JJ
jjthinks.bsky.social
JJ
@jjthinks.bsky.social
Aspiring pariah
Averse to labels and identities
I’m just collecting adjectives from now on
For as long as I’ve been alive, meritocracy in this country has been blowing up a Ferrari with an RPG and then calling it a shit vehicle cause an Abraham’s tank woulda survived
March 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Reposted by JJ
In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”

Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
What you can do
Revised and expanded
robertreich.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Can we support immigrants’ right to be in this country without valorizing and normalizing their exploitation? “They keep the cost of produce low…”, “They do jobs no one else wants to do…” They deserve living wages and good working conditions as much as anyone else
February 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Anarchist Calisthenics, by James C. Scott
harpers.org
February 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ever wonder why so many corporations, businesses owners and politicians who previously pandered to progressives were so quick to get on board with Trump? It’s almost as if their core motives were secretly in alignment the whole time 🤔
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you’re only now freaking out about the crises facing immigrants, lgbt, poor, poc, disabled, etc. please recognize the majority in these communities have been in crisis forever. It’s not the sudden dissolution of civil society, it’s the disillusion that it was ever civil to begin with
February 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Fun fact - ICE has jurisdiction 100 miles inland from any border OR coastline. 2/3 Americans live under its jurisdiction. They also have different federal powers than local police, so know your rights
January 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“The dark days have come again because they never really left”

“now is the time to try to test the boundaries of our collective cage”

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
The Age of Cowards and What Happens Next
Podcast Episode · It Could Happen Here · 01/21/2025 · 25m
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
TIL about “aspie supremacy” and its association with wwii Germany. Musk’s choice to continue identifying with Asperger’s over a decade after its removal from the DSM, instead of ASD, adds a whole other context to his “tick” at the inauguration
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
With all the exec orders and new legislation yesterday, there’s a lesson from MLK thats being forgotten. Be willing to Break The Fucking Law. Help someone cross state lines for an abortion. Help a trans person get the care they’re denied. Help hide the immigrant who’s about to be deported. #BTFL
January 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM