One of the blooms from the petunia I grew from seed this year, to brighten up your day.

Isn't it gorgeous?

Tomatoes are tomatoing even though it has gotten very hot some days.

First cherry tomatoes ready to eat too.

Cucumber has gotten huge, has many beginnings of cucumber going on and has started to bloom.

To balance things out my plant has thrips and my pepper plant has aphids.

Been meaning to post about this weird account that I've been seeing for months now, always with these similar superiorly unserious headlines and weird Finland stanning.

Who the fuck is this guy?

Anyway, I do a lot of diy stuff, cooking, baking and gardening and search the internet for tips. When I go watch a YT video on whatever (this time it was how to put a zipper into a pillowcase) this guy appears in the recs without fail.

I use a vpn but the country location is Finland on it. Ubloc, firefox, no YT account or history etc. and this guy just pops up in between the baking videos.

And it's always this same dumb shit, why are they showing this here? Just warmongering? Why the fuck would anyone here care what some random american dude thinks?

This seems like such fed shit.

approved even.

Stuff like this has become common after the vassal status of the country was cemented.

Stopping for an ice cream while doing a bit of domestic summer travelling.

Sat down and there it is:

It's just proudly there, bang in the center of this relatively large city. And from what I know the other markings here are saying that this was basically a White stronghold, a literal nazi nest. And there is this memorial on it, and nobody bats an eye.

But I forget, it's totally not a nazi symbol because it's the other way around! Or so I was told in school. /s

Finland. Everyday I feel more depressed to exist here.

Just a little joy post of some of the things I am growing on the balcony this year that are already making tiny delicious beginnings.

Celebrating labor day/may day/vappu always starts on the eve here so been fully into it all day today already and made some vappu donuts to go with the sima (mead) we made last weekend. These are THE treats for labor day around these parts.

The donut dough is nothing like the donut dough in US of AmeriKKKa. This is basically the same yeasted dough that is used to make pulla (sweet bread), it has lots of cardamon in it. I make these with sourdough as the levener.

Along with the donut shaped ones I also made a few of these square ones that are literally called porkies because of the shape. Put some homemade apple jam in them.

Finished "porkie donuts".

Finished vappu donuts.

This here is the combo. Ate this while listening to old commie songs.

Happy May Day comrades!

Especially liked this bit:

The behavioral evidence of caring: When researchers moved beyond flawed questionnaires to test actual empathic behavior, the results contradicted the deficit narrative. For example, some studies measured generosity toward loved ones and strangers—a behavioral test of empathy. Autistic adults gave to their loved ones as generously as allistic (non-autistic) adults, and were significantly more generous with strangers. This finding was replicated across the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany.

Instead of empathy deficit, autistic people demonstrate a broader moral concern, extending fairness beyond their tribes. Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly. In a world increasingly damaged by in-group bias, this isn't a deficit; it's a collective-level fail-safe feature.

This is it. I could not even count the amount of times I've been accused of being cold or unempathic when I have pointed out that my privileged friends are going to be ok when they get a slightly bigger electric bill one month, but people in Palestine aren't.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7749476

Original Show Notes:

Celebrating the life and work of Michael Parenti, a towering figure in Marxist scholarship and activism. We will discuss Parenti’s profound impact on the study of imperialism, war, propaganda, fascism, and the difficulties of socialist construction, as well as his unwavering commitment to the global class struggle. Speakers Ali Kadri (Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) Ben Norton (Editor, Geopolitical Economy Report) Corinna Mullin (Associate Editor, Middle East Critique) Immanuel Ness (Professor, City University of New York) Gabriel Rockhill (Author, Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?) Sara Flounders (Co-director, International Action Center) Shiran Illanperuma (Researcher, Tricontinental Institute) Barry Lituchy (Professor, City University of New York) Chair: Carlos Martinez (Co-editor, Friends of Socialist China) Organisers International Manifesto Group / Critical Theory Workshop Co-sponsored by United National Anti-War Coalition, Iskra Books, Manifesto Press, Friends of Socialist China

Original Show Notes:

Celebrating the life and work of Michael Parenti, a towering figure in Marxist scholarship and activism. We will discuss Parenti’s profound impact on the study of imperialism, war, propaganda, fascism, and the difficulties of socialist construction, as well as his unwavering commitment to the global class struggle. Speakers Ali Kadri (Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) Ben Norton (Editor, Geopolitical Economy Report) Corinna Mullin (Associate Editor, Middle East Critique) Immanuel Ness (Professor, City University of New York) Gabriel Rockhill (Author, Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?) Sara Flounders (Co-director, International Action Center) Shiran Illanperuma (Researcher, Tricontinental Institute) Barry Lituchy (Professor, City University of New York) Chair: Carlos Martinez (Co-editor, Friends of Socialist China) Organisers International Manifesto Group / Critical Theory Workshop Co-sponsored by United National Anti-War Coalition, Iskra Books, Manifesto Press, Friends of Socialist China

Noam Chomsky, described this ethos: “The cool observers – meaning us smart guys – it’s our task to impose necessary illusions and emotionally potent oversimplifications to keep these poor simpletons on course.”

Apparently Babylon 5 can now be watched on YT. Would not call it free though, because YT.

Used to be the biggest fan of this series and it has been only a few years since I last watched it, but though others might enjoy this news.

My oven pancake game is on point these days, look at all the bubbling! I put sourdough starter in it and it tastes amazing.