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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

October 13, 2020: "Scarcity, Subsistence, and Accelerationism: Some Cautionary Wails"

 

It's FED-UPRising 2020, and YOUR META is HERE FOR EVERY MINUTE OF IT, bringing relevance and relief, self-awareness and SELF-CARE...NESS!





As always, YOUR META IS . . . Bringing hope that sustains rather than drains!


We brought ALL THE K-TOWN HAPPS! And we've got talk about love, food scarcity, (not-so-)annoying teenagers, and your ALL YOUR SPRUCELY NEEDS, too! Book-ended by a George Harrison and The Spruce Birdies soundtrack!


We also have content from Briahna Joy Gray, via the Gravel Institute; from the late Michael J. Brooks (REST IN POWER, COMRADE); on Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon, and discourse on why ACCELERATIONISM is also FATALISM, at BEST.


PLUS . . . MORE GREAT USES FOR MANGO SEEDS (HINT: ONE OF THEM IS AS TOOTHPASTE)!


And we're still fitting in the MUSIC, MINDFUL, and META that YOUR META is known for slinging!




Words of WISDOM and RELEVANCE

 The MICHAEL JAMAL BROOKS Edition

(Plus, Winston Churchill and one of the Pablos, et al.)


“Don't Be Foolish.”―Michael J. Brooks


“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”―Winston S. Churchill




“Your children are not your children. They are sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but not seek to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.”―Kahlil Gibran

“If It Doesn't Open... It's Not Your Door. You cannot open a door meant for someone else, it's just not possible. But you are meant to open your own doors. The best thing you can do as the loved one of someone with an addiction is to stop trying to open the addict's door, and to instead focus on your own life.”―Candace Plattor, Registered Clinical Counselor


“Can’t one man make a success of himself. Ain’t seen him yet.”―John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega

“My dad always tells me one thing: ‘Don’t overpay with respect.’ You can pay respect, but sometimes you’ll be overpaying and selling yourself short.”―John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”―George Orwell

“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”―Sinclair Lewis

“Everybody is the hero in their own story”―Chadwick Boseman

“Justice is not a qualitative question.”―Dr. Kwame Ture

“I believe that we can craft a brighter reality.”―Riley Johndonnell

“WAKANDA FOREVER!”―Err'body




“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.”―Pablo Picasso




--Your Black Meta!

TheBlackMetaWKNY@Gmail.com





Early Voting


For nine days – October 24th – November 1st you can vote at one of 5 polling sites around Ulster County.  Hours of operation vary but include a mix of day, evening, and weekend hours.

 

You can vote in an early voting center in the county where you live. You can visit ANY of the Early Voting locations around the county (Woodstock, Kingston, New Paltz, Lloyd, or Ellenville) that is convenient, but if you wait to vote in person on Election day November 3rd you must visit your designated polling site.


DOWNLOAD EARLY VOTING FAQ





  • https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/absentee-ballots-info/

  • https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/early-voting/

  • https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/sample-ballots-2/

  • https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/voter-registration/




FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

WARNING!

METHANOL IN MANY HAND-SANITIZER BRANDS


[7-2-2020] FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested and can be life-threatening when ingested... .

Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing methanol and are experiencing symptoms should seek immediate treatment for potential reversal of toxic effects of methanol poisoning. Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death. Although all persons using these products on their hands are at risk for methanol poisoning, young children who accidently [sic] ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol (ethanol) substitute, are most at risk.


For all applicable downloads and forms, or to search for your brand of hand-sanitizer, visit: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-hand-sanitizers-consumers-should-not-use#products






LOCAL organizations to connect, to listen, and to be heard:




  • https://citizenactionny.org/about
  • https://citizenactionny.org/events/venues/7-grand-st-kingston-ny-12401-usa


  • https://kingstontenantsunion.org/
  • https://kingstontenantsunion.org/events/
  • https://kingstontenantsunion.org/news/


  • https://riseupkingston.org/
  • https://riseupkingston.org/blog







FreedomWalker's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links





COFFEE & GREEN TEA COMBO


  • No credits received for the segment as of posting





THE SPRUCE


  • Thespruce.com
  • Hummingbird Saved from Death: https://youtu.be/URjAZwhZ334




K-TOWN NEWS


  • The Almanac





MINDFUL MUSEUM


  • 28 Health Benefit Of Mango Seeds - Circulation of the blood improves with the consumption of mango seed powder. This reduces the levels of bad cholesterol also known as LDL in the body. It also helps in regulating the blood sugar levels in the body. It is one of the best and most important mango seed health benefits  https://healthwises.com/28-health-benefit-of-mango-seeds/
  • HOW TO OPEN A MANGO SEED AND MAKE MAMGO BUTTER INTRO: https://youtu.be/4WvvPt7vE1s






SAY THEIR NAMES, SAY THEIR NAMES


YMCA Farm Project in Kingston has offered to host a "Say Their Names" Memorial, honoring black lives we have lost to police brutality and racial injustice. 


Joy Proctor, based out of Portland, Oregon has originally created and put together this memorial and made her template available to anyone who would like to bring it to their hometown. You can see examples of this coming together across the nation here --> www.instagram.com/saytheirnamesmemorial

SAY THEIR NAMES, SAY THEIR NAMES.






REPLENISH.
YO.
SPOOOOOOOONZ!




"The most unfathomable schools and sages have never attained to the gravity which dwells in the eyes of a baby of three months old. It is the gravity of astonishment at the universe, and astonishment at the universe is not mysticism, but a transcendent common sense. The fascination of children lies in this: that with each of them all things are remade, and the universe is put again upon its trial. As we walk the streets and see below us those delightful bulbous heads, three times too big for the body, which mark these human mushrooms, we ought always to remember that within every one of these heads there is a new universe, as new as it was on the seventh day of creation. In each of those orbs there is a new system of stars, new grass, new cities, a new sea."—G. K. Chesterton



For space and brevity concerns, the older bulk of Replenish Yo Spoons has been archived here. Older items will continue to be archived there about once per month, depending on how fast the credits fill with Replenishers.





Multimedia: Kids, Babies, and Animals


  1. [NEW] "Pug Dog FREAKS OUT After Reunited With Hiding Uncle | The Dodo."  The Dodo, Youtube. [1:46] Babu the pug is obsessed with his uncle, but they haven't seen each other in almost a year – so his uncle's hiding under a blanket to surprise him. At first Babu's so confused, but then he's SO happy when he finally finds out who's hiding under there! For more videos of Baburao the pug, visit: http://thedo.do/baburao. November 17, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkvKfNro6dw
  2. [NEW] "Clingy Baby Koala Who Loved Bedtime Stories Gets Rescued…Twice | The Dodo." The Dodo, Youtube. [4:05] For more koalas, watch our new show Izzy's Koala World, streaming on Netflix now! - http://thedo.do/ytizzy  This clingy baby koala, Henry, was rescued after he was separated from his mother. Izzy, an 11-year-old koala rescuer, helps him get strong and healthy by feeding him, cuddling him, and reading him bedtimes stories! Eventually, he’s ready to be released — but months later, someone finds Henry in the wild needing some help again! Watch Izzy rescue and release Henry the koala twice before he returns home for good. September 15, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6fk9dij3Q
  3. [NEW] "Law Firm Hires Stray Kitten After Visitors Complain Of His Presence." Stories of Animals, Youtube. [2:31]  October 2, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7QxPX3OZXo
  4. "What baby Crocodiles really sound like." CS Ghost Animation, Youtube. [0:20] Jukin Media Verified (Original) * For licensing / permission to use: Contact - licensing(at)jukinmediadotcom. September 25, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZk6-Bew_hE




Multimedia: Everything else


FEATURED


"This Free Black Mental Health App Was Created Two Years Ago. It's Especially Relevant Right Now for Our Community." Jessica Moulite, Theroot.com. [3:46] Jasmin Pierre isn’t shy when it comes to discussing her mental health journey with others. “I’m really not afraid to put it all out there. Like, people know that I’ve been suicidal. People know that I’ve been in a mental institution,” said the 31-year-old mental health advocate and app creator. By being so open about her story, Pierre hopes to normalize these conversations among Black people in order to remove the stigma associated with mental health challenges. That’s one of the reasons why the New Orleans native created “The Safe Place,” a mental health app created with Black folks and cultural competency in mind. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s continued racial trauma and unrest, Jasmin has witnessed an increase in downloads. September 10, 2020. https://www.theroot.com/this-free-black-mental-health-app-was-created-two-years-1845012463

  • https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-safe-place
  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.he6ecb72aef1
  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-safe-place/id1349460763


  1. "Key & Peele Presents: The Best of Levi and Cedric." Comedy Central, Youtube. [12:52] From solving a dookie-related mystery to going steampunk, here are Levi and Cedric’s greatest hits. (Contains strong language.)     About Key & Peele:  Key & Peele showcases the fearless wit of stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as the duo takes on everything from "Gremlins 2" to systemic racism. With an array of sketches as wide-reaching as they are cringingly accurate, the pair has created a bevy of classic characters, including Wendell, the players of the East/West Bowl and President Obama's Anger Translator. August 15, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya-GwefBKd0
  2. "The Best of Amber Ruffin - Drunk History." Comedy Central, Youtube. [23:14] Amber Ruffin tells Derek about the Little Rock Nine’s fight to integrate their Arkansas school, how Claudette Colvin inspired Rosa Parks, and the Civil War’s “Angel of the Battlefield” Clara Barton. (Contains strong language.)  About Drunk History:  Based on the popular web series, Drunk History is the liquored-up narration of our nation's history. Host Derek Waters, along with an ever-changing cast of actors and comedians, travels across the country to present the rich tales that every city in this land has to offer. Booze helps bring out the truth. It's just that sometimes the truth is a little incoherent. August 24, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA7hyk6ftGY
  3. "Dulcé Sloan (Negative) 2nd Speaker - The 29th Annual Great Debate 2018." TheMelbComedyFest, Youtube. [14:09] #DulceSloan performing at The 29th Annual Great Debate: That We Must Go To Mars. Recorded at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival on Saturday 7 April at Melbourne Town Hall. Established in 1987, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (#MICF) is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, alongside Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.   Over the last week of March and into April every year, #MICF transforms Melbourne into the comedy capital of the world, as local and international comedians take to theatres, pubs, clubs and broom cupboards citywide - shining a spotlight on the silly, the serious, the heart-breaking and the hilarious.   Filming hours of comedy content every Festival, this channel delivers some of the highlights over the years. Delve into the archive of comedy with international stars (such as: Katherine Ryan, Michael Che, Sara Pascoe, James Veitch) and home-grown #aussiecomedy heroes (including: Hannah Gadsby, Josh Thomas, Aunty Donna, Ronny Chieng) and so many more! To find out what’s happening in Australian comedy, head to our website: www.comedyfestival.com.au May 8, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHHfeX1TVEc 




Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites


  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacing_(activity_management)





beetle's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links



(Re)Sources for "Meta on the Meta: If Things Get Worse Enough They Might Not Ever Get Better" and "Black X-Files: Don't Be Foolish"


Multimedia

  1. "Is "Big Government" Really the Problem?" The Gravel Institute, Youtube. [5:50] Conservatives like to complain about "Big Government," but despite lower government spending than many peer nations, America is less prosperous and less free. Briahna Joy Gray explains how the government isn't bad because it's big: it's bad because it's bought.  Join us, and make our work possible: https://www.patreon.com/gravelinstitute. September 28, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTou0ViHOXM [See video credits for FULL CITATIONS]
  2. "10th January 49 BCE: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River on his march to Rome." HistoryPod, Youtube. [2:52] Julius Caesar had joined with Pompey and Crassus in 60 BCE to form a political alliance known as the First Triumvirate, in an attempt to put pressure on the Senate to pass bills in their favour. The following year he was elected Consul and began to push laws through with the support of his political allies.  After his consulship ended in 58 BCE, Caesar was able to secure for himself the governorship of a number of provinces that brought at first four legions of troops under his control. By 50 BCE he had conquered Gaul, but the First Triumvirate had collapsed. In Rome, the Senate had made Pompey sole consul and ordered Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome as a regular citizen.  Concerned that he would be prosecuted for historic crimes from his time as consul, Caesar instead chose to make his way to Rome with the 13th Legion. The small Rubicon River marked the border between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, and crossing this with an army was a capital offence. Caesar knew that doing so would be seen as an act of war, and the phrase ‘to cross the Rubicon’ is now used to refer to actions that commit a person to a specific course.  In Caesar’s case he crossed the Rubicon on 10 January 49 BCE, though the exact circumstances are widely debated. The Roman historian Suetonius later claimed that Caesar deliberated until a supernatural apparition prompted him to cross. Sources disagree over what he said next, though all versions involve a die being cast.  As Caesar approached Rome, Pompey and the Senate fled south. The subsequent civil war lasted for over four years, ending with Caesar’s victory and him being declared dictator for life. January 9, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McersugUXYk
  3. "The Problem with Accelerationism | Quick Bites." Leaflets, Youtube. [1:20] Accelerationism is used as a concept to mean many things but in this video we'll be using it to talk about the concept of accelerating capitalist contradictions to bring about socialism and how this thinking is misguided and potentially dangerous. (This video is not in reference to the type of acceleration in regards to Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek). August 10, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0tUv5mtryc
  4. "Michael Brooks MLK Jr. and Love and Power | Class Warfare | Harvard." Harvard College YDSA, Youtube. [2:56] In 1912, Harvard armed its students to break a strike, using the motto “Defend Your Class.” On January 28, 2020, prominent progressives will gather at Harvard to discuss the past, present, and future of class struggle, and to envision the leftist movement that will arise from it. The 2020 primary is shaping up to be a referendum on the Democratic party, an ideological battle between the traditional, Biden-led wing of status quo politics and an emerging faction led by calls for the political revolution of Bernie Sanders. But the primary, like the 2020 election at large, is only the beginning. February 1, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj1-YX_djXw
  5. "Michael Brooks - Distinguishing rhetoric and etiquette from program and substantive rights." The Mill Series, Youtube. [14:06] The Mill Series hosted Michael Brooks (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2U...) at Lafayette College on Thurs Feb 27, 2020. March 10, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt7Iy7WaiUk




Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites


  1. "Six Good Reasons to Vote Douche or Turd in 2020 (and One Good Reason Not To)." Jack Luna, Medium.com. A salty take on why you should choose red or blue at the ballot box. Semptember 14, 2020. https://medium.com/the-collector/six-good-reasons-to-vote-douche-or-turd-in-2020-and-one-good-reason-not-to-7c36d02f0dad


  • https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/267224-democracy-is-the-worst-form-of-government-except-for-all
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerationism
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deleuze_and_Guattari
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_ethnostate




The QUICK SCOOP on (MOSTLY POLITICAL) ACCELERATIONISM


In political and social theory, accelerationism is the idea that capitalism and its historically associated processes should be accelerated instead of overcome in order to generate radical social change. Accelerationism may also refer more broadly and usually pejoratively to support for the intensification of capitalism in the belief that this will hasten its self-destructive tendencies and ultimately lead to its collapse. Some contemporary accelerationist philosophy starts with the Deleuzo-Guattarian (Gilles Deleuze, a French philosopher, and Félix Guattari, a French psychoanalyst and political activist, wrote a number of works together ... besides both having distinguished independent career) sociology theory of deterritorialization, aiming to identify and radicalize the social forces that promote this emancipatory process. Accelerationist theory has been divided into mutually contradictory left-wing and right-wing variants. Left-wing accelerationism attempts to press "the process of technological evolution" beyond the constrictive horizon of capitalism by repurposing modern technology for socially beneficial and emancipatory ends. Right-wing accelerationism supports the indefinite intensification of capitalism itself, possibly in order to bring about a technological singularity (a hypothetical point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization). Accelerationist writers have additionally distinguished other variants such as "unconditional accelerationism" A far-right and white nationalist adaptation of the term surfacing during the 2010s eschews the focus on capitalism of the prior variants to refer to an acceleration of racial conflict through terrorism, resulting in a societal collapse and building of a white ethnostate. (a proposed type of state in which residence or citizenship would be limited to white people and would exclude those viewed as non-whites such as Black people, non-White Hispanics, Jewish people, Muslims etc. In the United States, the idea to create such states is advanced by white supremacist/nationalist and white separatist factions such as Ku Klux Klansmen, neo-Nazis, white power skinheads and the alt-right whether through claiming a certain part or the whole of the country to have a white majority.)


--Wikipedia 






[Referenced / resourced, but not aired]

Multimedia


  1. "Cross the Rubicon - Cross the Rubicon Meaning - English Idioms - Roman History." Iswearenglish, Youtube. [8:00] Cross the Rubicon - Cross the Rubicon Meaning - English Idioms - Roman History http://www.iswearenglish.com/ https://www.facebook.com/iswearenglish https://twitter.com/iswearenglish. December 15, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxkK1c_ycDs
  2. "Prager U is RATTLED After Gravel Institute Launches Initiative to Take Them On." The Humanist Report, Youtube. [10:20] The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. October 2, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X6xKIiHLuo
  3. "Shade Tree Politics Ep. 3." The Benjamin Dixon Show, Youtube. [1:27:11] Originally streamed on 9/23/20. September 24, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCtaiGrhACo
  4. "Ep. 955 | William Barr, Most Dangerous Man In America | Assange Trial | Protecting The Election." The Benjamin Dixon Show, Youtube. [56:32]  September 18, 2020. https://youtu.be/FUYLEZCAVn4?t=2513
  5. "It only Took 80,000 Deaths for a Revolution in V for Vendetta. America is Already at 200,000." The Benjamin Dixon Show, Youtube. [10:43] V for Vendetta. Check out our Website: http://www.thebenjamindixonshow.com. September 21, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9MU0Y6l9OY 
  6. "Mychal Denzel Smith - How To Recover From Donald Trump | The Daily Social Distancing Show."  The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Youtube. [11:48] Mychal Denzel Smith discusses the upcoming election, the radical steps the country needs to take to course-correct, and his new book on America’s failure to live up to the American Dream. September 15, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBq86lazmTs




[Referenced / resourced, but not read on-air]


Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites

  1. '“You say you want a revolution, man [then keep voting for ‘lesser’ evils which only ingrain and empower our current stagnant, super-evil system]. . . ? Then, I say that you’re full of shit.”' beetle bailey, Medium.com. We can’t fix evil from INSIDE that same evil. And the fact that the evil in which we live — that’s become the very air we breathe and the only reality we know or can even imagine, in some cases — is so, so pervasive and overarching it’s PERFECTLY illustrative of just how evil such a slow-rot system truly is. April 30, 2020. https://medium.com/@beetlecommathe/you-say-you-want-a-revolution-man-then-keep-voting-for-lesser-evils-which-only-ingrain-and-482ea1f3a2f2
  2. "The “Final Boss” of Liberalism." beetle bailey, Medium.com. Where’s the lie, though? Probably in the same place as all the “hope and change.” September 4, 2020. https://medium.com/@beetlecommathe/the-final-boss-of-liberalism-e091c072fa9a









Music Playlists





FreedomWalker's Playlist:

  1. George Harrison: "Govinda"
  2. TRIO: "Da Da Da”
  3. Orishas: "Barrios” 





beetle's Playlist:

  1. Smashing Pumpkins: "Zero"
  2. No Doubt: "Sunday Morning"




LYRICS



  • Geniuslyrics.com










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