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Counter offer: Every American w/ over $10M in assets is taxed at 90%.

They played Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love backwards, recorded that, and reversed the recording, then put both tracks on vinyl. That sounds like a dream, but it’s on BandCamp.

“So fast” after the 2.5 hours on the phone to get to that point, but yea.

Because Republicans do what they do & Democrats won’t push back or block them in any way that even might possibly reduce their paychecks from billionaires slightly or possibly might make the billionaires they serve become even slightly cross with them.

People need to wake up to what capitalism is and what it does. Laws that apply to you do not apply to them. Rights they can exercise you cannot. A state that protects them does not protect you. That’s how it works, not “under this regime” but always. The aesthetics might change.

He hasn’t been bound by the laws that bind rest of us so far. Why would that change? Democrats didn’t even try to prevent him acting to get people killed, decimate the environment & our institutions & crash the economy, why would they move after the fact?

Nixon wasn’t, if there was justice for the ruling class Kissinger would have faced a negative consequence. I see zero reason to assume Trump or the ICE agents murdering and raping & trafficking children will face a consequence besides possibly a social one, unless we overthrow this government.

What do you think’s the chance Steve Albini is in the Epstein files?

Liberals care deeply about the stupidest shit.

I assume they hope you fail and they can tack some late fees & service fees & just because we feel like it fees onto your bill.

People: Something like this has never happened before.

Historians: Would you like to hear seven examples that are exactly like this?

People: No, fuck off.

Historians: All of my funding has been cut off so I am basically dead.

People: Ha ha ha, loser.

[wars break out killing billions]

The poling might have a sampling bias towards chuds, but OTOH Americans are more incredibly propagandized. There are large swaths of the country that idolize current potus & believe whatever he tells them to.

It is about those things & and also about wasting billions of dollars worth of war supplies so war profiteers can invoice the pentagon for more, and getting hundreds of American troops killed to stir up resentment & fear to keep the funds & troops flowing in.

Exactly. Practice organizing & delegating skills, they are a means to various ends but not an end in themselves.

This is one of the most powerful episodes of a podcast I've ever heard. I've said before that Molly Conger is one of the best people creating podcasts and this episode is the proof.

TW: this is about the life of a man killed by a racist serial killer and it will make you cry (at a minimum)

Weird Little Guys is incredibly good. Making a sort of true crime podcast for people who sort of hate true crime podcasts, rendering the most foul, alarming, exasperating content listenable through sheer decency & striking just the perfect tone. I have so much respect for Molly Conger’s work. 💚

In other words, protests need to be tied to strikes that reinforce political demands with our ability to withhold labor in an organized and strategic way

Protests are mostly good for recruiting

She Exposed the Darkest Aspects of American History Ida B. Wells investigated lynchings in the South and campaigned for justice.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Exposed the Darkest Aspects of American History thestoryexchange.org/she-exposed-... #BlackWomensHistoryMonth #bwhm

Historically, when disasters happen the people most to blame find scapegoats. That’s why we have the word scapegoat, we all know this word, its pedigree is ancient but it’s still in use today because this is how it works, sadly. We allowed them power, they will use it to punish innocent people.

I don’t mean to be cynical, I don’t actually think I am. I’m just observing the world around me & that’s what they do. People who believe in witches & “dark forces” and think TV preacher types / mega church guys are “holy” are not going to suddenly accept logic, reason or a fact based world view.

If you like to vote, do that, have fun, but it’s next to nothing. Democrats kill the possibility of progress whenever they can and they control half the country. They play weak so the voters stay in line but they are absolutely complicit.

The people in denial about the obvious reality all around them that g gf Ave been shown evidence all their lives will not suddenly see the link to policy, they’ll believe a TV preacher claiming it’s caused by transgenders & witches & DEI.

Voting blue isn’t enough, it’s next to nothing.

Image from the interior of an Attic red-figure kylix depicting the naked body of Jason, helpfully labeled, hanging out of the dragon’s mouth. The Golden Fleece is draped over a tree in the background. Helmeted Athena stands in front of the dragon, a spear in one hand and an owl in the other.

I want you all to appreciate this Attic kylix from the 470s BC depicting the scene where Jason is supposed to be killing the Colchian dragon that guards the Golden Fleece. Except for some reason, it’s either swallowing or barfing him while Athena checks in.

Ugh. That’s Twitter type crap. Do we have to deal with it here now? We really need public social media.

The more losses the USA suffers, the more profit for war profiteers, so that’s the strategy. They’re prepared & they have a strong objective: the biggest possible losses. I’m confident they will hit those goals.

Oligarchs. They represent oligarchs

Are you fighting that strawmen for fun or did you think he was threatening you?

If by “a big embarrassment” you mean this is the part right after the beginning of the end, yes.