Ben Temchine
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"Let men become the servile pawns of their masters in the factories of the land and there will be destroyed the bone and sinew of resistance to political dictatorship." Sen. Robert Wagner
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And/Or it’s just one more step
In the mainstreaming of right wing anti semites.
In the mainstreaming of right wing anti semites.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
And/Or it’s just one more step
In the mainstreaming of right wing anti semites.
In the mainstreaming of right wing anti semites.
the most unworkable & out of touch is the idea that unions will fund some third-party system. please. We have less than 10% of the workforce. Our duty is to represent our members and organize new ones. We operate politically in a 2 party system and cannot afford to have everyone hate us. Why us?!
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
the most unworkable & out of touch is the idea that unions will fund some third-party system. please. We have less than 10% of the workforce. Our duty is to represent our members and organize new ones. We operate politically in a 2 party system and cannot afford to have everyone hate us. Why us?!
I work in a labor union and I didn't love this interview but I think this is an overstament (its social media, I know) but in my experience with our members, an authentic working class voice and appearance is critical because we VASTLY underestimate how little information penetrates. sad but true
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I work in a labor union and I didn't love this interview but I think this is an overstament (its social media, I know) but in my experience with our members, an authentic working class voice and appearance is critical because we VASTLY underestimate how little information penetrates. sad but true
unless it comes from the vichy region of France its just plain sparkling terrorism.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
unless it comes from the vichy region of France its just plain sparkling terrorism.
It also misses the really important marriage of labor and climate activists that was Biden greatest victory. Which sucks cause it means this of us in labor who care are just mourning alone. No one seems to remember that a wedge in the left was removed through good hard work.
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It also misses the really important marriage of labor and climate activists that was Biden greatest victory. Which sucks cause it means this of us in labor who care are just mourning alone. No one seems to remember that a wedge in the left was removed through good hard work.
i worked many retail jobs over the years, but never mom and pop. always big chains with lots of insurance. I decided case by case who I let shoplift and what. kid stealing branded fancy clothes (versace, avirex, gaultier)- yes. middle aged white person stealing unbranded luxury (armani etc) nope.
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
i worked many retail jobs over the years, but never mom and pop. always big chains with lots of insurance. I decided case by case who I let shoplift and what. kid stealing branded fancy clothes (versace, avirex, gaultier)- yes. middle aged white person stealing unbranded luxury (armani etc) nope.
More interested in being right than being constructive. These are people who never show up irl, complain about the union but don’t go to meetings
October 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
More interested in being right than being constructive. These are people who never show up irl, complain about the union but don’t go to meetings
why is he in camo? what is SOG1?
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
why is he in camo? what is SOG1?
i just happen to be reading this, for obvious reasons. the reasons why tyrants rise and how they sustain themselves was the subject of many of Shakespeare's plays and they are depressingly relevant. www.goodreads.com/book/show/41...
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable…
www.goodreads.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
i just happen to be reading this, for obvious reasons. the reasons why tyrants rise and how they sustain themselves was the subject of many of Shakespeare's plays and they are depressingly relevant. www.goodreads.com/book/show/41...
it is somehow his favorite musical...
September 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
it is somehow his favorite musical...
it is the defining characteristic of tyranny that the ruler is unwanted. tyrants, as you point out, can stay in power for quite a long time, hated by everyone, including the terrified people who assist them.
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
it is the defining characteristic of tyranny that the ruler is unwanted. tyrants, as you point out, can stay in power for quite a long time, hated by everyone, including the terrified people who assist them.
True. But there is something about ripping the illusions away. This is what they want and he wants it for them.
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
True. But there is something about ripping the illusions away. This is what they want and he wants it for them.
Don’t forget FAA. According to some of the documents I’m reading. That’s a good way to kill private projects…
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Don’t forget FAA. According to some of the documents I’m reading. That’s a good way to kill private projects…
the answer is always my parents 20 year old half-finished bottle of galliano that I snuck drinks from.
August 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
the answer is always my parents 20 year old half-finished bottle of galliano that I snuck drinks from.
Thank you! I will go find it.
August 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Thank you! I will go find it.
not talking about the aesthetics of pornography! that IS nearly the entirety, or at least the root and fullest expression! but then the word I use is idolatrous. old old messy word. but for me the American aesthetic is , like, the simulacra making project of idolatry. any recommendations?
August 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
not talking about the aesthetics of pornography! that IS nearly the entirety, or at least the root and fullest expression! but then the word I use is idolatrous. old old messy word. but for me the American aesthetic is , like, the simulacra making project of idolatry. any recommendations?
i went to college a billion years ago but I remember my desire to engage aesthetics in my philosophy minor was not met with great enthusiasm from profs or students. it was like wanting to study astrology or the balance of the humors.
August 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
i went to college a billion years ago but I remember my desire to engage aesthetics in my philosophy minor was not met with great enthusiasm from profs or students. it was like wanting to study astrology or the balance of the humors.
US alienation from even unserious thinking about aesthetics is CRAZY: the profound ugliness of the built environment, the drab baggy uniform, the tasteless foods, the scentless flowers. and now AI slop pre-chewing it all. Has there been a resurgence of interest in aesthetics in the academy?
August 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
US alienation from even unserious thinking about aesthetics is CRAZY: the profound ugliness of the built environment, the drab baggy uniform, the tasteless foods, the scentless flowers. and now AI slop pre-chewing it all. Has there been a resurgence of interest in aesthetics in the academy?
I think of this story of excessive humility, invisible blemishes and the destruction of the temple a lot these days. Replace the chief rabbi with every centrist. rabbi360.com/2024/08/11/d...
Destruction and Conflict: Then and Now (for Tisha B’Av)
In a few days, the Jewish community will mark Tisha B’Av (“the ninth of Av”), a day on our calendar of mourning and commemoration. The historic events at the center of the observance is the destruc…
rabbi360.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I think of this story of excessive humility, invisible blemishes and the destruction of the temple a lot these days. Replace the chief rabbi with every centrist. rabbi360.com/2024/08/11/d...
As culture never stops changing, however, these people are creating the cultural sense. Then the question becomes - is this the culture that makes sense for you? Because there is an outfit that drapes well: drapey, high waist, natural fabric and even a hat? Klan robes. It’s a joke but…
August 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
As culture never stops changing, however, these people are creating the cultural sense. Then the question becomes - is this the culture that makes sense for you? Because there is an outfit that drapes well: drapey, high waist, natural fabric and even a hat? Klan robes. It’s a joke but…
I went to oberlin and berkeley sooooooo… they might have been there. Probably. Definitely. Thank the goddess.
July 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I went to oberlin and berkeley sooooooo… they might have been there. Probably. Definitely. Thank the goddess.
Yeah it’s a weird response.
July 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yeah it’s a weird response.