Rund 700 Kinder leben im Nothilferegime unter prekären Bedingungen. Die Schweiz verstösst damit nicht nur gegen die Kinderrechtskonvention – sondern auch gegen die eigene Verfassung. https://www.woz.ch/!B0F5Q55XF8SW

"Voting won't fix this. America is the problem"
Sticker spotted in NYC

TIL Medieval Peasants generally received anywhere from eight weeks to a half-year off. At the time, the Church considered frequent and mandatory holidays the key to keeping a working population from revolting. [source, comments]

Swiss Song of the Day 🇨🇭⛓️: Zeal & Ardor, founded by Manuel Gagneux is one of the most intriguing band projects in contemporary Metal. It all started on 4chan, where Gagneux asked the community which 2 musical genres don't fit together at all. The answer he liked the most: Gospel and Black Metal. The first single from 2017 embodies this crossover for the first time. The leitmotif of the album is consequently the following: what if the African slaves worshipped Satan instead of God? https://youtu.be/jlGBer0VoF8

“What we have to deal with is the immense stupidity of the wars that currently are in place. And here we are having to deal with wars of a sort that were better found in the history books devoted to the 20th century and ought not to have a place in the 21st,” said Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, former United Nations Human Rights Commissioner.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/75xQSdO2MHB2kDApkp3Q4T

Der Austritt des gesamten Bundesvorstands der jungen Grünen aus der Mutterpartei weckt Hoffnungen in der deutschen Linken. Ist er das Momentum für eine Erneuerung? https://www.woz.ch/!RHEZKMAHA2X

POV: Du bist Träger des Alternativen Nobelpreises in Deutschland

"Andererseits sehe ich mich in den letzten Jahren, nicht erst seit dem 7. Oktober, mit einer deutschen Gesellschaft konfrontiert, die unglaublich monolithisch im Denken ist. Wenn es um Israel, Palästina oder das historische Gedächtnis geht, wird die Diskussion hier sehr einheitlich und verarmt.

ZEIT ONLINE: Haben Sie ein Beispiel?

Weizman: Es herrscht Angst davor, Israel zu kritisieren, ja sogar Angst davor, Juden, die Israel kritisieren, zu unterstützen. Der Diskurs in Deutschland ist sich in dieser Frage sehr einig. Man unterstützt hier von rechts bis links eine nationalistische Politik in Israel, statt sich für Gerechtigkeit und Gleichheit einzusetzen. Der Raum für Diskussionen schrumpft. Es herrscht eine Überwachungswut über die Sprache und die Begriffe. Deutschland hätte stattdessen ein Raum sein können, in dem ein Austausch stattfindet, der in Nahost nicht möglich ist."
https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2024-10/eyal-weizman-forensic-architecture-recherchekollektiv-alternativer-nobelpreis-kritik

Wie es stattdessen auch gehen könnte: https://youtu.be/-KePzG5Bb0U

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On this day, 6 October 1932, a "penny auction" took place in Nebraska during the great depression, in possibly the first use of this tactic devised by poor farmers. Across the midwest, many poor farmers were being kicked off their land by foreclosures. Local residents and radicals organised militant self defence to stop foreclosed farms from being auctioned off by bank agents and sheriffs. But if auctions couldn't be stopped, then farming communities devised the "penny auction". Farmers would ensure (sometimes by violence or the threat of it) that all attendees of the auctions were part of the action, and so they would make the only bids. One Nebraska resident, Harvey Pickrel recalled: "some of the farmers wouldn't bid on anything at all – because they were trying to help the man that was being sold out."When the auctions began, the foreclosed farmers could bid just one penny and buy back their land, equipment and livestock. The movement was so successful that authorities were forced to bring in legislation, with over 25 states introducing moratoriums against foreclosures to try to quell the unrest.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10662/penny-auctionsIf you appreciate our work please consider supporting us on patreon. Link in bio

Jake Tapper begins a segment on AI generated deepfakes with a deepfake video of himself. (Video: CNN)