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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · 22h

#Capitalism suffers from psychosocial pathologies, and by blaming the marginalized, it inevitably paves the way for #fascism in our society. @austerityismurder.bsky.social & @profdavidfields.bsky.social

Episode 349 - Cultural Syndromes of Capitalism with David Fields

David Fields talks about 3 cultural syndromes of capitalism: gain primacy syndrome, zero-sum rivalry syndrome, and ownership syndrome.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · 5d

People are ready to understand what the nature of the Palestinian struggle really is, and shifting our perspective from a lot of the liberal bromides, towards really understanding that this is about settler colonization, and this is about a process that has been in place, even prior to the Nakba of 1948. So, it's been an unrelenting process of settler colonization that is abetted by imperialism, and shifting from the imperial mandate of Great Britain, to now the United States.

Omar Zahzah, MNC Ep 348

Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · 5d

Join us tomorrow to listen to and discuss the new episode! Link is at the top of the episode page. ✊
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Episode 348 - Gaza: Digital Colonialism & Resistance with Omar Zahzah

Professor Omar Zahzah talks about his recently published book, Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · 14d

Brett Scott talks with @austerityismurder.bsky.social about libertarianism as an ideological tool that protects elite power by promoting a false narrative of individualism and “free” markets.
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Episode 347 - Libertarianism vs. Reality with Brett Scott

Brett Scott talks about libertarianism as an ideological tool that protects elite power by promoting a false narrative of individualism and "free" markets.

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Willybongka Ⓐ☭ @willybongka2.bsky.social · 20d

Let's be real. The world would be a better place if all these rapture nazis got raptured.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · 21d

🌶️ Economist Yeva Nersisyan joins @austerityismurder.bsky.social to discuss the struggle to communicate MMT’s core principles in a media landscape full of lies. #podcast #MMT #propaganda #kayfabe

Episode 346 - MMT: Why Our Allies Ignore Us

Economist Yeva Nersisyan joins Steve to discuss the struggle to communicate MMT’s core principles in a media landscape full of lies.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Aug 30

What is meant by “imports are a benefit, and exports are a cost?" and what are the implications...?

In a floating regime, a currency-issuing govt is not financially constrained in its domestic policy by “trade imbalances,” as it would've been under Bretton Woods.

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Episode 343 - Imports Are A Benefit, Exports Are A Cost? with William Mitchell

Economist Bill Mitchell talks about international trade from the MMT perspective.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 2

BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed, including 27 aid seekers, in Israeli attacks across Gaza today.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lo8z7v

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Aug 2

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It’s Time for Complementary Currencies

By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective Introduction Zohran Mamdani’s landslide win was not just a local upset—it was a turning point. It proved that member-led, volunteer-powered campaigns c…

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · Jul 28

✨ New essay by the MotL Collective! ✨

The work of left organizing has value. It's time we built systems that recognize & expand this value. Our latest essay explores complementary currencies as tools to build movements that can't be starved out by austerity.

Please read & share! 👩‍💻 🙌

It’s Time for Complementary Currencies

By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective Introduction Zohran Mamdani’s landslide win was not just a local upset—it was a turning point. It proved that member-led, volunteer-powered campaigns c…

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Aug 2

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Blue Bonds: A Fiscal Strategy for Overcoming Trump 2.0

By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective The Trump Administration has plunged the United States into a constitutional crisis. The President’s destructive executive orders and Elon Musk’s…

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Aug 2

Charles Derber talks with @austerityismurder.bsky.social about his book, ‘Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations and the Quest for Democracy.’

Steve's take: US sociocide demands revolutionary change. Electoral politics are a distraction and a dead end. ✊

Episode 339 - Sociocide with Charles Derber

Sociology Professor Charles Derber talks about his book, Bonfire: American Sociocide, Broken Relations and the Quest for Democracy.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 19

💊 🤕 NEW EPISODE!! 🎧
From Big Pharma greed to political exploitation, the war on drugs is a war on people. @austerityismurder.bsky.social's guest is Dr Charles LeBaron, author of Greed to Do Good: The Untold Story of CDC’s Disastrous War on Opioids. #WarOnDrugs #Capitalism

Episode 337 - The Overdose Economy with Charles LeBaron

From Big Pharma greed to political exploitation, the war on drugs is a war on people. Our guest is Dr Charles LeBaron, author of Greed to Do Good: The Untold Story of CDC's Disastrous War on Opioids.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sorry about the website issues we're having this morning! We're fixing it as quick as we can, but in the meantime if you want to access the audio & transcript for this episode you can check it out here: macroncheese.captivate.fm/episode/ep-3...

Ep 336 - MMT101 with Jim Byrne - Macro N Cheese

Two MMT activists – one from Scotland, one from the US – with two different approaches.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 12

Find out why & how learning MMT can help us fight for the things that matter to us. Two MMT activists – one from Scotland @learnmmt101.bsky.social , one from the US @austerityismurder.bsky.social – with two different approaches. Great discussion! #MMT

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Episode 336 - MMT101 with Jim Byrne

Two MMT activists – one from Scotland, one from the US – with two different approaches.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 11

Capitalism burnout

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Themperor Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedytcooper.bsky.social · Jul 11

The purpose of the gig economy is to hinder unionization and striking

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 11

This is my friend's effort to give something back in exchange for financial assistance to extricate herself and her children from an abusive situation. If you can afford to purchase any of the items on the site just know that you'll be helping them immensely. ❤️
#MutualAidBoost

Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 10

A friend of mine, a beautiful soul, made this to help people who are feeling burnt out or have lost their spark in all the madness of life. Thought I'd share here in case anyone else might need some virtual breadcrumbs to help find their way back.
www.followingsparks.com

Following Sparks

A cozy space to reclaim your spark with guided journals, self‑discovery tools & free resources to help women heal from trauma, burnout & identity-loss

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 10

A friend of mine, a beautiful soul, made this to help people who are feeling burnt out or have lost their spark in all the madness of life. Thought I'd share here in case anyone else might need some virtual breadcrumbs to help find their way back.
www.followingsparks.com

Following Sparks

A cozy space to reclaim your spark with guided journals, self‑discovery tools & free resources to help women heal from trauma, burnout & identity-loss

www.followingsparks.com

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jul 5

🎧 ☕ Worried about #OBBB cuts? Wondering what could be done? Scott Ferguson and Ben Wilson of the Money on the Left collective discuss their ‘Blue Bonds’ proposal with @austerityismurder.bsky.social

Episode 335 - Bonding Against Austerity: Can States Offset Federal Cuts? with Ben Wilson & Scott Ferguson

With federal budgets promising austerity, could states help themselves? Ben Wilson and Scott Ferguson are proposing 'Blue Bonds.’

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jun 27

Pretty effing hilarious for Congress members who make these funding decisions to not understand the concept of a currency-issuing government, huh?

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Road to Fascism is Paved with Liberal Intentions

Time and again, liberals claim to oppose fascism while enabling its rise. From Weimar Germany to Biden’s America, their 'moderation' serves capital, not people. This isn’t incompetence, it’s class war...

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jun 22

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Inflation as a Weapon of Class Power: A Modern Monetary and Marxist-Leninist Perspective

Inflation is not some natural economic phenomenon, nor is it merely the result of too much money chasing too few goods. That’s the myth popularized by Milton Friedman and his monetarist acolytes.

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Grumpy Jules @grumpyjules.bsky.social · Jun 21

If civilizations are judged by how they care for their elderly, our report card is already written. Should there be anyone left to judge us – should humanity exist long enough to judge us – we’ve flunked.
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Episode 333 - DisElderly Conduct with Judy Karofsky

Judy Karofsky, author of DisElderly Conduct, joins Steve to share her mother's harrowing experience within the US for profit eldercare industry.

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