john verdon
@johnverdon.bsky.social
Foresight Shaman, Mytho-poet
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
it's not -
just -
artificial-scarcity -
it's casino-scarcity -
and the house -
all-ways -
wins -
#micropoem
just -
artificial-scarcity -
it's casino-scarcity -
and the house -
all-ways -
wins -
#micropoem
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
it's not -
just -
artificial-scarcity -
it's casino-scarcity -
and the house -
all-ways -
wins -
#micropoem
just -
artificial-scarcity -
it's casino-scarcity -
and the house -
all-ways -
wins -
#micropoem
and it's not -
just -
a lack of -
application -
that's the problem -
it's that -
the problem -
is in the operating -
system -
and its socio-culti -
techno-in-vironments -
and it's all-ways -
also on-or about -
brands -
and sham-es -
and poly-morphic -
perversities -
#micropoem
just -
a lack of -
application -
that's the problem -
it's that -
the problem -
is in the operating -
system -
and its socio-culti -
techno-in-vironments -
and it's all-ways -
also on-or about -
brands -
and sham-es -
and poly-morphic -
perversities -
#micropoem
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
and it's not -
just -
a lack of -
application -
that's the problem -
it's that -
the problem -
is in the operating -
system -
and its socio-culti -
techno-in-vironments -
and it's all-ways -
also on-or about -
brands -
and sham-es -
and poly-morphic -
perversities -
#micropoem
just -
a lack of -
application -
that's the problem -
it's that -
the problem -
is in the operating -
system -
and its socio-culti -
techno-in-vironments -
and it's all-ways -
also on-or about -
brands -
and sham-es -
and poly-morphic -
perversities -
#micropoem
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 AM
key-boarding -
digital interface -
in-adequate -
to it's promise -
of mind-hand-screen -
enaction -
or it's me -
#micropoem
digital interface -
in-adequate -
to it's promise -
of mind-hand-screen -
enaction -
or it's me -
#micropoem
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
key-boarding -
digital interface -
in-adequate -
to it's promise -
of mind-hand-screen -
enaction -
or it's me -
#micropoem
digital interface -
in-adequate -
to it's promise -
of mind-hand-screen -
enaction -
or it's me -
#micropoem
“The empire has never been more naked” - US media in Trump’s war with Venezuela | The Listening Post
#congress only you can declare war - so where are you??????
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kANz...
#congress only you can declare war - so where are you??????
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kANz...
“The empire has never been more naked” - US media in Trump’s war with Venezuela | The Listening Post
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“The empire has never been more naked” - US media in Trump’s war with Venezuela | The Listening Post
#congress only you can declare war - so where are you??????
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kANz...
#congress only you can declare war - so where are you??????
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kANz...
And could -
thar-she-be -
better ways -
to deal -
with frictions -
all solutions -
all-ways invite -
evolving-solutioning -
just-as immune -
system-sensing-
inflammations -
never sleeps -
all-parts -
provision -
are provisioned -
to be well -
and a-part -
of wholes -
#micopoem
thar-she-be -
better ways -
to deal -
with frictions -
all solutions -
all-ways invite -
evolving-solutioning -
just-as immune -
system-sensing-
inflammations -
never sleeps -
all-parts -
provision -
are provisioned -
to be well -
and a-part -
of wholes -
#micopoem
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
And could -
thar-she-be -
better ways -
to deal -
with frictions -
all solutions -
all-ways invite -
evolving-solutioning -
just-as immune -
system-sensing-
inflammations -
never sleeps -
all-parts -
provision -
are provisioned -
to be well -
and a-part -
of wholes -
#micopoem
thar-she-be -
better ways -
to deal -
with frictions -
all solutions -
all-ways invite -
evolving-solutioning -
just-as immune -
system-sensing-
inflammations -
never sleeps -
all-parts -
provision -
are provisioned -
to be well -
and a-part -
of wholes -
#micopoem
and wonder -
off -
in casual-glances -
and the logic -
afford-dancing -
possible-relations -
and alien -
nations -
#micropoem
off -
in casual-glances -
and the logic -
afford-dancing -
possible-relations -
and alien -
nations -
#micropoem
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
and wonder -
off -
in casual-glances -
and the logic -
afford-dancing -
possible-relations -
and alien -
nations -
#micropoem
off -
in casual-glances -
and the logic -
afford-dancing -
possible-relations -
and alien -
nations -
#micropoem
watching -
pieles-skins -
2017-
spanish -
dark-com-fan-sur-magical-horror-realism -
mirror-weird -
en-triguing -
dis-figuration -
eroti-sizing -
aesthetic-pallets -
#micropoem
pieles-skins -
2017-
spanish -
dark-com-fan-sur-magical-horror-realism -
mirror-weird -
en-triguing -
dis-figuration -
eroti-sizing -
aesthetic-pallets -
#micropoem
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 AM
watching -
pieles-skins -
2017-
spanish -
dark-com-fan-sur-magical-horror-realism -
mirror-weird -
en-triguing -
dis-figuration -
eroti-sizing -
aesthetic-pallets -
#micropoem
pieles-skins -
2017-
spanish -
dark-com-fan-sur-magical-horror-realism -
mirror-weird -
en-triguing -
dis-figuration -
eroti-sizing -
aesthetic-pallets -
#micropoem
Doctorow has identified a specific, recurring cycle of decay that plagues digital platforms and has situated it with uncanny clarity within the context of the evolution of capitalism.
#technofeudalism #rentiercapitalism
#enclosurecapitalism
www.levyinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
#technofeudalism #rentiercapitalism
#enclosurecapitalism
www.levyinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
www.levyinstitute.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Doctorow has identified a specific, recurring cycle of decay that plagues digital platforms and has situated it with uncanny clarity within the context of the evolution of capitalism.
#technofeudalism #rentiercapitalism
#enclosurecapitalism
www.levyinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
#technofeudalism #rentiercapitalism
#enclosurecapitalism
www.levyinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by john verdon
JD Vance bizarre attack on Canada and the far right in the country agreeing with him, going "HE'S RIGHT WERE SO COMMUNIST" is because everything the right wing is working towards is to erode what few protections or social safety nets the working class have for the benefit of billionaires
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
JD Vance bizarre attack on Canada and the far right in the country agreeing with him, going "HE'S RIGHT WERE SO COMMUNIST" is because everything the right wing is working towards is to erode what few protections or social safety nets the working class have for the benefit of billionaires
all bound-daries -
n-mem-braines -
are inter-faces -
of relation-ships -
betweens -
of domains -
#micropoem
n-mem-braines -
are inter-faces -
of relation-ships -
betweens -
of domains -
#micropoem
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
all bound-daries -
n-mem-braines -
are inter-faces -
of relation-ships -
betweens -
of domains -
#micropoem
n-mem-braines -
are inter-faces -
of relation-ships -
betweens -
of domains -
#micropoem
the aghast -
of-dread -
could it happen -
here -
to-me -
a-humanity -
in horror -
of the wroth -
to any -
to all -
and each -
other -
a-commons-of-dispossession -
a-lien-nation of -
our common-possession -
of original-debt -
of ecologies -
of blessings -
and curses -
#micropoem
of-dread -
could it happen -
here -
to-me -
a-humanity -
in horror -
of the wroth -
to any -
to all -
and each -
other -
a-commons-of-dispossession -
a-lien-nation of -
our common-possession -
of original-debt -
of ecologies -
of blessings -
and curses -
#micropoem
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
the aghast -
of-dread -
could it happen -
here -
to-me -
a-humanity -
in horror -
of the wroth -
to any -
to all -
and each -
other -
a-commons-of-dispossession -
a-lien-nation of -
our common-possession -
of original-debt -
of ecologies -
of blessings -
and curses -
#micropoem
of-dread -
could it happen -
here -
to-me -
a-humanity -
in horror -
of the wroth -
to any -
to all -
and each -
other -
a-commons-of-dispossession -
a-lien-nation of -
our common-possession -
of original-debt -
of ecologies -
of blessings -
and curses -
#micropoem
Reposted by john verdon
"What we name things is how we value them. We name them as valuable. And that naming, monetary and legal, is the driving force by which we get the labor and create these things."
Introduction to Theory: Karl Marx’s Value, Price and Profit (New transcript!)
In this third installment of our Introduction to Theory series, Maxximilian Seijo deepens Money on the Left’s analysis of Karl Marx’s critique of political economy. Specifical…
moneyontheleft.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"What we name things is how we value them. We name them as valuable. And that naming, monetary and legal, is the driving force by which we get the labor and create these things."
in-moments -
in-ten-energetic -
joy-in-acting -
a-flow of -
a-focus -
a-tending to -
know -
thy-self-environs -
fore -
re-member-ing -
what to trust -
in-the-moment -
#micropoem
in-ten-energetic -
joy-in-acting -
a-flow of -
a-focus -
a-tending to -
know -
thy-self-environs -
fore -
re-member-ing -
what to trust -
in-the-moment -
#micropoem
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
in-moments -
in-ten-energetic -
joy-in-acting -
a-flow of -
a-focus -
a-tending to -
know -
thy-self-environs -
fore -
re-member-ing -
what to trust -
in-the-moment -
#micropoem
in-ten-energetic -
joy-in-acting -
a-flow of -
a-focus -
a-tending to -
know -
thy-self-environs -
fore -
re-member-ing -
what to trust -
in-the-moment -
#micropoem
how -
eye focus -
attention-to-
and what is -
out-of-focus -
and vigilance -
of relationing -
and how did -
here get -
here -
so-many storied -
narratives -
with an eye -
to know -
what to look for -
provenance -
knowing where -
from -
and measures -
of trust -
#micropoem
eye focus -
attention-to-
and what is -
out-of-focus -
and vigilance -
of relationing -
and how did -
here get -
here -
so-many storied -
narratives -
with an eye -
to know -
what to look for -
provenance -
knowing where -
from -
and measures -
of trust -
#micropoem
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
how -
eye focus -
attention-to-
and what is -
out-of-focus -
and vigilance -
of relationing -
and how did -
here get -
here -
so-many storied -
narratives -
with an eye -
to know -
what to look for -
provenance -
knowing where -
from -
and measures -
of trust -
#micropoem
eye focus -
attention-to-
and what is -
out-of-focus -
and vigilance -
of relationing -
and how did -
here get -
here -
so-many storied -
narratives -
with an eye -
to know -
what to look for -
provenance -
knowing where -
from -
and measures -
of trust -
#micropoem
the experience -
of an enthusiast -
drifting -
with afford-dancing -
spawn-taneous -
attractor-rings -
a-uni-verse -
in-search -
of-self -
relations -
other -
wise -
#micropoem
of an enthusiast -
drifting -
with afford-dancing -
spawn-taneous -
attractor-rings -
a-uni-verse -
in-search -
of-self -
relations -
other -
wise -
#micropoem
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
the experience -
of an enthusiast -
drifting -
with afford-dancing -
spawn-taneous -
attractor-rings -
a-uni-verse -
in-search -
of-self -
relations -
other -
wise -
#micropoem
of an enthusiast -
drifting -
with afford-dancing -
spawn-taneous -
attractor-rings -
a-uni-verse -
in-search -
of-self -
relations -
other -
wise -
#micropoem
Reposted by john verdon
Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
Reposted by john verdon
Schumer's leadership gives Trump another win.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Schumer's leadership gives Trump another win.
pondering -
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
pondering -
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
fore-most -
of my life -
that-place -
home -
and found-ation -
and it's a-memory -
of the intimate -
strangeness -
of life in a-terrain -
of life-spans -
#micropoem
so many -
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
so many -
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
n-dimensions -
to view -
with an eye -
on refereeing -
in the living -
of social matters -
with commons -
rule -
theirs is spirit -
of rules -
over their -
letter of -
rules -
with their -
sensitivity -
of-initial conditions -
and entangled -
relations -
#micropoem
Once corporations capture control of housing (corporate landlords), healthcare (corporate takeover of hospitals, pharma, etc), and power (privatization of utilities), they can squeeze the people who depend on these things, because there is no competitor.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
Pluralistic: The enshittification of labor (07 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Once corporations capture control of housing (corporate landlords), healthcare (corporate takeover of hospitals, pharma, etc), and power (privatization of utilities), they can squeeze the people who depend on these things, because there is no competitor.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...