Tag: communism
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Wikipedia @ 25: Milices Patriotiques
My random Wikipedia article of the day was Milices Patriotiques, who were a 22,000-strong communist group and part of the Belgian resistance in the Second World War. Which sounded really interesting, but their article was tragically short so that's pretty much all I have to say about them!
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Household Finances Revisited
A year or two ago, my polyfamily and I switched from an "income-assessed" to a "same-residual" model for managing our household expenditures. If the former could be described as "socialism at home", the latter is more like "household Universal Basic Income".
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The last Soviet citizen: The cosmonaut who was left behind in space - Russia Beyond
Repost of the story of Sergei Krikalev, who was aboard Mir when the Soviet Union collapsed and found himself both stateless and weightless.
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Diary
The time capsule was buried in a secluded square in Murmansk in 1967 on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Inside was a message dedicated to the citizens of the Communist future. At short notice, the authorities brought forward the capsule’s exhumation by ten days, to coincide with the city’s … -
Means-Assessed Household Finances (Socialism Begins At Home!)
For the last four years, Ruth, Dan, JTA, and those who've lived with them have used a system of means-assessment to fairly share the burden of their household finances. Now, Dan makes their model available to you to copy, use, and expand upon. Socialism begins at home.
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Uncommon Occurances
I didn't sleep well; I woke up several times throughout the night. On the upside, I have a strong recollection of three distinct yet inter-related dreams:
Dream I: Alex and the Accident
I came into work as normal and spoke to Alex, my co-worker. He'd been in some sort of car accident in which he'd hit … -
Those Commie Martians
This story about the European Space Agency by the BBC reads:
...The Mars Exploration Rovers will touch down in January next year, just after the Europeans arrive with their Marx Express mission in December...
Marx Express? I suppose we should have guessed that the so-called 'red planet' was communist.