Thursday, July 3, 2025
Russia increasingly targets Ukraine’s cities with cluster munitions, raising civilian toll — [vlog,video] Failed US peace effort left Ukraine worse off, expert argues — Military aid delays will ‘encourage Russia to continue war — Russia cannot launch 500 drones every day … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/thursday-july-3-2025/
How do I overcome social conditioning to confront assholes?
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Yesterday, I went to the coop with my friend. Arriving at the same time as us was an old white person [coded: woman] wearing a Barbie-pink MAGA baseball cap with a small US flag patch on it.
The coop is a hippy/liberal grocery and social space. I was safe, and in a culturally supportive environment. My friend is a disabled martial arts badass, who could protect me if it came to that. That hat, and the smug face under it made me angry. Which probably it was supposed to.
Despite my anger and desire to confront her, I didn't. I felt stifled by a lifetime of "be polite," "don't embarass your friend," etc.
I'm working on some strategies for overcoming this and know there must be other people here who are/have struggled with the same thing.
What's worked for you?
#Advice #Confrontations #USpol #Fascists
#Anarchists #Psychology #SocialConditioning
One in five #Germans wants to #vote #Nazis into #parliament
In the city of #Weimar, the former site of the #Buchenwald #concentrationcamp, that we feel the rise of #fascism once more; Here, #protests, #threats, and #violent #confrontations - including within the #memorial site itself - have become routine
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #Germany #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Nazis
#Target on the #defensive after removing some #products aimed at #LGBTQ+ people.
Target once #distinguished itself as being #boldly #supportive of the #LGBTQ+ #community. Now that #status is #tarnished after it removed some #products aimed at LGBTQ+ and relocated #PrideMonth #displays to the back of #stores in response to #online #complaints and #instore #confrontations that it says #threatened #employees’ #wellbeing
https://apnews.com/article/target-lgbtq-pride-month-bathing-suits-21393e91a8eb6110b46623d17a3bf507
#Target removes #Pride #merchandise following #customer #threats.
The popular US #store removed several pieces of #LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of #PrideMonth after #staff was subjected to #violent #confrontations
'It could have been stopped': #Police #criticized for not stepping in before #violent #confrontations at #TransRights #rally
Vancouver police are facing criticism from both sides over their handling of a #transgender #rally that descended into chaos, resulting in at least two #assault #investigations.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Canada #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Transphobia
#Vancouver #police #investigating #violent #confrontations at #TransRights #rally on Friday.
"The #investigation will consider all of the circumstances surrounding the incidents"
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Canada #Activism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-police-assault-trans-rights-rally
