The Smith’s Puppet Show Debrief
A Totally Fictional Puppet Show Cast: SCENE 1: THE DISCLAIMER– THIS PUPPET SHOW IS A WORK OF FICTION (Red velvet steampunk curtains. Brass gears turn slowly. OWL perches on a legal lectern.) OWL (Narrator, solemnly):It is essential to clarify that all names have been changed. This is a total work of fiction. Any resemblance to […]
Call for Bill Gates to be Removed from Gates Foundation
Open Letter to the Gates Foundation On behalf of the 93,000 viewers on Reddit, along with tremendous public outcry, we demand that Bill Gates step down as Sole Chair of the Gates Foundation and Trustee of the Gates Foundation Trust. Should he decline to resign within seven days, we urge the appropriate governing bodies to […]
Queer is the New Punk Rock
I am 55, and I realized this reality at an X Anonymous meeting in Boulder, CO. I had moved to the Denver area in 2020 and, as an old punk, I just hated the city. My square extended family tried to show me “hip” places, and I was like, “What the fuck is going on?” […]
Starve Magazine: An Overview
Starve magazine is an online blog that satirizes western views about the humanitarian refugee crisis in east Africa. After a year of work, we are launching the creative brands of Dusoma Ltd (known as the Dusoma Brand). Taza Impact is our creative engine: filmmaking, fashion, and fiction used to give visibility to beautiful queer people […]
Why We Don’t Actually Tax Billionaires (Hint: Billionaires Own the Media, Including NPR)
We keep hearing that billionaires don’t pay taxes because of “loopholes,” “creative accounting,” or “complicated financial vehicles,” and while all of those things are true, they aren’t the real reason. The real reason we don’t tax billionaires is simpler, stranger, and far more structural:our society has been trained to believe the middle class should carry […]
Billionaires, Media and Purchasing Power
Global Billionaires Overview Estimating Those Worth Over $2 Billion Based on the average and general distribution patterns: Summary Estimate While exact data is not reported, considering: …it’s reasonable to estimate that at least 1,500 individuals—and perhaps upwards of 2,000—have net worths exceeding US $2 billion. However, without a breakdown by wealth bands beyond $1 billion, this remains […]
The New Anti-War Movement: The Funding and Fog of AI in War, Peace and Prosperity
Before we talk about how AI-enabled weapons will cause genocides that no one can be held accountable for, let’s break down how governments and defense contractors have invested over $18 billion in military AI in the past five years, while global investment in AI for peace, development, and humanitarian aid remains under $1 billion- despite […]
ALL-CAPS RESPONSE to Wired Article about Humanitarian Tech
https://www.wired.com/story/humanitarian-organizations-artificial-intelligence/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “For instance, for refugees forced to flee from conflict, the first priority is timely, accurate, and context-specific information about who to trust, and where to find services and safety. The global information project, Signpost, supported by Google.org—Google’s charitable arm—in partnership with IRC, Cisco Foundation, Zendesk, and Tech for Refugees, delivers critical information to millions […]
Starve Magazine: Burning Man Pre-Build Edition
Africa Will Not Kneel: Ibrahim Traore
Honorable delegates, heads of state,Leaders of nations, distinguished representatives of peoples great and small: I greet you not as a career diplomat, nor as a man bred for banquet halls and handshakes.I do not come to you speaking the rehearsed language of polished politics. I come to you as a soldier of my people,As a […]