdish women's movement.

On YouTube with English subnoscripts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA49qeTScu8

2.

SOZDAR: SHE WHO LIVES HER PROMISE

Documentary about Sozdar Avesta, one of the highest-ranking women in the PKK.

On Vimeo with English subnoscripts: https://vimeo.com/104315712

3.

BÊRÎTAN

A classic film, entirely produced in the mountains of Kurdistan, about a legendary woman fighter who sacrificed her own life rather than surrender to her enemies.

On Youtube in Turkish and Kurmanji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkSxCGuan5s

4.

JIYAN: STORY OF A FEMALE GUERRILLA FIGHTER

Documentary about a PKK guerrilla from Syria who travels back to her home country to support Rojava's revolution.

On Youtube with English subnoscripts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEQEidgcMhU

5.

ŞOREŞA JIN

Documentary on women's institutions in North and East Syria and their efforts to fight patriarchy and violence in all areas of life.

On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2l6kiI7fjA

6.

GULISTAN: LAND OF ROSES

Documentary on YJA-STAR guerrillas fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

On Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Gul%C3%AEstan-Land-Roses-Zayn%C3%AA-Akyol/dp/B07FPXWD8N

7.

YPJ: WOMEN'S DEFENSE UNITS

Documentary from YPJ Media about their history and structure, filmed and published around 2016.

On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWQ-apZC78


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Lese-Empfehlung "Banking on Climate Chaos" 🏦🔥

📚Vergangene Woche ist die 15. Ausgabe von „Banking on Climate Chaos“ erschienen. Der Bericht zeigt, dass die UBS die globale Nr. 10 Geldgeberin von Kohle, Öl und Gas ist! Gemeinsam mit der CS hat sie seit 2016 über 210 Milliarden Dollar in die fossile Industrie gepumpt. Vergangenes Jahr waren es 8.8. Milliarden, davon gingen 2.7 Mrd. in Unternehmen, die ihr fossiles Geschäft weiter ausbauen 🤯.

🌅 Ein kleiner Lichtblick gibt es aber dennoch: Die jährlichen Investitionen sind stark zurückgegangen. Das zeigt, dass der Druck der Schweizer Klimabewegung wirkt ✊🫶!

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Song of the Day 🔪🩸: https://song.link/d/61731762

TIL that remote work can save both the company and the employee thousands of dollars per year. Companies can save up to $10,600 per remote employee, while employees can save up to $12,000 by working remotely. [source, comments]

Fortschritt ist zerbrechlich und ein dritter Geschlechtseintrag ein gutschweizerischer Kompromiss, schreibt Autor Robin Adrien Schwarz. Ein Auftakt zur queeren Befreiung. https://www.woz.ch/!GEDNZHBHAZGH

Good idea: Learn the history of pre-capitalism work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvk_XylEmLo
(15min on 2x speed, watch at work 😜)

Most agree that working long hours is exhausting. But it wasn't always that way. Learning how our ancestors worked before the introduction of mechanical clocks, might inform us on how we can improve living conditions for many.
Do we choose to collectively bargain for it?

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