I spent the past half hour or so writing out a memory from Afghanistan, 13 years ago today. It’s been on my mind all day, and I felt it was important to try to order my thoughts, feelings and memories of the event, so I did.

Repeat after me: *the purpose of a system is what it does* If you wanted a justice system whose purpose was to ensure public safety you would need to make a different system that *does that* The current carceral system's purpose is racialized oppression. That's what it does.

From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte

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HANG UP YOUR CLUB, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE THE THOUGHTS THAT WOULD STEAL OUR JOY. AND YOU WILL WIN.

I do not give a fuck about allegations of sexual activity between two consenting adults. What matters is that both of those consenting adults had friendly relationships with a sex-trafficking pedophile and a history of their own SA allegations.

Also, babydolls, there is no such thing as an “underage woman”, we already have a word for that and it is “child”.

I wish neurotypical people had a better understanding of how disabling “high-functioning” neurodivergence can be.

In 1994, Mike Watt teamed up with J Mascis and Bernie fucking Worrell for a cover of Maggot Brain on his debut solo album “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?” and that’s been my musical obsession so far today.

Don’t tell the doom kids but I’m running a Peavey solid state head through a Carvin 4x12 for the Faith Healer stuff now and it sounds awesome…

‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet: “Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”

Stop doing this. Whatever her past occupations were, they have zero bearing on where she stands now. Additionally, there is no need to mention allegations of substance abuse when, again, it has no bearing here. Grow up. She’s bad enough on her own, but she isn’t the issue here.

@elysianpickups.com do you have a humbucker set you’d recommend to replace the stock pickups in a BC Rich Mockingbird ST used for drop B HM2 death metal?

The COP30 is a farce! Green capitalism is increasing mining and land theft without decreasing emissions. Yet all over Brazil, there are amazing projects that directly address the roots of the ecological crisis! These projects need support. Send some love: firefund.net/pathstoecorevolution

Ventricular fibrillation is a rhythmic disorder where the lower chambers of the heart just quiver ineffectually instead of doing their goddamned job in a sad approximation of his Party’s governance when the oppression of brown people is not involved.

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

I know firsthand the dangers of unexploded ordnance, but the sheer amount of UXO in such a small area is going to be devastating for years to come.

I’ve got my share of demons, but goddamn you’ll never see me spitting out some pro-war bullshit.

There are a few poems that make the rounds on Armistice Day, (Remembrance Day, depending on your region) but this is the one I think the First World War should be remembered by. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/...

I think a Dismember album run is coming on

Death/doom

Anduril is the name of the defense contractor founded by Palmer Luckey (Oculus VR and Matt Gaetz’s brother in law) and Trae Stephens (partner at Peter Thiel’s VC Founder’s Fund and husband of the founder of ACTS17 meant to “minister to elites” and which funded Thiel’s weird antichrist lectures).

"ICE violence does not exist within a vacuum." "This is how it feels to be Black and policed in this country." "Racist police violence is always the common denominator. It's always the underlying issue." #Illinois #USA #Policing #Incarceration #Slavery #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Four albums I listened to with my kids this weekend

Guitarists: don’t forget that it’s steal some picks from Guitar Center Sunday.

This is well done

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

This old Appalachian Riff Granny is getting some much needed love tonight

Couldn't decide

HANG UP YOUR SHORTSWORD, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE DESPAIR. AND YOU WILL WIN.

Since a jury this week correctly determined that distributing sandwiches is not a crime, federal agents are now advised that we will be delivering their orders "in a kinetically enhanced fashion" at all our locations. Please continue to eat my ass.

This is really working for me today

The fight to stop Cop Cities is now nationwide. As for Atlanta: fuck Cop City, fuck APD, and fuck Andre Dickens.

I do not give a fuck what El*n M*sk could buy with $1T, he bought an election for far less than that.

So-called "Centrism" does not work.

"The deleted videos range in scope from investigations, such as an analysis of the Israeli killing of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, to testimonies of Palestinians tortured by Israeli forces and documentaries like 'The Beach,' about children playing ... who were killed by an Israeli strike."

And this is precisely why it’s unreasonable for any federal enforcement agency to expect anyone to comply with the demands of masked ICE agents. There’s absolutely no way to discern their identity, or the authenticity of their claims. Governors need to prohibit ICE from entering our states.

I decided to use the one on the right as an overdrive in front of the LHW and it’s pretty nasty once dialed in. Neat.

Alice Walton gave financial backing to both No Kings and Cuomo, if you were curious.

We've covered how Meta Ray-Bans could have been worn by CBP during ICE raids, how it's being modded for facial recognition, and how it's being used as a spy tool. Every time Meta argues: What is the difference between Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and an iPhone? SO yeah—here's a guide for Meta's PR team:

Entombed’s Sinners Bleed is death metal’s Halo of Flies.

Not sure how many Cheney obits will mention this murderous legacy of his.

Choose you this day whom you will serve.

Oh yeah, Dick Cheney died. Good.

best encapsulation why everyone hates democrats despite trump being the spawn of satan

"On October 23, Trump administration launched fresh attacks on three iconic wildlands in Alaska, places that Wilderness Watch, our members and supporters, and our conservation allies have fought to safeguard for decades." "[T]arget for oil and gas development." #Alaska #USA #Environment

I kind of want a Schecter. I like those Reapers, but I’ve never had one before. Any thoughts?

We owe it to his victims to pressure him to make good on this I think