Paul @Paul@kith.kitchen

Many Americans think that Hawai'ians lived in huts prior to colonization. The US actually de-industrialized Hawai'i. Before 1898, Hawai'i already had electricity, mass transit, railroads. Iolani palace had electric lights before the White House.

If you're #AntiCapitalist, then this site is for you - especially for those who want to deepen solidarity amongst #Black folks https://datacapitalism.d4bl.org/#about

And ethical trainers company. Run and established by undocumented migrants in Spain, employing people to help them gain residency. They formed a workers co-op and manufacture their products in Spain. With people paid a proper wage at all stages. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/09/barcelona-street-sellers-take-on-nike-with-top-manta-own-brand-trainers

📄 ✨💰✨ The Ghostchain. (Or taking things for what they are)
by Geraldine Juárez

On "web3" as the 🎰 casino layer of the web 🃏, NFTs, and lots of good refs on assets and assetization.

https://paletten.net/artiklar/the-ghostchain

Hey devs? Not everything you right needs to be massively scalable, and certainly not in its base configuration. Please stop making things that are mostly used by individuals and hobbyists suck when they're run at small scales

If I need an orchestration framework to run a small service supporting 50 people, you've failed.

Yesterday I learnt that you can sync git repos directly from one computer to another over the local network. Incredibly useful if you want to keep two computers in sync without relying on fx gitlab.com. Just go `git clone 192.168.1.185:/home/user/path/to/repo` and `git remote set-url 192.168.1.185:/home/user/path/to/repo`.

#OtD 17 May 1972 10,000 schoolchildren in the UK walked out on strike in protest against corporal punishment. Within two years, London state schools banned corporal punishment. The rest of the country followed in 1987. https://libcom.org/history/timeline-uk-schoolchildrens-strikes

We can't have nice things.

The OSS bubble and the blogging bubble

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/the-oss-bubble-and-the-blogging-bubble/

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FYI: there's a new research study going on about COVID vaccines and menstruation! The lead researcher is Dr. Kate Clancy, who studies stress and menstrual cycles at the University of Illinois.

If you got a vaccine and have ever had a period, you can do the survey. Any nationality.

Survey: https://redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/index.php?s=LL8TKKC8DP

FAQ: https://clancylabs.com/projects/menstrual-experiences-with-covid-19-vaccines/

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"Last month, a flurry of posts began appearing on social media, detailing experiences under a new scheme. They contained worrying reports – people in mental crisis involved in the scheme would call support services, only to be threatened with prison if they contacted the likes of an ambulance.

These posts outlined the experiences of “high-risk” individuals on the receiving end of the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) scheme – a new mental health support model, currently being adopted by NHS England. It works by assigning people in distress – typically “high intensity users” of emergency services or those perceived to be at high risk of suicide and self-harm – to mental health professionals and police officers to assist with challenging cases.

Police officers, or “High Intensity Officers” (HIOs) are given primary responsibility for behavioural management, placing pressure on individuals to reduce “high-cost behaviour” and stop “demonstrating intensive patterns of demand”. Police may ensure compliance using threats of legal action, such as Community Behaviour Orders."

How did such an awful concept come to be?

"The creator of SIM, ex-police sergeant Paul Jennings, claims the root of unsustainable demand lies in over-dependence and behavioural issues, rather than the underfunding and inequalities that have crippled the system."

(CW: anti-Black violence)

https://gal-dem.com/stop-sim-mental-health-campaign/

Here is a go fund me for the No Evictions Network for phone top ups and legal support. Currently £2k off a £15k target.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/no-evictions-network-phone-top-ups

The Guardian: Wales to launch pilot universal basic income scheme.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/14/wales-to-launch-universal-basic-income-pilot-scheme

I very much appreciate my friends for letting me know that it was okay to ask for help.

"I'm a strong independent disabled woman. And unfortunately I am not in a situation where I can work much. The minimal work I'm doing and being paid for by Tusky is a blessing, and it's just about covering my basic needs. One of my basic needs right now is paying back my student loan."

Intro and full text is updated on:
https://liberapay.com/maloki/