Notices by Camille lives at Praxis Now (camille@social.praxis.nyc)

Wow, first the NYC mayor appoints the scion of one of the richest families in the city to be the head of the sanitation department. After she spectacularly fails to make an impact in that role, he moves her over to run the police department.

WHAT
COULD
GO
WRONG?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-names-loews-heiress-jessica-tisch-to-lead-the-nypd/ar-AA1us6i6

@persagen
I am wondering if there is a scorecard tracking how far Trump has *already* strayed from this plan. I have a feeling the folks at Heritage Foundation are tearing their hair out with annoyance.

"It's important not to see Trump as the evil but to see this country as intrinsic evil."

The Dugout, a new black anarchist podcast

A 2023 survey conducted by Payroll.org highlighted that 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, a 6% increase from the previous year. In other words, more than three-quarters of Americans struggle to save or invest after paying for their monthly expenses.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/living-paycheck-to-paycheck-statistics-2024/

I just heard a right-wing economist say that the whole mass deportation thing is about accelerating investment in AI. It hadn't occurred to me, but I see it now.

#followthemoney

Forget getting money out of politics; get politicians out of politics!

DAMN.

America's right wing is full of extreme ideologues, but their rhetoric is that they have no ideology just a lot of folksy "common sense". Meanwhile, America's "liberal" wing has no real visionary ideologies, but the right keeps claiming they do.

@GlennMarlowe
Yeah, the media had people thinking that misinformation was a function of Russian Mind Control. I spend enough time with people who have only middling education to know that most misinformation is spread by people who mean well and think they are just getting the word out about Pressing Social Matters.

In the latest edition of Closing Remarks, I talk about the closures of Rothko Chapel, Bellevue Arts Museum, Deer Lake Gallery, and more. I also share enduring lessons of the (now-defunct) XOXO festival (#xoxofest), as well as some sage words from a non-profit consultant.

https://www.wind-down.org/?na=view&id=13

@annika I linked to another #xoxofest post in my newsletter 👆🏾

Sometimes when I hear people say that I, as a black American woman, should vote to honor my ancestors who fought for the right, I wanna chime in and tell them that ---- as far as I know --- what they mostly wanted was yt people to leave them the F alone forever and ever.

"Long after he’s departed the White House and then passed from this world, his legacy will still be smoldering in the charred remains of Gaza. "

The End Of Joe Biden
https://infinitejaz.substack.com/p/the-end-of-joe-biden

>...when there are no other options, chemical recycling could save the day. “This would be the final stage for the leftovers that just have no other purpose" <

The fact that this chemical recycling nonsense is their idea of the best path forward. Yeah, it could help but you know what else would help? A MORATORIUM on clothing production. I'd wager we have enough clothes on the planet to keep us all stylish and warm for at least another decade if not more.

#DEGROWTH

Why scientists think they may finally have found a way to recycle clothes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/07/05/fast-fashion-clothing-waste-recycling/

@seachanger
Also, the issue isn't a matter of "eat at this restaurant or DIE of starvation" like they try to make it seem. The fact of the matter is that people could die of starvation with ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE staffing the grill and serving full plates of what they have to offer.

These people have NO CLUE what to serve to truly nourish people...and frankly they don't care.

La. governor signs bill requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/06/19/louisiana-ten-commandments-schools/

These things just SCREAM desperation. So sad.

I think I am done with all futurism. I think I want to bust out of linear time and think more about relationality and location before, after, or even with a thing, person, or place whenever.

(Yes, I am still reading #hospicingmodernity)

How is any of this making Israel more secure?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/israel-gaza-rafah-lunacy-war/

Best URL!

@ciggysmokebringer
I gotta be honest. I'm connected enough to movement folk that I was waiting to see if I got the call. I think these young ones wanted to handle their biz themselves (which is why NYC mayor talking about "outside agitators" was ridiculous). I'm ready to be in proximity and solidarity upon invitation. Otherwise I do think observing from a remove is the respectful thing to do.

I think the last 4 years have shown people that a retweet doesn't mean shit
@are0h @hannu_ikonen