Harry Cleaver
@harrycleaver.bsky.social
ex-economist, retired professor, Autonomist Marxist, Zeroworker, anti-capitalist, pro-Wilderness, pro-all-sentient-beings, pro-commons,
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Harry Cleaver
@harrycleaver.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Harry Cleaver
Content by our about Harry Cleaver, autonomist Marxist theoretician, and author of Reading Capital Politically, an autonomist reading of Karl Marx's Capital. (b. 1944)
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Yeah, nice! BUT, mainly because Colbert said "Fuck you" to CBS lawyers & told the story of censorship they told him NOT to tell! He demonstrated how to respond to fascist repression: resist, using whatever means are available to you despite the pressure.
BREAKING: Our campaign raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after the FCC banned our Colbert interview.
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Yeah, nice! BUT, mainly because Colbert said "Fuck you" to CBS lawyers & told the story of censorship they told him NOT to tell! He demonstrated how to respond to fascist repression: resist, using whatever means are available to you despite the pressure.
Not surprising! Iranians got rid of the bloody Shah, the CIA brought 'em back. They got rid of him again, but got stuck with Clerics - almost as vicious as the guy they got rid of. A bit like Russia, from State- to Mafia-Capitalism. Some people can't win! At least not yet!
Clown prince Reza "Mossad" Pahlavi went on Fox News & begged the U.S. or Jizzrael to attack the country he so dearly loves allegedly!
Yes, he wants to liberate Iran by bombing it!
And then rule over whatevers left & whoever survives.
What a guy.
#M0554d
#Zi0Lickspittle
Yes, he wants to liberate Iran by bombing it!
And then rule over whatevers left & whoever survives.
What a guy.
#M0554d
#Zi0Lickspittle
February 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Not surprising! Iranians got rid of the bloody Shah, the CIA brought 'em back. They got rid of him again, but got stuck with Clerics - almost as vicious as the guy they got rid of. A bit like Russia, from State- to Mafia-Capitalism. Some people can't win! At least not yet!
Let there be no mistake: the "leviathan" is capitalism, which has been ravaging the Earth since its beginnings. Entropy measures the availability of energy for work, we need to get rid of capitalism & divert energy from the work of producing junk to repairing all the damage it has done.
The winter fires sweeping across the great plains are part of the same process that foul the Antarctic with microplastics. An entire world swallowed by a single leviathan metabolizing each and every lifeform. Entropy untethered.
February 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Let there be no mistake: the "leviathan" is capitalism, which has been ravaging the Earth since its beginnings. Entropy measures the availability of energy for work, we need to get rid of capitalism & divert energy from the work of producing junk to repairing all the damage it has done.
"rein in"? Isn't wishy-washy liberalism tiresome? We need to ABOLISH ICE & totally restructure the CBP.
We need to rein in ICE and CBP.
We need to call out the avalanche of lies.
And most importantly, we need to stand up for our communities—because they are being terrorized by their own government.
The American people are demanding Congress meet this moment.
We need to call out the avalanche of lies.
And most importantly, we need to stand up for our communities—because they are being terrorized by their own government.
The American people are demanding Congress meet this moment.
February 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"rein in"? Isn't wishy-washy liberalism tiresome? We need to ABOLISH ICE & totally restructure the CBP.
"He doesn't just think he is above the law, he thinks he is the law."? No, he is TRYING to be above the law, to become dictator of the law. It's up to us to stop him & those who provide him with policies & the incompetents to impose them, e.g., The Heritage Foundation & White Christian Nationalists.
Trump is suing the DOJ for investigating him, while locking people up in detention centers who are here legally and haven't done anything wrong. He doesn't just think he is above the law, he thinks he is the law.
February 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"He doesn't just think he is above the law, he thinks he is the law."? No, he is TRYING to be above the law, to become dictator of the law. It's up to us to stop him & those who provide him with policies & the incompetents to impose them, e.g., The Heritage Foundation & White Christian Nationalists.
Such stories make it hard to remember how capitalists have appropriated the Olympics & turned it into big business, at the expense of athletes & of the communities cleansed to make way for profitable construction. Same with the World Cup, which also provides regular opportunity for profit making.
Wonderful. Just wonderful. An amazing story of perseverance.
February 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Such stories make it hard to remember how capitalists have appropriated the Olympics & turned it into big business, at the expense of athletes & of the communities cleansed to make way for profitable construction. Same with the World Cup, which also provides regular opportunity for profit making.
Patriarchy predated capitalism but its managers appropriated it (along with racism, ethnic discrimination) and it has been fundamental to the system ever since. Even those flexible enough to accept revisions in gender, still deploy mostly male dominance for control. Their media reinforces it.
People have such a heteronormative view of what sex is like that they literally cannot tell the difference between being lesbian and being sex repulsed. We have heteronormative media awash in the hetero masculine idea of sex as penetrative, as all about reproduction and domination or as dangerous.
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Patriarchy predated capitalism but its managers appropriated it (along with racism, ethnic discrimination) and it has been fundamental to the system ever since. Even those flexible enough to accept revisions in gender, still deploy mostly male dominance for control. Their media reinforces it.
A parallel logic suggests speaking out in groups is vital. SEEING others around you sharing the same outrage & anger at injustice is a vital way to realizing you are not alone AND to gathering the energy necessary to continue to fight!
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A parallel logic suggests speaking out in groups is vital. SEEING others around you sharing the same outrage & anger at injustice is a vital way to realizing you are not alone AND to gathering the energy necessary to continue to fight!
"Lab-grown meat", like vegan meat substitutes, should be seen as transitional foods, aimed at helping wean omnivores from their taste for animal flesh. Eventually, the killing of sentients & sapients for food will end completely & new relationships with them can flourish.
A technology I’m really excited about is lab grown meat, and the right is actually using its state power to prevent this technology from coming to fruition, but there has been far less hand-wringing about that than the organic consumer rejection of AI
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"Lab-grown meat", like vegan meat substitutes, should be seen as transitional foods, aimed at helping wean omnivores from their taste for animal flesh. Eventually, the killing of sentients & sapients for food will end completely & new relationships with them can flourish.
Israel is a Zionist state, established through terrorism, the theft of indigenous Palestinian lands, & the repression/murder of those who have objected, including anti-Zionist Jews. Never forget; never forgive, neither the Zionists nor those who support them, e.g., AIPAC-bought politicos.
Netanyhu admits Hamas has no heavy weapons but insists they disarm or the genocide (which never stopped) continues. Pls #ACT @albomp.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @melissafleming.un.org @unv.org Sanction Israel, full weapons embargo, military presence.. @politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Israel is a Zionist state, established through terrorism, the theft of indigenous Palestinian lands, & the repression/murder of those who have objected, including anti-Zionist Jews. Never forget; never forgive, neither the Zionists nor those who support them, e.g., AIPAC-bought politicos.
"USAID Must be Saved"? We need some differentiation here. USAID not only funded public health but its "Public Safety" arm taught cops how to torture & interrogate. That's why the Tupamaros executed Dan Mitrione in Uruguay. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mit... Costa-Gavras' film State of Siege (1972).
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"USAID Must be Saved"? We need some differentiation here. USAID not only funded public health but its "Public Safety" arm taught cops how to torture & interrogate. That's why the Tupamaros executed Dan Mitrione in Uruguay. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mit... Costa-Gavras' film State of Siege (1972).
This too mirrors the Nazis takeover of Germany. Hitler filled the ranks with incompetent climbers who fought each other for influence. Read up: D. Peukert, Inside Nazis Germany: Conformity, Opposition, and Racism in Everyday Life, 1982. Tim Mason, Social Policy in the Third Reich (1993).
So now the Commission of Fine Arts is being run by someone who doesn't have an art degree or knowledge of the arts.
Sounds like perfectly fine if you want to get rid of the arts.
Sounds like perfectly fine if you want to get rid of the arts.
Trump abolished DEI and replaced it with unqualified and unfit white people throughout every area of the govt.
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This too mirrors the Nazis takeover of Germany. Hitler filled the ranks with incompetent climbers who fought each other for influence. Read up: D. Peukert, Inside Nazis Germany: Conformity, Opposition, and Racism in Everyday Life, 1982. Tim Mason, Social Policy in the Third Reich (1993).
Love crows! Incredibly smart beasties & they know who loves 'em and they love back. Give 'em shiny little trinkets & they'll soon be bringing you things too! Be mean to 'em & watch Hitchcock's Birds (1963) come to life.
A fledgling crow squawking loudly for more food, from our garden, last summer
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #DramaQueens #Crows #Corvids #BackyardBirds #BabyBirds #Photography #Edmonds #PNW
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #DramaQueens #Crows #Corvids #BackyardBirds #BabyBirds #Photography #Edmonds #PNW
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Love crows! Incredibly smart beasties & they know who loves 'em and they love back. Give 'em shiny little trinkets & they'll soon be bringing you things too! Be mean to 'em & watch Hitchcock's Birds (1963) come to life.
Sadly, it seems Zionists have bought the UK judiciary & politicians as thoroughly as they have bought those in the US. This not mysterious in the US, thanks those who keep track of what money goes to whom. www.trackaipac.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Sadly, it seems Zionists have bought the UK judiciary & politicians as thoroughly as they have bought those in the US. This not mysterious in the US, thanks those who keep track of what money goes to whom. www.trackaipac.com
AIPAC, whose money buys silence on genocide, and the Heritage Foundation whose money buys complicity with fascism, are but the ugly tip of the iceberg. Capitalists set up the system & have been buying politicians ever since, creating a pseudo-democracy, a simulacrum people are taught to believe in.
It seems that most politicians are sponsored by groups like AIPAC and the Heritage Foundation, so these politicians are going to serve the sponsor, and not the citizens. A democracy WILL NOT WORK unless these sponsorships are limited and made public, IF that is possible.
February 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
AIPAC, whose money buys silence on genocide, and the Heritage Foundation whose money buys complicity with fascism, are but the ugly tip of the iceberg. Capitalists set up the system & have been buying politicians ever since, creating a pseudo-democracy, a simulacrum people are taught to believe in.
Do you not understand the term "cannon fodder"? In CAPITALISM, workers are mobilized in the military to conquer foreign resources, expand the labor force, or put down domestic rebellion. Veterans who can no longer work are useless & only mass pressure has forced public help for them.
I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
www.stripes.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Do you not understand the term "cannon fodder"? In CAPITALISM, workers are mobilized in the military to conquer foreign resources, expand the labor force, or put down domestic rebellion. Veterans who can no longer work are useless & only mass pressure has forced public help for them.
It's not only the FBI that hides evidence. Capitalist mass media, especially network news, has been hiding evidence ever since the evidence they made the mistake of airing during the war on Vietnamese independence fueled resistance to the war. That mistake ended with the 1st Gulf War & ever since.
This is just thing that should be released with names.
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
It's not only the FBI that hides evidence. Capitalist mass media, especially network news, has been hiding evidence ever since the evidence they made the mistake of airing during the war on Vietnamese independence fueled resistance to the war. That mistake ended with the 1st Gulf War & ever since.
Sometimes, I wonder. Do moth-lovers ever remove spiderwebs from near their front porch lights? Or do they let nature take its course around the lights they've provided? Do spider-lovers ever provide more lights?
February 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Sometimes, I wonder. Do moth-lovers ever remove spiderwebs from near their front porch lights? Or do they let nature take its course around the lights they've provided? Do spider-lovers ever provide more lights?
These are fucking CAPITALISTS, what the fuck do you expect?! They try to make money off of everything they sell, every service they provide, it's the nature of the beast. Don't like it? Join the struggle to get rid of capitalism!
This move from Apple proves my point about the end goal for the pivot to video in podcasting being dynamic video ad insertion.
None of the current new trends are being driven by offering a better product for the end user. podnews.net/article/vide...
None of the current new trends are being driven by offering a better product for the end user. podnews.net/article/vide...
Video in Apple Podcasts - all the details
How does it work? Is it open? Who pays for it? All the answers
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February 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
These are fucking CAPITALISTS, what the fuck do you expect?! They try to make money off of everything they sell, every service they provide, it's the nature of the beast. Don't like it? Join the struggle to get rid of capitalism!
You'll note this comes NOW, not when the so-called "pro-life" folks were terrorizing the homes of doctors, or the Proud Boys were terrorizing those of Democrats they don't like. SOP.
Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
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Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
If passed, the bill would allow for misdemeanor charges in demonstrations outside a person's home.
www.yahoo.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
You'll note this comes NOW, not when the so-called "pro-life" folks were terrorizing the homes of doctors, or the Proud Boys were terrorizing those of Democrats they don't like. SOP.
If those subpoenaed don't tell the DHS to "go fuck yourselves", then it'll be up to all of us to do so when they come knocking! Fascism is on the march folks & ferreting out those who resist, or might resist, is part of the known playbook. Tim Mason, Social Policy in the Third Reich (1993).
Social media sites subpoenaed for identities behind anti-ICE accounts. "[DHS] is... sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM
If those subpoenaed don't tell the DHS to "go fuck yourselves", then it'll be up to all of us to do so when they come knocking! Fascism is on the march folks & ferreting out those who resist, or might resist, is part of the known playbook. Tim Mason, Social Policy in the Third Reich (1993).
This article is well-worth the read, although it skates over the role played by the imposition of neoliberal economic policies in the wake of the state-capitalist regime. It also ignores the problem of continuing use of nuclear power, whose problems of radioactive waste & dangers haven't been solved
Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
This article is well-worth the read, although it skates over the role played by the imposition of neoliberal economic policies in the wake of the state-capitalist regime. It also ignores the problem of continuing use of nuclear power, whose problems of radioactive waste & dangers haven't been solved
Sadly, the reason I can see for bothering to publish hard copy, through ANY publisher, is that it remains the most durable form of publishing. Otherwise, digital publishing thru various free outlets reaches more people faster than the traditional route. As the fascists crack down, multiply sources!
My agent brings the wise, again
'it’s healthier, especially in this current market, not to assign any kind of moral or qualitative value to being traditionally published.' among other nuggets of great advice
portobelloliterary.substack.com/p/so-your-bo...?
'it’s healthier, especially in this current market, not to assign any kind of moral or qualitative value to being traditionally published.' among other nuggets of great advice
portobelloliterary.substack.com/p/so-your-bo...?
So your book didn't sell... what now?
Next steps if your book stalls on submission
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February 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Sadly, the reason I can see for bothering to publish hard copy, through ANY publisher, is that it remains the most durable form of publishing. Otherwise, digital publishing thru various free outlets reaches more people faster than the traditional route. As the fascists crack down, multiply sources!
All true, but insufficient. He's proved effective as a con-man & thus as a front for a welter of evil bastards out to replace our pseudo-democracy with fascism, perhaps even a Theocracy. Read the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 (pdf online) & then Katherine Stewart's MONEY, LIES & GOD (2025).
Trump is a vile racist of very low intelligence, infantile temperament and insistently malevolent nature. No further explanation is necessary. I’m going to post everyday until he’s removed by congress or a body bag.
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
All true, but insufficient. He's proved effective as a con-man & thus as a front for a welter of evil bastards out to replace our pseudo-democracy with fascism, perhaps even a Theocracy. Read the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 (pdf online) & then Katherine Stewart's MONEY, LIES & GOD (2025).
If you ever subscribed to WAPO but haven't yet canceled your subscription, do so, NOW. Boycott every capitalist who has demonstrated complicity with Trump et al.'s fascism.
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
If you ever subscribed to WAPO but haven't yet canceled your subscription, do so, NOW. Boycott every capitalist who has demonstrated complicity with Trump et al.'s fascism.