Brad Richard
@bradrichard.bsky.social
Poet, gardener. Series editor, The Hilary Tham Capital Collection (The Word Works). My books include Motion Studies, Butcher's Sugar, Parasite Kingdom, and Turned Earth (Spring 2025, LSU Press).
Oh, he's most certainly that.
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Oh, he's most certainly that.
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I don't understand how anyone looks at 7 million people on the street and sees anything but raw potential for a mass movement. I don't understand tearing it down or telling people it's for nothing. I don't understand this at all.
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I don't understand how anyone looks at 7 million people on the street and sees anything but raw potential for a mass movement. I don't understand tearing it down or telling people it's for nothing. I don't understand this at all.
Yes, this is a great model. And MN's Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, while essentially falling in line w/the national Dem party, is still rooted in the kind of labor-based socialism that was strong in the Midwest, once upon a time. Could that be revived? I dunno.
September 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Yes, this is a great model. And MN's Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, while essentially falling in line w/the national Dem party, is still rooted in the kind of labor-based socialism that was strong in the Midwest, once upon a time. Could that be revived? I dunno.
Which instances are you thinking of? Ross Perot pretty much handed Clinton a victory by splitting off GOP voters. True, Nader helped the Dems lose in 2000, but he did so from the left. And Marianne Williamson? I think that one is hard to asses b/c the context was fraught with so much interference.
September 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Which instances are you thinking of? Ross Perot pretty much handed Clinton a victory by splitting off GOP voters. True, Nader helped the Dems lose in 2000, but he did so from the left. And Marianne Williamson? I think that one is hard to asses b/c the context was fraught with so much interference.
This! Why are we devoted to a broken 2-party system the way some people are to an abusive marriage? "Well, that's the way _____ is." It's what leads rich Dem donors to claim they're encouraging bipartisanship (or something) by fundraising for Susan Fucking Collins. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Old, Wealthy Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Own Party
The problem of gerontocracy includes the donor class.
www.thenation.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This! Why are we devoted to a broken 2-party system the way some people are to an abusive marriage? "Well, that's the way _____ is." It's what leads rich Dem donors to claim they're encouraging bipartisanship (or something) by fundraising for Susan Fucking Collins. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Yeah, that's because cis-het people, Dem & GOP, want to protect their right to seek abortions. I really don't see that same energy coming from cishet people to protect queers. I speak as a queer in a red state whose anxiety about this is pretty goddam fucking high right now.
September 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yeah, that's because cis-het people, Dem & GOP, want to protect their right to seek abortions. I really don't see that same energy coming from cishet people to protect queers. I speak as a queer in a red state whose anxiety about this is pretty goddam fucking high right now.
Yep. And it amazes me how many people are not paying attention. Even some who think they are.
September 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yep. And it amazes me how many people are not paying attention. Even some who think they are.
In fact, at this point, if you're able to casually dismiss this, then please keep away from me and the people I love because you are dangerous.
September 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In fact, at this point, if you're able to casually dismiss this, then please keep away from me and the people I love because you are dangerous.
What astounds me, although it shouldn't, is how many of these people are self-avowed Christians. Like . . . y'all need to work on sorting out your team colors a little better. Not to mention your values.
September 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What astounds me, although it shouldn't, is how many of these people are self-avowed Christians. Like . . . y'all need to work on sorting out your team colors a little better. Not to mention your values.
I've watched the clip. You have nothing to apologize for. Your tone, to my ears, was actually quite compassionate. If Kirk had survived the attack, I would have hoped that someone close to him would have told him exactly what you said, in hopes that he would have listened and learned.
September 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I've watched the clip. You have nothing to apologize for. Your tone, to my ears, was actually quite compassionate. If Kirk had survived the attack, I would have hoped that someone close to him would have told him exactly what you said, in hopes that he would have listened and learned.