Notices by Andrew (shivviness@beige.party)

"Israel serves as the perfect alibi as the West extends its control over the oil-rich Middle East, disrupting the emergence of any non-subservient power blocs that might ally with potential rivals like China and Russia. And all the while, Washington can redirect the blame to a supposedly defiant Israel – or more specifically, a rogue Benjamin Netanyahu – for committing the atrocities the US empire needs to maintain that control."

https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-guardians-antisemitism-is-clearly

@aral

The fascist elite have effectively won when we have otherwise decent members of the American public out there enthusiastically cheerleading a Democratic candidate who is fully committed to continuing the Gaza genocide. These people will be relieved when Harris hopefully wins, and rightly so, but what kind of victory will it be?

We're beginning to run out of food because of climate collapse.

"More than half of the U.S. winter wheat crop is under drought conditions and farmers in wheat-growing regions worldwide face a similar scenario, according to U.S. Wheat Associates, the overseas marketing arm for the industry."

https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/more-than-half-of-u-s-winter-wheat-in-drought/

These are tasty and vegan. Watermelon is my second favourite fruit flavour, so I am admittedly biased

Hurricane Milton has intensified to Category 5, up from a Category 1 less than 24 hours ago.
This is what collapse looks like

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/07/hurricane-milton-florida-evacuation

@LeftistLawyer

Your blog post was great.
Elite interests have been gradually enslaving the rest of us since about 1980. They would literally have us in shackles were it possible.
Instead, for the time being, they're settling for people living paycheck-to-paycheck. Workers obviously in this perpetually beaten down, stressed state are less likely to bite the hand that feeds them. Elites also perversely believe to their core that their wellbeing is contingent on others' poverty and suffering.
Remember this kind of structural violence, i.e. deliberately imposed poverty, has killed more people than all the wars throughout history combined. And structural violence always begets behavioural violence.
I'll finish this Toot by pointing out that the planet is warming 100 times faster today than it did during the largest mass extinction ever. And the warming is actually accelerating.
We're circling the drain at this point.
When things get really bad, specifically when food becomes scarce, elites will dispense with the facade that people are "free" and put the boot down. That is the principal reason they're militarising police forces.
And for those who say that the Dems will save us. No, the Dems are as much in the pocket of elite interests as the GOP. And when somebody is standing on your neck, it doesn't really matter whether it the left or right boot

For the attention of any vegans in the UK who like Thai food, I think Maesri green curry paste is the best readily available. It's made in Thailand.
You'll need to go to an Asian shop to get it, as I've never seen it on sale elsewhere.
The supermarket pastes are absolute dreck.
It's one of these convenience products that I think rocks in terms of convenience and flavour bang for your buck.
I had it with some runner beans, tenderstem broccoli, sugar snaps, 4 Scotch Bonnet chillies and This Isn't pieces. The curry was only for me so I was generous with the chillies, as I like a lot of heat

Let's hope they're wrong.

"Analysis of Pacific Ocean sediments shows doubling atmospheric CO2 might raise Earth’s temperature by up to 14 degrees, exceeding IPCC predictions, with historical data indicating significant future climate impacts."

https://scitechdaily.com/earths-temperature-could-increase-by-25-degrees-startling-new-research-reveals-that-co2-has-more-impact-than-previously-thought/

@CloudyMrs @THESNP

I think this decision is terrible.
That said, the SNP are being backed into a corner with the reduction in the block grant. They're deliberately being maneuvered into a position where cuts are inevitable. Then people will justifiably get angry and they'll switch their support to Labour, probably

@fkamiah17 @aral

I watch on with dismay as otherwise sensible people high five each other over facile Obama penis jokes and how great their "team" is generally. All the while children are literally getting their heads blown off.
Somebody on here with the other day with a large following was admonishing anyone who dared raise the issue of Gaza. Apparently, there are other conflicts going on and there's nothing special about Gaza, and even broaching it is helping Trump

Today's track of the day is "The Pit" by Public Service Broadcasting.
I'm going to see them live in October.
Elsewhere on the album from which this track derives there are archival samples boasting of a "secure future in Welsh coal" and "having enough coal for another four hundred years". It does an excellent job of highlighting modern society's hubris regarding the environmental damage it causes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujgpy1OirSo

Also, here's a newspaper clipping from 1912 regarding the dangers of pollution from coal

@fkamiah17 @aral

Kamala has been clear that she will continue to support Israel in its genocide

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg798l439ydo

@FantasticalEconomics @thomasfuchs

There are so many better words than "weird", speaking as yet another weird person in this thread. Fascist, cruel, evil, psychopathic etc are all so much better.
This isn't a 1980s Highschool movie. It's actually okay to be weird these days

@coffeepine

Many I fear secretly know they're being disingenuous hypocrites

@AnarchoNinaWrites

We've through capitalism rewarded and promoted to positions of authority the worst, most cruel, bigoted of our number.
I suppose what's somewhat concerning at the moment is the very fact that these fascists used to at least try and disguise their message, but more and more of them are out there now, e.g. Musk, just openly tossing around white supremacist rhetoric

@AnarchoNinaWrites

"“Effective accelerationists” argue that human problems are best solved by unrestricted technological development."

It's my belief that humans as a species lack the awareness, intelligence and responsibility to wield even basic technologies like agriculture safely and sustainably.
The idea that we should allow arguably the least well suited demographic, i.e. unhinged narcissists, have unfettered access to godlike technology seems kinda unwise

No mention whatsoever in this BBC article that these heatwaves are the result of anthropogenic climate driven by burning fuels

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66158847

@aral
Important point, I overlooked. I've incorporated it into my original Toot

The public thinks climate change is just everything getting hotter. But it's not.
It's war.
It's famine.
It's a lack of clean drinking water.
It's forced displacement.
It's heatwaves that will kill thousands in a single day.
In essence, it's a complete collapse of the biosphere with resulting societal collapse.