Jeffery Zavadil
@jefzav.bsky.social
Political theorist, democratic socialist, and author of the Mallworld, Incorporated, dystopian trilogy. Website: http://coexalt.com. Facebook: http://bit.ly/2tJG7Gb
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Jeffery Zavadil
@jefzav.bsky.social
· Aug 28
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
“Accepting that America is not longer a functioning democracy should change how we think about the future. Does America face a decades long shift away from democracy, as in Franco’s Spain, or a quicker rebound?“
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These are the last words of the American president who challenged us to go to the Moon. John F. Kennedy was murdered on November 22, 1963. This is the conclusion of the speech he had planned to deliver that evening.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
These are the last words of the American president who challenged us to go to the Moon. John F. Kennedy was murdered on November 22, 1963. This is the conclusion of the speech he had planned to deliver that evening.
Fuck this, Medicare should cover all procedures.
Oh, and Medicare should cover everyone.
Oh, and Medicare should cover everyone.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fuck this, Medicare should cover all procedures.
Oh, and Medicare should cover everyone.
Oh, and Medicare should cover everyone.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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One down, 218 to go.
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
One down, 218 to go.
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We know that’s not true!
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
We know that’s not true!
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With every passing day, America needs a bigger third reconstruction.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
With every passing day, America needs a bigger third reconstruction.
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The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
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You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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This young man has it exactly right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This young man has it exactly right.
There’s Vice President JD, winning hearts and minds everywhere again.
Now tell them how they need to say thank you to Trump, Captain Pompous.
Now tell them how they need to say thank you to Trump, Captain Pompous.
So apparently this is fine but Canadian governments using advertising to share views with Americans about trade is completely inappropriate.
Got it.
Got it.
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
There’s Vice President JD, winning hearts and minds everywhere again.
Now tell them how they need to say thank you to Trump, Captain Pompous.
Now tell them how they need to say thank you to Trump, Captain Pompous.
Pathetic.
The goddamn military is socialist.
So is your fire department.
Wikipedia is socialist.
So is Sesame Street.
The most popular health care in the country - Medicare - is too.
Not every damn thing has to be run for profit, Hakeem.
Also, no one respects you, Hakeem.
Go Mamdani!
The goddamn military is socialist.
So is your fire department.
Wikipedia is socialist.
So is Sesame Street.
The most popular health care in the country - Medicare - is too.
Not every damn thing has to be run for profit, Hakeem.
Also, no one respects you, Hakeem.
Go Mamdani!
Ahead of a visit by democratic socialist and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the White House on Friday, House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning socialism, with dozens of Democrats, including Hakeem Jeffries, joining Republicans in their McCarthyist fervor.
House Passes Resolution Condemning Socialism Ahead of Mamdani White House Visit
Rashida Tlaib said the vote shows lawmakers “feel threatened” by those “willing to take on the billionaire class.”…
truthout.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pathetic.
The goddamn military is socialist.
So is your fire department.
Wikipedia is socialist.
So is Sesame Street.
The most popular health care in the country - Medicare - is too.
Not every damn thing has to be run for profit, Hakeem.
Also, no one respects you, Hakeem.
Go Mamdani!
The goddamn military is socialist.
So is your fire department.
Wikipedia is socialist.
So is Sesame Street.
The most popular health care in the country - Medicare - is too.
Not every damn thing has to be run for profit, Hakeem.
Also, no one respects you, Hakeem.
Go Mamdani!
The failure to punish moral turpitude by elites is fast leading us down the road to serfdom.
We must be stronger citizens who unite to defend our rights and our republic from the ambitions and vices of would-be aristocrats.
We must be stronger citizens who unite to defend our rights and our republic from the ambitions and vices of would-be aristocrats.
NEW: Larry Summers wrecked millions of lives & was rewarded with riches & status - teaching him there'd be no consequences to befriending Epstein.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Dick Cheney lied America into a war & is now valorized as a hero.
America's hidden system of elite impunity is now out in the open for all to see.
Why Elites Like Larry Summers And Dick Cheney Never Really Die
Power brokers like Larry Summers and Dick Cheney operate without accountability — when they’re exiled, it’s just a matter of time before they come crawling back.
www.levernews.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The failure to punish moral turpitude by elites is fast leading us down the road to serfdom.
We must be stronger citizens who unite to defend our rights and our republic from the ambitions and vices of would-be aristocrats.
We must be stronger citizens who unite to defend our rights and our republic from the ambitions and vices of would-be aristocrats.
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
According to draft-dodging, insurrection-inciting, dictator-loving felon and idiot Donald Trump, I, an Army veteran, should be hanged for reposting this.
NOW HEAR THIS: Every service member has an OBLIGATION to NOT carry out “Blatantly” Unlawful orders:
1) COMMIT A CRIME OR WAR CRIME
2) VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION
3) VIOLATE TREATIES & INTL LAWS
4) VIOLATE THE UCMJ
5) ORDERS YOU TO ABUSE YOUR POSITION OR AUTHORITY OR SUPERIORS PERSONAL GAIN
1) COMMIT A CRIME OR WAR CRIME
2) VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION
3) VIOLATE TREATIES & INTL LAWS
4) VIOLATE THE UCMJ
5) ORDERS YOU TO ABUSE YOUR POSITION OR AUTHORITY OR SUPERIORS PERSONAL GAIN
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
According to draft-dodging, insurrection-inciting, dictator-loving felon and idiot Donald Trump, I, an Army veteran, should be hanged for reposting this.
The seditious traitor is the wanna-be monarch who incited an insurrection on January 6.
What would George Washington have done to him?
What would George Washington have done to him?
Nothing to see here, just a sociopath posting about hanging Democratic lawmakers. When will enough be enough.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The seditious traitor is the wanna-be monarch who incited an insurrection on January 6.
What would George Washington have done to him?
What would George Washington have done to him?
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Be prepared for the redaction cover-up. It's coming. We will need to keep fighting until the entire truth comes out.
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Be prepared for the redaction cover-up. It's coming. We will need to keep fighting until the entire truth comes out.
The fact that our officers have not pushed back, or resigned, over the clearly illegal boat strikes in the Western hemisphere is very alarming.
It shows that values indoctrination in the military needs an overhaul.
It shows that values indoctrination in the military needs an overhaul.
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The fact that our officers have not pushed back, or resigned, over the clearly illegal boat strikes in the Western hemisphere is very alarming.
It shows that values indoctrination in the military needs an overhaul.
It shows that values indoctrination in the military needs an overhaul.
Abolish ICE and prosecute its agents for their crimes.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Abolish ICE and prosecute its agents for their crimes.
Believe them when they tell you who they are.
This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Believe them when they tell you who they are.
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Trump is absolutely cratering on economy in new Marquette poll:
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Anger over Prices Goes Nuclear as Fresh Polls Show Him Tanking
As Trump’s inflation rants grow more unhinged amid brutal new polls for him, an economics writer explains why Trump is ill-suited for the crisis that might be coming—and why the bottom might be about ...
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Trump is absolutely cratering on economy in new Marquette poll:
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Overall econ approval: 36-64
On tariffs: 37-63
On inflation/cost of living: 28-72 (!!!)
"We’re looking at a really grim downward spiral for Trump," says @timothynoah.bsky.social. All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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Trump had a thousand FBI agents go over the Epstein files and remove any mentions of his name.
In other words, Trump has given Congress the opportunity to subpoena a thousand eyewitnesses to a crime.
That doesn't sound very smart to me.
In other words, Trump has given Congress the opportunity to subpoena a thousand eyewitnesses to a crime.
That doesn't sound very smart to me.
Did FBI remove Trump’s name from Epstein files? Report claims review of 100,000 documents, 300GB of evidence - The Times of India
US News: In a recent twist, a report has emerged indicating that Donald Trump's name may have been omitted from the FBI's files on Jeffrey Epstein, igniting a
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump had a thousand FBI agents go over the Epstein files and remove any mentions of his name.
In other words, Trump has given Congress the opportunity to subpoena a thousand eyewitnesses to a crime.
That doesn't sound very smart to me.
In other words, Trump has given Congress the opportunity to subpoena a thousand eyewitnesses to a crime.
That doesn't sound very smart to me.
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Corruption at every level of government. Inconvenient truths are eradicated.
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Corruption at every level of government. Inconvenient truths are eradicated.
This is how Orban took over the media for his corrupt dictatorship in Hungary - rather than overt state control, friendly oligarchs buy up the media outlets and provide pro-regime coverage.
No kings, dammit!
No kings, dammit!
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is how Orban took over the media for his corrupt dictatorship in Hungary - rather than overt state control, friendly oligarchs buy up the media outlets and provide pro-regime coverage.
No kings, dammit!
No kings, dammit!