subterran @subterran@witches.town

"Deprived of genuine access to the political and supplicated by social proxies and mediations, white middle class dissidents have often been taken in by 'political' gestures that are principally representational in character. Action at the level of the signified becomes impossible for those who inhabit a world in which the signifier appears to have become all."

this book is almost EIGHT years old and perfectly describes The ResistanceTM that wants Oprah to be president

https://octodon.social/media/VspI6SAJudDmPsxdOrU

"People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs."

According to the US government, If you want to keep your constitutional protections from random and arbitrary stops and searches (4th amendment) you can't live anywhere inside this zone. https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone

Some dragons hoard treasure...

#fanartfriday #fanart #flightrising #mastoart #creativetoots #dragon #cat #kitty #photoshop #painting

"Facebook’s fundamental problem is not foreign interference, spam bots, trolls, or fame mongers. It’s the company’s core business model, and abandoning it is not an option." And further: "You cannot fix Facebook without completely gutting its advertising-driven business model.

And because he is required by Wall Street to put his shareholders above all else, there’s no way in hell Zuckerberg will do that."
https://shift.newco.co/its-the-advertising-model-stupid-b843cd7edbe9

Hey Mastodons, I hear you like open source and federation, so I'd like to tell you about https://gettogether.community/ an open source, federated(*) event planning service similar to Meetup

It's free to use, and while it's still very early development it is live! Try it yourself, share it with your friends, start a team ahd have a Get Together! #gettogether

* Federation is simple and minimal, any help would be most welcomed. Source code is at https://github.com/GetTogetherComm/GetTogether https://mastodon.cloud/media/cPwAJ8QWw5m9yjpJqQk

Laguna Starry Sky https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180127.html #astronomy

The Devil looked at the robot. "Where did you get that soul from?"
"I taught a man how to play blues."
"Fair enough. Want to sell it?"
"I have all I want, now."
#MicroFiction #tootfic #smallstories

old japanese computers are incredible tbh

CrimethInc.: **We Will Remember Freedom : Why It Matters that Ursula K. Le Guin Was an Anarchist**

"I asked Ursula why I never heard her call herself an anarchist. She said she didn’t feel that she deserved to—she didn’t do enough. I asked if it was OK for us to do so. She said she’d be honored."

https://crimethinc.com/2018/01/25/we-will-remember-freedom-why-it-matters-that-ursula-k-le-guin-was-an-anarchist

#anarchism #bot

Jagsthausen is a town in Germany whose Wikipedia page is uninspiring ("Roman Herzog died there").

Their coat of arms, though, which is based on a historical local warlord who designed his own prosthetic iron hand, is high cybre.

Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.

- Ursula K Le Guin

On this fifth day of #goblinweek - lookin' for a knife, traveller? how 'bout a nice sword? A bit worn, mebbe, but hacks an' slashes just like the fancy stuff! There's a discount of wands, too, if you're of the magical persuasion!

#characterdesign #mastoart #creativetoots #goblin

[fr] Oh Pepper... Mais qu'est-ce que t'as fait?

[en] Oh Pepper... What have you done?

❄️ #peppercarrot #ep25 #wip #krita #artwithopensource
https://framapiaf.org/media/vWNsD7umiE2cYg4jPF0

So I've got some good news and some bad news....
http://eaces.liuc.it/18242979201702/182429792017140207.pdf https://social.coop/media/Iy6bB26GwOwaxrr_gFo

"If we cannot learn to actually enjoy those small differences, take a positive delight in those small differences between our own kind, here on this planet, then we do not deserve to go out into space and meet the diversity that is almost certainly out there." ― Gene Roddenberry

Today's tarot draw - Temperance from The Sinking Wasteland Tarot.

"This card represents patience, moderation, and calm balance. You are calm and balanced even in stressful times, able to make your way through chaotic situations through a place of inner harmony and peace. You are able to work well with others. You are encouraged to be patient and take time to self-evaluate so as to bring about a stronger peace within yourself."
http://www.sinkingwastelandtarot.com/Temperance.html
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#tarot #art

#goblinweek the fourth: one adventurer's junk is a geckoblin's treasure! Step right up and browse the wares! You in market for a wonky spoon, or maybe a waterlogged book? Still got it's original bookmark and everything! It's au-THEN-tic!

#characterdesign #mastoart #creativetoots #goblin

Lume (pronounced 'loom'), my new Dungeon World character for our Thursday games. Pastel, prankster, Weather Witch. 💫

(yes hello, I have a tiefling problem)

#creativetoots #mastoart #characterdesign #tabletoprpgs #dungeonworld #tieflings