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TakeV finished reading Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Dolki Min, Victoria Caudle: Walking Practice (2023, HarperCollins Publishers)

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TakeV reviewed Walking Practice by Dolki Min

Queer and visceral

4 stars

That was utterly viscerally gorey and horrifying. It was also deeply queer, and had a lot of disability themes. Thanks for the rec, @gr3ysea@solarpunk.moe

TakeV commented on Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander, Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law: Prison by Any Other Name (Paperback, 2021, The New Press)

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Taking a break for now.

TakeV commented on Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander

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Content warning Incarceration horrors

Uh oh. Electronic monitoring basically shot up after activists gained ground on getting rid of bail, or at least bail reform.

Systemic issues are like a goddamn hydra.

TakeV started reading Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander

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Started on recommendation by dragon when talking about about restorative justice and transformational justice.

TakeV rated How to Blow up a Pipeline: 4 stars

No cover — Andreas Malm: How to Blow up a Pipeline (AudiobookFormat)

How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm

TakeV finished reading How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm

As others stated, the book would probably be better named "Why to Blow Up a Pipeline".

Still, very good. Goes into detail about different forms of praxis in terms of violence. It emphasizes that direct violence to people should not be done, but explicitly advocates for sabotage of the fossil fuel industry and luxuries. I liked how it also noted that violent praxis, when paired with pacifistic praxis, could be an effective way to make the less violent praxis more palatable. Like the carrot and the stick. Most importantly, in my eyes, it dedicates time to show how climate doomerism makes very little sense, and why it must be avoided.