Jason Hillenburg
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Jason Hillenburg
@jchillen.bsky.social
· Feb 27
Russell Vought Wants to Burn the Government Down
Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought has spent his life trying to cripple the ability of the state to benefit anyone but the rich, to the point that it can’t be put back together. W...
jacobin.com
theintercept.com/2025/03/07/g...
A cogent and pointed look at an ongoing rightward shift. It's a colossal misstep.
A cogent and pointed look at an ongoing rightward shift. It's a colossal misstep.
Gavin Newsom’s Cynical Embrace of the Anti-Trans Agenda
By abandoning trans rights and praising Reagan, Democrats embrace a fangless politics with a track record of electoral failure.
theintercept.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
theintercept.com/2025/03/07/g...
A cogent and pointed look at an ongoing rightward shift. It's a colossal misstep.
A cogent and pointed look at an ongoing rightward shift. It's a colossal misstep.
Fucking still brilliant after all of these years.
Little Feat - Mercenary Territory
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February 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Fucking still brilliant after all of these years.
“Empire dooms itself to live in history and plot against history. One thought alone preoccupies the submerged mind of Empire: how not to end, how not to die, how to prolong its era. By day it pursues its enemies. It is cunning and ruthless, it sends its bloodhounds everywhere."
- J.M. Coetzee
- J.M. Coetzee
February 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM
“Empire dooms itself to live in history and plot against history. One thought alone preoccupies the submerged mind of Empire: how not to end, how not to die, how to prolong its era. By day it pursues its enemies. It is cunning and ruthless, it sends its bloodhounds everywhere."
- J.M. Coetzee
- J.M. Coetzee
The Torment of Saint Anthony (or The Temptation of Saint Anthony, c. 1487–88). Attributed to Michaelangelo, but no one knows for sure.
December 17, 2023 at 2:38 PM
The Torment of Saint Anthony (or The Temptation of Saint Anthony, c. 1487–88). Attributed to Michaelangelo, but no one knows for sure.
“If my work has a theme, I suspect it is a simple one: that most human beings are inescapably alone, and therein lies their tragedy.”
-Richard Yates
-Richard Yates
December 8, 2023 at 4:35 PM
“If my work has a theme, I suspect it is a simple one: that most human beings are inescapably alone, and therein lies their tragedy.”
-Richard Yates
-Richard Yates
"There's something behind the whole scene - any scene. If you see chaos, ask yourself who profits in this. Somebody does. Of course, in a situation of chaos, one group who are going to profit are the very rich."
-William Burroughs
-William Burroughs
October 20, 2023 at 2:34 AM
"There's something behind the whole scene - any scene. If you see chaos, ask yourself who profits in this. Somebody does. Of course, in a situation of chaos, one group who are going to profit are the very rich."
-William Burroughs
-William Burroughs
50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with Battle for the Planet of the Apes ‹ Literary Hub (lithub.com)
October 10, 2023 at 5:19 AM
50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with Battle for the Planet of the Apes ‹ Literary Hub (lithub.com)
"Your leaders do not lead, your free men are forced to labor, you are afraid of your slaves, your great men kiss the feet of the crowd, worship children, and depend on everybody. You are at the mercy of all the ferocities of wealth and public opinion."
-Valéry, The Yalu (1895)
-Valéry, The Yalu (1895)
October 9, 2023 at 2:08 PM
"Your leaders do not lead, your free men are forced to labor, you are afraid of your slaves, your great men kiss the feet of the crowd, worship children, and depend on everybody. You are at the mercy of all the ferocities of wealth and public opinion."
-Valéry, The Yalu (1895)
-Valéry, The Yalu (1895)