Nice interview with Ewan MacAskill, about his relationship with Ed Snowden over time, and the breaking of the original story.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2019/sep/16/edward-snowden-life-after-leaking-podcast
Kind: Notes
Working for the ‘experience’ (From 8 years ago mind… did Apple Store employees unionize in the end?)
“Money shouldn’t be an issue when you’re employed at Apple.” Instead, managers said, the chance to work at Apple “should be looked at as an experience.” “You can’t live off of experience,” said the worker interviewed
About half of the land in England is owned by about 0.06% of the population.
‘This period was, in effect, the birth of private property as we know it in England – and the consequences have been dramatic. Today, Fairlie explains, “nearly half the country is owned by 40,000 land millionaires, or 0.06% of the population”.’
Enclosure of the commons.
"between 1760 and 1870, about 7 million acres (about one sixth the area of England) were changed, by some 4,000 acts of parliament, from common land to enclosed land”.
Doing the Parkrun regularly has got me into the habit of running every Saturday morning, even when there’s not a park nearby. Really glad I found out about them. Running regularly is good for my mental health.
They’re a great org, free organised runs once a week: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/
Ran about 5k along a bit of the Leeds Liverpool canal this morning, all blue skies and sunshine. Couple of dog walkers, cyclists and a fisherman out and about. Nice start to the day!
I went in the garden and looked at the stars. Often would as a kid, but not done so for far too long. Cassiopeia, Big Dipper, Little Bear. Celestial bodies. Fucking hell – what a shot of the sublime. I need more of that in my head. Helps keep the ridiculous at bay.
Yesterday I made a loaf of bread.
Today I harvested some runner beans.
Full disclosure – I used a bread maker and the bean plants were grown by my Mum.
But still. Enjoying a bit of pastoral-ish life away from the city for a while.
hunk granularity
thank you magit <3
Just so you know, there’s an Alliance of Radical Booksellers in the UK: http://www.radicalbooksellers.co.uk
In order to qualify as an ARB member, the bookseller must:
– be informed by socialist, anarchist, environmental, feminist or anti-racist concerns
– stock or sell books which inspire, support or report on political and/or personal change in the global, national or local sphere