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Gotta love people coming out of the woodworks to say it is hot elsewhere too when referring to our heatwave in Europe. Yes, I know Texas and Arizona and Carolina are hot and humid. Good that you can handle it. The point is that it's not supposed to hit 37 in inland The Netherlands and combined with 70-80+% humidity we are in actual danger. This country was not build to handle these temps for days on end because it is not supposed to be this warm yet every year for the last decade we keep shattering records.
Tens of thousands of people across the EU die every year because of increasing heat and adapting to it and improving our housing and whatnot is painfully slow and ridiculously expensive.
Solidarity from Italy. I don't even want to imagine how it's going to be like next year, or the one after that.
If I'm going to hear one more person during this heatwave saying we as a country can't fight global warming because CHINA IS PRODUCING MORE CO2 I will be violent. Please for the love of god use your two braincells to reason why China produces more.
do you think they know that China is also making all the solar panels
Some months ago the city cut down some trees in a street to make a useless turn around loop for our tram system. Years of protest were denied by then. The people living in the streets did not want this to happen. So eventually a big protest erupted and it turned violent because the police just knocked people down. One of our elected reps to the city was arrested and confined for over ten hours without being able to communicate to anyone what happened.
The trees are down now. One of the functions of trees in a city is to cool down the place. During the current heat wave, residents of the street measured a temperature increase between 7 to 13 degrees celsius compared to previous heat waves. They are now cooking in their appartments. The loop has not been build yet.
Said street:
Depressing as fuck
Glorious liberal democracy in action
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Have y'all ever been afraid of taking action? Reading about Fred Hampton doing all the stuff he did before he was 21 makes me think about how much I avoid doing stuff that I really need to do.
Sometimes yeah. Especially when police is involved. I remember just after october 7th when a hospital was bombed in Gaza, local activists wanted to just burn some candles on a square to remember them. I went there only to find out city forbid the gathering last minute. There were still like 30 of us there so we decided to have our moment anyway. Mind you this was just lighting candles and having a silent gathering, in the pouring rain no less. But cops showed up with dogs and sticks ready and were really intimidating. It's hard not to get a bit scared in a situation like that.
At later protests cops actually turned violent which was also scary.
But ultimately I think about why I do it and that being scared is okay. As long as I still go, I can be scared, but I do what I need to do.
I can't imagine what is like to face the cops. Really goes to show how basic organized empathy is still considered a threat. I don't know what you thought during that moment, but thank you for doing what you have to do. I hope to have this courage as well.
The Dutch state will introduce a law that makes glorifying terrorism illegal. Terrorism of course being whatever the fuck the right wing loonies in charges deem it to be.
Honestly, i don't even know where my GF and I will be safer, staying here in the netherlands or go through with our plan of moving to spain😭
The dutch state is already fucked, but it seems like the far right is going to be elected in spain too.
The far right is going to be elected in every European country that doesn't leave the EU and NATO, because as long as we are trapped in this neoliberal prison there is no way out of the trajectory of social and economic decline and rapidly worsening material conditions, the resulting frustrations of which will not be allowed by the EU and NATO to evolve into proletarian movements but will be redirected with all means available – propaganda, financial aid, state violence – into racism, xenophobia and militarism.
sigh yeah...you are right. I just wish for a safe space for my GF.
I wish i had more of a...fire within me, you know? That would make me capable of preparing for the inevitable and organize against it.
I was falsly hoping to have a safe environment for her if i can't build it up with revolutionary effort. Simply protecting her won't be enough in this world.
found the image from this thread in a Kazan metro station
🫵 You WILL have hope, comrade.
Some banners from the Tatar ASSR
So an albertan incel went to Quebec and shot a Chabad rabbi. Now the right wing Canadian media is claiming he was a Communist because he cited Marx in his manifesto. The entire screed is about how capitalism is bad and that is why he can't find a woman (to be his property) and so he is going to go try to be Luigi or maybe just shoot a prominent zionist.
Half baked class consciousness will kill ya.
We finally have somewhat of a cool breeze again. The heatwave is coming to an end and in a festive way it will end in a giant thunderstorm in a few hours.
It was the hottest period of time I ever experienced. I dealt with even higher temps before on holiday but nothing comes close to the ten days of suffocating heat of the last ten days. No AC, just rawdogging the heat and humidity. It was fucking awful but we made it. Fuck every single capitalist shithead for creating this.
i wear my Free Palestine shirts on the weekends mostly out of habit now. I often forget about it once we're out doing our errands but lately people have been much more outspoken in their support.
Today a couple of young teen girls came up to me while we were buying some fruit at the farmer's market and said "Free Palestine! Great shirt!" I fist bumped them and said it's always nice to see when other people also support Palestine.
They said "you're brave for wearing that" which is a somewhat common thing people say to me when they actually stop to talk. I told them nobody ever harasses me for it. Most people voice their support if anything. Those who don't agree will give a stinkeye but they never say anything.
They were shocked to hear that and said they're going to go out and hit some shirts right away because more people need to voice their support loudly. I agree, we need people to realize there are far more of us than it seems.
They also told me they know there is a lot of support in their generation because they see it on TikTok all the time.
I didn't say it, but I believe that's a large part of the push to now ID everyone online.
The kids are alright!
My younger relative, whose not on social media mind you, loves to learn about flags and geography, and mentioned to me a few things about MLK. Obviously it was all sanitized and very basic, as they are not even in secondary school, but the interest in the subject did put a smile on my face.
Children and young adults are much sharper than we often give them credit for, so I'm actually quite hopeful of their development coming into this world.
Have a great week, everyone! Bit by bit, our hard work builds up until leaps in progress, which is why steady work towards our cause is necessary even if it seems like it moves very slowly.
As always, communism will win.
I am so not ready for the upcoming heatwave. I legit cried and crashed at 30 degrees already.
Luckily my room is not directly hit by the sun. I am cleaning in a big building with mediocre AC though and i think i might actually be in danger if i am too careless with this heat.
If you can, place something in front of your windows if you don't have good curtains. Like a spare bedsheet or something. Keeping outside heat out can make some difference. Try to air out the room at night or early morning.
Apart from that drink like a glass of water every hour at least and minimize physical effort.
Had a propa health scare today as I suddenly felt like my heart was going to pound out of my chest combined with a feeling of fainting. Lasted nearly two hours but I got through it. No idea what caused it as at the moment I was sitting in a building with AC. Almost felt like some sort of panic attack. 'This is it', I thought. No idea if it was sparked by heat either.
Anyway I ain't on my way out yet. Take that capitalism.
The weather branche of the government put the country into an alarm phase because of the heat. Nobody really knows what this does because there are no further actions taken.
Most of Western Europe is going to be approaching 40 degrees by Friday.
So I had my Uncle over for a week. Because he lives so far away we rarely get to see him, so seeing him after five years was something. His one week visit definitely would've been nicer had it not been for his reactionary views.
does anyone else here block their family members or have friends or family member that have blocked other relatives? I have a cousin who's done this; for context, and I don't know if this is okay to share, but he's married to a trans person. Unfortunately some transphobic relatives constantly misgender his spouse with my reactionary uncle saying his pronouns are "political labels".
In response to people misgendering him and generally not accepting him for who he is, he and his spouse blocked them and from my understanding have gone no-contact with these people. I don't blame them, I mean how do you have a good relationship with these people when all they want to do is misgender you or your partner? You can't talk to these transphobic relatives, so what else can you do besides going no-contact with them?
it’s truly a whole other world out there. the attention economy and the misanthropic nature of capitalism (and the constant infiltration of spaces by malfeasants and state actors) has made rotten american society and as such the anglosphere internet is hell on earth to be on.
The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' (OBBBA), also known as H.R.1 or the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025, was signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025. This federal budget legislation introduces sweeping changes to the U.S. health coverage landscape. The law implements cuts of approximately $1 trillion in federal health spending over a decade, marking the largest legislative rollback in health coverage history. Dr. Benjamin Sommers from Harvard compares the projected uninsured rate to pre-ACA levels in 2010, or potentially worse.
Starting January 2027, new work requirements will be enforced, representing the most significant component of the cuts, reducing federal funding by $325.8 billion over ten years. Medicaid beneficiaries must work, volunteer, or study for at least 80 hours a month to maintain coverage, with periodic documentation required. Exemptions apply to caregivers, students, and those with disabilities. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates 4.8 million people will lose coverage due to these requirements, primarily due to procedural issues and frequent paperwork.
I live in a parody of a country.
Why would a soldier die for this country? Are they stupid?
Iran are out of the football world cup and I'm feeling sad. I wish they could've made it through as a statement about how they've been treated, but alas. I really hope some FA's will side with Iran and point out how Iran's team has been mistreated
people are genuinely demented about women’s sports
Social media truly was a mistake. Every single post about the weather sparks insane discussions. Government takes precautions because certain groups of people struggle with this weather, people who are not within these groups feel the need to say how stupid this all is and how they think everyone is whining and how Spain and France are also warm and they don't complain (except they do lol, they are taking precautions too).
It is 43 degrees my guys please just behave and try to make it through the day. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE AN OPINION ON EVERY SINGLE THING.
I like dwarf fortress but ngl 90% of the time I don't want to deal with the random monsters/events and just like making industries. Making a steel industry efficient is honestly better than injecting heroin into my veins
In my city a part of the road just exploded. Like legit just bursted and send shrapnel flying. All because of the heay lol.
Was learning about King Charles of England in the Civilizations Series podcast that was recommended to me. How it was king but with parliament of nobles and yet the king could kind of just be like "nah I don't want to listen to parliament" and parliament couldn't do much about it. And it doesn't feel that distant from the modern day US if you replace "king" with "president" and "parliament" with "congress of capitalists." If the president wants to do his own thing and congress doesn't band together to stop it, the so-called "checks and balances" aren't worth much.
It also reminds me of it in that, according to the history told in the podcast, most of parliament was in favor of having a constitutional monarchy. They just had problems with how King Charles was running things and ultimately brought it back after the civil war inducing problems with King Charles himself were resolved. Similar to how some members of congress might crow about Trump, but they're not saying the system is bad and we need a different one, they just don't like the way he's doing things.
i had the worst nightmare of my whole life. also apparently turkiye is completely out of qualification damn
Actually struggling with the heat for the first time in my life last night. Completely knocked my out all of a sudden and I just wanted to sleep. Woke up soaked and feeling like I had an epic party last night and drank too much. But I don't drink. Two more days before it ends.
Wonder if anyone knows anything about evolution of TTS software in terms of "things you can run locally without expensive hardware"? Like I know TTS has gotten overall better, but it seems like a lot of it comes down to needing high tech GPU to actually use it, if you want the better stuff.
Edit: Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into these.
I've broht B&R to some folks, and they've read it and agreed. There's a little victory.
When I talk to people (other USians), it seems they care less about the government of their own country, and more about the industries within their country. Such as surveillance, AI, and social media. They don't care about what the United States used to be because they don't see it ever coming back soon.
I also have severe social anxiety, and am more bookish than talkative. In this case, I have read lots of theory but struggle to get out and talk to people.
Goddamn I hate my religion so fucking much. Just pure unadulterated disconnect with reality. Had to watch a video from one of the high priests in New York.
cw religious propaganda (paraphrased)
"Most protesters are followers of someone with a loud and persuasive voice"
"The problem is that the solutions they seek are humans solutions. It does not belong to man even to direct his step."
"Satan uses protests and politicians to direct people away from the Kingdom of God."
"When people lose hope, they become bitter and angry."
I don't know how these chauvinist cult leaders in New York think that chattel slavery went away.
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On the one hand, having niche interests is fun because you get to be pretentious and have a monopoly of talking about said interests.
On the other hand, you share common interests with like 5 people, 4 of which are probably on a different continent, so it's hard to make friends
When the credits of a movie roll, I like to read through the names to see if any of them are interesting or funny. In the Puss and Boots sequel there's someone named Celambarasan. Can any Indian comrades tell me how that's pronounced? Because if it's what it think it is then that's freaking craaaazy hahaha
I ask because if that's a soft C, then it sounds exactly like "Se la embarazan" which means "They impregnate her"
I do the same with my GF. Thai names are the best because they have unique naming conventions for their call names.
Boom Cookie has been the funniest so far. Deep das gupta was another top tier, as well as alisa chompupong haha.
These are all from the animated barbie movies
Critical British press coverage of German veteran reunions even drew condemnation from Bonn. On July 30, 1951 the conservative Daily Telegraph reported that at a recent reunion in Düsseldorf by former paratroopers, headed by General Ramcke, the general had demanded the “immediate cessation and removal of slanders and discrimination against those who risked their lives for their country,” as well as the release of “so-called German war criminals.”
More controversially, according to the Telegraph, Ramcke added, “Whether we want to or not, we shall not be able to avoid taking up arms for the defence of our living space (Lebensraum) against enemy hordes.”³⁴ The West German newspaper Mittag condemned British reporting on this speech, describing the reunions as “harmless and understandable demonstrations.” The Telegraph unapologetically suggested, “So far as can be ascertained here, the General’s reference to ‘Lebensraum’ was suppressed by the entire German Press.”³⁵
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