Notices by Aine (aine@anticapitalist.party)

Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise https://youtu.be/eUiYgwiLOFY - RIP Eddie Money

Enter to win a signed copy of @NaomiAKlein’s new book, #OnFire: A Burning Case for a #GreenNewDeal. Contest runs until September 13th!
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Everything is Sound and Light (2.0) https://themindunleashed.com/2017/04/everything-sound-light-2-0.html via @UnleashMind

Everything is Sound and Light http://themindunleashed.com/2015/07/everything-is-sound-and-light.html via @UnleashMind

You've Got Time by Regina Spektor https://open.spotify.com/track/7n9Pg642sazJPSwNh7AZvN?si=DiKEDeq0Qye45i8BXuXEvw #NowPlaying

Keanu Reeves set to return for The Matrix 4

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/20/the-matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-ann-moss-lana-wachowski?CMP=share_btn_tw

There have been 250 mass shootings in the United States — the self-declared “beacon” of human excellence — in the first 216 days of the year.

"The next shooter is cleaning and oiling as we read this."

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Right-Wingers Are America’s Deadliest Terrorists https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/right-wing-terrorist-killings-government-focus-jihadis-islamic-radicalism.html via @slate

"...[R]oughly 73% of extremist-related fatalities have been associated with domestic right-wing extremists, relative to about 23% attributed to Islamist extremists."

***73+23=96%, leaving only 4% for left-wing & others... funny how math works like that, eh?***

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Paul Kingsnorth: 'We imagine how it feels to be a character, why can't we imagine how the land feels?' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/23/paul-kingsnorth-imagine-how-land-feels?CMP=share_btn_tw

Why the myth of a perfect #meritocracy is so pernicious  https://www.vox.com/conversations/2016/11/22/13652860/income-inequality-meritocracy-robert-frank-success-luck-ethics?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @voxdotcom

#Meritocracy: the great delusion that ingrains inequality | Jo Littler https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/20/meritocracy-inequality-theresa-may-donald-trump?CMP=share_btn_tw

American inequality thrives on the myth that the rich deserve their millions because they're better, smarter, and more hardworking. The college admissions scandal shows that's a lie. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/03/college-admissions-scandal-inequality-meritocracy

Meritocracy is a Lie https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/meritocracy-is-a-lie-wcz/

#Meritocracy is a Lie https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/10/meritocracy-is-a-lie/ by @NatCounterPunch

A belief in #meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-its-bad-for-you

Who counts as poor and what are we doing to help them?
https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20190623/my-view-who-counts-as-poor-and-what-are-we-doing-to-help-them

The federal minimum wage sets a record -- for not rising https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-minimum-wage-sets-record-for-length-with-no-increase/ via @cbsmoneywatch

(2018) "While you can get by as a single person on a $22,000 annual salary in Kentucky or Arkansas, you'll need at least $30,000 in Hawaii or Maryland." https://cnb.cx/2O4qhvp Disabled people typically have a higher cost of living. Many cannot work.

High levels of arsenic in bottled water sold at Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, study says https://finance.yahoo.com/news/high-levels-arsenic-bottled-water-202503181.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw via @YahooFinance