David Kaib
@davidkaib.bsky.social
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David Kaib
@davidkaib.bsky.social
· Jul 12
For what it's worth, if you are a socialist or interested in socialism, it is *my job* to educate you, so ask away.
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A great day overall for fossil capital. Trump is less worried about who exactly will lead the Venezuelan government, even saying Machado won’t have the respect to govern Venezuela. What matters is that US oil companies get to drill and sell oil to other countries too.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A great day overall for fossil capital. Trump is less worried about who exactly will lead the Venezuelan government, even saying Machado won’t have the respect to govern Venezuela. What matters is that US oil companies get to drill and sell oil to other countries too.
There is a big disconnect between people who know immediately *why* this is all wrong and have the context and everyone else (including many who know *that* it’s wrong.) Thinking today about how to bridge that gap.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
There is a big disconnect between people who know immediately *why* this is all wrong and have the context and everyone else (including many who know *that* it’s wrong.) Thinking today about how to bridge that gap.
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Don’t Dignify Bullshit 2026
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Don’t Dignify Bullshit 2026
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We can just insist that things are bad rather than that they are aberrations without precedent.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
We can just insist that things are bad rather than that they are aberrations without precedent.
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Extrajudicial rendition isn’t an arrest. We have no jurisdiction in Caracas.
How does launching air strikes and a commando raid fall under the remit of self defense for an arrest operation
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Extrajudicial rendition isn’t an arrest. We have no jurisdiction in Caracas.
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Drugs are the primary boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention in Latin America. When academics and activists like myself talk about legalizing drugs, it's not only to keep drug users safe from the toxic supply (which is reason enough), it's about geopolitical stability. It affects YOU
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Drugs are the primary boogeyman used to justify imperial intervention in Latin America. When academics and activists like myself talk about legalizing drugs, it's not only to keep drug users safe from the toxic supply (which is reason enough), it's about geopolitical stability. It affects YOU
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New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for "The President Violated the Constitution" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...
New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Violated the Constitution”
Our 22nd most-read article of 2025.
- - -Originally published June 3, 2025.
- - -“The president remained steadfast in his novel interpretation of ...
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January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for "The President Violated the Constitution" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...
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Good morning, from the actual axis of evil
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Good morning, from the actual axis of evil
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As I’ve been saying, this has major ramifications for nuclear launch procedures. It’s foolish to think legality offers any kind of constraint on what is clearly a de facto unilateral power for the president to launch a first strike.
Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
As I’ve been saying, this has major ramifications for nuclear launch procedures. It’s foolish to think legality offers any kind of constraint on what is clearly a de facto unilateral power for the president to launch a first strike.
The issue is not just that this person should not wield the power to unilaterally make war, it’s that no one should have that power. Absolutely no one.
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The issue is not just that this person should not wield the power to unilaterally make war, it’s that no one should have that power. Absolutely no one.
They are driven by domination and death.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
They are driven by domination and death.
Really feel like this news should have gotten more play.
The Trump Corollary Is a Threat to the World - The Call
Trump’s national security strategy includes new or reformulated threats. It is old-style imperialism, adapted to deal with the current challenges to US hegemonic power.
socialistcall.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Really feel like this news should have gotten more play.
I think the reason to point out that Trump is everything he accuses his enemies to be is not to object to hypocrisy is to make clear he offers (bullshit) excuses not reasons.
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I think the reason to point out that Trump is everything he accuses his enemies to be is not to object to hypocrisy is to make clear he offers (bullshit) excuses not reasons.
Absolute clown shit.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Absolute clown shit.
Once again, decades of ludicrous ‘Drug War’ and ‘War on Terror’ rhetoric and policy laid the groundwork for this. These are the sorts of things that must be uprooted.
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Once again, decades of ludicrous ‘Drug War’ and ‘War on Terror’ rhetoric and policy laid the groundwork for this. These are the sorts of things that must be uprooted.
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Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
It would illegitimate if Congress authorized it as well.
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
It would illegitimate if Congress authorized it as well.
None of this is legitimate.
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
None of this is legitimate.
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"I would have agreed with what you said if you had said it differently."
Sure, buddy, as the teen would say.
Sure, buddy, as the teen would say.
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM
"I would have agreed with what you said if you had said it differently."
Sure, buddy, as the teen would say.
Sure, buddy, as the teen would say.
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London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
Slop is his new nickname.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Slop is his new nickname.
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When privacy law demands, for instance, that students' data cannot be held on out-of-country servers, universities do not find it hard to avoid entering into contracts with tech companies that cannot abide by these conditions. Or to pressure them into making significant changes to their products.
The whole university sector could come out and say that AI is too dangerous, too unreliable and too costly and they will have nothing to do with it. Ethical educational leadership.
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
When privacy law demands, for instance, that students' data cannot be held on out-of-country servers, universities do not find it hard to avoid entering into contracts with tech companies that cannot abide by these conditions. Or to pressure them into making significant changes to their products.
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One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.