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A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of
justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.
Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist party, was arrested last year.
According to Russian independent news site Mediazona, the charges against him stem from an article Udaltsov posted online in support of another group of Russian activists accused of …

Triggered by yesterday's discussion about old fluid sims, a short thread with some more examples from that period 2007-2009 to explore fluid dynamics for marbling...
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Charles Duhigg distinguishes "organizing" from "mobilizing" in a way I did not know before, then proceeds to classify a series of movements/campaigns as one or the other.
The real criterion seems to be how much decentralisation and local autonomy/focus a movement allows and fosters.
Reminds me of #Wikimedia chapters, which can be extremely varied and contain all sorts …

What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing—and Infighting
Republicans have become adept at creating broad coalitions in which supporting Trump is the only requirement. Democrats get tied up with litmus tests, Charles Duhigg writes.

I have no opinion about Prusa’s new license. I haven’t even looked at it.
But I have seen a fair share of “It doesn’t meet the OSI’s requirements” and would just like to say: Open Source doesn’t belong to the OSI. They don’t get to define our movement.

Disruptive Mobilities: Unsettling Law, Space, and Identities through Movement
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Disruptive Mobilities: Unsettling Law, Space, and Identities through Movement
The onset of the pandemic generated a powerful, universal newfound currency for mobility. Around the world, many yearned to exercise their freedom of movement, even those who had long settled into sedentary lives. In this context, this seminar series asks: what does mobility mean in today’s times?While the practice of mobility has been normalised as the physical movement across space, its conceptual understanding reveals a more complex relationship between the body, agency, and the State. At …

the anti-car movement in SF doesn't really think long-term and it shows. anything that doesn't seem politically possible right now in the short term, we just shrug off as impossible and ignore. what would it take to change this?

The protest movement in Iran,
now in its second week,
is the most significant unrest the country has experienced in years.
Though triggered initially by a sudden slide in the country’s currency,
protesters soon demanded political reform and called for the downfall of the government.
🔥Iranian authorities have arrested key members of the protest movement that has rocked the country over the last two weeks,
the national police chief has said,
💥as Washi…

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Those of you who have read the Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanigan or The King’s Ranger Series by A.C. Cobble will know the importance of staying still and observing movement. T…

In her Lawfare Lecture series,
Laura K. Field discusses the intellectual movements behind the MAGA new right.
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9f-8IUHQF3kj_C9dAdqVLzFJOGEWfPr3

Lawfare Lecture: The Making of the MAGA New Right with Dr. Laura Field

Student loan debt tops $1.6 trillion
The average tuition has doubled in the past 30 years.
At the same time, new federal caps on how much parents can borrow for college placing higher education further out of reach for some families.
Against that backdrop, a growing number of schools are making college more affordable
by providing free tuition to undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families.
The movement dates back 20 years but has gained momen…

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