ProdigalFrog

That's why mutual aid organizations are essential. They operate outside of the legal system, so can't be directly targeted as easily. If you or anyone else reading this have the time, please consider joining your local mutual aid group. That could be Food Not Bombs, a different group local to your city or town, or even your local church if you're in a rural area.

If you don't have one in your area, start one! Here's a little guide on how and where to find likeminded folk to start one with: https://infosec.exchange/@tinker/113589807117870451

I'm familiar with the depressing statistic already, a little under 10%.

However, bear in mind that the majority of the most critical infrastructure for making profit, such as ports, trains, trucking, and medical care have the highest rates of unionized jobs, and would still be incredibly effective for a general strike (Generally only 3.5% of the population would need to participate to have a meaningful effect). Even with our abyssal rate of unionization, we still hold incredible leverage if we choose to use it.

The UAW has a general strike planned for May 1st 2028, which has real odds of working. Unfortunately it's still 2 years out, and by that time may be too late. I'm hoping it's moved up at some point.

Unions build up strike-funds with membership dues so that members can continue to receive a salary while striking, that's why unions are so essential for working class people to be able to flex their power non-violently.

Consider that Chile is a much less wealthy country than the US. but was able to successfully commit to a general strike for over a month.

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We need a general strike. The country would be brought to its knees if deprived of profit and labor. That tactic was extremely effective in Chile in 2019, and had they not fallen for the trick of liberal reform, they would've had a successful revolution on their hands with virtually no bloodshed.

If you aren't in a union, then please consider joining the IWW to unionize your workplace (bonus: you'll get higher wages, better benefits, and more time off if you succeed!) to strengthen a general strike if we finally manage to enact one (the UAW is planning one for May 1st 2028, but it could happen sooner)

• 🌍 US/Global: IWW (Français) - (Español)

And for our international friends, you should join one as well, as fascism is gaining momentum globally. If your country isn't listed below, just contact the IWW directly in the link above.

• 🇦🇷 Argentina: FORA
• 🇦🇺 Australia: ASF-IWA
• 🇧🇷 Brazil: FOB
• 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: ARS, CITUB
• 🇩🇪 Germany: FAU
• 🇬🇷 Greece: ESE
• 🇮🇹 Italy: USI
• 🇳🇱 🇧🇪 Netherlands & Belgium: Vriji Bond
• 🇪🇸 Spain: CNT
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: SAC
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: UVW

I'd recommend More Perfect Union.

Linux is pretty damn polished now, in some areas more polished than Windows.

Battery management seems to depend on the specific device and how well supported and optimized it is. As an example, the steamdeck gets better battery life on Linux than it does on Windows.

But we're at a point where the 'polished' corporate options are so user-hostile, that a 'good enough' community built alternative is enough.

Donate to PostmarketOS so that we have a polished Linux alternative to Android.

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Vegans often supplement harder to obtain nutrients, B12 and bioavailable Iron is very cheap and easily obtained, so it's usually not an issue.

It's looking like if we're going to survive on the planet, we can't keep waiting to do something that might personally effect us in the hopes that the corporations will someday have a muzzle put on them. It could be decades until that happens, so we'd best chip in with what we can do personally until that day happens.

The problem is that it's incredibly difficult, if not effectively impossible, to actually get those regulations proposed and passed due to how much profit there is for the food corporations, who have bottomless pockets to lobby against those things passing. Collective action by reducing our own consumption is a way to overcome that issue, if done on a wide enough scale.

Specifically, consider donating to PostmarketOS, which is the most promising project!