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Leftist Ecology

A broad leftist approach to ecology—examining environmental issues through the lens of social justice, equality, and systemic change. Leftist Ecology asks: How are environmental harms distributed along lines of class, race, and nation? How does capitalism drive ecological destruction? What would an ecologically sustainable and socially just society look like? Leftist Ecology draws on environmental justice, ecosocialism, and green political thought to connect ecological and social struggles. It's ecology that refuses to separate nature from society, environmentalism from justice.
"Climate change hurts the poor first and worst. Leftist Ecology asks: why? Because capitalism concentrates wealth and externalizes costs. Green capitalism won't fix it because capitalism needs growth. Leftist Ecology connects ecological crisis to social crisis—and insists that solving one requires solving the other. Environmentalism without justice is just privilege protecting itself."
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Leftist Social Ecology

A synthesis of leftist politics and social ecology—arguing that ecological problems are rooted in social hierarchies, and that ecological liberation requires social liberation. Leftist Social Ecology draws on anarchist, socialist, and feminist traditions to analyze how domination of nature and domination of humans are connected. It critiques capitalism, statism, and patriarchy as systems that degrade both people and planet. Leftist Social Ecology is both analysis (understanding the roots of crisis) and vision (imagining free, ecological societies).
"You can't have ecological sustainability with hierarchy because hierarchy concentrates power and externalizes costs. That's Leftist Social Ecology: domination is the problem, whether of humans or nature. Leftist politics without ecology misses the planet; ecology without leftist politics misses power. Together, they see the whole: a world worth fighting for."

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."
Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.
I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.
schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.
"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."
eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016
Noun. Portmanteau of "street" and "road": it describes a street, er, road, built for high speed, but with multiple access points. Excessive width is a common feature. A common feature in suburbia, especially along commercial strips. Unsafe at any speed, their extreme width and straightness paradoxically induces speeding. Somewhat more neutral than synonymous traffic sewer.
Did you see what the traffic engineers want to do to our street? They're going to turn it into a total stroad!
Stroad by hammersklavier February 21, 2012