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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: Today @asteephen.bsky.social & @iraregmi.bsky.social provide a 2nd installment in their series on DOGE at the IRS. Today's piece is on the so-called "modernization" of the IRS's legacy IT systems & the manifold dangers posed
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Inside DOGE's Dangerously Hasty IRS Modernization Plan
This is the second installment in the Notes on the Crises series on the IRS. While the first essay traced how the agency has become a political target and potential tool of authoritarianism, this piec...
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Neoliberal paradigms of efficiency lend themselves readily to authoritarian forms of control + hasty and opaque overhauls also risk destabilizing important government functions. Read about DOGE’s gambit at the IRS in this piece I wrote with @asteephen.bsky.social.
A really thoughtful piece that contextualizes the situation after a bomb blast in New Delhi. India has yet again resorted to collective punishment as state policy. This isnt new. Every incident like this in India triggers the same reflexive and methodical cruelty towards Kashmiris.
Kashmiris under siege after Delhi blast
It doesn’t take much to happen for life in Kashmir to alter overnight.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A really thoughtful piece that contextualizes the situation after a bomb blast in New Delhi. India has yet again resorted to collective punishment as state policy. This isnt new. Every incident like this in India triggers the same reflexive and methodical cruelty towards Kashmiris.
New piece up ! I explore how finance capital fuels the AI data center rush and how this reveals something crucial about how state power, tech companies, and financial institutions unite to extract wealth.
How Finance Capital Fuels the AI Data Center Rush
AI infrastructure and the nexus of state power, industry, and financial institutions
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New piece up ! I explore how finance capital fuels the AI data center rush and how this reveals something crucial about how state power, tech companies, and financial institutions unite to extract wealth.
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here we are indeed.
(additional context for fans of other sports: Arsenal is currently at the top of the Premier League)
(additional context for fans of other sports: Arsenal is currently at the top of the Premier League)
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
here we are indeed.
(additional context for fans of other sports: Arsenal is currently at the top of the Premier League)
(additional context for fans of other sports: Arsenal is currently at the top of the Premier League)
The affordability crisis is real & the far-right weaponizes it constantly. White supremacy excels at manufacturing a racialized other to scapegoat for the violence inflicted by those who hoard power and wealth at the top. Easy sell when racism and xenophobia are the very foundation of our societies.
Mamdani won campaigning with price controls for essentials.
Harris lost shying away from her own price gouging policy for food.
Trump won fantasizing about bringing prices of essentials down.
Sheinbaum won a landslide controlling prices of essential groceries.
Harris lost shying away from her own price gouging policy for food.
Trump won fantasizing about bringing prices of essentials down.
Sheinbaum won a landslide controlling prices of essential groceries.
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The affordability crisis is real & the far-right weaponizes it constantly. White supremacy excels at manufacturing a racialized other to scapegoat for the violence inflicted by those who hoard power and wealth at the top. Easy sell when racism and xenophobia are the very foundation of our societies.
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please support these folks now and hopefully when they end up in better circumstances
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
please support these folks now and hopefully when they end up in better circumstances
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
No longer any Black women at Teen Vogue!
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
No longer any Black women at Teen Vogue!
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FUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK
THIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
FUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK
THIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
THIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
Threaten Lex with a good time. Their work at Teen Vogue was unparalleled and timely - esp given widespread journalistic malpractice on trans issues and Palestine. Their layoff is all of our loss if they can't continue doing essential journalism. Give Lex many dollars or we will curse you!
don’t threaten me with a good time 😭😭😭😭😭
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Threaten Lex with a good time. Their work at Teen Vogue was unparalleled and timely - esp given widespread journalistic malpractice on trans issues and Palestine. Their layoff is all of our loss if they can't continue doing essential journalism. Give Lex many dollars or we will curse you!
@azadessa.bsky.social on SRK as an empire himself - complicit in genocide and acquiescent despite Muslim persecution in India. “The Muslim man who assured the Hindu nation that there was an Indian way to be Muslim: a non-threatening, consumer-friendly Indian patriot who always put the nation first.”
Shah Rukh Khan: What it means to become a billionaire during a genocide - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/shah-rukh-khan-now-billionaire-what-cost
Shah Rukh Khan: What it means to become a billionaire during a genocide
As India's most beloved actor and global icon amasses unprecedented wealth, his silence amid inequality, persecution and genocide exposes the moral cost of fame and belonging
www.middleeasteye.net
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
@azadessa.bsky.social on SRK as an empire himself - complicit in genocide and acquiescent despite Muslim persecution in India. “The Muslim man who assured the Hindu nation that there was an Indian way to be Muslim: a non-threatening, consumer-friendly Indian patriot who always put the nation first.”
The compulsion to filter every global crisis through the question “but how is this America’s fault?” is simply American exceptionalism in reverse - this time wearing a critical theory costume. Happy Halloween - I’m honored you came dressed as America.
America: An Exit Interview
What became unbearable was not just its violence, but the insistence that we fight to be included in the American project rather than dismantle it entirely.
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The compulsion to filter every global crisis through the question “but how is this America’s fault?” is simply American exceptionalism in reverse - this time wearing a critical theory costume. Happy Halloween - I’m honored you came dressed as America.
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The homophobic formulation ‘Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’ is rightly receiving the heat. It enacts more than homophobia though. It’s deeply embedded in white narratives of Christian single-origin story of our world. We can’t solely focus on homophobia allowing hegemony of monocultural stories.
Nancy Mace is now pushing anti-gay slogans from the 80s.
“Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” she said on twitter, despite having voted for gay marriage twice.
Anti-trans panic always spreads to the rest of the LGBTQ+ community.
The latest from S. Baum.
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“Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” she said on twitter, despite having voted for gay marriage twice.
Anti-trans panic always spreads to the rest of the LGBTQ+ community.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Anti-Trans Congresswoman Nancy Mace Now Pushing Anti-Gay Slogans From The 80s
“Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” she tweeted on Tuesday, seemingly unprovoked.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The homophobic formulation ‘Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’ is rightly receiving the heat. It enacts more than homophobia though. It’s deeply embedded in white narratives of Christian single-origin story of our world. We can’t solely focus on homophobia allowing hegemony of monocultural stories.
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I'm seeing non-Sudanese on here say they don't know where to get daily news reports on Sudan - Sudanese outlets that also report in English include: Radio Dabanga, Ayin Network, and Sudan Tribune (links: www.dabangasudan.org/en, 3ayin.com/en/, sudantribune.com). 1/
Dabanga Radio TV Online - Latest Sudan News
www.dabangasudan.org
January 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'm seeing non-Sudanese on here say they don't know where to get daily news reports on Sudan - Sudanese outlets that also report in English include: Radio Dabanga, Ayin Network, and Sudan Tribune (links: www.dabangasudan.org/en, 3ayin.com/en/, sudantribune.com). 1/
I left America with relief, not regret. I wrote an exit interview not about Trump but about the liberal complicity that makes principled resistance impossible.
America: An Exit Interview
What became unbearable was not just its violence, but the insistence that we fight to be included in the American project rather than dismantle it entirely.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I left America with relief, not regret. I wrote an exit interview not about Trump but about the liberal complicity that makes principled resistance impossible.
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1. This week, news emerged that former trans athlete, student at Middlebury, and advocate for trans rights, Lia Smith, was found dead.
Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
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Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Every Trans Suicide Is A Murder By Those In Power
News came this week that transgender athlete and student Lia Smith took her life at just 21 years of age.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
1. This week, news emerged that former trans athlete, student at Middlebury, and advocate for trans rights, Lia Smith, was found dead.
Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Her death was ruled a suicide.
But I argue that it's not only a suicide. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
This connection is completely undeniable. Domestic American authoritarianism is really just imperialism boomeranging inward and now being weaponized against migrants, racialized populations, and queer communities within U.S. borders.
US politics must draw connection between authoritarian crackdown at home and abroad:
Escalation of repression at home
AND
Escalation by US military in Latin America on drug war pretexts and enormous bailout ($40 billion!) of MAGA client state Argentina in a new Cold War.
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Escalation of repression at home
AND
Escalation by US military in Latin America on drug war pretexts and enormous bailout ($40 billion!) of MAGA client state Argentina in a new Cold War.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: Would the administration consider putting troops on the ground in any capacity in Venezuela?
STEPHEN MILLER: These are terrorists and they're gonna be killed
STEPHEN MILLER: These are terrorists and they're gonna be killed
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This connection is completely undeniable. Domestic American authoritarianism is really just imperialism boomeranging inward and now being weaponized against migrants, racialized populations, and queer communities within U.S. borders.
Puar has been so integral my worldview and my understanding of life, politics, and oppression. Always grateful!
This is one of the best books I’ve read in ages: it’s about disability, Palestine, and transness - really wide-ranging and provocative in the best way!
October 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Puar has been so integral my worldview and my understanding of life, politics, and oppression. Always grateful!
Time to be who you always were, Harvard - an investment fund! Also applies to other universities
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Time to be who you always were, Harvard - an investment fund! Also applies to other universities
Sadly, this is what most white Americans have appetite for. A controlled, safe walk in the park once every month or so wont cut it. Most people who ONLY attend these large no kings protests have no skin in the game and it shows. Real solidarity requires sustained action, not performative gestures.
sums it up. headlines on crowd sizes and the feeling that maybe something happens (somewhere else) aren’t action, and getting a bunch of people to show up to a party for nothing isn’t organizing.
find your people and build something real.
find your people and build something real.
October 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Sadly, this is what most white Americans have appetite for. A controlled, safe walk in the park once every month or so wont cut it. Most people who ONLY attend these large no kings protests have no skin in the game and it shows. Real solidarity requires sustained action, not performative gestures.
The World Bank and IMF continue to function as instruments of Western economic hegemony prioritizing private capital accumulation over actual development. Their recommendations often benefit financial interests in the Global North while devastating local economies.
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The World Bank and IMF continue to function as instruments of Western economic hegemony prioritizing private capital accumulation over actual development. Their recommendations often benefit financial interests in the Global North while devastating local economies.
Israel never wanted the ceasefire & has repeatedly violated its terms. Netanyahu told his cabinet they would never reach phase 2. The pattern is unmistakable & the international community gets away with doing nothing to ensure Israel abides by the ceasefire. Don’t stop pressuring your governments.
Israel accused of 80 Gaza ceasefire violations killing 97 people - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-accused-80-gaza-ceasefire-violations-killing-97-people
Israel accused of 80 Gaza ceasefire violations killing 97 people
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<p data-end="339" data-start="177">In a statement on Telegram, it condemned what it called “flagrant and clear violations of the ceasefire decision and the rules of international humanitarian law”.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Israel never wanted the ceasefire & has repeatedly violated its terms. Netanyahu told his cabinet they would never reach phase 2. The pattern is unmistakable & the international community gets away with doing nothing to ensure Israel abides by the ceasefire. Don’t stop pressuring your governments.
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Read my latest on Nepal’s Gen Z revolution in @crimethinc.com. I write about the specter of corruption, political violence, revolutionary praxis, and radical inclusion.
The so-called "Gen Z" protests are continuing to spread around the world.
To follow up our interview with Black Book Distro in Kathmandu, we offer more context for the conditions that produced the revolution in Nepal and the horizons that are opening before it.
crimethinc.com/NepalRevolut...
To follow up our interview with Black Book Distro in Kathmandu, we offer more context for the conditions that produced the revolution in Nepal and the horizons that are opening before it.
crimethinc.com/NepalRevolut...
In the Afterglow of Revolution, a New Nepal Emerges
Escalated by police violence, a protest movement in Nepal snowballed into a spontaneous insurrection, culminating on September 9, 2025 with the toppling of the government. To follow up our intervie...
crimethinc.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Read my latest on Nepal’s Gen Z revolution in @crimethinc.com. I write about the specter of corruption, political violence, revolutionary praxis, and radical inclusion.
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Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...
October 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...
‘Essential’ queerness equals ‘non-negotiable solidarity’ Palestine in our hearts indeed 💜💚❤️🇵🇸🍉
KiddySmile explaining in French (for those at the back) that ‘essential’ queerness equals ‘non-negotiable solidarity’.
Please don’t command perfection from folks nor ask victims to hold spotless views.
Character certificates are a colonial construct.
Palestine in our hearts.
Please don’t command perfection from folks nor ask victims to hold spotless views.
Character certificates are a colonial construct.
Palestine in our hearts.
October 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
‘Essential’ queerness equals ‘non-negotiable solidarity’ Palestine in our hearts indeed 💜💚❤️🇵🇸🍉