I'm a little obsessed with the guitar community on YouTube. It's full of men, with hot takes, demoing equipment and talking about "gigging" (they don't gig, they just sit in front of their webcams)

But the reason I'm obsessed is that everyday they come out with some new must-have, or don't-buy. It's endless. Growing up, when you got a musical instrument, that was it. You now had one. So you played it.

Now it's a symptom of capitalism, relentless acquisition
#sustainability #music

UN says 11 children killed by Israel daily in Gaza and Lebanon. Remind me again of how that makes Israel safe?

And remind me of how, when Israel and its supporters try to portray any legitimate criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism, that it helps Jewish people?

You don't like killing children therefore you are an anti-Semite, is a tautology they invented that cannot but be unhelpful for Jews.

@RickiTarr energy and perspective.

Back then everything was exiting and I would rush into it. Now I'll evaluate. Still as driven as ever, just differently

"Nigel Farage’s party proposed to place detention centres in places that vote for Green council leaders or MPs"

Bullying the electorate and holding turns to ransom before even in power. And that's not even addressing the question of putting groups of people in camps, like his heroes did

Waymo, a Google-owned company, which officially launched its self-driving taxi fleet in London earlier this month, has told cycling campaigners that it is “normal practice” for their taxis to veer into and block cycle lanes
#cycling #roadSafety
https://road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-veering-into-cycle-lanes-normal-practice-says-waymo

he's talking like he just received assurances from a temple builder in 400BC. "Columns? Yes! We do the new Corinthian style. Ultra modern, top of the line"

@steter this is mad. We have had years of being told the Iranians were sending drones to Russia for use in Ukraine. How is this being reported as news?

@selzero subbuteo, but playable!

It doesn't bode well for a country of a federal agent commits a murder on camera and is then backed up by his supreme leader. Suggests the agent is part of a paramilitary force beyond law. We all know where that leads

The world needs to stop buying American goods and services. They are only as powerful as they are because of their economy. The country, as it is being run, is a global threat

Superman fooled us all (yes, all of us) with his glasses. But I'm not falling for it again

Please be aware, Grokipedia, the disinformation platform built on stolen content from Wikipedia is now third in the results on DuckDuckGo searches

There might be a lot wrong with the world at the moment. But we can feel secure, safe in the knowledge that the official style of portraiture for rulers and government officials is no longer the same as it it was in Ancient Rome.

@HauntedOwlbear one small extra note if I may add? His music is also just some extremely enjoyable listening

Only two kirks should be spoken of ever again.

Terrorism is action, usually violent, designed to instill terror.
Oxford defines it "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims."

I doubt anyone was feeling intimidated or chilled with terror when they saw a few military planes daubed in paint.

Businessman says we shouldn't build good infrastructure because the future will be dystopian congestion #cars #transport #ireland

Before the election Trump told his followers, you'll never have to vote again. Now they are rolling back early voting. They'll place ICE at polling stations after showing they will disappear anyone they want. And eventually they'll start to disenfranchise women.

Back when he said it barely anyone listened

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-vote-believers-summit/679273/

@aral ha! Can't, or won't?

In fairness, how were the bbc to know that music and subcultures have only recently become political? #glastonbury