Jason Read
@jasonread.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine, Author of The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work from Verso Books:
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2920-the-double-shift
More here:
http://www.unemployednegativity.com
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2920-the-double-shift
More here:
http://www.unemployednegativity.com
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Jason Read
@jasonread.bsky.social
· Dec 25
The Double Shift
Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery—working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Sp...
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It is more than a little awkward to realize that I had two books come out this year, a fact due more to different schedules and timelines of publishing than some prodigious productivity. The Double Shift from Verso...
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It appears that the corollary of treating a civil violation when committed by black and brown people as a threat to the very foundation of the law is treating the most heinous crimes committed by the white and rich as something that should be ignored as a matter of manners.
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It appears that the corollary of treating a civil violation when committed by black and brown people as a threat to the very foundation of the law is treating the most heinous crimes committed by the white and rich as something that should be ignored as a matter of manners.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Rest in Power, Teresa de Lauretis (1938 - 2026). 💔
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Rest in Power, Teresa de Lauretis (1938 - 2026). 💔
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
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February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
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[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
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have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
Working to make the post-apocalyptic wasteland you have enjoyed in movies a reality.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
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Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
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February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Working to make the post-apocalyptic wasteland you have enjoyed in movies a reality.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Kid Rock failing to lip sync his one hit song and then calling Jay-Z (who produces the Super Bowl's halftime show) a "DEI hire" perfectly encapsulates the ressentiment of MAGA Racism. (It is made all the more perfect if you remember that the NFL signed the deal to distract from the BLM protests).
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Kid Rock failing to lip sync his one hit song and then calling Jay-Z (who produces the Super Bowl's halftime show) a "DEI hire" perfectly encapsulates the ressentiment of MAGA Racism. (It is made all the more perfect if you remember that the NFL signed the deal to distract from the BLM protests).
Happy birthday Bertolt Brecht, The progression from Macheath in Three Penny Opera, to Mack the Knife, the song popularized by Louis Armstrong, to Mac Tonight the Commercial for McDonalds shows how difficult it is to do satire these days.
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Mac Tonight Commercial
YouTube video by OffbeatFrontier
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February 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Happy birthday Bertolt Brecht, The progression from Macheath in Three Penny Opera, to Mack the Knife, the song popularized by Louis Armstrong, to Mac Tonight the Commercial for McDonalds shows how difficult it is to do satire these days.
youtu.be/0c4_b5PHWg8?...
youtu.be/0c4_b5PHWg8?...
"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are." Bertolt Brecht, quoted on his birthday February 10,1898.
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are." Bertolt Brecht, quoted on his birthday February 10,1898.
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I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
NEWS: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept his job, got 'no discipline' on his record, UAW says.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
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UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
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It was never about saving “American jobs”
Federal immigration agents have abducted Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco, a workers’ rights organizer well known in Minnesota for fighting wage theft and labor trafficking
#ICE #MPLS
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#ICE #MPLS
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Worker Organizer Abducted By Federal Agents in Minnesota
“It was just eerie to have to get in the car, drive it back to my house, knowing that I don't know when I'm going to be seeing my dad again.”
inthesetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It was never about saving “American jobs”
Reposted to go along with the news that Lazzarato's Les Révolutions du Capitalisme is coming out in English.
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Postscript as Preface: Theorizing Control After Deleuze – Coils of the Serpent
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February 9, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Reposted to go along with the news that Lazzarato's Les Révolutions du Capitalisme is coming out in English.
coilsoftheserpent.org/2020/11/post...
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Finished this book over the weekend. I heartily recommend it.
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The Politics of Feeling
The Politics of Feeling argues that politics has become a matter of political feelings in an age of uncertainty. The uncertainties of the post-2008 period ha...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Finished this book over the weekend. I heartily recommend it.
mitpress.mit.edu/978191598329...
mitpress.mit.edu/978191598329...
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
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“Hey are you stupid? do you want to trick your friends? so they don’t know you’re stupid ? “ — every A.I. commercial
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“Hey are you stupid? do you want to trick your friends? so they don’t know you’re stupid ? “ — every A.I. commercial
Posted for the anniversary of the premiere of Planet of the Apes, the Planet of the Apes chapter from Unemployed Negativity
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February 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Posted for the anniversary of the premiere of Planet of the Apes, the Planet of the Apes chapter from Unemployed Negativity
mayflybooks.org/unemployed-n...
mayflybooks.org/unemployed-n...
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Sen. Collins' seat is crucial for Republican Senate majority. Morning Consult poll: Sen. Collins is the 2nd most unpopular US senator: 54% disapprove of her performance, 41% approve.“ICE’s impact on Maine has been devastating,” Portland organizer.
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Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control
Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Sen. Collins' seat is crucial for Republican Senate majority. Morning Consult poll: Sen. Collins is the 2nd most unpopular US senator: 54% disapprove of her performance, 41% approve.“ICE’s impact on Maine has been devastating,” Portland organizer.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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People who think Born in the USA is a jingoistic anthem love complaining about how they cannot understand Bad Bunny's lyrics.
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
People who think Born in the USA is a jingoistic anthem love complaining about how they cannot understand Bad Bunny's lyrics.
I wrote about how we got two cinematic adaptations of Stephen King dystopian novels last year, and how they compare to the actual dystopia of 2025.
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
Untimely Dystopias: On The Long Walk and The Running Man
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I wrote about how we got two cinematic adaptations of Stephen King dystopian novels last year, and how they compare to the actual dystopia of 2025.
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
One of Maurizio Lazzarato's best books is finally coming out in English.
www.dukeupress.edu/revolutions-....
www.dukeupress.edu/revolutions-....
Revolutions of Capitalism: The Politics of the Event
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
One of Maurizio Lazzarato's best books is finally coming out in English.
www.dukeupress.edu/revolutions-....
www.dukeupress.edu/revolutions-....
I wrote about the two dystopian movies based on books by Stephen King we got last year.
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
Untimely Dystopias: On The Long Walk and The Running Man
www.unemployednegativity.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I wrote about the two dystopian movies based on books by Stephen King we got last year.
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/02/unti...
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors