Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition)
@shaneburley.bsky.social
Journalist, author Safety in Solidarity (Forthcoming, 2024), #NoPasaran, Fascism Today, and Why We Fight.
Bylines: NBC News, Al Jazeera, Jacobin, The Daily Beast, Yes Magazine, The Baffler, others.
Tweeting Jewish antifascist memes
Bylines: NBC News, Al Jazeera, Jacobin, The Daily Beast, Yes Magazine, The Baffler, others.
Tweeting Jewish antifascist memes
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Charlie Kirk and the Free Speech Hoax
The Right doesn't really care about free speech, and their reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk proves it.
inthesetimes.com
New from me: The notion that Charlie Kirk represented speech “done right” is a smokescreen manufactured specifically to distract from the single greatest attack on free speech in the 21st century. Kirk wasn’t simply offering an opinion, he was right-wing power personified.
There is no excuse for Finkelstein doing this. Nothing defensible. And even if you completely separated everything he said from what Owen’s did, he still relied on conspiracy theories and negative stereotypes about Jews. In 2025, we don’t need any of this to talk about Israel.
Norman Finkelstein, the fuck is wrong with you?
This is the second time he's gone on Candace Owens' show, and look how she frames the interview in her tweet.
This is the second time he's gone on Candace Owens' show, and look how she frames the interview in her tweet.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There is no excuse for Finkelstein doing this. Nothing defensible. And even if you completely separated everything he said from what Owen’s did, he still relied on conspiracy theories and negative stereotypes about Jews. In 2025, we don’t need any of this to talk about Israel.
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MAHA and RFK Jr.'s attack on our public health infrastructure is part of the right's larger attack on "modernity," and the naturalistic fallacy that sits underneath their theories on health. But what it does is provide a cover for massive healthcare austerity cuts.
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
MAHA and the End of American Modernity
Dressed up as a health crusade, MAHA is a proxy for a larger right-wing revolt against science, technology, and public institutions. It fuses lifestyle rebellion with policy agendas that hollow out th...
jacobin.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
MAHA and RFK Jr.'s attack on our public health infrastructure is part of the right's larger attack on "modernity," and the naturalistic fallacy that sits underneath their theories on health. But what it does is provide a cover for massive healthcare austerity cuts.
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
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“The removal of diverse voices at any time without just cause sets a precedent for the erasure of progressive ways of thought and ideologies that contradict those in power.”
I wrote about the consolidation of Teen Vogue for Missing Perspectives.
missingperspectives.com/posts/teen-v...
I wrote about the consolidation of Teen Vogue for Missing Perspectives.
missingperspectives.com/posts/teen-v...
Teen Vogue's closure isn't a sign of what’s to come in media, but a reminder of the crisis already here
"Young people, specifically young women, are disregarded by those in power. Teen Vogue was a place where they not only felt empowered, but were encouraged to do so" – writes Taylor Crumpton.
missingperspectives.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“The removal of diverse voices at any time without just cause sets a precedent for the erasure of progressive ways of thought and ideologies that contradict those in power.”
I wrote about the consolidation of Teen Vogue for Missing Perspectives.
missingperspectives.com/posts/teen-v...
I wrote about the consolidation of Teen Vogue for Missing Perspectives.
missingperspectives.com/posts/teen-v...
For those who have had despairing due to the state of society, I hope this interview with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social provides a pathway to hope: we discuss her new book from @akpress.org that collects letters to organizers to read in times of crisis (times like these):
truthout.org/articles/the...
truthout.org/articles/the...
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
For those who have had despairing due to the state of society, I hope this interview with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social provides a pathway to hope: we discuss her new book from @akpress.org that collects letters to organizers to read in times of crisis (times like these):
truthout.org/articles/the...
truthout.org/articles/the...
MAHA and RFK Jr.'s attack on our public health infrastructure is part of the right's larger attack on "modernity," and the naturalistic fallacy that sits underneath their theories on health. But what it does is provide a cover for massive healthcare austerity cuts.
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
MAHA and the End of American Modernity
Dressed up as a health crusade, MAHA is a proxy for a larger right-wing revolt against science, technology, and public institutions. It fuses lifestyle rebellion with policy agendas that hollow out th...
jacobin.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
MAHA and RFK Jr.'s attack on our public health infrastructure is part of the right's larger attack on "modernity," and the naturalistic fallacy that sits underneath their theories on health. But what it does is provide a cover for massive healthcare austerity cuts.
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
jacobin.com/2025/09/maha...
David seems to also somehow blame this on Rose City Antifa, which he had done a half dozen times, a group that never in their entire history ever mentioned Rovics once. (Also I’m to blame somehow)
In some good news - Jewish Voices for Peace Vermont/NH cancelled a David Rovics gig because of his transphobia and platforming of fascists.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
David seems to also somehow blame this on Rose City Antifa, which he had done a half dozen times, a group that never in their entire history ever mentioned Rovics once. (Also I’m to blame somehow)
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Labcorp
Here's what people had to say about Labcorp:
"Corporate lab company purchasing labs at non-profit health systems and making profit off of understaffing, overcharging, and giving poor care."
Here's what people had to say about Labcorp:
"Corporate lab company purchasing labs at non-profit health systems and making profit off of understaffing, overcharging, and giving poor care."
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Labcorp
Here's what people had to say about Labcorp:
"Corporate lab company purchasing labs at non-profit health systems and making profit off of understaffing, overcharging, and giving poor care."
Here's what people had to say about Labcorp:
"Corporate lab company purchasing labs at non-profit health systems and making profit off of understaffing, overcharging, and giving poor care."
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"Fascism Today" also by @shaneburley.bsky.social & published by @akpress.org was a timeless analysis of the disparate fascist movements wreaking havoc and remains must-read material for anti-fascists in the USA today
www.akpress.org/fascism-toda...
www.akpress.org/fascism-toda...
Fascism Today
A detailed map of the far right and a game plan for building the mass movement that will stop it.
www.akpress.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Fascism Today" also by @shaneburley.bsky.social & published by @akpress.org was a timeless analysis of the disparate fascist movements wreaking havoc and remains must-read material for anti-fascists in the USA today
www.akpress.org/fascism-toda...
www.akpress.org/fascism-toda...
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Don't forget to subscribe to my free newsletter. In this post, I talk with @shaneburley.bsky.social about fascism in Florida, antifascism, community defense organizing, and what we should all be reading.
Fascism in Florida, The State of Antifascism and Thinking About Electoral Defense
"People should always be planning community safety initiatives at all times no matter what the climate feels like," says Shane Burley.
open.substack.com
September 19, 2023 at 11:29 PM
Don't forget to subscribe to my free newsletter. In this post, I talk with @shaneburley.bsky.social about fascism in Florida, antifascism, community defense organizing, and what we should all be reading.
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I saw a post get ratioed earlier because it assumes that fascism only exists once state power is completely consolidated and I imagine a lot of people are dunking on it but I just want to share two recent resources:
1. This Movement Memos episode with Shane Burley: truthout.org/audio/how-to...
1. This Movement Memos episode with Shane Burley: truthout.org/audio/how-to...
How to Fight Fascism in a Captured State
A union exists whenever a group of people work together to solve a problem they couldn’t alone, says Shane Burley.
truthout.org
October 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I saw a post get ratioed earlier because it assumes that fascism only exists once state power is completely consolidated and I imagine a lot of people are dunking on it but I just want to share two recent resources:
1. This Movement Memos episode with Shane Burley: truthout.org/audio/how-to...
1. This Movement Memos episode with Shane Burley: truthout.org/audio/how-to...
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Reposted by Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition)
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
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Check out my conversation with/ @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about her new book “Read This When Things Fall Apart.” We
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
October 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Check out my conversation with/ @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about her new book “Read This When Things Fall Apart.” We
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Reposted by Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition)
Hey y'all I'll be hanging out with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and some other great folks at her digital book launch tomorrow! RSVP with this link and bring your ideas, thoughts, and questions!
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Register Now – Read this When Things Fall Apart – YouTube
Read this When Things Fall Apart – YouTube, Tue Oct 28, 2025 - Join Kelly Hayes in conversation with Shane Burley, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena O. Danner as they discuss the launch of R...
www.tickettailor.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hey y'all I'll be hanging out with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and some other great folks at her digital book launch tomorrow! RSVP with this link and bring your ideas, thoughts, and questions!
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Hey y'all I'll be hanging out with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and some other great folks at her digital book launch tomorrow! RSVP with this link and bring your ideas, thoughts, and questions!
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Register Now – Read this When Things Fall Apart – YouTube
Read this When Things Fall Apart – YouTube, Tue Oct 28, 2025 - Join Kelly Hayes in conversation with Shane Burley, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena O. Danner as they discuss the launch of R...
www.tickettailor.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hey y'all I'll be hanging out with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and some other great folks at her digital book launch tomorrow! RSVP with this link and bring your ideas, thoughts, and questions!
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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" I didn’t understand that the absence of awareness, of empathy, of commitment to making things otherwise — that was the real crisis, not me, over here, having a lot of good ideas and hurt feelings about what was going on."
Check out my conversation with/ @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about her new book “Read This When Things Fall Apart.” We
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
" I didn’t understand that the absence of awareness, of empathy, of commitment to making things otherwise — that was the real crisis, not me, over here, having a lot of good ideas and hurt feelings about what was going on."
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Looks like a book I need to read! Thanks for sharing this!
Check out my conversation with/ @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about her new book “Read This When Things Fall Apart.” We
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
October 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Looks like a book I need to read! Thanks for sharing this!
Check out my conversation with/ @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about her new book “Read This When Things Fall Apart.” We
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
October 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Check out my conversation with/ @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about her new book “Read This When Things Fall Apart.” We
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
Talk about morale, hope, revolutionary love, and the politics of survival. And antifascism, we dig that too.
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My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."
We Have to Move
"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."
organizingmythoughts.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."
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"We gotta stop these deportations."
"[A]nti-ICE demonstration at the Gary/Chicago International Airport."
"[T]hose detained at the suburban Broadview ICE facility are bused to the Gary/Chicago International Airport for deportation flights."
#Illinois #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[A]nti-ICE demonstration at the Gary/Chicago International Airport."
"[T]hose detained at the suburban Broadview ICE facility are bused to the Gary/Chicago International Airport for deportation flights."
#Illinois #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Organizers take anti-ICE protests to Gary/Chicago International Airport, the site of deportation flights
From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. today, organizers are leading an anti-ICE demonstration at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, a joint civil-military public airport in Northwest Indiana.
thetriibe.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"We gotta stop these deportations."
"[A]nti-ICE demonstration at the Gary/Chicago International Airport."
"[T]hose detained at the suburban Broadview ICE facility are bused to the Gary/Chicago International Airport for deportation flights."
#Illinois #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[A]nti-ICE demonstration at the Gary/Chicago International Airport."
"[T]hose detained at the suburban Broadview ICE facility are bused to the Gary/Chicago International Airport for deportation flights."
#Illinois #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Latest from me: I talk with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for @truthout.org about her latest anthology book (which I have a chapter in) and about what resilience and survival looks like amidst fascist chaos. truthout.org/articles/the...
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Latest from me: I talk with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for @truthout.org about her latest anthology book (which I have a chapter in) and about what resilience and survival looks like amidst fascist chaos. truthout.org/articles/the...
Recent interview with longtime antifascists I did for my newsletter on what had changed in 2025.
Three-Way Fight: An Interview w/ Matthew N. Lyons and Xtn on Antifascism in 2025
Two veteran antifascist organizers and theorists discuss how antifascism is being reconsidered with Trump's second Presidency and the rise of right-wing governments.
maiseh-review.ghost.io
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Recent interview with longtime antifascists I did for my newsletter on what had changed in 2025.
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“From fascist Europe to Cold War America, reactionary movements have framed their aggression as self-defense. Today, this persists in appeals to cultural grievance and racial anxiety, obscuring the immense financial and institutional power behind them.” @shaneburley.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com
Charlie Kirk and the Free Speech Hoax
The Right doesn't really care about free speech, and their reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk proves it.
inthesetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“From fascist Europe to Cold War America, reactionary movements have framed their aggression as self-defense. Today, this persists in appeals to cultural grievance and racial anxiety, obscuring the immense financial and institutional power behind them.” @shaneburley.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com
New from me: let’s disrupt the notion that Kirk was just a guy with an opinion: he was a poised and well funded part of the GOP’s political machinery to win power and suppress your rights, including your access to free speech, which they are currently doing in Kirk’s name.
The notion that Kirk was simply a conservative misunderstands why he entered public debates—and why they worked as political theater.
@shaneburley.bsky.social on the deep connections between Trump's government and Turning Point’s campus outreach.
@shaneburley.bsky.social on the deep connections between Trump's government and Turning Point’s campus outreach.
Charlie Kirk and the Free Speech Hoax
The Right doesn't really care about free speech, and their reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk proves it.
inthesetimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New from me: let’s disrupt the notion that Kirk was just a guy with an opinion: he was a poised and well funded part of the GOP’s political machinery to win power and suppress your rights, including your access to free speech, which they are currently doing in Kirk’s name.