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I feel like the last few times I've popped over here I've seen so many less shitposts. Did I miss that we blocked an instance w...

I feel like the last few times I've popped over here I've seen so many less shitposts. Did I miss that we blocked an instance w funny shitposters I was following or something?

I think what took me out over standing rock was that it was the moment I felt a pattern emerging. I felt the same disappointment over the...

I think what took me out over standing rock was that it was the moment I felt a pattern emerging. I felt the same disappointment over the collapse of occupy and had that "not again" feeling. I think I've put so much of my focus and energy into the study and dissemination of knowledge around relationships and social organization and culture building because it's that part of me reaching out to others who see the energy and want to create structures that sustain and nurture it for the long haul.

Who else is exhausted? Props to everyone doing the "Do this! This is how you get involved!" Sometimes memories will pop up and...

Who else is exhausted? Props to everyone doing the "Do this! This is how you get involved!" Sometimes memories will pop up and remind me of the crushing feeling I had watching cops in riot gear destroy the Standing Rock camp. Every time I see things boom and fizzle another part of me withdraws.

Maybe it's okay though. Everyone is going to have different dispositions and capacities and ability to engage and I'm just not there. I have other things to offer and it might not be for the newcomers.

Obamna

Obamna

Leftists: "the state exists to uphold American imperial hegemony."Candidate for commander in chief of the most powerful military...

Leftists: "the state exists to uphold American imperial hegemony."

Candidate for commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world: "I'm gonna make our military strong!!!"

Leftists: 😱🤬😤 wtf why'd she SAY that?!?!?!

I have a comradery which is like a cooperative alternative to patreon where, if you have the means and feel like you've gotten value out...

I have a comradery which is like a cooperative alternative to patreon where, if you have the means and feel like you've gotten value out of my writing, you can make a monthly pledge. I also have ko-fi, Venmo, and PayPal if you want to make a one time donation. You can find all of the links here:

https://junipercameryn.com/links/

Also would so appreciate boosts, of this post and/or writing of mine you've gotten value out of so others might feel called to pledge or support if they find it valuable too 💖

I am back in a very precarious situation now with an 8 year old and a baby and am so much sicker and more disabled than I was before.

I am back in a very precarious situation now with an 8 year old and a baby and am so much sicker and more disabled than I was before.

That said, a friend suggested I throw up a call for support. I've hesitated because since we've been "getting by" and I...

That said, a friend suggested I throw up a call for support. I've hesitated because since we've been "getting by" and I remember a time when I was scraping together enough for rent, I always felt like I was siphoning resources away from people who were struggling more once we weren't in such an immediately precarious position. I just have a lot of hangups around self-promo too it makes me feel icky.

I'm not sure yet but I am terrified we're going to lose WIC. I did not produce enough milk to breastfeed my baby and the only...

I'm not sure yet but I am terrified we're going to lose WIC. I did not produce enough milk to breastfeed my baby and the only formula he takes is the hypoallergenic one. Out of pocket it is going to cost us $400/month. That's in addition to the hundreds of dollars in food stamps we are no longer getting, and we have already been pretty much just getting by, sometimes living paycheck to paycheck. And it's about to get so much worse.

To say I'm terrified is an understatement.

But it turns out there are tiers where the upper limit changes. I asked the social worker to explain and she couldn't and said she was...

But it turns out there are tiers where the upper limit changes. I asked the social worker to explain and she couldn't and said she was going to send me a link that explains but when I clicked on it after we'd already hung up it just took me to a website with nothing on it that explained, it was just links...

Hi friends I know I'm not on here often but some of you follow me on other places and see my work and writing there. We unfortunately...

Hi friends I know I'm not on here often but some of you follow me on other places and see my work and writing there. We unfortunately just got some devastating news that we are losing a major source of financial support. The short story is that I used to not have to have my partner on my SNAP case but now that we have a baby together I do. When I looked online I thought we were going to be ok because we make less than the upper income limit for a family of 4 by quite a lot.

Are there websites that aren't awful where you can upload a PDF of a zine and ppl can order hard copies of it?

Are there websites that aren't awful where you can upload a PDF of a zine and ppl can order hard copies of it?

I'm sooo coconut pilled, baby!

I'm sooo coconut pilled, baby!

Eminem took the "don't get old and blame the younger generations for all your problems" challenge and lost in the most...

Eminem took the "don't get old and blame the younger generations for all your problems" challenge and lost in the most painfully cringe way possible. Bro made a whole album about it 😭 he thinks he's gonna get cancelled for saying bad words like a 3 year old challenging his mom to put him on time out but ended up looking like a weird old man baby instead.

I think I got shadow banned on Mastodon because I pissed off the Trigger Warning Industrial Complex.

I think I got shadow banned on Mastodon because I pissed off the Trigger Warning Industrial Complex.

Also bc I feel like this needs to be said: investment in mutual aid is so important but don't forget to do your individual preps too....

Also bc I feel like this needs to be said: investment in mutual aid is so important but don't forget to do your individual preps too. Scalable here can mean starting at home and branching out to prep with friends and neighbors. I've been prepping since 2018 and I've still got a long way to be where I want to be but I do feel more secure that I can be of use to others in a disaster because I've made them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T512iasvJATfTchFYavsDgkQ-8ZKeWV4/view?usp=drivesdk (page 32 "left prep disaster readiness plan")

I keep forgetting about this but years ago at the beginning of the pandemic I wrote this guide for creating scalable disaster readiness...

I keep forgetting about this but years ago at the beginning of the pandemic I wrote this guide for creating scalable disaster readiness mutual aid cells w a focus on disabled community. Years later I shared it with a group and someone suggested I submit it to Rose City Radical's upcoming edition so I edited it and submitted it and now it's freely available for anyone to use as desired.

Hey preppers: any guides on how to DIY meds? I remember there was a thing on how to make insulin but I'm thinking specifically of...

Hey preppers: any guides on how to DIY meds? I remember there was a thing on how to make insulin but I'm thinking specifically of metformin. I did some searching and it seems like a gamble as to whether just taking goats rue (from which metformin is synthesized) is sufficient, might even be toxic at therapeutic doses for blood sugar regulation? I'm fairly well versed in herbal medicine but am specifically interested in how possible it is to synthesize or isolate compounds small scale DIY.

Is building high density homes with a natural material like cob possible? Also how earthquake resilient would a material like that be? I...

Is building high density homes with a natural material like cob possible? Also how earthquake resilient would a material like that be? I know wood is typically best for earthquakes or steel frame buildings designed to sway but both for sustainability and insulation factors with rising global temps, am I wrong in thinking earthen materials can't really be beat on that front? What about an earth ship but mid-rise edition?

Lemme shout into the void here for a minute to say that the pro-bike/anti-car infrastructure movement in Portland isn't going to get...

Lemme shout into the void here for a minute to say that the pro-bike/anti-car infrastructure movement in Portland isn't going to get very far if it isn't rooted in direct action.

I hesitate to sound like I'm proselytizing by saying "hey look into anarchism" but lemme go ahead and say "look into the Dutch anarchism that made the NL the bike utopia it is today."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-02-26/the-dutch-anarchists-who-launched-a-bikesharing-revolution