Gregory A. Hargreaves
@bordergroves.bsky.social
Historian of capitalism, environment, & technology in the longue durée. Water history a specialty. Asst director of the @hagleycenter.bsky.social. Adjunct prof. Dad. PhD. Delawarean. First Gen. Hoopy frood. Born at 344 ppm atmos CO2. No human is illegal.
Pinned
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"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
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Fascists only need to win one election to destroy democracy, whereas democrats have to win every election to preserve it. That’s why fascists cannot be allowed into politics, why a tolerant society must never tolerate fascism or it will lose its tolerance. It’s the Popper Paradox and we’re living it
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Fascists only need to win one election to destroy democracy, whereas democrats have to win every election to preserve it. That’s why fascists cannot be allowed into politics, why a tolerant society must never tolerate fascism or it will lose its tolerance. It’s the Popper Paradox and we’re living it
As of this minute the best rock n roll in the world is not being made in the USA, there is no better indicator of American decline.
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
As of this minute the best rock n roll in the world is not being made in the USA, there is no better indicator of American decline.
Bet
desks arranged 5 deep and 20 wide
1 slideshow, 3 screens
desks arranged 5 deep and 20 wide
1 slideshow, 3 screens
February 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Bet
desks arranged 5 deep and 20 wide
1 slideshow, 3 screens
desks arranged 5 deep and 20 wide
1 slideshow, 3 screens
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Telling my kids about CAR TALK and realizing that I have to explain a lot of old technology
- Broadcast radio 📻
- Landline telephones ☎️
- Cars w/o diagnostics 🚙
It’s even more of a blast from the past than I first thought. I’m old.
- Broadcast radio 📻
- Landline telephones ☎️
- Cars w/o diagnostics 🚙
It’s even more of a blast from the past than I first thought. I’m old.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Telling my kids about CAR TALK and realizing that I have to explain a lot of old technology
- Broadcast radio 📻
- Landline telephones ☎️
- Cars w/o diagnostics 🚙
It’s even more of a blast from the past than I first thought. I’m old.
- Broadcast radio 📻
- Landline telephones ☎️
- Cars w/o diagnostics 🚙
It’s even more of a blast from the past than I first thought. I’m old.
If allowed to continue unregulated, the plagiarism machines (genAI) will be the death of the creative industries and the knowledge economy.
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
If allowed to continue unregulated, the plagiarism machines (genAI) will be the death of the creative industries and the knowledge economy.
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That’s silly, my guy.
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
That’s silly, my guy.
American democracy has always been flawed, but the U.S. was at its most democratic 1965-2013. And the U.S. has always been an imperial project, too. Imperialism is distinct from fascism, however, though they share certain impulses. The past was never great. The present is just shitty in its own way.
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
American democracy has always been flawed, but the U.S. was at its most democratic 1965-2013. And the U.S. has always been an imperial project, too. Imperialism is distinct from fascism, however, though they share certain impulses. The past was never great. The present is just shitty in its own way.
Fascists only need to win one election to destroy democracy, whereas democrats have to win every election to preserve it. That’s why fascists cannot be allowed into politics, why a tolerant society must never tolerate fascism or it will lose its tolerance. It’s the Popper Paradox and we’re living it
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Fascists only need to win one election to destroy democracy, whereas democrats have to win every election to preserve it. That’s why fascists cannot be allowed into politics, why a tolerant society must never tolerate fascism or it will lose its tolerance. It’s the Popper Paradox and we’re living it
The warehouse boom is everything wrong with America atm
e-commerce logistics to kill brick and mortar retail
data centers to power AI, steal IP, and use up all the electricity and clean water
And now literal concentration camps
e-commerce logistics to kill brick and mortar retail
data centers to power AI, steal IP, and use up all the electricity and clean water
And now literal concentration camps
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The warehouse boom is everything wrong with America atm
e-commerce logistics to kill brick and mortar retail
data centers to power AI, steal IP, and use up all the electricity and clean water
And now literal concentration camps
e-commerce logistics to kill brick and mortar retail
data centers to power AI, steal IP, and use up all the electricity and clean water
And now literal concentration camps
Same as it ever was bsky.app/profile/bord...
Eton Overflowing with Shite, Also Has Sewage Problem
February 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Same as it ever was bsky.app/profile/bord...
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Secret police treat SA like a fringe benefit
The abuses we’re seeing ICE commit in public are likely just the tip of the iceberg.
The ugliest crimes of secret police are committed behind closed doors.
The ugliest crimes of secret police are committed behind closed doors.
January 24, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Secret police treat SA like a fringe benefit
Warehouses are not built to withstand determined human resistance.
February 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Warehouses are not built to withstand determined human resistance.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT 🚨
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT 🚨
Coolest song I’ve heard in a bit
Anna Erhard “Spa”
from the excellent album Botanical Garden
youtu.be/u4G6uLOyqqM?...
Anna Erhard “Spa”
from the excellent album Botanical Garden
youtu.be/u4G6uLOyqqM?...
Spa
YouTube video by Anna Erhard - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Coolest song I’ve heard in a bit
Anna Erhard “Spa”
from the excellent album Botanical Garden
youtu.be/u4G6uLOyqqM?...
Anna Erhard “Spa”
from the excellent album Botanical Garden
youtu.be/u4G6uLOyqqM?...
AI is banned in my course that meets for 80 minutes twice a week, and what’s more, I tell my students that genAI is bullshit. 👍🏽
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
AI is banned in my course that meets for 80 minutes twice a week, and what’s more, I tell my students that genAI is bullshit. 👍🏽
There’s not even a Gregg’s
and you know I’d like a sausage roll
and you know I’d like a sausage roll
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
There’s not even a Gregg’s
and you know I’d like a sausage roll
and you know I’d like a sausage roll
One expensive gender reveal
It’s a insecure masculinity!
It’s a insecure masculinity!
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
One expensive gender reveal
It’s a insecure masculinity!
It’s a insecure masculinity!
Wake up, Americans!
a cartoon of donald duck is sleeping in a bed
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February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Wake up, Americans!
It’s insecure masculinity!
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It’s insecure masculinity!
That’s one expensive gender reveal!
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
That’s one expensive gender reveal!
