Hackers Use Remote Control to Change Gas Prices

 And now , amidst the inflated fuel prices , some innovative people have been carrying out illegalist direct action  , in resistance  .  < https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hack-pump-rising-prices-lead-reports-gas-theft-rcna35198 >  Now , for the record , I myself do not condone theft, for reasons outlined in this treatise. < https://libcom.org/library/anarchist-morality-peter-kropotkin >  However, as the common people are coming to realize just how futile both the invisible hand of the market , as well as the heavy hand of the government is in tackling the rising cost of gasoline, and cost of living more generally , such  instances of desperate measures being used to take matters into ones own hands will increase.  The American public is fed up, and not going to put up with both out of control costs, and out of touch politicians . The days are numbered I feel for both liberalism, and capitalism, in this country. What might come to replace the established social order however remains to be seen. 

Resistance Rises Against " Cop City"

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/16/us-activists-protest-atlanta-cop-city-training-forest     I first heard of this ongoing situation from watching this live stream. 

The video goes into even more extensive detail about what all people's concerns are regarding this training camp. I personally feel that it would be best if the people and the power were to do right by each other, and find a way to get along in good faith. The disconnect between the public and the political powers that be is resulting in conflict, whether or not one thinks that the stated concerns are valid or not. I find this to be yet another example of both the distrust that people are having towards those in authority, and also the disregard that the power has been having for the issues that people have taken with its projects and policies. Such problems must be suitably resolved. 

Will Smith Assaults Chris Rock

 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/30/will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-slap   I would likely attribute Smith's motivation for slapping Chris Rock to the so called "culture of honor" . A notable historical example of this sort of thing would be that of the Caning of Charles Sumner .  Even so, by the standards of this mindset, aggressive and harsh though it be, those of equal social status must be first called out, not attacked without prior notice. There are rules concerning such affairs of honor . By sucker striking Rock, Smith not only inflicted bodily trauma but also inflicted humiliation, and degradation upon Rock's manly honor . I don't feel that it can be said with any certainty whether or not Chris Rock had known beforehand about Jada Pinkette Smith's alopecia. If he had, I think that his wisecrack was especially out of line. But be as it may, there is no rightful justification of the initiation of violence in response to verbal insults. All persons deserve the right to feel secure , and no one has the right not to feel offended. This is the price of living in a free civil society. 

Ukrainian President , Zelensky, Suppresses Opposition Politicians

 I just now discovered that the president of Ukraine, who the western media wants people to rally in support of, has now started to crack down on prominent dissidents, in Ukraine.  Notably, a married couple with last name of Shariy. https://bykvu.com/eng/bukvy/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-brings-in-sanctions-on-pro-russian-media-outlets-and-bloggers/  , https://solidaritaetsnetz.org/solidarity-network-calls-anatoliy-shariy-repressed-for-his-beliefs/ These public figures are not even Communist. As I under stand it , their party , Party of Shariy , is libertarian socialist.  And even though I do not always agree with this YouTuber's viewpoints , especially given his hard-line anti-revisionist Communist stance, I feel that The Finnish Bolshevik had hit the nail on the head, in regard to the current situation of war in Ukraine.