{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/643789a2ba30d20010916124/67b0ea518fcb786175baa638?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"86 Apocalypse Survival Guide","description":"<p>24:23 to skip specific American politics</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Mutual aid</li><li>Local connections</li><li>Surveillance &amp; privacy considerations for devices</li><li>Resistance is working</li><li>General strike &amp; Mar 15 shutdown (#Shutdown315)</li><li>Emotional survival: monotropic reset, alpha brain waves</li><li>Being careful whom you listen to (accompanying Emily Science Journalism ep 82)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><ol><li><a href=\"https://ssd.eff.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Surveillance guide</a> for devices</li><li>How to <a href=\"https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">change Meta settings to limit tracking</a> (note there is no way to make Messenger app safe)</li><li><a href=\"https://cyberinsider.com/how-to-block-ads/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ad-blocking guide</a> (note that I haven't vetted all their recommendations, though I do use one of them already)</li><li><a href=\"https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">General Strike USA</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mindly.social/@manvsxerox/113986401426001235\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">March 15 2025 general shutdown in US</a> #Shutdown315</li><li>The Open-Focus Brain by Les Fehmi is the book I don't automatically recommend bc of offensive disability language, plus I personally didn't find the exercises as helpful as when another ND person led me. That said, the book may still be helpful to you. There are hundreds of open focus exercises on YouTube, and I may try to find one that I like and link it here at some point.</li><li>Article, \"<a href=\"https://illis.se/en/constructed-theory-of-emotions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My problems with the Constructed Theory of Emotions</a>,\" (the critique of How Emotions Are Made)&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-huberman-podcast-stanford-joe-rogan.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Huberman is a liar article</a></li></ol><p>Not in episode, but I adore <a href=\"https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this takedown of Matthew Walker's book</a> Why We Sleep</p><p><a href=\"https://cyberinsider.com/google-alternatives/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">De-Googling</a></p><p><br></p><p>Other links shared on the Discord recently:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/doge-is-hiring-the-response-did-not-disappoint/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Article: sabotaging DOGE </a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26184/pg26184-images.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Sabotage Field Manual</a> from above article</li><li><a href=\"https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Helping trans people leave the US</a></li><li>MI, MN, NY, VE, WA <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/dryad.technology/post/3lhac5os7yk2t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EDL (drivers license for land &amp; sea entry</a>)</li><li><a href=\"https://dredf.org/protect-504/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Actions for protecting disability rights</a></li><li><a href=\"https://thewhitepages.net/p/thirty-lonely-but-beautiful-actions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Small actions to take now</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ol><li><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ISXEMlcklhLpIHk1_mAH5rSQPuA130QQgUcC0O254oA/edit?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript Doc</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mattia.ck.page/a6b7c9bf09\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Email Newsletter</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/mattia/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Like Your Brain</a>&nbsp;community space (Patreon)</li></ol>","author_name":"Mattia Maurée"}