This is a damn good article that EVERYONE should read. https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/let-them-eat-plague/

Here's an excerpt of the start of the article (the article digs into the details of how we got to where we are today and the harm class collusion is doing to keep a broken, oppressive system functional at the cost of human lives):

"We have been betrayed. For three years, we have been abandoned, misled, shepherded to our dooms. Millions have died. Hundreds of millions have been disabled. All the while, respectable faces with plastered-on grins breathlessly offer hopeful platitudes, assuring us we’ll all be ok. Just trust the system.

You could be forgiven for not realizing we’re still in the middle of a pandemic, considering the total absence of media coverage. If it was important, you’d surely be hearing about it, right? The last variant you heard about was likely omicron. The last you heard about vaccines was likely “we strongly encourage everyone to get boosted.” The last you heard about masks was that they work, but they’re not required. And why would you bother wearing masks anyway if, as the United States president himself proclaimed, “The pandemic is over”?

Here’s the truth: the pandemic is not over. It’s much worse than you have been led to believe. And unless you’ve spent the past several years reading scientific studies on the subject, it can be hard to convey just how wrong the public perception of COVID really is. Everything from how it’s spread, to how it’s prevented, to what it does once it’s in your body, is being tragically misunderstood.

None of this is an accident. It’s not your “fault” if you aren’t a virologist, immunologist, epidemiologist, or evolutionary biologist. It’s the job of experts and trusted voices to convey the truth and give you guidance. Not only have they failed at this, they have engaged in an active disinformation campaign dedicated to making the pandemic “disappear”. This has not been the result of a classic caricature of conspiracy — some tiny council of elites, gathered in the shadows to craft policy out of whole cloth. What we’re actually witnessing is the quiet collusion of class interest. This form of conspiracy is a feature of cultural hegemony, and it has aligned itself in direct opposition to public health and scientific reality. A “conspiracy” of this sort takes place in full view of the public. Every actor within it has openly telegraphed motivations that we are all taught to see as acceptable: keeping the current economic system intact at all costs."

READ IT. SHARE IT.

And take action with folks like me.

1. #MaskUp with N95/KN94 or better.
2. Get or make air purifiers (like #CRBoxes) and use indoors at all events and even at home.
3. Get vaccinated but do not assume the vaccine will give you immunity or prevent transmission (it won't. It's a short-term protection to avoid more serious symptoms and dead, it's why it needs to be updated every few months).
4. Engage in #CommunityCare and protection. We keep each other safe.
5. Be #accessible at all times. Accessibility is EMPOWERMENT. It empowers us to participate with our full selves. So learn about and make accessibility the core of all planning and organizing. The above four actions I already mentioned are part of accessibility too.

#CovidIsNotOver
#Class
#FightingEugenics #LeaveNoOneBehind #FightingFascism

We Are by Aidan Zingler

Some days I want to set the world on fire,
Inflame the evil that perpetuates daily against my person
Burn the vile hate that rains down on my friends
Ignite the horror that encloses marginalized folks,
The fire would burn that all away.

From those ashes we'd rebuild
From those ashes we'd sow fields
rooted in love, equity, harmony,
founded on justice, accessibility.

But then, the world is on fire
our pollution heats the planet,
extinctions accelerate,
desertification worsens,
forests shredded
Sea levels risen.
As the corrupt rich elite
Eagerly devour gas and oil
To fuel their grandiose lives
at the expense of all life on earth.

So then I want to encase the world in ice,
freeze the evil, the hate, the horror,
but then we too would freeze,
and we'd be entombed
with all of humanity's bad deeds.

What can we do?
What can we say?
There is so few
against doomsday.

Burn away hate with fire
Freeze horrors with ice
Yet fire and Ice don't suffice
Maybe fire and ice could inspire
People to more action
And to more creation.

We are what we eat
We are what we do
We are changeable
We are water and heat
We are a multitude of hues
We are inevitable.

#Poetry #Justice #SocialJustice #FightingFascism #Organize

I went to the wellington trans rights rally, this was my sign. I feel very dead now.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #wellingtonnz #Aoteaora #fightingfascism

@djnst

YW :blobfoxshy:

#stupidity #fightingfascism #Bonhoeffer

The amazingly most non-life-hacker thing ever posted to Lifehacker dot com. Worthy of much attention and reflection. Thank you @pivoinebleue

https://lifehacker.com/why-stupidity-is-more-dangerous-than-evil-1850111074

#stupidity #FightingFascism #Bonhoeffer