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materialist girl in the material world
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"It may feel like we’re doing something [by scrolling & reacting] but...we are experiencing an impact rather than having one"
"When your enemy wants you disoriented your ability to focus is an important means of self-defense"
The best we can do right now is find our lane & focus.
"It may feel like we’re doing something [by scrolling & reacting] but...we are experiencing an impact rather than having one"
"When your enemy wants you disoriented your ability to focus is an important means of self-defense"
The best we can do right now is find our lane & focus.
I wrote about Trump's executive orders, including his attacks on trans and undocumented people, and how we should be orienting ourselves to defy fascist violence in this moment. This piece includes commentary from @chasestrangio.bsky.social and @silkys13.bsky.social.
A Brutal Beginning: Orienting Ourselves Amid the Shock and Awe
We must be prepared to live and act defiantly, deriving no legitimacy from the illegitimate brutes who would govern us.
organizingmythoughts.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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"It may feel like we’re doing something [by scrolling & reacting] but...we are experiencing an impact rather than having one"
"When your enemy wants you disoriented your ability to focus is an important means of self-defense"
The best we can do right now is find our lane & focus.
"It may feel like we’re doing something [by scrolling & reacting] but...we are experiencing an impact rather than having one"
"When your enemy wants you disoriented your ability to focus is an important means of self-defense"
The best we can do right now is find our lane & focus.
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I have been thinking a lot about how becoming more informed and aware over the next four years in a way that’s really useful might mean more books about history and less getting sucked into the daily firehose of bad news which is the present
I was raised in a multi-generational organizing family and I can say with firsthand knowledge that 20th century organizers read theory and they studied history and literature quite closely
The need to do that hasn’t changed
If studying history isn’t part of your organizing work, change that
The need to do that hasn’t changed
If studying history isn’t part of your organizing work, change that
January 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I have been thinking a lot about how becoming more informed and aware over the next four years in a way that’s really useful might mean more books about history and less getting sucked into the daily firehose of bad news which is the present
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this piece specifically is a gut punch, I don't know what else to say
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 10, 2024 at 5:55 PM
this piece specifically is a gut punch, I don't know what else to say
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Ashley’s right, and there are too many people in this country who just don’t think children are people, with rights and feelings and dignity and full inner lives!
We have to stop thinking that what affects children won’t affect us. It always has and it always will. We could change the whole world—no hyperbole—by truly putting the welfare of children first, with all the considerations of their full human rights.
December 4, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Ashley’s right, and there are too many people in this country who just don’t think children are people, with rights and feelings and dignity and full inner lives!
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Yes, I’m religious, I believe in the holy trinity.
November 30, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Yes, I’m religious, I believe in the holy trinity.
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i am always willing to teach Black people the basics of how to play spades in a safe space.
after learning the basics, you graduate to advanced, where the space necessarily becomes unsafe, as you have to be prepared for the real world of spades playing, where your granny will cuss you out.
after learning the basics, you graduate to advanced, where the space necessarily becomes unsafe, as you have to be prepared for the real world of spades playing, where your granny will cuss you out.
I played spades for the first time in June 2005 at a family cookout in Memphis. My own grandmother cursed me out so bad during that game I haven’t played since!
November 28, 2024 at 6:47 PM
i am always willing to teach Black people the basics of how to play spades in a safe space.
after learning the basics, you graduate to advanced, where the space necessarily becomes unsafe, as you have to be prepared for the real world of spades playing, where your granny will cuss you out.
after learning the basics, you graduate to advanced, where the space necessarily becomes unsafe, as you have to be prepared for the real world of spades playing, where your granny will cuss you out.
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In this thread, I will explore some ideas on why Tokyo is so fashionable. Some of it does have to do with culture, but as you'll see in the thread, culture is also shaped by political, economic, and institutional forces. IMO, one should look for structural reasons for outcomes.
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 AM
In this thread, I will explore some ideas on why Tokyo is so fashionable. Some of it does have to do with culture, but as you'll see in the thread, culture is also shaped by political, economic, and institutional forces. IMO, one should look for structural reasons for outcomes.
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thinking about the guy last week who spent 48 hours constantly emailing me to call me "a DEI hire" and explained that he knew i was a DEI hire because, of course, i was hired in the first place, and how can a negro get a job like mine on merit?
November 27, 2024 at 12:34 AM
thinking about the guy last week who spent 48 hours constantly emailing me to call me "a DEI hire" and explained that he knew i was a DEI hire because, of course, i was hired in the first place, and how can a negro get a job like mine on merit?
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Calling the police on somebody that said words at you… in a words saying contest is madness
November 25, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Calling the police on somebody that said words at you… in a words saying contest is madness
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“Dear Universal Music Group and Spotify”
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 PM
“Dear Universal Music Group and Spotify”
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It’s a classic that everyone should see
Wow! Just watched S6 E13 of Deep Space Nine, Far Beyond the Stars. It’s a tour de force from all involved. Simply one of finest episodes of storytelling in the entire Trek canon.
#bydhttmwfi
#bydhttmwfi
November 20, 2024 at 9:12 PM
It’s a classic that everyone should see
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Cis people cannot leave trans people to fight transphobia alone. We have to be willing to be disruptive and uncompromising on their behalf *now*, not any later.
November 20, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Cis people cannot leave trans people to fight transphobia alone. We have to be willing to be disruptive and uncompromising on their behalf *now*, not any later.
you don’t have to be an organizer to resist fascism, every person is capable of doing the work
As an Indian, as someone who lived in Egypt, and who has, modestly, remained committed to my politics despite that, here are my rules for living under fascist regimes:
1) Focus on organizational structure. 1/
1) Focus on organizational structure. 1/
November 21, 2024 at 3:33 PM
you don’t have to be an organizer to resist fascism, every person is capable of doing the work
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4) Learn to live with social complexity. If you write off the possibility of persuading your fellow citizens, fascists win by default. In practice fascist ideologues are few, but people think they can ride that tiger for their own purpose. Read Sarah Ahmed’s organization of hate. Weaponize love.
November 15, 2024 at 2:44 AM
4) Learn to live with social complexity. If you write off the possibility of persuading your fellow citizens, fascists win by default. In practice fascist ideologues are few, but people think they can ride that tiger for their own purpose. Read Sarah Ahmed’s organization of hate. Weaponize love.
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feel like I’m saying this every day but Dems struggle with doing the right thing because they don’t have core beliefs. it’s a transactional party trying to keep a coalition together rather than a party with a moral center.
This isn't a culture war. This is the only trans congresswoman, ever being bullied through the press and legislation, and having only 1 of hundreds of colleagues stand up for her. They can do more than 1 thing at a time. Defending her will not take so much effort that they can't do their jobs.
Defending Sarah McBride is absolutely the right thing to do, and yet there’s also the risk of being baited into yet another culture war cycle that distracts from the Republican grift. Her statement suggests she wants to move forward, and I think it’s wise to take the cue from her.
November 21, 2024 at 1:18 PM
feel like I’m saying this every day but Dems struggle with doing the right thing because they don’t have core beliefs. it’s a transactional party trying to keep a coalition together rather than a party with a moral center.
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This is why “You’re so strong” tastes bitter. They act like our strength comes from some mystical well.
Nah. We scared, but we do it anyway. Being an enabler of an abusive systems will never save us. There is no security in accommodating injustice.
Nah. We scared, but we do it anyway. Being an enabler of an abusive systems will never save us. There is no security in accommodating injustice.
Those Nazis marched through Columbus yelling the n-word and other slurs over a bull horn. You think the black people who marched the next day weren’t scared? Maybe our fear means nothing to you.
Black people in Columbus were scared and marched ANYWAY. Other scared groups just put out statements.
Black people in Columbus were scared and marched ANYWAY. Other scared groups just put out statements.
November 20, 2024 at 11:50 PM
This is why “You’re so strong” tastes bitter. They act like our strength comes from some mystical well.
Nah. We scared, but we do it anyway. Being an enabler of an abusive systems will never save us. There is no security in accommodating injustice.
Nah. We scared, but we do it anyway. Being an enabler of an abusive systems will never save us. There is no security in accommodating injustice.
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Senators will vote Wednesday on whether the U.S. should halt $20 billion of arms sales to Israel. Bernie Sanders introduced the measures as the Biden administration has continued to violate U.S. laws that prohibit the transfer of weapons to governments committing human rights violations.
Senate to Vote on Resolutions to Block U.S. Arms Sales to Israel
United States senators will vote Wednesday on whether the U.S. should halt $20 billion of arms sales to Israel. Bernie Sanders introduced the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval as the Biden…
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November 19, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Senators will vote Wednesday on whether the U.S. should halt $20 billion of arms sales to Israel. Bernie Sanders introduced the measures as the Biden administration has continued to violate U.S. laws that prohibit the transfer of weapons to governments committing human rights violations.
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The difference between being a member of the majority and being a member of a minority. Minorities always know all about the majority. We have to.
It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!
November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
The difference between being a member of the majority and being a member of a minority. Minorities always know all about the majority. We have to.
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Draymond seen the past, present and future
November 15, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Draymond seen the past, present and future
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Truly excellent work from The Harvard Crimson here:
“Of all schools that have sent students to Harvard, one in 11 students has come from just 21 high schools across the United States.”
interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/fe...
“Of all schools that have sent students to Harvard, one in 11 students has come from just 21 high schools across the United States.”
interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/fe...
Most Schools Dream of Sending Students to Harvard. These 21 Expect To.
interactives.thecrimson.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Truly excellent work from The Harvard Crimson here:
“Of all schools that have sent students to Harvard, one in 11 students has come from just 21 high schools across the United States.”
interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/fe...
“Of all schools that have sent students to Harvard, one in 11 students has come from just 21 high schools across the United States.”
interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/fe...