links
this webpage is devoted to cool or useful sites or information that i've found! the links all go to the specific pages, but i've only listed the domain for space reasons.
FREE academic reference resources:
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| archive.org |
find all sorts of out-of-print, ephemeral, hard-to-find books -- including textbooks and zines! also, uh, basically anything. |
| pdfdrive.com |
a free pdf downloading and hosting site! |
| wikibooks.org |
a wikimedia-sponsored collection of open-content textbooks. |
| annas-archive.org |
a repertoire of more free books with a mirror to other popular open libraries. |
| gutenberg.org |
a site hosting a library of 70k+ free ebooks. |
connectedpapers.com |
enter a research paper and find out where it's been cited and what it cites to find a wealth of other resources! |
| sci-hub.se |
a collection of millions of research articles from across journals, books, and academic conferences, free to download. |
enhance your web browsing experience:
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| 12ft.io |
a helpful tool for bypassing paywalls on articles. |
| greasyfork.org |
download userscripts and user styles to customize how your web pages display or behave. |
| ublockorigin.com |
a free adblocker! |
| adblockplus.org |
another free adblocker, though i've heard this one isn't as good. i like using both. |
| addons.mozilla.org |
a mozilla add-on that protects you against tracking by cdns like google and cloudflare. |
| addons.mozilla.org |
a mozilla extension that helps you customize and edit youtube's increasingly shit-filled search results. begone, youtube shorts carousels and "viewers like you also watched!" |
life tips:
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| consumerfinance.gov |
if your hospital is a nonprofit, you NEED to check in on their financial assistance policy! if you file an application, you can get your medical bill free or discounted! they keep this hidden on purpose, but they should have it on their website or you need to ask a representative outright! know your rights! |
costplusdrugs.com |
billionaire mark cuban's pharmacy that sells you your prescriptions at their ACTUAL price. you can save hundreds of thousands of dollars. yes, it's legit. |
| wsbtv.com |
DO NOT USE FLEX TO PAY RENT! it doesn't tell you the fee you'll owe them for splitting up your payments and you could end up a thousand dollars in debt! |
| fcc.gov |
check the requirements and see if you could be eligible for reduced-price broadband internet! |
| painnewsnetwork.org |
know what's wrong with you but forced to deal with doctor egos? try this trick to subtly manipulate them into respecting your awareness of your own damn body and mind! |
| karalane.com |
know why buying high end clothes is usually paying for brand name, not higher quality. |
| bbc.co.uk/food |
thousands of free recipes that are hosted by a public association -- NO ads, NO backstories, and NO amazon partnership recommendations! |
| stopncii.org |
have you ever had intimate photos of yourself published without your consent? reach out here; these people can get them removed no matter what. |
| youtube.com |
did you lie about your excel proficiency for that job and now you're paying for it? here's a quick, holistic rundown to get you acting like a buff in no time. |
ia802306.us.archive.org |
how to protect yourself and others if you're being interrogated by the police. |
ia801709.us.archive.org |
how to remain calm under pressure if you've been arrested to keep you and your comrades safe. |
things about the world you should know:
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| www.feedingamerica.org |
if you want to help food banks/homeless shelters/clothes drives/etc., donate money, not the items themselves! |
| ag.purdue.edu |
gmos aren't bad for you! |
| bbc.com/news/disability |
NEVER touch a person's wheelchair, cane, or other aid! that's like if a stranger came up to you and touched your body! |
| jandonline.org |
msg is completely safe and the campaign against it is born out of racism and xenophobia! |
| decolonizepalestine.com |
israel is a settler state that europe imposed on palestine! |
| wired.com |
the degradation of the internet and web platforms from web commerce to social media is because of capitalism! there is no free internet for the people as long as it's controlled by private interests. |
| learningforjustice.org |
fat people aren't any less healthy! their mortality rates are because fatphobic doctors deny care because of learned biases. |
| goodhousekeeping.com |
the bmi was bad science, but it's also extremely racist. it only used white european men for its data and the effects of the bmi on the healthcare system impact bipoc worst! |
| propublica.org |
machine bias -- bias by machines that, naturally, mirrors the human bias in its data pool -- is so common that it's even incorporated into "risk detection" measures used by the law. |
| web.colby.edu |
learn about the origins of race and the modern-day evil of "colorblindness." |
why acab?
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| msnbc.com |
a brief history of usamerican police. |
| jrsa.org |
police, when put under the strain of their work, rely on their implicit biases for shortcuts just like any human. living in a racist society means that these biases are racist. |
| latimes.com |
corporate interests that say they need police for protection are lying. |
| medium.com |
read the confessions of an ex-cop. |
| inputmag.com |
read more about how police act when no one's watching. |
| defector.com |
read about why prison abolition is more just than our current system. |
| gdpo.swan.ac.uk |
read about the explicitly racist history of drug criminalization, which police happily carry out. |
| washingtonpost.com |
the use of k9 units is both animal abuse and racist. |
| newrepublic.com |
police interfere with democracy. |
| cbsnews.com |
police needlessly endanger and traumatize children, especially children of color. |
| inthesetimes.com |
read about the polices' purpose in protecting bourgeoisie interests at the expense of the poor and working class. |
left-wing information outlets:
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| marxists.org |
a free collection of essential and detailed marxist texts for the scholar and the newbie. |
| struggle-la-lucha.org |
an independent socialist newspaper focused on the working class and members of imperialized countries. |
| anti-imperialistfront.org |
another anti-imperialist publication. |
| hcn.org |
a newspaper owned and run by first nations people, about first nations people. |
| allafrica.com |
desc. |
| docs.google.com |
a "book club" style list of (and links to) free left-wing pamphlets, books, and chapters. |
just for fun:
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| search.marginalia.nu |
a search engine oriented around text-heavy webpages instead of sites playing the seo game. |
| window-swap.com |
look at the view out of peoples' windows across the world. |
| ulc.org |
get ordained as a minister, for free! officiate all the marriages you want! |
| nhc.noaa.gov |
free in-depth satellite weather information! |
| fallingfruit.org |
locate any fruit/edible trees that might be in your area! |
| theoldrobots.com |
a comprehensive collection of old robot toys through the decades. |
| dolphin-emu.org |
the one and only, much beloved dolphin game emulator. for free, as always. |
| radio.garden |
listen in to radios across the world! |
| radiooooo.com |
listen to music across the world, across the decades! |
| music-map.com |
find musicians similar to the one you enter! |
| window-swap.com |
look at the view out of peoples' windows across the world. |
| my90stv.com |
this website uses uploaded tv programs to simulate watching tv in the 90s (or 50s-00s)! |
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