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📍Pacific Northwest
📚History. Philosophy. Political economy. Occasional sci-fi.
🌹Trying to show solidarity and keep an open mind. A veces posteo en español también.
📚History. Philosophy. Political economy. Occasional sci-fi.
🌹Trying to show solidarity and keep an open mind. A veces posteo en español también.
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Hi everyone! I'm JB and I like to share the books I read. I have an Instagram account with lots of book reviews. Moving forward I'll be sharing those here, too. 📚💙
All the book girlies beating up their local fascist
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
All the book girlies beating up their local fascist
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a series of interviews with founding members of the Combahee River Collective (CRC) and one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
February 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a series of interviews with founding members of the Combahee River Collective (CRC) and one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Portland demographic geography is interesting. For the black population, we see a clear shift from Albina to East Portland.
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Portland demographic geography is interesting. For the black population, we see a clear shift from Albina to East Portland.
*Austin, TX drivers staring at their phones*
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
*Austin, TX drivers staring at their phones*
Fan fiction is proletarian literature.
The culture surrounding it resists commodification. It's a reappropriation of the ideas, characters, and perceived legitimacy of the capitalist publishing industry.
Write that fanfic, girl. The revolution might even have a few real life enemies to lovers.
The culture surrounding it resists commodification. It's a reappropriation of the ideas, characters, and perceived legitimacy of the capitalist publishing industry.
Write that fanfic, girl. The revolution might even have a few real life enemies to lovers.
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Fan fiction is proletarian literature.
The culture surrounding it resists commodification. It's a reappropriation of the ideas, characters, and perceived legitimacy of the capitalist publishing industry.
Write that fanfic, girl. The revolution might even have a few real life enemies to lovers.
The culture surrounding it resists commodification. It's a reappropriation of the ideas, characters, and perceived legitimacy of the capitalist publishing industry.
Write that fanfic, girl. The revolution might even have a few real life enemies to lovers.
I return to my study of fascism because, well *gestures around vaguely*
The Nazis, Capitalism, and the Working Class by Donny Gluckstein is a Marxist interpretation of the Nazis' rise to power. #booksky
The Nazis, Capitalism, and the Working Class by Donny Gluckstein is a Marxist interpretation of the Nazis' rise to power. #booksky
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I return to my study of fascism because, well *gestures around vaguely*
The Nazis, Capitalism, and the Working Class by Donny Gluckstein is a Marxist interpretation of the Nazis' rise to power. #booksky
The Nazis, Capitalism, and the Working Class by Donny Gluckstein is a Marxist interpretation of the Nazis' rise to power. #booksky
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Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.
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Here is your case for socialism. Formally, an institution like the Washington Post can be treated as private property. But substantively it is something else. And there’s an unavoidable and sometimes violent conflict between the form and the substance.
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Here is your case for socialism. Formally, an institution like the Washington Post can be treated as private property. But substantively it is something else. And there’s an unavoidable and sometimes violent conflict between the form and the substance.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Over and over again ICE, CBP, and cops lie. At this point any media outlet which credulously reprints their statements is complicit in a pattern of disinfo and state violence.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Over and over again ICE, CBP, and cops lie. At this point any media outlet which credulously reprints their statements is complicit in a pattern of disinfo and state violence.
👇There is no such thing as clean coal. These plants had SO2 scrubbers!Recommended air quality limits for concentrations of SO2 vary quite a bit, but the WHO says the limit for 24-hour exposure is 40 µg/m³ meaning in Helsinki the air would be unhealthy on most days the coal plans ran.
News from Helsinki, Finland which recently became coal-free when the last two coal plants closed. The local government just released a statement that the coal exit led to very clear air quality improvements. Can you spot the coal exit in the graph of SO2 concentrations?
February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
👇There is no such thing as clean coal. These plants had SO2 scrubbers!Recommended air quality limits for concentrations of SO2 vary quite a bit, but the WHO says the limit for 24-hour exposure is 40 µg/m³ meaning in Helsinki the air would be unhealthy on most days the coal plans ran.
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I've said this before but I'm seeing fewer and fewer democratic off ramps for this regime. They are speeding past opportunities to adopt a more moderate approach.
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I've said this before but I'm seeing fewer and fewer democratic off ramps for this regime. They are speeding past opportunities to adopt a more moderate approach.
At my bus stop there's a mother and her young son who I see pretty regularly. They live across the street from the stop and wave to the dad through the open front door. It's so cute 🥹
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
At my bus stop there's a mother and her young son who I see pretty regularly. They live across the street from the stop and wave to the dad through the open front door. It's so cute 🥹
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Popeye when his bros are questioning his dating life:
olive oil is a legitimate interest
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Popeye when his bros are questioning his dating life:
Schrödinger's political issue: simultaneously too big to tackle, and too insignificant to be worth discussing.
January 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Schrödinger's political issue: simultaneously too big to tackle, and too insignificant to be worth discussing.
A few photos from the book
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A few photos from the book
The story of the Cuban Revolution often centers on Fidel Castro and male revolutionaries engaged in guerrilla warfare from the mountains. As Carollee Bengelsdorf shows, the truth is more complex. This book tells the stories of the women "clandestinas" who fought against the Batista dictatorship. 📚💙
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The story of the Cuban Revolution often centers on Fidel Castro and male revolutionaries engaged in guerrilla warfare from the mountains. As Carollee Bengelsdorf shows, the truth is more complex. This book tells the stories of the women "clandestinas" who fought against the Batista dictatorship. 📚💙
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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This is the way. Any 2028 Dem candidates need to start saying that on Day One: (1) all ICE agents fired; (2) pensions/benefits defunded; (3) forced to pay backpay as restitution to victims; and (4) only way to avoid prison is to become a cooperating informant
Maybe instead of identifying specific ICE agents who do particularly heinous things, we could just penalize everyone who was on payroll at the agency starting by a certain date.
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM
This is the way. Any 2028 Dem candidates need to start saying that on Day One: (1) all ICE agents fired; (2) pensions/benefits defunded; (3) forced to pay backpay as restitution to victims; and (4) only way to avoid prison is to become a cooperating informant
This chart is great. It shows how technology pathways are changing rapidly. In the future, countries will essentially skip over the fossil fuel stage of energy deployment. Electric transportation, electric heating, and primarily wind and solar generation.
NEW | India is forging a different #energytransition path to China 🇮🇳⚡
Where China built first on coal and gas, India is taking a shortcut — using cheap solar to meet rising demand, relying far less on fossil fuels, and electrifying transport earlier.
https://loom.ly/UFDLamw
Where China built first on coal and gas, India is taking a shortcut — using cheap solar to meet rising demand, relying far less on fossil fuels, and electrifying transport earlier.
https://loom.ly/UFDLamw
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This chart is great. It shows how technology pathways are changing rapidly. In the future, countries will essentially skip over the fossil fuel stage of energy deployment. Electric transportation, electric heating, and primarily wind and solar generation.
Genuinely not an exaggeration to say that these are fascist collaborators.
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Genuinely not an exaggeration to say that these are fascist collaborators.
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If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.