aaron boothby
@ellipticalnight.bsky.social
everyone likes to ignore the parts where entire trades were wiped out, not like people found other jobs, they just died in extreme poverty
or where brutal labor conditions required the development of the police state because you can't have workers wanting to not be worked to death
or where brutal labor conditions required the development of the police state because you can't have workers wanting to not be worked to death
I'm not going to sit here and say subsistence farming is better than being middle class in an industrialized country, bc it's not
But what folks miss is that the accumulation needed to effect development often requires real violence.
That's a real dilemma, and ignoring that does no one any favors.
But what folks miss is that the accumulation needed to effect development often requires real violence.
That's a real dilemma, and ignoring that does no one any favors.
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
everyone likes to ignore the parts where entire trades were wiped out, not like people found other jobs, they just died in extreme poverty
or where brutal labor conditions required the development of the police state because you can't have workers wanting to not be worked to death
or where brutal labor conditions required the development of the police state because you can't have workers wanting to not be worked to death
I watched kendrick's halftime show again and who's even in the conversation for the next one, the bar is so high it almost feels mean to send some regular star in there
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I watched kendrick's halftime show again and who's even in the conversation for the next one, the bar is so high it almost feels mean to send some regular star in there
philomena cunk: and that's when a new idea entered the scene, the industrial revolution. no longer did people have to work long days on their land to feed themselves, they could get worked to death for someone else to buy up everything, and sell it back to them for profit.
Type of guy who has never heard of the enclosure movement but styles himself an expert in the industrial revolution...
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 AM
philomena cunk: and that's when a new idea entered the scene, the industrial revolution. no longer did people have to work long days on their land to feed themselves, they could get worked to death for someone else to buy up everything, and sell it back to them for profit.
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One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
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Every February, it's as if there's a competition to see how egregious the racism can get during Black History Month.
Because how dare we take a month for ourselves? An entire month? The sheer audacity.
Because how dare we take a month for ourselves? An entire month? The sheer audacity.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Every February, it's as if there's a competition to see how egregious the racism can get during Black History Month.
Because how dare we take a month for ourselves? An entire month? The sheer audacity.
Because how dare we take a month for ourselves? An entire month? The sheer audacity.
I think it's way too late for them to play "say the president wasn't there and receive a get out of jail free card," way way too late
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I think it's way too late for them to play "say the president wasn't there and receive a get out of jail free card," way way too late
consequences, more please
Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
consequences, more please
it continues to be relentlessly winter, as it should be for february, and I continue to not do most of the things I thought I would do during winter, we're all holding up our end here
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
it continues to be relentlessly winter, as it should be for february, and I continue to not do most of the things I thought I would do during winter, we're all holding up our end here
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Struggle is not the goal.
It’s the method.
To get free.
Too many people imagine struggle is the goal, so any acts of worldbuilding that prefigure freedom are dismissed as incidental, as distractions.
It’s the method.
To get free.
Too many people imagine struggle is the goal, so any acts of worldbuilding that prefigure freedom are dismissed as incidental, as distractions.
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Struggle is not the goal.
It’s the method.
To get free.
Too many people imagine struggle is the goal, so any acts of worldbuilding that prefigure freedom are dismissed as incidental, as distractions.
It’s the method.
To get free.
Too many people imagine struggle is the goal, so any acts of worldbuilding that prefigure freedom are dismissed as incidental, as distractions.
"he could have _________ , but he chose degeneracy" is a fun little meme format
what might you have done if you hadn't chose degeneracy? hm?
what might you have done if you hadn't chose degeneracy? hm?
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
"he could have _________ , but he chose degeneracy" is a fun little meme format
what might you have done if you hadn't chose degeneracy? hm?
what might you have done if you hadn't chose degeneracy? hm?
australians in the winter olympics seem to have said alright is it a sport that seems like it should kill you five times a day? yeah that's our thing
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
australians in the winter olympics seem to have said alright is it a sport that seems like it should kill you five times a day? yeah that's our thing
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look at this guy. he’s the most adorable cat i’ve ever seen (don’t tell my perfect daughters). don’t you want to help him find a home in seattle
February 10, 2026 at 1:39 AM
look at this guy. he’s the most adorable cat i’ve ever seen (don’t tell my perfect daughters). don’t you want to help him find a home in seattle
someone mentioned the logistical efficiency of having the grass move itself rather than people move the grass and I need to think about that for a good long while
February 10, 2026 at 1:39 AM
someone mentioned the logistical efficiency of having the grass move itself rather than people move the grass and I need to think about that for a good long while
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I think collectively, we at least partially wanted the child at the Super Bowl to be Liam because the little boy on stage looked happy and healthy and our hearts want so badly to think these children can somehow magically recover from the evils our government is doing.
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I think collectively, we at least partially wanted the child at the Super Bowl to be Liam because the little boy on stage looked happy and healthy and our hearts want so badly to think these children can somehow magically recover from the evils our government is doing.
this is fantastic and my favorite is that technically france should have been listed (st-pierre et miquelon and martinique) but it's more correct to leave france out
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
this is fantastic and my favorite is that technically france should have been listed (st-pierre et miquelon and martinique) but it's more correct to leave france out
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These are the everyday stories here.
I arrived too late to an abduction yesterday. Ice vehicles boxed in a food delivery driver on the highway. They took him, and when I came on the scene (with a few other neighbors in cars), his keys were still in it. We found his phone, a debit card, his car title and registration.
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
These are the everyday stories here.
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"this does not need a balm
this needs an ending"
--Dionne Brand, Nomenclature for the Time Being
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
this needs an ending"
--Dionne Brand, Nomenclature for the Time Being
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
Dionne Brand : Nomenclature — New and Collected Poems | Milkweed Editions
Today’s guest Dionne Brand, to borrow the words of John Keene, “is without question one of the major living poets in the English language.” Kamau Brathwaite called Brand “our first major exile female ...
milkweed.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"this does not need a balm
this needs an ending"
--Dionne Brand, Nomenclature for the Time Being
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
this needs an ending"
--Dionne Brand, Nomenclature for the Time Being
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
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Speaking of newly urgent:
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Speaking of newly urgent:
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Toronto! This Thursday.
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Toronto! This Thursday.
"new victories pour in daily" is amazing, could be government propaganda from a hundred years ago, just timeless
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"new victories pour in daily" is amazing, could be government propaganda from a hundred years ago, just timeless
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love always
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
love always
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman
one of the bushes made a video of their day and it's completely adorable
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
one of the bushes made a video of their day and it's completely adorable
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Those images of Ricky Martin hugging Bad Bunny have me in tears
It’s so so beautiful and I can’t even imagine what this moment means to Ricky.
Bunny gets to be himself in ways the industry didn’t let Ricky be, and Ricky’s here to support him all the way. No jealousy or hateration
It’s so so beautiful and I can’t even imagine what this moment means to Ricky.
Bunny gets to be himself in ways the industry didn’t let Ricky be, and Ricky’s here to support him all the way. No jealousy or hateration
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Those images of Ricky Martin hugging Bad Bunny have me in tears
It’s so so beautiful and I can’t even imagine what this moment means to Ricky.
Bunny gets to be himself in ways the industry didn’t let Ricky be, and Ricky’s here to support him all the way. No jealousy or hateration
It’s so so beautiful and I can’t even imagine what this moment means to Ricky.
Bunny gets to be himself in ways the industry didn’t let Ricky be, and Ricky’s here to support him all the way. No jealousy or hateration
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Cassie Williams interviews @tolu.ca about his new McClelland & Stewart poetry collection, "Unravel," for @eventmags.bsky.social:
“Poetry Is the Potential Space Within the Walls of the Language House”: Cassie Williams Interviews Tolu Oloruntoba - EVENT
Tolu Oloruntoba is a project management person and lapsed physician from Ibadan, Nigeria. He is the author of The Junta of Happenstance (Palimpsest Press, 2021), Each One a Furnace, and Unravel (McCle...
www.eventmagazine.ca
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Cassie Williams interviews @tolu.ca about his new McClelland & Stewart poetry collection, "Unravel," for @eventmags.bsky.social:
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Anastassia Matheson interviews @rsalazar.bsky.social about their McClelland & Stewart poetry collection, "antibody," for the Miramichi Reader:
A Conversation with Rebecca Salazar
Have you ever read a book that feels like looking into a mirror—one that reflects the parts of yourself you’ve buried while offering the comfort of a quiet, steady it’s not your fault?
miramichireader.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Anastassia Matheson interviews @rsalazar.bsky.social about their McClelland & Stewart poetry collection, "antibody," for the Miramichi Reader: