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bojacobs , 8 hours ago to histodons

Gosh the 1980s were an optimistic era:

“The most important thing to remember about a nuclear war is that it will be the end of the world. Nothing gets in the way of responsible post-nuclear attack planning like negative, unconstructive attitudes such as those found in literature like On the Beach. Yes, 130 million Americans might be dead, and another 32 million might be injured. But the remaining 61 million health survivors can rebuild the country and live long, productive lives in they use common sense and follow government guidelines”

#NuclearWar #ColdWar @histodons

asbestos , 4 hours ago

@bojacobs

@histodons
"Command post" with fucking Reagan on the phone. What he's telling someone is his favorite guote "the scariest words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help"'

MikeDunnAuthor , 9 months ago to bookstadon

Today in Labor History September 30, 1892: In the wake of the Homestead Steel Strike, union leaders were prosecuted for the crime of treason for the first time in U.S. history. Henry C. Frick, chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, convinced the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to issue warrants for the arrests of every member of the advisory board of the striking steel union for treason against the state. The 29 strike leaders were ultimately charged with plotting "to incite insurrection, rebellion & war against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." During the strike, Pinkerton detectives killed seven workers, who were protesting wage cuts of 18-26%. Alexander Berkman tried to assassinate Frick, but failed, and spent many years in prison. He wrote about his imprisonment, and about anarchism, in his “Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist,” published by Emma Goldman’s Mother Earth Press.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #carnegie #homestead #steel #strike #union #Pinkertons #anarchism #union #treason #rebellion #AlexanderBerkman #EmmaGoldman #prison #memoir #books #author #writer @bookstadon

asbestos , 9 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

@Npars01

@MikeDunnAuthor @bookstadon
Exactly, at least Carnige built libraries. Today's oligarchs fund groups to tear them down. Instead of funding colleges they fund think tanks to produce fascist propaganda.
To be clear I'm not trying to make the gilded age hogs look good, only to show how bad it has gotten

asbestos , 9 months ago

@Npars01

@MikeDunnAuthor @bookstadon
SoCiAL wELfaRe ORgAnaZatiOnS

hosford42 , 11 months ago to actuallyautistic

I'm #autistic. The sound of the train blowing its horn as it passes my house makes me cover my ears in pain. But the throbbing bass of the engine that causes a deep pressure in my chest from the vibration makes me feel happy.

When I was a kid, I used to crank up the bass of my parents' stereo and sit directly against the woofer to feel that pressure. They would always yell at me to turn it down. I've always loved that feeling.

#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic
@neurodiversity

asbestos , 11 months ago

@hosford42 @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity
Exactly opposite. The horn I like.
But don't get me started on Harley Davidsons and their obnoxious and illegal "mufflers"

asbestos , 11 months ago

@hosford42 @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity
Damn Harleys you can hear like miles away. I go camping and I'm in BFE and there's these loud idiot jackasses.

asbestos , 11 months ago

@hosford42 @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity
Yup,
I once saw some dudes launch this penis boat with a huge engine on it that was appallingly loud, like dragster loud. It stalled almost right away and I watched them try to get it going as they drifted down the Ohio River. They disappeared from site about 40 minutes later. My only regret was not being in a boat to chase them and do a Nelson laugh over a bullhorn.

asbestos , 11 months ago

@hosford42 @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity
The level of Schadenfreude I had, the tremendous pleasure it took from the universe setting things right....