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Fascism Watch Quick Update: a brief note about changes in rhetoric
Here’s the Canadian Tory party leader going in on anti-LGBTQ shit, as relayed on Mastodon.
But let’s break it down a little.
Trudeau posted a fairly generic statement against anti-LGBTQ hate.
Tory leader Pierre Poilievre condemned that statement as … [more]
Continue readingAlmost there…
Almost through crunch time for my day job.
Almost. Not yet tho’.
Meanwhile, ActivityPub for WordPress just hit version 1.0, so let’s see how much is improved! What I’m particularly interested in is whether replies to replies show up in … [more]
Continue readingAnybody know the proper way to test a high-voltage self-discharging capacitor?
HEY INTERNET!
Anybody know the proper way to test a high-voltage self-discharging capacitor?
(Don’t say Mr. Carlson’s, it’s a fine device but it doesn’t test caps like this. Will it show a leak? Yes. That’s by design.)
With a regular … [more]
Continue readingFascism Watch for 11 September 2023: the Raw Naked Quest for Power and Dominance edition
Canadian Tories are, right on schedule (as in, five or six years later) joining in on whatever international authoritarianism still seems to be hot today. In this case, it’s moving against queers, joining in on bathroom bans, locker room … [more]
Continue readingFascism Watch for 8 September 2023: the I Have Some Notes edition
To get out of the way, here’s an update on schools: Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda. It’s mostly of interest because it’s not PragerU but another one of the factions. It’s not really … [more]
Continue readingFascism Watch for 6 September 2023: the No Rest for the Weary or the Wicked Edition
No time to rest, I’m afraid. But that’s part the fascist “flood the zone with shit” tactic set for you.
Mainstream media is just barely starting to wake up to the reality that KOSA is intended to ban LGBT – … [more]
Continue readingFascism Watch Catch-Up for 5 September 2023, Part 6: The Wrap-Up Edition
This is a bit of a miscellanea post, everything else that I couldn’t wedge into parts one through five.
More on Mr. Radical Free Speech’s attempt to silence criticism though lawsuit: When we held up a mirror to Elon Musk’s … [more]
Continue readingFascism Watch for 5 September 2023: the Gods Help Us edition
Welcome to Fascism Watch Catch Up, Part 5: the Gods Help Us edition.
Let’s start with climate. Let’s start with carbon dioxide in particular. Let’s start with the Republican plan to end renewable energy, drill baby drill, and throw as … [more]
Continue readinganybody still on twitter is a goddamn fool
I’ve been warning people for months. This is how it works now. Get the fuck off the birdsite.
By the way, later this month, if you still have a Twitter account, they’re going to use its contents to train … [more]
Continue readingquick nazi twitter update
Fascism Watch for 4 September 2023: the Cops Edition
Welcome to part four of the catch-up series. This is all about the police.
I’ve said a lot – a lot – that the American system of law enforcement is a trainwreck, and policing as we know it is beyond … [more]
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