@anarchopteryx.bsky.social
Post-Left HeterodoxAnarchist with an eclectic range of interests. Extremely low key
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We might be nearing the end of the "gradually" phase and approaching the "suddenly" moment.
Markets no longer think Donald Trump is full of bluster and are moving quickly to anticipate a slowdown in US and global growth as he raises a wall of tariffs around the world's biggest economy and trading partners start to respond in kind reut.rs/4bsB3Xa
Investors say it's time to take Trump seriously as markets recoil
Markets no longer think Donald Trump is full of bluster and are moving quickly to anticipate a slowdown in U.S. and global growth as he raises a wall of tariffs around the world's biggest economy and trading partners start to respond in kind.
reut.rs
March 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We might be nearing the end of the "gradually" phase and approaching the "suddenly" moment.
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This is about the level of understanding of statecraft I expect from an especially dumb air wing LCpl PA shmuck or the average YLS grad, as one might a small child, or a golden retriever
HANNITY: The Biden administration called Putin every name in the book
JD VANCE: And he still invaded anyway! hah hah hah
JD VANCE: And he still invaded anyway! hah hah hah
March 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is about the level of understanding of statecraft I expect from an especially dumb air wing LCpl PA shmuck or the average YLS grad, as one might a small child, or a golden retriever
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“The neoliberals never really sought to shrink the state or free the market.
They sought to shift the balance of power in society away from workers and toward capital — particularly finance capital.”
Read my review of @itsmccarthy.bsky.social’s great new book jacobin.com/2025/03/demo...
They sought to shift the balance of power in society away from workers and toward capital — particularly finance capital.”
Read my review of @itsmccarthy.bsky.social’s great new book jacobin.com/2025/03/demo...
For a Democratic Society, Democratize Finance
The immense power financial institutions wield over most aspects of our lives makes a mockery of democracy. To build a truly democratic society, we need to democratize finance.
jacobin.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“The neoliberals never really sought to shrink the state or free the market.
They sought to shift the balance of power in society away from workers and toward capital — particularly finance capital.”
Read my review of @itsmccarthy.bsky.social’s great new book jacobin.com/2025/03/demo...
They sought to shift the balance of power in society away from workers and toward capital — particularly finance capital.”
Read my review of @itsmccarthy.bsky.social’s great new book jacobin.com/2025/03/demo...
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NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
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Unless overcome, blue state NIMBYism is going to grow Republicans' electoral college advantage and price millions of people from targeted populations out of the opportunity to find sanctuary under anti-MAGA legal regimes.
The complete failure of blue states to build housing is what's driving this
Simply allow for any type of housing to be built pretty much anywhere, and cut all the wait times
Just let housing get built en masse!
Simply allow for any type of housing to be built pretty much anywhere, and cut all the wait times
Just let housing get built en masse!
February 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Unless overcome, blue state NIMBYism is going to grow Republicans' electoral college advantage and price millions of people from targeted populations out of the opportunity to find sanctuary under anti-MAGA legal regimes.
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called it!
NEW: Info gathered from Musk's 5 accomplishments email is expected to be run through an AI system to determine whether or not someone's work is mission-critical, according to three sources with knowledge of the system
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses from federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond to an email from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
www.nbcnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
called it!
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A major concern about Trump’s nonsense about the ethnic cleansing, occupation, and annexation of Gaza wasn’t that the U.S. would actually attempt to implement the deranged proposal, but that the rhetoric would embolden others.
apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com/article/isra...
Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that he's moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza.
apnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A major concern about Trump’s nonsense about the ethnic cleansing, occupation, and annexation of Gaza wasn’t that the U.S. would actually attempt to implement the deranged proposal, but that the rhetoric would embolden others.
apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com/article/isra...
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
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honestly something to the idea that economic rationality at a specific scale just ceases to function
like Meta has spent the GDP of a small country on straight up dog-shit VR
its insane that Meta has spent FORTY SIX BILLION DOLLARS on the Metaverse
February 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
honestly something to the idea that economic rationality at a specific scale just ceases to function
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i suspect part of whats going on is that some of the most effective resistance going on right is deliberately illegible al a james c scott and you only see it in the absence of results – see for example ICE raids being ineffective because of community organizing ahead of time
February 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
i suspect part of whats going on is that some of the most effective resistance going on right is deliberately illegible al a james c scott and you only see it in the absence of results – see for example ICE raids being ineffective because of community organizing ahead of time
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the approval rating for project 2025 is 12%
February 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
the approval rating for project 2025 is 12%
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Wikipedia is rolling out anonymity features piloted in countries with authoritarian governments in the US & is making a change to not show editor IP addresses in response to a global "increase in threats" from Elon Musk, Heritage Foundation, and governments
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wikipedia is rolling out anonymity features piloted in countries with authoritarian governments in the US & is making a change to not show editor IP addresses in response to a global "increase in threats" from Elon Musk, Heritage Foundation, and governments
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
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similarly to "leadership" i wish we had linguistic innovation around this concept space to make clear what people precisely mean
All kinds of specialized functions can be carried out by standing admin bodies representing federated direct democracies, that don't require exercising legislative police power over a given territory.
The liberal "sounds like a govt" response to all discussions of large-scale organization is BS.
The liberal "sounds like a govt" response to all discussions of large-scale organization is BS.
"Any committee that could organize large scale healthcare would be the de facto government!"
Ok, does it have a monopoly on force? Is it a vehicle of class dominance? Does it control territory or enforce hierarchy?"
If not, fine, you got me. I lose, let's have the health committee state forever.
Ok, does it have a monopoly on force? Is it a vehicle of class dominance? Does it control territory or enforce hierarchy?"
If not, fine, you got me. I lose, let's have the health committee state forever.
February 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
similarly to "leadership" i wish we had linguistic innovation around this concept space to make clear what people precisely mean
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All kinds of specialized functions can be carried out by standing admin bodies representing federated direct democracies, that don't require exercising legislative police power over a given territory.
The liberal "sounds like a govt" response to all discussions of large-scale organization is BS.
The liberal "sounds like a govt" response to all discussions of large-scale organization is BS.
"Any committee that could organize large scale healthcare would be the de facto government!"
Ok, does it have a monopoly on force? Is it a vehicle of class dominance? Does it control territory or enforce hierarchy?"
If not, fine, you got me. I lose, let's have the health committee state forever.
Ok, does it have a monopoly on force? Is it a vehicle of class dominance? Does it control territory or enforce hierarchy?"
If not, fine, you got me. I lose, let's have the health committee state forever.
February 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
All kinds of specialized functions can be carried out by standing admin bodies representing federated direct democracies, that don't require exercising legislative police power over a given territory.
The liberal "sounds like a govt" response to all discussions of large-scale organization is BS.
The liberal "sounds like a govt" response to all discussions of large-scale organization is BS.
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We are definitely experiencing real Caligula Hours in the U.S. right now.
The impunity is astounding, like a Caligula story. "We're gunning for people's jobs, your university health care systems, and veterans' health care. Oh also we stole your Social Security number and might delete it or give it to Russia, and we made Lady Jim Bakker Pontifex Maximus or something."
February 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We are definitely experiencing real Caligula Hours in the U.S. right now.
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the NatCon basically want to make NATO a dead letter (e.g. see Maitra's "dormant NATO" proposal)
February 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
the NatCon basically want to make NATO a dead letter (e.g. see Maitra's "dormant NATO" proposal)
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Keep an eye on the so-called “school choice” moves happening around the country. The segregationist impulse behind choice initiatives remains strong, and the weird carve-out with tax dollars remains super weird. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Texas may allow families to pay for private schools with public funds
School voucher bill likely to benefit wealthier families, allowing $10,000 of taxpayer dollars per student per year
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Keep an eye on the so-called “school choice” moves happening around the country. The segregationist impulse behind choice initiatives remains strong, and the weird carve-out with tax dollars remains super weird. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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read this if you want some anti-Nazi rhetorical bangers that apply to Trumpanzees.
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
read this if you want some anti-Nazi rhetorical bangers that apply to Trumpanzees.
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man. (written in 2019)
February 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
man. (written in 2019)
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Burying the lede a bit: they’ve fired staffers who attempt to comply with the order.
Remember my comment about the fork in the road? It’s behind us. Welcome to unmasked authoritarianism.
Remember my comment about the fork in the road? It’s behind us. Welcome to unmasked authoritarianism.
SCOOP from @nbcnews.com — A senior FEMA official instructed subordinates to freeze funding for a wide array of grant programs Monday, just hours after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration — for the second time — to stop such pauses.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
FEMA official ignores judge's latest order, demands freeze on grant funding
Federal workers are being swept into the fight between Donald Trump and federal courts, with four FEMA aides fired Tuesday for being "deep state activists."
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Burying the lede a bit: they’ve fired staffers who attempt to comply with the order.
Remember my comment about the fork in the road? It’s behind us. Welcome to unmasked authoritarianism.
Remember my comment about the fork in the road? It’s behind us. Welcome to unmasked authoritarianism.
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Florida
When Francis excommunicates Vance, where do you think American conservatives will place their anti-pope? What is America’s Avignon?
MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”
February 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Florida
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the last Trump tariff on steel resulted in a permanent increase in real prices and a net loss of ~75K jobs that use steel as an input (amidst protecting an arbitrary amount of ~1.8K jobs directly related to steel.) the new 25% tariff on steel and aluminium will be even worse.
February 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
the last Trump tariff on steel resulted in a permanent increase in real prices and a net loss of ~75K jobs that use steel as an input (amidst protecting an arbitrary amount of ~1.8K jobs directly related to steel.) the new 25% tariff on steel and aluminium will be even worse.