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𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗙𝗟𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛: Finnish sociologist, and speculative fiction nerd.

𝗦𝗨𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗞𝗦𝗜:
"𝘒𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘪𝘩𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯 (𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴) 𝘬𝘺𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘶𝘯, 𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘫𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘶𝘯.” ¹

Työhyvinvointiin erikoistunut sosiologi (BBA+YTK+YTM), ja muodollisesti pätevä yhteiskuntaopin & historian opettaja.

Harrastuksiin kuuluu spe-fi, sarjakuvat, valokuvaus, opiskelu, varttipolitikointi, ja pyöräily.🖖🏻

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¹ ɪʜᴍɪɴᴇɴ, ᴡɪᴋɪᴘᴇᴅɪᴀ ꜱᴜᴏᴍɪ. ʜᴀᴇᴛᴛᴜ 4.1.2016

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archaeohistories , to random
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In a forest in southern Småland, in southern Sweden.

There is a small earthen cabin is partially buried in the ground with its sod roof almost flush with the ground level, which renders the cabin nearly invisible. This type of house is known as “backstuga” in Sweden, which is literally "hill cottage". They are not very common today, but back in 17th-18th Centuries CE, some of the country’s poorest people lived in them.

iju ,
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@archaeohistories

The problem with this house-type is that Swedish ground has fairly high concentrations of radon, so it's easy to poison yourself.

As for popularity of such houses, they encountered some increase in popularity in now-Finland after WW2, as heavy Soviet bombings had destroyed apartment buildings. By 1970s they had again turned into a "lifestyle choice".

suihkulokki , to random
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In Finland big unexpected far left victory. Vote rise from 8% to 18% becoming the second largest party for this election. Racist party gets a beating, falling from 13% down to 6.7%

iju ,
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@CelloMomOnCars @suihkulokki

The main government party got most votes. The other one (the populist one) didn't have their voters appear to vote. Mainly because they betrayed every promise they made or implied before the national elections, and turned the whole political system into a circus, under which the party of the prime minister pretty much hit the whole welfare system into the knee.

iju ,
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@CelloMomOnCars @suihkulokki

I'd go farther than saying they're similar: they're subservient.

And yes: kneecapped.

Facebook screenshot. Two Finns MPs' Vilhelm Junnila (who later got kicked out of a ministry due to Nazi symbolism) and Veikko Vallin (a cantankerous millionaire who famously said no sane person pays taxes) next to statue of Kekkonen [the Finnish "lifetime" President, under which the democratic system degrated]. Both have MAGA-hats. The caption says "on Labour Day you declare your colours! Happy Labour Day to all facebook-friends!"
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    • BonnettsBooks , to bookstodon group
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    6/1/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Stranger was the 1st sci-fi to make the NYT bestseller list. It begins on dry Mars, ends on green Earth.

    Dune won the 1st Nebula award, was nearly set on Mars. It begins on green Caladan & ends on dry Arrakis.

    Both won the Hugo, dabble in differing lifestyles, politics, belief systems, the importance of water, & are waiting for you here, now.

    Stay hydrated!


    @bookstodon
    @mastodonbooks

    iju ,
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    @BonnettsBooks @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

    Stranger in the Strange Land came in 1961. Seems suprisingly late.

    Was thinking who might have come first: first was going to say Jules Verne, but then remembered the early English translations were rubbish, and thus didn't sell. But surely Conan Doyle's Lost World in 1912? The first film came out in in 1925!

    But apparently the NYT-list became national only in 1940s, and there might have been some editorial decisions to limit pulp outside it.

    randahl , to random
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    "Most people, if they look in the mirror and see something they don't like, they get a haircut. Elon Musk sues the mirror"

    — Imran Ahmed, Center for Countering Digital Hate.

    https://youtu.be/mMtWXtEG-_E?si=n-60pZHCta8NoeNZ

    iju ,
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    @randahl

    Kind of wish my personal problems could be solved with a haircut. Or a lawsuit, for that matter.

    :')

    wdlindsy , to random
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    "The future of proselytizing—and surveillance—has arrived. An app called Bless Every Home, which has been backed by some of the biggest names in evangelical circles, is mapping the personal information of immigrants and non-Christians in a bid to conduct door-to-door religious conversions and 'prayerwalking' rituals through their neighborhoods."

    ~ Elle Hardy


    /1

    https://newrepublic.com/article/179397/evangelical-app-targeting-immigrants-surveillance

    iju ,
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    @wdlindsy

    That app is certainly an illegal registry as defined by EU. Hope they keep it in USA while waiting to make such things illegal there as well.

    GreenerFutures , to random
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    Capitalism is killing nature en masse.

    Humans are like ‘a virus with legs’.

    https://x.com/climateben/status/1763197052278669451?s=12

    iju ,
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    @Hoodedman @RhinosWorryMe @GreenerFutures

    To clarify, is your point that as eco-fascism is just one subgenre of fascism, we shouldn't use it as a clarification?

    iju ,
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    @SallyStrange @Hoodedman @RhinosWorryMe @GreenerFutures

    Well, obviously humans aren't a virus. There has been human civilizations that have been in tandem with the surrounding nature. Problem is that capitalism as an ideology is expansionist, and tends to destroy cultures that aren't.

    My point was that ecofascism as an ideology is often seen as starting with the Nazi Party (though argument can be made that the earlier "natural conservatism" could also be seen as the starting point).

    iju ,
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    @MikeDunnAuthor @SallyStrange @Hoodedman @RhinosWorryMe @GreenerFutures

    I haven't noticed. The European Greens as seen on the EU -parlament seems more social-liberal. The "deep greens" that are either "back to caves" or "the real problem is Africa" seems extremely fringe.

    iju ,
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    @MikeDunnAuthor @SallyStrange @Hoodedman @RhinosWorryMe @GreenerFutures

    Hadn't heard of earth first, thank you.

    Still, compared to the EU's green mep-group, that seems rather fringe. Also seeing how badly USA is managed, sabotaging oil pipes and the like probably seems like a much more attractive alternative than it does in Europe... Though the way we're treating green demonstrators, it's only a question of time when such radicalisation hits here as well. (Not fascism, though).

    parismarx , to random
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    Apple fans are reporting headaches and burst blood vessels as they bring back the Vision Pro before their 14-day return window closes.

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/14/24072792/apple-vision-pro-early-adopters-returns

    iju ,
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    @parismarx

    I know very little of ergonomics or vr, but even I noticed the unevenly distributed weight and how it creates pressure points. I also wondered how Apple solved the nose-problem.

    Somehow surprised they didn't. Apple used to be known for putting design and usability first, and then letting the engineers fullfil the specs. Would have thought the Vision Pro if anything would have been design -led.

    susurros , to palestine group
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    "'I’m so scared, please come,' were some of the last words six-year-old Hind Rajab said in a telephone call to rescuers after her family’s car came under fire in Gaza City.

    "Trapped in the vehicle and surrounded by her dead relatives, for three hours she pleaded with the Red Crescent to save her.

    "Now Hind’s family has said that she was found dead inside the car in the Tel al-Hawa area of Gaza City on Saturday morning."

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/10/im-so-scared-please-come-hind-rajab-six-found-dead-in-gaza-12-days-after-cry-for-help

    @palestine

    iju ,
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    @susurros @palestine

    Such cruelty and evil.

    Not just destroying an ambulance (and thus killing everybody the ambulance could have saved), but the understanding that Red Cross+Crescent has driven ambulances for hundred+ years and it has generally been understood that the more casualties don't end up dead, the better for everyone.

    I can't fathom this evil. And still so many who've I thought as decent defend these actions as right and just, silencing those who ask for humanity.

    TheConversationUS , to histodons group
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    If history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today. Pictured: Here’s some of the options that were being considered, and the bull’s-eye was a favorite ⬇️

    “Even in their wildest dreams, [the committee members] could not have imagined how consequential their decision ended up being,” writes Jordan Frith of Clemson University.
    https://theconversation.com/how-we-almost-ended-up-with-a-bulls-eye-bar-code-219194
    @histodons

    iju ,
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    @ConstableJelly @TheConversationUS @histodons

    Going to guess that IBM was shortlisted for having the physical numbers under the bar code. Back in the day I remember cashiers having to resort to it with some regularity, perhaps due to the scanners not being as advanced back then.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    🤦🏻‍♀️😂

    Via Matt Campbell @bluehogreport:

    This is the funniest thing I’ll read all day.

    iju ,
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    @GottaLaff @bluehogreport

    Food stamps are about as far from socialism as you can get. It's classic libertarism: anything less and all the urban areas would turn into Escape from New York.

    rbreich , to random
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    Nikki Haley:

    -Said Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill “doesn’t go far enough”

    -Would sign a federal abortion ban

    -Pledged not to "expand Medicaid ever”

    -Proudly called herself a “union-buster”

    Don't let anyone fool you into thinking she’s some moderate alternative to Trump.

    iju ,
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    @rbreich

    I feel it says something significant about USA that such statements can be given without becoming persona non grata for any context where intellectual prowess is expected.

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