excellent articlel by @timothysnyder.bsky.social "For them, America is a limitless passive resource." I think a lot of the analogy of the abusive husband breaking dishes he expects his abused wife to clean up. And how anti-capitalist forces (families, care workers, women mostly) are constantly repairing the damage done by capitalism. One enables the other because... 1/n

The Grift Bubble

A Political Theory of American Collapse

support the arts, small businesses, local restaurants, bookstore, libraries, artists, writers, musicians... you want to see in the world I bought a pound of coffee today from a local coffeeshop instead of Starbucks. These things matter.

the question is relentlessly "should this man be allowed to do crimes, for he is a Great Man or a Rich Man or a Powerful Man, whatever shall we do without him" and not "what lives has he destroyed, what has he robbed the world of" or even "who are we, if we give money/power/status to monsters"

I am so ready for the patriarchy to crumble under the weight of its own idiocy and gross abuse. This whole Epstein thing feels like a Me Too moment because it's not just Trump or Epstein or a handful of gross pedo dudes, it's thousands of people... 1/n

goofy, wholesome, but fr... this is it... this is the thing

"Austerity is a political choice. The decision to impose it is driven by governments bowing to the wishes of the ultra-rich."

the Guardian

I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot

Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook

Confusion is a weapon the fascists use to get away with all kinds of horrible things. Being able to see through the confusion is a key skill in defeating them. ("confusion" around SNAP is a prime example of the playbook: do a terrible thing, sow confusion, watch opposition stall out, repeat)

"Given the gap between the world as it is and the world that I dream of, how then shall I live?" From May 2024 but I find myself asking this question again today:

Ep. 25: Library Economies and Third Spaces

Prefiguring a Solarpunk World Today

It's not one leader (not even Mamdani, bless him). It can't be poll-tested think tanks and pundit analyses. It has to be *us*...wanting something better than lies and brutality and corruption. Demanding it. They can't do anything without our compliance. Consent of the governed matters. Still.

I appreciate @npub17pw7...k3ps’s ability to call this trash thinking out. https://thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-cant-reboot-the-planet-if-you-crash-it/ #ClimateChange