Ballie Northman
@ballienorthman.bsky.social
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All of Graeber's "work" is bullshit.
all the examples I’ve seen from this book are so funny. his publisher should have had it fact checked by anyone who has ever had a real job outside academia
I've been reading into this one mean spirited note. As a self identified leftist anarchist with an inexplicable allergy to most online leftist culture - an allergy which is clearly widespread in the larger culture, (1/12)
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Corruption.
Corruption beyond belief.
That everyone can see.
That's it.
That's the post.
Corruption beyond belief.
That everyone can see.
That's it.
That's the post.
September 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Corruption.
Corruption beyond belief.
That everyone can see.
That's it.
That's the post.
Corruption beyond belief.
That everyone can see.
That's it.
That's the post.
NYT once again feigning babe in the woods naiveté. Outrage? Much more like lust for a scalp. Not the same by a long shot. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/t...
How Outrage at Kimmel Grew to a Shout From a Whisper
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NYT once again feigning babe in the woods naiveté. Outrage? Much more like lust for a scalp. Not the same by a long shot. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/t...
For real what are MTG and Loomer if not two barbarian fuck bags, squawking late at night from the dirt paths outside the tents?
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
For real what are MTG and Loomer if not two barbarian fuck bags, squawking late at night from the dirt paths outside the tents?
Not sure you need to pity him to sit back and marvel at the troll effect he has had on these brain rotten creatures. It's like watching Russian ammunition cook off in successive explosions. Riveting.
May 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Not sure you need to pity him to sit back and marvel at the troll effect he has had on these brain rotten creatures. It's like watching Russian ammunition cook off in successive explosions. Riveting.
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I’m having a hard time feeling sorry for James Comey.
May 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I’m having a hard time feeling sorry for James Comey.
I've been reading into this one mean spirited note. As a self identified leftist anarchist with an inexplicable allergy to most online leftist culture - an allergy which is clearly widespread in the larger culture, (1/12)
All of Graeber's "work" is bullshit.
all the examples I’ve seen from this book are so funny. his publisher should have had it fact checked by anyone who has ever had a real job outside academia
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I've been reading into this one mean spirited note. As a self identified leftist anarchist with an inexplicable allergy to most online leftist culture - an allergy which is clearly widespread in the larger culture, (1/12)
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The Ru economy has begun to collapse. Thread.
Federal budget revenue growth has been slowing for 5 quarters in a row and in Q1 25 it was only +3.7%. Look at the chart, the last 5 quarters the revenue growth rate was +54%_+25%_+25%_+11%_+4%
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Federal budget revenue growth has been slowing for 5 quarters in a row and in Q1 25 it was only +3.7%. Look at the chart, the last 5 quarters the revenue growth rate was +54%_+25%_+25%_+11%_+4%
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April 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Ru economy has begun to collapse. Thread.
Federal budget revenue growth has been slowing for 5 quarters in a row and in Q1 25 it was only +3.7%. Look at the chart, the last 5 quarters the revenue growth rate was +54%_+25%_+25%_+11%_+4%
1/
Federal budget revenue growth has been slowing for 5 quarters in a row and in Q1 25 it was only +3.7%. Look at the chart, the last 5 quarters the revenue growth rate was +54%_+25%_+25%_+11%_+4%
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Will someone (ahem, @timothysnyder.bsky.social ) tackle this heartless craven drafting on prevailing political winds. Since shame and honor are dead organs within specimens like Professor Alan Kuperman, I suppose shame will have to fall like ash onto his descendents.(thehill.com/opinion/5198...)
thehill.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Will someone (ahem, @timothysnyder.bsky.social ) tackle this heartless craven drafting on prevailing political winds. Since shame and honor are dead organs within specimens like Professor Alan Kuperman, I suppose shame will have to fall like ash onto his descendents.(thehill.com/opinion/5198...)
Amen. On top of that I believe the most apt precedent for such moments in cultural history are the relatively instantaneous rise of marauding hordes such as Mongols, Visigoths, Hunns etc...
one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
March 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Amen. On top of that I believe the most apt precedent for such moments in cultural history are the relatively instantaneous rise of marauding hordes such as Mongols, Visigoths, Hunns etc...
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one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles
Her father tells her story.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult