Aaron Ross Powell ☸️
@aaronrosspowell.com
Host of the ReImagining Liberty podcast. Writing about political ethics. Radical liberal. He/him.
Podcast: https://pod.link/1614436300
Blog: https://www.aaronrosspowell.com
Podcast: https://pod.link/1614436300
Blog: https://www.aaronrosspowell.com
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ReImagining Liberty Podcast
The emancipatory and cosmopolitan case for radical social, political, and economic liberalism. Hosted by Aaron Ross Powell.
www.aaronrosspowell.com
ReImagining Liberty is my philosophy and ideas podcast that explores the emancipatory and cosmopolitan case for radical social, political, and economic liberalism.
Look for it in your favorite podcast app, or find links here: www.aaronrosspowell.com/3ma2xfol4is2o
Look for it in your favorite podcast app, or find links here: www.aaronrosspowell.com/3ma2xfol4is2o
No one has ever loved anything as much as my cat loves cheddar cheese popcorn.
January 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
No one has ever loved anything as much as my cat loves cheddar cheese popcorn.
This is a pretty good book. <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/110440/9780197531310" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://bookshop.org/a/110440/9780197531310
Duty to Resist: When Disobedience Should Be Uncivil
When Disobedience Should Be Uncivil
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January 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This is a pretty good book. <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/110440/9780197531310" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://bookshop.org/a/110440/9780197531310
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I think social media is a lot like alcohol in that it’s not great but most people can use it semi-responsibly but for a smaller set of people it’s going to ruin your life
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I think social media is a lot like alcohol in that it’s not great but most people can use it semi-responsibly but for a smaller set of people it’s going to ruin your life
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
It's just so crazy that there's literally no reason for any of this beyond a demented old man got it in his addled head that he wants it.
The White House is reportedly discussing paying everyone who lives in Greenland anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 per person if they secede from Denmark.
This is apparently what putting Americans first looks like.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
This is apparently what putting Americans first looks like.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources famil...
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
It's just so crazy that there's literally no reason for any of this beyond a demented old man got it in his addled head that he wants it.
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I grew up around hordes of guys like young poor JD Vance and then I went to college with hordes of guys like petulant striver JD Vance. I can tell you both groups are consistently prepared to endorse violence when a “fucking bitch” doesn’t obey.
The difference is merely decorum.
The difference is merely decorum.
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I grew up around hordes of guys like young poor JD Vance and then I went to college with hordes of guys like petulant striver JD Vance. I can tell you both groups are consistently prepared to endorse violence when a “fucking bitch” doesn’t obey.
The difference is merely decorum.
The difference is merely decorum.
"South Florida is a nice place to live" is a relatively common sentiment, but I just don't get it. South Florida has easily bottom quintile climate of any place in the US you might choose to live. sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
January 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"South Florida is a nice place to live" is a relatively common sentiment, but I just don't get it. South Florida has easily bottom quintile climate of any place in the US you might choose to live. sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
It's a very much "there's snow outside and the world is crazy, so focus on writing while listening to the Chrono Trigger soundtrack" kind of morning.
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It's a very much "there's snow outside and the world is crazy, so focus on writing while listening to the Chrono Trigger soundtrack" kind of morning.
This is like the kid I knew in high school who insisted he started the trend of wearing leather jackets.
i know people like to clown on this place for some of the absurd behavior witnessed on here but it really doesn’t hold a candle to tiktok, where some random guy with a large following is claiming that i stole “abolish ICE” from him, and that no one had said it prior to like 2024.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is like the kid I knew in high school who insisted he started the trend of wearing leather jackets.
The most fun I've ever had watching a football game was when McDaniel's Dolphins put up 70 points on the Broncos and my wife, the hardcore Broncos fan, was out with friends and not watching, so I texted her updates every time someone scored even after she told me she didn't really need live updates.
Dolphins fire McDaniel after 4 seasons
The Miami Dolphins dismissed head coach Mike McDaniel, the team announced Thursday.The 42-year-old leaves the team with a 35-33 record across four seasons, including a 7-10 mark in 2025."After…
www.thescore.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The most fun I've ever had watching a football game was when McDaniel's Dolphins put up 70 points on the Broncos and my wife, the hardcore Broncos fan, was out with friends and not watching, so I texted her updates every time someone scored even after she told me she didn't really need live updates.
Congress could remove him any time they want. They don't even need all the lawmakers onboard to do it, just most of them.
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Congress could remove him any time they want. They don't even need all the lawmakers onboard to do it, just most of them.
"Trumpism can't be fascism because it's dumb, incoherent, and disorganized" is a claim that signals the claimant's idea of what fascism looks like comes primarily from watching movies and TV dramas, which present fascists, for dramatic purposes, as hyper-competent. They're typically not.
January 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"Trumpism can't be fascism because it's dumb, incoherent, and disorganized" is a claim that signals the claimant's idea of what fascism looks like comes primarily from watching movies and TV dramas, which present fascists, for dramatic purposes, as hyper-competent. They're typically not.
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CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
None of my friends are ICE agents, and if one of my loved ones became an ICE agent, I would cut them out of my life.
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
None of my friends are ICE agents, and if one of my loved ones became an ICE agent, I would cut them out of my life.
Interesting that Axios chooses not to list X among "U.S. right-wing apps." One of the biggest cultural and epistemic problems in American media and elite circles is failing or refusing to recognize X as a far-right platform. www.axios.com/2026/01/06/m...
MAGA media sites fizzle as infighting splinters messaging
The constellation of disparate voices, preaching conflicting messages, aren't as powerful as they once were in uniting the party.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Interesting that Axios chooses not to list X among "U.S. right-wing apps." One of the biggest cultural and epistemic problems in American media and elite circles is failing or refusing to recognize X as a far-right platform. www.axios.com/2026/01/06/m...
It turns out a shockingly large number of people can't get enough of what superficial or incorrect interpretations of ancient philosophers can teach them about B2B sales.
"It isn’t just you. A lot of people are spending more time on #LinkedIn."
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Three Reasons We Can’t Get Enough of LinkedIn
LinkedIn has lured people leaving X and Facebook as content moderation and fact-checking there declined.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It turns out a shockingly large number of people can't get enough of what superficial or incorrect interpretations of ancient philosophers can teach them about B2B sales.
The tools schools buy to test papers for AI are 100% snake oil. No such accurate test exists. The companies selling them are scammers and grifters. If your kids' teachers are using them, contact them and be very clear that they are failing your children and should knock it off.
My high school junior has been reduced to tears multiple times this year, because her English teacher requires them to run all their papers through AI to make sure it won’t be flagged as AI when she grades them. 3 times AI has told my child, whom I watched write the paper, that AI wrote the paper.
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The tools schools buy to test papers for AI are 100% snake oil. No such accurate test exists. The companies selling them are scammers and grifters. If your kids' teachers are using them, contact them and be very clear that they are failing your children and should knock it off.
Maybe 2026 will be the year writers on the internet learn what "begs the question" means.
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Maybe 2026 will be the year writers on the internet learn what "begs the question" means.
Either The Shield or Mr. Robot.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Either The Shield or Mr. Robot.
The most correct answer to this question, and it's not even really close, is Diogenes the Cynic.
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
The most correct answer to this question, and it's not even really close, is Diogenes the Cynic.
So who's the superstar head coaching candidate who gets this sweet gig?
BREAKING: The Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh, per source.
Harbaugh won Super Bowl XLVII and six division titles with Baltimore in 18 seasons.
Harbaugh won Super Bowl XLVII and six division titles with Baltimore in 18 seasons.
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
So who's the superstar head coaching candidate who gets this sweet gig?
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I worked at a tabletop gaming store in high school and this whole thread brings back the worst memories of people who should've been kicked out by the store's owners but weren't.
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I worked at a tabletop gaming store in high school and this whole thread brings back the worst memories of people who should've been kicked out by the store's owners but weren't.
Five years ago, I was watching the news in horror and trying desperately to check in on friends (or parents of my worried kids' friends) who were at the Capitol. 1/6 wasn't just an assault on democracy, but a very real trauma for very real people. Never forgive those involved in or supportive of it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Five years ago, I was watching the news in horror and trying desperately to check in on friends (or parents of my worried kids' friends) who were at the Capitol. 1/6 wasn't just an assault on democracy, but a very real trauma for very real people. Never forgive those involved in or supportive of it.
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Agreed! And if you're looking for a nice easy place to get started, consider Leaflet :) Let us know if you have any q's!
i love the beginning of the year because everyone starts blogging. and if you (yes you) were thinking about starting, this is your sign
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Agreed! And if you're looking for a nice easy place to get started, consider Leaflet :) Let us know if you have any q's!