The Duck Duck Go browser allows you to restrict AI results from sites and photos AND lets you block sites from appearing in your search results... For when you've tired of Amazon monopolizing the search results of every actual product. 😬😳 #gosomewherewiththat

Same reason everyone should be VEHEMENTLY opposed to mandatory Age Verification tech and Age Gates They don't care about children. They care about getting documented records of every person looking at every website they want to ban.

And they now require new facebook sign ups to scan their entire faces, ear to ear - to prove they are human. Pretty sure they got everybody else's from photos.

And the energy harvesting... Yo.

This Black History Month, might we suggest a read (or reread) of the book that has shaped our cooperative vision. And prepares for times like now... Collective Courage by Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard www.psupress.org/books/titles...

10% of classes purchased through Monday will go to a member of the co-lab community on the ground in Minneapolis, providing groceries & rent support to families who are essentially on house arrest because of ICE. Please spread word & help support artists & grassroots resistance www.writingco-lab.com

We chose Fastmail for email, drive, calendar - it's a worker owned company. Pricing is better and comes with 50gb storage. No creepy Gemini madness. Doesn't have docs capability, but we're finding other ways. Currently using Vivaldi browser, is Proton VPN capable. Much easier than first thought.

Another world is possible if we fight for it.

🔧 Fix-It DC Clinic 📅 Wed, Jan 14 | MLK Library Don’t toss it—fix it! Bring small appliances, electronics, toys, or garments to this FREE do-it-together event. Learn, repair, and network. Tools and workspace provided. Register & pick your arrival time: https://bit.ly/45ybUIW

Everyone should write a book at some point, even if only for themselves. There's just such a joy in getting words on a page.

A brilliant piece showcasing the power of community - what happens when people care about each other & what can when they don't. 💫 #cooperativesforthewin

I worked so hard this year that I broke my desktop. My misfortune is now your gain. Signed copies of Roots of Madness are available on my Ko-fi, including a bundle of all three issues. Please like, share, or treat yourself or a loved one to Roots of Madness. ko-fi.com/s/d52d044a1b

If we can raise $1k in the next three days, we're going to get another drum for our risograph so we can give away free posters and zines printed with a color that's not just red or black (as much as we love red and black of course). Donate now: donorbox.org/red-emmas-2025

Cooperative enterprise means collective ownership. Me becomes we...

Just saying, I'll do a book cover illustration for $200. www.shaenon.com

Friday morning December 5th from 6am to 9am we will be outside of Honolulu City Hall with Teamsters Local 996. Join us to support the city transit workers who literally keep the island moving 🚍

It's sale time! 20% off everything with the code EVERYONE through December 6th. justseeds.org/shop/?js-ord...

Divesting from the holidays is a powerful ways you can fight back. Between now & New Year's is when this system makes a *solid* percent of the money it takes from us. Reclaiming these times of community/connection is vital. Travel less, spend local, shop small. Say NO to the status quo.

In nature, growth is cyclical. It moves forward and backward. Resistance to this fact creates collapse. Also known as recession... Nature is the best business model. #coopsforthewin

Be a beta reader for my book? You get a free copy of the book electronically before it’s published, read it answer a few questions that’s it.. if you have a few hours to spare next week, give me a shout. It’s is short - only about 15,000 words. :-)

There’s something rotten alright. When the top 1% hoard the wealth while everyone else toils just to survive, that’s a rigged system, and it’s working exactly as designed. Happy #marxistmonday to those who observe 💜

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

Cooperatives are a better alternative to capitalism. For many reasons but especially because no matter how much someone contributes, they still have only one vote. Power is equally distributed. #coopsforthewin

Community-based enterprises generate wealth for communities. Profits are reinvested to create a wealth multiplier effect, allowing for the improvement of essential services like transportation, housing, education, and healthcare for everyone. This is what inclusive economics looks like.

There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.

Ahem... We also were not affected by today's Cloudflare outage. js.

And we'll be moving off of MailChimp in the coming days. These companies make it hard but also too easy... #aiaintforeverything

Let's Get Dirty Let's Get Dirty Let's Get Dirty

Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work. Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

We can build a new social contract for the automated age—a Labor Bill of Rights that reclaims the meaning of work and the purpose of progress. That contract should rest on three pillars: profit sharing, a national transition fund, and public oversight, says @mattwatkinspolicy.bsky.social.

“We must recognize that we can’t solve our problem now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

I know a lot is going on, but I would really appreciate a share. I'm still waiting on a check and I'm wrapping up the rest of my small gigs this week. If you need any art and you like what I do, please consider contacting me. I'd like to think my budget is reasonable, and I put out some good art

I know many new writers worry about how readers will receive their work. That’s a valid concern! That said, two things: 1. This gig is only worth it if you write what YOU want. 2. Some will hate your stuff, but some will like it. Your readers. They’re awesome. Write for them.

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

@teslatakedown.com *Cancel November 14-16* 📱 actionnetwork.org/forms/hang-u...

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike. Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%. Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.

Central to Fanon's humanist development was a decentralised cooperative approach to the economy rather than one based on private property or state-direction, w/a future of human relations w/o the burdens of racism, patriarchy and capitalist exploitation. #marxistmonday share.google/WQQVTiXP97kn...

I created an Email List that’s gathering 10k people who pledge to give just $1 to people struggling in the Black Community. When the list grew to 2k I tested it with a Black Woman who lost her job & struggled w/ past due bills; I sent out 1 email, & with their $1 they quickly raised her $950 goal.

Been on the boycott. Since 2019. & have built a self-publishing alternative. Not even saying you have to publish with us. But are saying stop giving folk with more than they will ever need coins from your creative work. #thetimeforcooperativesisnow #wedonthavetoeattherichbutwecanstopfeedingthem

This backup non-substack version of the boycott guide is now fully updated (Identical to the substack one): buymeacoffee.com/psychopete/p...

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Spotify is doubling down on decision to run ICE ads ‼️ Help us spread the word to #BoycottSpotify | boycottspotify.com

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

We were sure, for various reasons, to not utilize AWS in building our platform. It was much harder than we imagined. Today, we smirk - a little.

✊ALLIES: WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! > Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge to commit to not crossing a picket line: bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee > Donate to our strike fund by purchasing union-made merch from our store or donating directly: sbworkersunited.org/strike-fund/

What can you do today? Break your Amazon addiction. Feeding the beast is how we got here. The billionaires need consumers to maintain their empires. You can overcome the addiction. #boycottamazon psychopete1.substack.com/p/step-1-adm...