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A university for activists. We teach history of activism, philosophy of activism, organisational structures, tax compliance for non-profits, graphic art […] [bridged from mastodon.social/@activersity on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2h
We cannot stop enshittification — as long as someone wants to pay for it, we shall have it. We need to take the long view. What is the ultimate outcome? It is an internet for "outer party" members, who still have jobs, who can afford dozens of subscriptions, and can afford little else. For the […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Here is a story about a billionaire buying up land in Somerset www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oct/1… Residents are complaining that pesticides are being sprayed on […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
> As well as swathes of the countryside, Bekker has also snapped up high street businesses from a deli to a beauty parlour, as well as pretty former farmhouses and local pubs.

One does not need to buy local businesses to run a luxury hotel.  They do not cater to the same clientele.  Answer: Bekker is in the process of buying the town.  At some point, the residents are going to wake up and realise that their property tax has become unaffordable and there is only one potential buyer.  Anyone on the town council shall be connected to one or more of Bekker's undertakings.  No policeman would dare go on a Bekker property without permission; Bekker could have any of them fired at will.  He would be a duke with power that titled British dukes haven't had for two hundred years.  Who would be surprised to discover that this was the Thiel edge of the wedge?
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
Who remembers the unabomber from the 90s? He was crazy. "[He] wrote that technology has had a destabilizing effect on society, has made life unfulfilling, and has caused widespread psychological suffering." "He predicted that technological advances would lead to extensive and ultimately […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
If you are watching a protest and a counter-protest, and you do not know which side to join, join the side which is at least half women. History shall never judge you wrong. #democracy #immigration
Dutch riot police break up far-right protest in The Hague after violence erupts
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
We have tried for forty years to encourage billionaires to create jobs by giving them tax breaks. What if only billioniares paid for the dole? #billioniares #dole #tax #capitalism
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026
Every time you use the free version of ChatGPT to generate an image or summarise a book, somewhere an American fascist drinks a cup of brown tap water. Please remember, data centres consume drinking water even during droughts. Not to mention, raising electricity bills wherever they operate […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
#irony #billionaires
"Democracy dies in darkness"
motto of
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026
thousands of Germans…have been threatened with fines or prison sentences for social media posts that fall foul of the country's political speech laws. One German had his home raided for calling a minister a "Schwachkopf [dummy]" while another was fined €2,000 (£1,700) for calling Friedrich Merz […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026
Stupidity is not a political party. It is hostility to a level of civilisation that it cannot understand. This is not right vs left. This is modern civilisation vs retrograde civilisation. This is not a difference of opinion. This is rule of law vs rule of the strong. This is not an electoral […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026
"Even as more households struggled to keep up with rising costs for essentials like gas and groceries, banks profited…from increased credit card spending and rising balances." "…the five largest banks in the United States reported a collective $49 billion in profits in the second quarter […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026
"Perpetual futures contracts, also called "perps," are futures contracts without expiration dates. This means investors can hold positions in an ​asset indefinitely rather than closing them out or rolling them over. #Perps also allow traders to borrow heavily, sometimes as much as 50 times the […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026
So, government *can* protect us from #capitalism when it wants to www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/eva… but there is nothing it can do to protect us from the next financial crisis.
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
Glyphosate is a #herbicide labeled by the IARC as "probably carcinogenic to humans." However, if your elected representative has received a phone call from Bayer, then it is safe for you. But if you are "miscellaneous" human, you might want to know that […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
A bowel of corporate peaches in a solution of water and baking soda. A disgusting film floats on the surface.
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026
"Socialism is back in vogue. Taxing the rich sounds good, until they move away." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202… Disclaimer: Jeff Bezos owns the WP Your defense kit: • Millionaires have means of protecting their […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026
"Cops warned corporate bodyguards that 'challenges faced by the middle and lower classes' might spur attacks on wealthy CEOS." theintercept.com/2026/06/25/police-… When in history were "the middle and lower classes" on the wrong side of a class war? Why […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026
Outside analysts have been looking at what little is known about the operations of AI companies. + AI companies spend $8 to $14 to generate $1 in revenue + It is cheaper to hire a human than pay the true cost of AI + AI companies have much debt and depreciating assets The only way to break […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026
"Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter is being used to train and develop AI models that are ‘critical to the economy and the Department of War,’ the DoJ argued." www.theguardian.com/technology/2026… The very existence of #billionaires makes […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2026
USA und Iran liefern sich zum zweiten Mal in Folge Feuergefechte... Dies war die schwerwiegendste Bedrohung für den im April vereinbarten brüchigen Waffenstillstand. www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/u… Wenn […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026
The steam-driven locomotive was considered in the mid-19th century to be a disruptive and transformational technology. It was. Then, a frenzy of speculation created not only thousands of miles of railway, but a financial bubble. When that bubble burst in 1873, a depression began that would last […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026
Trump’s $1.2b Australian skyscraper dumped after massive backlash www.realcommercial.com.au/news/trum… #protest #democracy #antifa #billionaires
An artist impression of the now-axed Trump Tower rising above the Glitter Strip skyline
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026
Trump, like Hitler, came to power by democratic means. Now, it seems the only way keep him from destroying #democracy is to destroy it first. We are at the end of an era. thehill.com/homenews/campaign/58506…
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026
"If people with limitless resources could sponsor litigation against news organizations they disliked, constitutional protections would be no match for the sheer cost and complexity of defense." "Objection.ai is a new startup funded by Thiel" "It promises 'a fast affordable way to challenge […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026
"[The US] service payments on public debt are roughly equal to spending for the same period on both the Department of Defense’s military budget and the Department of Education. This equates to more than $88 billion in interest payments a month." […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026
Is your old kindle still working fine? Nein! www.theguardian.com/technology/2026… Tolino: Germany PocketBook: Switzerland inkBOOK: Poland Vivlio: France #Techlords #BoycottUSA #BuyEuropean
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Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices
Up to 2m e-readers made before 2013 will no longer be able to download new titles
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2026
Israel selectively forces Shiites out of their homes in Lebanon www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/mi… "Israel is explicitly warning Christian and Druze residents in southern Lebanon not to hide Muslim residents among them as their forces […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026
"The US has directed every American embassy and consulate across the world to launch coordinated campaigns against foreign propaganda and endorses Elon Musk’s X as an “innovative” tool to help do it." "Embassies are told to recruit local influencers, academics and community leaders abroad to […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026
Do you feel the world is going in a wrong direction? The least you can do about it is sign a petition. Have you, in fact, done the least today? Speaking out might be futile, but silence is consent.
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026
Everyone agrees that legalising hard drugs would cause problems. However, is the crime committed by people high on cocaine anywhere near the scale of organised crime by international drug networks? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/… […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/03/2026
quitChatGPT.org is a movement When Anthropic (Claude AI) refused to provide the US military with AI tools for mass surveillance and killer robots, OpenAI (ChatGPT) signed the contract instead. OpenAI supports Trump and ICE […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2026
A [US] commander told non-commissioned officers Monday that the Iran war was part of God's plan to usher in the End Times and bring about Jesus Christ's second coming "He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026
"First, we must recognize that the president is unfazed by citizen outrage, the courts, or the media. He responds to one thing: the market. The most potent weapon to resist the administration is a targeted, month-long national economic strike [against] subscription-driven consumer tech […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026
A majority of Americans believe their country is in decline. carnegieendowment.org/research/2026… #MAGA
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What Americans Think About American Power Today
Most Americans believe the United States is declining in global power and influence, and nearly two-thirds say China’s power now equals or exceeds that of the United States.
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2026
Senior EU lawmakers want the European Parliament to freeze the EU-U.S. trade deal in response to Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland. www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliame… #fascism #BoycottUSA #BuyEuropean […]
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Jerry on Mastodon @jerry.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026
#Firefox extension that redirects all #X links to xcancel.com (a mirror of X) when the browser is about to load an x.com page, making it possible to read a thread or browse replies without having an X account. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ad… #XCancel
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ToXCancel – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)
Download ToXCancel for Firefox. Redirects to xcancel.com (a mirror of x) when the browser is about to load an x.com page
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026
This year, World Cup fans have the choice of Mexico, Canada, and a third country. Choose wisely. Choose safety. www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/wo… #fascism #BoycottUSA #BuyEuropean #BuyCanadian
Protesters and law enforcement gathered at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles following an attempted ICE action in the parking lot  19 June 2025
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026
Americans. #fascism #BoycottUSA #BuyEuropean #BuyCanadian
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026
"US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone" www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2… If you are afraid to sign this petition: […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026
The US is on a confrontation course with the EU. The #EU is going to either become an oblast of the US or it is going to become the last fortress of Western civilisation. In neither case do you want to be dependent on US #techlords for anything. Start the process of Europeanising yourself while […]
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Joshua Byrd 🐀 @phocks.bne.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026
You got it easy kid
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026
Calls for Legal Consequences Grow After Musk AI Bot Makes Suggestive Images of Children www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk… Elon Musk indicates he’s ‘going all in’ on financing the GOP ahead of the midterms […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026
US #banks need bigger over-night loans, which means that either 1. their day-to-day business has become increasingly unpredictable (scary) 2. they aren't even bothering to pro-actively maintain their reserve requirements (scary) […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025
"The CLOUD Act [allows] federal law enforcement to compel U.S.-based technology companies…to provide requested data…regardless of whether the data are stored in the U.S. or on foreign soil." The act is not limited to…the United States. It applies to "all electronic communication service or […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2025
Meta is running Chinese ads to cheat Europeans out of their money, and Russian propaganda to cheat Europeans out of their democracy. If the EU cannot defend Europeans from US billionaires, then US billionaires are right about the EU being too weak to defend the interests of Europeans. What an […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025
Privatized Sovereignty: Private companies provide to governments computer infrastructure, military technology, experts, and officials. Government decisions are then guided by the choices and expertise they have been given. "Democracy persists as a legacy interface — maintained for stability […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025
Dear #EuropeanCommission You now have self-declared enemies that are the Earth's greatest: Russia, the USA, and American #billionaires. You could have the Earth's greatest allies: Europeans. We are educated, hard-working, and respectful of laws. We are not cheap: we demand #democracy […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025
Money from loans is not considered taxable income. Billionaires therefore borrow, backed on their stock holdings, for personal income. In many countries, it is possible to roll over the loans until death, at which point, no capital gains tax is paid on the sale of stock needed to repay the loans […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2025
The European Union appears to be developing its own Linux distribution. This new version of #Linux, dubbed EU OS, is a proof-of-concept for a Fedora-based distro that uses the KDE Plasma desktop environment. + The option to add … a national layer, regional or sector-specific layer […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/11/2025
In October, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 the latest version of Zorin OS reportedly reached over 100,000 downloads in just over two days, with 72 percent of those downloads coming from Windows devices. Zorin OS is a standout choice for ex-Windows users because this flavor […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/11/2025
Dear USA Blue (democratic) states pay more to the federal government than they get back; red (fascist) states receive more than they pay. Therefore, all Americans (except Vermonters) are either fascists or fascist supporters. The reason you have a bad harvest is that you have a bad garden […]
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Activersity @activersity.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/11/2025
#Billionaires pay no tax on fuel for their private jets. Ordinary citizens pay #tax on fuel for their cars. Answer: put wings on your cars. imgur.com/gallery/kinda-makes-sense… Modern tax solutions require modern problems. #EuropeanUnionTax
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