hey
i'm neptune. a whimsical yet serious soul
i'm pretty forgetful or sometimes unclear on what people need content warnings for. so keep that in mind
if you've got concerns take it up with me yourself
more about me
faggotanachronism reblogged
When proclamations are made that “voting is harm reduction,” it’s never clear how less harm is actually calculated. Do we compare how many millions of undocumented Indigenous Peoples have been deported? Do we add up what political party conducted more drone strikes? Or who had the highest military budget? Do we factor in pipelines, mines, dams, sacred sites desecration? Do we balance incarceration rates? Do we compare sexual violence statistics? Is it in the massive budgets of politicians who spend hundreds of millions of dollars competing for votes? Though there are some political distinctions between the two prominent parties in the so-called U.S., they all pledge their allegiance to the same flag. Red or blue, they’re both still stripes on a rag waving over stolen lands that comprise a country built by stolen lives.
[...]
The anarchist collective Crimethinc observes, “Voting consolidates the power of a whole society in the hands of a few politicians.” When this process is conducted under colonial authority, there is no option but political death for Indigenous Peoples. In other words, voting can never be a survival strategy under colonial rule. It’s a strategy of defeat and victimhood that protracts the suffering and historical harm induced by ongoing settler colonialism. And while the harm reduction sentiment may be sincere, even hard won marginal reforms gained through popular support can be just as easily reversed by the stroke of a politician’s pen.
If voting is the democratic participation in our own oppression, voting as harm reduction is a politics that keeps us at the mercy of our oppressors.
[...]
Prior to settler colonial invasion, Indigenous Peoples maintained diverse complex cultural organizations that were fairly unrecognizable to European invaders. From its inception, the U.S. recognized that Indigenous Peoples comprised distinct sovereign Nations. The projection of Nation status was committed on the terms of the colonizers who needed political entities to treaty with (primarily for war and economic purposes). As a result, social organizations of Indigenous Peoples faced extreme political manipulation as matriarchal and two-spirit roles were either completely disregarded or outright attacked. The imperative of the U.S. settler colonial project has always been to undermine and destroy Indigenous sovereignty, this is the insidious unnature of colonialism.
[...]
Katherine Osborn, an ethnohistorian at Arizona State University states, “[Indigenous] polities hold a government-to-government relationship with the United States. Thus, their political status is unique, and that means that they are not just another minority group hoping for inclusion in the U.S. political order. For indigenous communities, protecting their sovereignty as tribal nations is the paramount political concern.” When the U.S. constitution was initially created, each state could determine who could be citizens at their discretion. Some states rarely granted citizenship and thereby conferred the status to select Indigenous Peoples but only if they dissolved their tribal relationships and became “civilized.” This typically meant that they renounced their tribal affiliation, paid taxes, and fully assimilated into white society. Alexandra Witkin writes in To Silence a Drum: The Imposition of United States Citizenship on Native Peoples, “Early citizenship policy rested upon the assumption that allegiance could only be given to one nation; thus peoples with an allegiance to a Native nation could not become citizens of the United States.” The preference though was not to respect and uphold Indigenous sovereignty, but to condemn it as “uncivilized” and undermine it through extreme tactics of forced assimilation.
Since the idea of U.S. “democracy” is majority rule, barring an extreme population surge, Indigenous voters will always be at the mercy “of good intentioned” political allies. Consolidating the Native vote into a voting bloc that aligns with whatever settler party, politician, or law that appears to do less harm isn’t a strategy to exercise political power, it’s Stockholm syndrome. The Native vote also seeks to produce Native politicians. And what better way to assimilate rule then with a familiar face? The strategy of voting Indigenous Peoples into a colonial power structure is not an act of decolonization, it’s a fulfillment of it. We have a history of our people being used against us by colonial forces, particularly with assimilated Indigenous Peoples acting as “Indian Scouts” to aid the enemy’s military. In only one recorded instance, Ndee (Cibicue Apache) Army Scouts mutinied against the U.S. when they were asked to fight their own people. Three of the Ndee scouts were executed as a result
No matter what you are led to believe by any politician seeking office, at the end of the day they are sworn to uphold an oath to the very system that was designed to destroy us and our ways of life. The oath for members of Congress states, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
Even if we assume that their cultural values and intentions are in line with those of the people, it is rare that politicians are not tied to a string of funders. As soon as they get elected they are also faced with unrelenting special interest lobbying groups that have millions and millions of dollars behind them and, even if they have stated the best intentions, are inevitably outnumbered by their political peers.
Voting in the colonizer’s elections keeps Indigenous Peoples powerless. Our power, broadly speaking, does not come from non-consensual majority rule top-down man-made laws but is derived in relation with and proportion to all living beings. This is a corporeal and spiritual power that has been in effect since time immemorial and is what has kept Indigenous Peoples alive in the face of more than 500 years of extreme colonial violence.
The late Ben Carnes, a powerful Choctaw advocate, is quoted in an article about the Native vote by Mark Maxey stating, “My position is that I am not a citizen of a government who perpetuates that lie that we are. Slavery was legal just as well as Jim Crow, but just because it is law doesn’t make it right. We didn’t ask for it, the citizenship act was imposed upon us as another step in their social and mental conditioning of Native people to confiscate them of their identity. It was also a legislative method of circumventing the ‘Indians not taxed’ clause of the Constitution, thereby justifying imposing taxes. The U.S. electoral system is a very diseased method where candidates can be purchased by the highest corporate (contributor) bidder. The mentality of voting for the lesser of two evils is a false standard to justify the existence of only a two-party system. Checks and balances are lacking to ensure that public servants abide by the will of the people. The entire thing needs to be scrapped as well as the government itself.”
Voting will never be “harm reduction” while colonial occupation & U.S. imperialism reigns. In order to heal we have to stop the harm from occurring, not lessen it. This doesn’t mean simply abstinence or ignoring the problem until it just goes away, it means developing and implementing strategies and maneuvers that empower Indigenous People’s autonomy. Since we cannot expect those selected to rule in this system to make decisions that benefit our lands and peoples, we have to do it ourselves. Direct action, or the unmediated expression of individual or collective desire, has always been the most effective means by which we change the conditions of our communities. What do we get out of voting that we cannot directly provide for ourselves and our people? What ways can we organize and make decisions that are in harmony with our diverse lifeways? What ways can the immense amount of material resources and energy focused on persuading people to vote be redirected into services and support that we actually need? What ways can we direct our energy, individually and collectively, into efforts that have immediate impact in our lives and the lives of those around us? This is not only a moral but a practical position and so we embrace our contradictions. We’re not rallying for a perfect prescription for “decolonization” or a multitude of Indigenous Nationalisms, but for a great undoing of the settler colonial project that comprises the United States of America so that we may restore healthy and just relations with Mother Earth and all her beings.
Our tendency is towards autonomous anti-colonial struggles that intervene and attack the critical infrastructure that the U.S. and its institutions rest on. Interestingly enough, these are the areas of our homelands under greatest threat by resource colonialism. This is where the system is most prone to rupture, it’s the fragility of colonial power. Our enemies are only as powerful as the infrastructure that sustains them. The brutal result of forced assimilation is that we know our enemies better than they know themselves. What strategies and actions can we devise to make it impossible for this system to govern on stolen land? We aren’t advocating for a state-based solution, redwashed European politic, or some other colonial fantasy of “utopia.” In our rejection of the abstraction of settler colonialism. we don’t aim to seize colonial state power but to abolish it. We seek nothing but total liberation.
faggotanachronism reblogged
okay fresh post. please for the love of god please help my friend mohammed and the 27 family members he's providing for, their campaign is almost stagnant the last two days. there are no jobs, they have no house, they have slept on the streets and been shot and starved by the iof since last october. it is terrifying to see their gfm slowing like this because they literally have no other options for survival.
10 USD = 103 SEK
less than 300 USD to make it to their next goal!
No donations for the last 4 hours!
Mohammed and his family still needs around $220 USD to reach their next goal, but they can't get there if donations slow down like this! Please, share and donate, the Iwais family is relying on your support to survive! And remember to check the conversion rate when you donate!
Please don't let down your support, only $128 to go to reach the next goal. It is doable by the end of the day! Please share and donate any amount you can.
Mohammed and his family need YOUR help, please do what you can.
Tagging for reach, reach out to me if you want to be removed.
faggotanachronism reblogged
dubstepiloveyou444ever
While U was voting for president I was at home jerking off face down on my bed
Russian plant
dubstepiloveyou444ever
AND PROUD OF IT ‼️ К черту голосование‼️‼️
faggotanachronism reblogged
Issey Miyake 1980s Leather Bomber Jacket
faggotanachronism reblogged
anem0nesiac-deactivated20231104
tf2 was actually the very first videogame, and every other game in existence ripped it off
big-boss-official
What about team fortress 1
sn0wbro
that was also a ripoff of team fortress 2
faggotanachronism reblogged
music (2011-2024) has died
faggotanachronism reblogged
Ok but you need to understand that if your business has shareholders, this is literally illegal.
In the U.S. it is federal law that a business must do everything within its power--including environmental damage and worker exploitation--to maximize investor profits every year, or those shareholders are entitled to sue the business and it will be dismantled to pay what they are legally owed.
Shareholders have too many rights.
The system needs to be overhauled massively, but shareholders should be able to sue for less and should be able to be sued (and prosecuted) for more.
You want to invest? Fine. That's what you're doing, and that's all you're doing. If you don't like the business's plans or how they handle their money, you sell your stock and go someplace else. You take the dividend payout you're given, and you're the last person in line when handing out money.
Your investment doesn't work out? That's what gambling is. Better luck next time.
We also need a law that says that if a company is convicted of a crime, it's board of directors and CEO are automatically guilty of committing that crime via conspiracy, and subject to the "for humans" laws rather than the "for companies."
That means if Wal-Mart steals millions in worker wages, the CEOs and Board are prosecuted as if they'd robbed a bank of that same amount. If Hobby-Lobby smuggles artifacts, the people at the top are prosecuted as smugglers and thieves. If a company dumps toxic waste into a river against regulations, well, if any individual human did it, we'd call them a terrorist.
And we need a law that makes it so that companies that settle with the government cannot admit "no wrongdoing".
This is also why enshittification begins almost immediately when a startup goes public.
This is not true. Companies may say its true, shareholders may say its true, but under US law, companies are not legally required to maximise shareholder profits.
This is misinformation! If you buy into it, it only strengthens the myth that companies must prioritise investor profits above all else.
You can blame Milton Friedman, the inventor of neoliberalism, for this legal mythmaking.
Let's look at a US Supreme Court Judgement: 'modern corporate law does not require for-profit corporations to pursue profit at the expense of everything else'.
There are also laws in over forty states explicitly allowing companies to consider non-shareholder interests!
Anyway. Shareholder primacy is an economic perspective, not law!
faggotanachronism reblogged
🔍This GoFundMe Verified:
In the heart of war-torn Gaza, where destruction and loss are a daily reality, lies the deeply moving tale of Dr. Husam Farhat and his family. Amidst the relentless bombardment, Dr. Farhat faced an unthinkable tragedy: the martyrdom of his beloved sisters, Inas and Amal, along with their husbands and children, and his brother Mustafa. This devastating loss shattered not only their dreams but also their hopes for a peaceful future.
Before the war, my life revolved around a beautiful home where I lived with my wife, our daughter Sham, and our sons Muhannad and Muhammad. This home was more than just a place to live; it was a sanctuary filled with love, warmth, and the joy of watching my children grow. Every corner of our home echoed with their laughter, turning it into a place where dreams for the future felt not only possible but inevitable, but then the war came, and in an instant, everything changed. The place where we once felt safe and secure was reduced to rubble. The life we had carefully built, the dreams we had nurtured, and the bright future we had planned were all torn apart. The war didn’t just destroy our home; it uprooted our entire existence, leaving us with nothing but the painful memories of what once was, Now, standing in the ruins of our former life, I'm left with fragments of a distant dream. The joy and security we once knew have been replaced by loss and uncertainty as we face a future overshadowed by harsh realities.
And it wasn’t just my home that was destroyed. My accounting office, one of the most renowned in Palestine, was also reduced to rubble. I had worked tirelessly to build this office, which wasn't just a place of business but a reflection of my passion and dedication to the field of accounting. It was our primary source of income, providing financial stability and security for my family, My office was well-known for its exceptional services and strong reputation among clients. Over the years, it had become a symbol of success and hard work in the accounting world. But the war took it all away in an instant. Everything I had worked so hard to achieve was destroyed, and years of effort and dedication were wiped out in moments, Now, I stand on the ruins of my office, just as I stand on the ruins of my life, trying to piece together the remnants of my dreams and memories. This office was a source of pride for me and my family, but the war has left us with nothing, facing an uncertain and difficult future.
The war didn’t just destroy my home and office; it shattered my dreams and future. As a PhD candidate in Accounting Information Systems at Universiti Utara Malaysia, I was in my final year, pursuing research that is a significant contribution to my field and valuable to entrepreneurs. With a master’s degree with distinction and a bachelor's degree, I also taught at several universities, sharing my knowledge and passion, But the war disrupted everything. Years of hard work, academic progress, and my contributions to the field have been torn apart, leaving me with an uncertain future. Now, I am faced with the daunting task of not only rebuilding my life but also reviving the dreams and ambitions that once drove me. The journey ahead is filled with challenges, but my resolve to continue remains strong.
Now, after all this devastation, my family and I are living as displaced people, homeless and jobless, with no clear future for ourselves or our children. Every day is a struggle to find food for my children, who have been robbed of every chance at a normal life by this war. Once, we lived in Shuja'iyya, in North Gaza, where we had a home, a life, and dreams. But now, after being displaced over nine times, we find ourselves in the refugee camps of Nuseirat, the war has stripped us of everything—our home, our security, and our future. Our daily life has become a constant search for basic necessities, a far cry from the life we once knew. The dreams I had for my children and myself now feel like distant memories, overshadowed by the relentless challenges of survival. Each day brings new uncertainties, as we navigate this harsh new reality, clinging to the hope that one day we might rebuild what was lost.
We urgently call on all those who stand in solidarity with us, and every supporter, to help save what remains of our lives. Your assistance, even in small ways, can make a significant difference in helping us rebuild and restore our shattered world, rebuilding feels like an insurmountable task, but with your help, we can begin to piece together what was lost. Your contributions, no matter how small, can provide the foundation we need to start anew, offering hope and a chance at a better future for our family. Your solidarity means the world to us as we navigate these challenging times.
Thank you for your compassion, your time, and your commitment to freedom and justice.
With deepest gratitude,
Dr. Farhat's Family
faggotanachronism reblogged
if you hired a galapagos finch as a linecook it would perfectly evolve a beak to optimally smoke cigarettes behind the dumpsters
faggotanachronism reblogged
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THE FUCK MOHAMMED AL-HABIL'S, @alhabil, (#166) WOULD FUNDRAISER RECEIVE SO LITTLE DONATIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON. I'M SO FUCKING ANGRY AT THE SNAIL SLOW PACE. ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAS ASKED FOR OUR HELP SINCE LATE APRIL!
SO PLEASE TELL ME BECAUSE WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? HE HAS BEEN CREATING POSTS, SHARING PICTURES AND VIDEOS, AND REVEALING PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE HONESTLY DON'T NEED TO KNOW! ISN'T BEING A VERIFIED FUNDRAISER? ISN'T SURVIVING AN ACCELERATED GENOCIDE ENOUGH? ISN'T KNOWING THAT THEY ARE STAYING NUSEIRAT ENOUGH?
THEN WHY THE FUCK AREN'T YOU DONATING TO HIM? WHAT IS THE FUCKING HOLD UP? IT IS WINTER IN GAZA NOW. THEY NEED WARM BLANKETS AND CLOTHING. THEY NEED A NEW TENT. THEY ALSO NEED MEDICATION SINCE HIS YOUNG KIDS, AHMED (8), OSAMA (6), AND MIRA (4) HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE SCABIES OVER THE SUMMER AND THEY STILL HAVE IT TO THIS DAY. IT IS A SKIN INFECTION AND IT IS WHEN PARASITIC MITES BURROW IN THEIR SKIN AND LEAVE HARSH ITCHES AND RASHES. AT THE SAME TIME, HIS ELDERLY PARENTS ARE DIABETIC AND HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
YOU CAN ALSO MATCH ME. I'VE GIVEN 5 EUROS, BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GIVE MORE. IF YOU CAN'T FUCKING DONATE, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF YOU WILL SAY, THEN SHARE. MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE AL-HABIL FAMILY. THEY NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET.
faggotanachronism reblogged
I TURN ON MY PHONE IN THE MORNING.
SEVERED LIMBS RED LINES ON THEM, CHILDREN EYES HALF-LIDDED UNMOVING STARING AT THE SKY ABOVE, ASLEEP, BLOOD ON THEIR FACES STILL FRESH.
I MAKE MY COFFEE.
HUSHED WHISPERS BARELY HEARD YET DOCUMENTED. AMONG THEM SCREAMS AND GUNFIRE, BURNING SMELLS AND RHYTHM OF BOMBS.
I LOG IN ON TUMBLR DOT COM.
SOLDIERS IN PALE GREEN HELMETS BULLETPROOF VESTS STANDING OVER LAYING MEN. THEIR POSTURE RELAXED THEIR TEETH BARED CONVERSATION GOING THEIR GUNS POINTED TO THE GROUND BELOW, TO PEOPLE FROZEN IN FEAR, ALL ACROSS THE GREY RUINS PAINTED WITH BLOOD GREY SKIES PAINTED WITH SMOKE.
I REFRESH THE GOFUNDME PAGE - LAST DONATION 4 HOURS AGO, 3 DONATIONS IN 14 HOURS. I DOCUMENT THE CHANGE AND TRY TO MAKE AN UPDATE.
NOTIFICATION INTERRUPTS THE FLOW. LINES OF PEOPLE PLEADING FOR BREAD NO END IN SIGHT. MOST WILL GO WITH NOTHING, TRYING TO COME UP WITH EXPLANATIONS FOR THIS FOR THEIR CHILDREN - EXCUSES THEY CANNOT BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES ANYMORE.
IS THIS NORMAL? SHOULD IT BE? SURELY YOU HAVE SEEN A FUNDRAISER POST OR TWO AT THIS POINT. YET I STILL REPEAT ALL THE THINGS I REPEATED FOR TWO MONTHS:
FALASTIN'S FAMILY CONSISTS OF 24 MEMBERS, ALL OF THEM STUCK IN GAZA AND SUFFERING FROM THE ONGOING GENOCIDE.
THE FUNDS FROM THE FUNDRAISER ARE THEIR ONLY HOPE FOR SURVIVAL. THEY NEED FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE, CLOTHES.
OF COURSE THEY ALSO NEED FUNDS TO EVACUATE BUT THE WAY CAMPAIGN IS MOVING THEY'D BE LUCKY TO GET GROCERIES TOMORROW. THEY'D BE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.
FALASTIN IS RIPPING HER HEART OUT AND HOLDING IT FOR YOU TO OBSERVE EVERY DAY. SHE DOES THAT DESPITE CREEPS AND ZIONISTS HARASSING HER BECAUSE IF SHE LOGS OFF AND DOESN'T WRITE ANYMORE EVERYONE HERE WILL FORGET HER AND HER SUFFERING. A POST HAS A SHELF LIFE OF 2 DAYS, 3 IF KIND PEOPLE OF TUMBLR ARE GENEROUS WITH THEIR ATTENTION.
SO IF YOU SEE THIS: BOOST EACH TIME, AND FOR FUCK'S SAKE DONATE IF YOU CAN. AND CHECK THE RATES SO YOU DON'T EMBARRASS YOURSELF WITH A 40 CENTS DONATION:
- 10 USD = 106 SEK
- 25 USD = 264 SEK
- 50 USD = 529 SEK
- 100 USD = 1,058 SEK
CAN'T DONATE TO GOFUNDME? NO PROBLEM, HERE'S A PAYPAL LINK IN USD:
WANT SOME EXTRA INCENTIVES? NO PROBLEM, HERE'S A RAFFLE FOR A HAND-MADE PALESTINIAN THOB: [LINK]
YES FALASTIN'S CAMPAIGN WAS VETTED, SEVERAL TIMES:
YOU CAN LOOK AT HER ACCOUNT [HERE]
Thank you to everyone who has shared our story and donated to help my family. The situation in Gaza worsens every day, and we still desperately need your support. The weather is getting even colder, and we urgently need funds to stay warm in this winter.
Please donate and keep in mind the conversions from SEK to your currency while donating.
Falastin has only gotten 1 donation in the past 9 HOURS. And it was only $4 USD !!!
Please donate and please pay attention to the exchange rates. This is incredibly urgent.
10 USD = 107 SEK
THEY CONTINUE WITH NO RECENT DONATIONS!!
They are asking you for a bare minimum. You can donate as little as a single USD on the paypal or 10 USD (106 SEK) on their gofundme. Just please donate something!! AND PLEASE CHECK CONVERSION RATES!!
I can't make a new post today so please reblog this once more. We've had 1 donation in 15 hours. And around 20 usd the whole day.
tagging for reach thank you please dm for removal
faggotanachronism reblogged
HERE IS ANOTHER FUNDRAISER THAT WOULD DRIVE ME UP ON THE WALL. PLEASE DONATE TO SUAD AHMAD (#279). SHE IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND SHE IS EXHAUSTED TO THE BONE. THIS MAKES SENSE SINCE SHE IS CONSTANTLY ON FLIGHT OR FLIGHT MODE. SHE WOULD ALSO BE ILL, BUT SHE HAS TO PUT ON A STRONG FACE AND RECOVER ASAP!
AT THE SAME TIME, KHALED IS ILL WITH 2 VIRAL INFECTIONS. THERE IS ONE IN HIS CHEST AND HE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING. HE DEPENDS ON A NEBULIZER, BUT DUE TO THE LIMITED ELECTRICITY, THIS IS NOT A RELIABLE METHOD. HE DESERVES BETTER MEDICAL CARE! ! !
SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? PLEASE DONATE. HELP US ACHIEVE THE SHORT-TERM GOAL OF 36K IN THE NEXT 3 DAYS. THERE IS $1,259 USD LEFT TO GO! YOU CAN EVEN MATCH ME. I HAVE GIVEN $5 USD, BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GIVE MORE. AND IF YOU CAN'T, THEN MAKE SURE TO BOOST!
$35,081 / $35,500 USD
We've finally reached 35K after many days and the last donation has been made 11 hours ago! So let's pick it up, please. Help us achieve a short-term goal of 35.5K so we can get to 36K ASAP! There is $419 USD left to go! And remember to follow her account: @suad-khaled to receive the latest news about her and her family!
faggotanachronism reblogged
faggotanachronism reblogged
Mr president we have reason to suspect their is a masquito in the oval office
Reading guide
- "Mr president" = me
- "The oval office" = my room
- "Their", "masquito" = errors for comedic effect
Behind the scenes
This post was inspired by the Mosquito Bite that appeared at or around 1:30 AM on my right elbow. As of 1:39 AM, the culprit remains at large. Some say a faint buzzing can still be heard
faggotanachronism reblogged
is getting chased by wolves yuri
in the woods
urgent