Jay Baker @MediaActivist@kolektiva.social

One of these is considered so dangerous by the government that there are laws mandating that both speed and watt limits be baked into the controller. The other one can go as fast as the operator damn well pleases, but is merely *expected* to slow down when appropriate.

Also, one of these kills people every day and is very hard to see children or short adults in front of you when you're operating it.

Guess which is which.

#cars #CarsAreBad #carsruincities #fuckcars #bikes #bikegang #ebikes

I realize this is not a new or original thought but whether it’s a big city, a neighborhood or a small town, the more a community caters to cars, the uglier and more unlivable that place becomes. #fuckcars

This makes me happy. #FuckCars

We're happy to introduce our new weather robot UV-400. Watch the full episode at https://sub.media/system-fail-13-the-spoils-of-empire/ #ClimateChange #WeatherReport

#OtD 15 Jun 1917 anarchists Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman were arrested in New York City for opposing the WWI draft. They were later jailed, fined and deported to Russia

Happy cost of living crisis to one and all: here are some fun Jubilee facts to bring out at street parties
The royals cost the taxpayer £76.1m annually, officially. Last year, the sovereign grant reports show the monarchy cost us £87.5 million during 2020/21 — a £18.1 million increase since 2019/2
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/06/03/happy-cost-of-living-crisis-to-one-and-all-here-are-some-fun-jubilee-facts-to-bring-out-at-street-parties/
#ElisabethWindsor #monarchy #Platinumjubilee #Uk

#OtD 3 Jun 1980 the world as we know it nearly ended when computers at the Strategic Air Command falsely indicated that Russian nuclear missiles were headed for the US and bombers were ordered to take off. Fortunately the order was cancelled 3 min later

We've been working hard all week to bring you a fresh episode of System Fail.

"But as I learned the real history of the #NRA, I’ve come to see that the organization isn’t about securing the rights of the people to defend themselves – but in fostering an auxiliary force against threats [to the State] from below..." https://itsgoingdown.org/guns-lies-and-truth-journey-from-gun-shows-to-anarchist/

#OtD 28 May 2013 during Turkish Occupy Gezi park protests, "woman in red" was pepper sprayed. The photo became one of the iconic images of the movement and the police violence in response to it. https://libcom.org/blog/rootlesscosmopolitan