SouthernCadre

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Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in December in c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Implementing automatic registration for the draft while also removing limitations on personal firearms on bases is an interesting combination.

Solar is winning the energy race in c/technology@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago

Which is funny, because Texas is leading the US in the transition to renewable energy. Although there is a heavier focus on wind turbines, there.

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Cheap Iranian drones destroying billions: The Radical Asymmetry of Modern Warfare (www.youtube.com)
Yugo's new Podcast project. in c/thedeprogram@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 month ago

I would have never guessed that Yugopnik, Fredda, and MikeFromChongqing would create a podcast together, but I'm here for it. I'll have to give it a listen when I have the chance.

Great things are happening at lemmy.ml. The comm Manufacturing Consent has changed its name to Inventing Reality. in c/thedeprogram@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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Tactical retreats: Why Venezuela’s revolution still stands (peoplesdispatch.org)
Relieving oneself over the edge of the ship in c/memes@lemmygrad.ml
Hi ex-liberal and ex-fascist, How did you overcome the Red Scare and learn about the truth on the USSR and AES countries? in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Rev Left Radio and The Deprogram were foundational to my radicalization, coupled with reading Lenin and Mao.

A new Black Panther Party for Self-Defense chapter has surfaced in Philadelphia, echoing the spirit of the 1960s movement. Armed, trained, and determined to protect protesters. in c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

For those interested, Greg Stoker interviewed Bunchy Carter about the revival of the Black Panther Party in Seattle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWOZo32XXGA&t=1000s

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Agent Orange: A War Crime Without End in Vietnam (www.youtube.com)
[Ventpost on Torkil Lauesen] Always check the author's views on the USSR and Stalin before you read them. in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 3 months ago

That's a fair point. I guess the stack of books that I need to read got one smaller.

[Ventpost on Torkil Lauesen] Always check the author's views on the USSR and Stalin before you read them. in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] SouthernCadre@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 3 months ago (4 children)

If I'm not mistaken, Hakim mentioned Torkil had cringe takes regarding the USSR in this book. Is the portion of the book on China at least decent, because that was the only part I was interested in reading?