Today's Newsletter focuses on revolution and technology
On Revolution;
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In a comic for 'the guardian', Brenda the penguin demonstrates the apparent hypocrisy and misdirection of COP (the conference of the parties), the state and capitalism; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/nov/17/another-cop-already-surely-youve-all-worked-this-out-by-now
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As a result of cops and ice killing 2 white people- Which is apparently enough after, or rather despite, thousands of BIPOC people killed and kidnapped by cops and ice last year. Eugene Oregon has revolted enough to make serious impacts, taking ground and power from the state; https://crimethinc.com/2026/02/20/party-to-the-conflict-eugene-fights-back-against-the-feds-on-spreading-ice-thin
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A report on the various revolutionary actions being undertaken against flock cameras; https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/across-the-us-people-are-dismantling
It remains to be seen how much the same occurs for the companies states hire to replace Flock. -
The Twin Cities are planning the largest rent strike in over a century, in part to finally resist the state; https://www.commondreams.org/news/minnesota-rent-strike-ice
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Devaki Amma builds a food filled forest by accident, shows what is possible when people have land to freely live on; https://www.rewildingmag.com/i-didnt-know-i-was-building-a-forest/
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BBC reported on a group of nuns whom revolted against the church. They've escaped their 'care-home' prison with others help and moved back to squat in their true, life-long home; https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y8r2gk0vyo
On Technology;
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Scientists discover all headphones are poisonous. However, they should be fine if care is taken to cover their padding in natural material, or possibly a body-safe sealant; https://futurism.com/science-energy/headphone-chemicals-bpa
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Sammy Azdoufal obtained a personal robot surveilance army larger than that of some nations', by accident, decides not to use it; https://www.popsci.com/technology/robot-vacuum-army/
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The intercept reported on how even the ads meant to get everyone to enjoy capitalism, are now anticapitalist- at least in their surface messaging; https://theintercept.com/2026/02/13/super-bowl-ad-capitalism-honesty/
The World;
- G20 reports an estimated 2.3 billion people are skipping meals, while the richest 1% stuff themselves on an additional 41% of the worlds annual wealth- let alone what they already had; https://g20.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2-G20-Global-Inequality-Report-Full-and-Summary.pdf
Thank you very much for reading, and take care. For life and love, heal and defend eachother.