brentwurst
@brentwurst.bsky.social
socialist (chicago DSA/b&r), experimental music guy, chicago bulls/NBA fan
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yeah just keep doing this imo
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
yeah just keep doing this imo
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"The burden is on YOU, voters!" Don't believe the hype on this Obama cover band
The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"The burden is on YOU, voters!" Don't believe the hype on this Obama cover band
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We were the one group not to endorse Brandon and got so much shit for that.
the mood has shifted heavily against 'paper endorsements' for non-DSA members and the arguments aren't bad ones. Brandon Johnson's disaster mayoralty has nothing to do with DSA
February 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
We were the one group not to endorse Brandon and got so much shit for that.
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i'm always wanting to say shit like "yes sir" and "excellent sir" and "right away sir" that's how you know i'm fully locked in to the butler mindset
October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
i'm always wanting to say shit like "yes sir" and "excellent sir" and "right away sir" that's how you know i'm fully locked in to the butler mindset
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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i can't help but think that october 7 and the response thereto really put the final nail in the "rules based international order" - by totally capitulating to the express and overt idea that "international law is fake," western states let the fig leaf fall and in so doing left themselves exposed
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
i can't help but think that october 7 and the response thereto really put the final nail in the "rules based international order" - by totally capitulating to the express and overt idea that "international law is fake," western states let the fig leaf fall and in so doing left themselves exposed
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Any time someone proposes reforming instead of abolishing ICE, it bears noting that ICE is currently violating a bunch of federal court injunctions, plus their own policies.
Giving the sadistic ethnic cleansing squad more rules to ignore is not enough
Giving the sadistic ethnic cleansing squad more rules to ignore is not enough
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Any time someone proposes reforming instead of abolishing ICE, it bears noting that ICE is currently violating a bunch of federal court injunctions, plus their own policies.
Giving the sadistic ethnic cleansing squad more rules to ignore is not enough
Giving the sadistic ethnic cleansing squad more rules to ignore is not enough
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they will be far reaching. this is galvanizing people, it’s the beginning of radicalization for many but it’s only the start. Republicans won’t stop doing these and Democrats will not stop them and these two things will combine to push Americans, even normies, into more radical political formations
Very curious what the long-term ripple effects of this ICE occupation will be. Many very privileged people have stepped up to prevent their own government from disappearing their non-white neighbors and have now confronted inequalities and social problems they never would have experienced firsthand.
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
they will be far reaching. this is galvanizing people, it’s the beginning of radicalization for many but it’s only the start. Republicans won’t stop doing these and Democrats will not stop them and these two things will combine to push Americans, even normies, into more radical political formations
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Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
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I don’t think they’re misreading them so much as they are terrified of the implications because it means the status quo has to break. there’s no incrementalism for this. mass radicalization of this scale scares Democrats more than anything Republicans could do and I mean that literally.
Kind of feel like a lot of politicians, even in Minnesota, are misreading the implications of this moment. I feel like the past three days have been tremendously radicalizing for so many people. I have witnessed it even in my own small communities, it goes beyond just incandescent rage.
January 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I don’t think they’re misreading them so much as they are terrified of the implications because it means the status quo has to break. there’s no incrementalism for this. mass radicalization of this scale scares Democrats more than anything Republicans could do and I mean that literally.
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im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
if they did january 6th today it would be called january six seven
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
if they did january 6th today it would be called january six seven
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The fossil fuel companies are insisting they're not interested in increasing oil extraction in Venezuela but their investors / shareholders don't seem to believe them
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
The fossil fuel companies are insisting they're not interested in increasing oil extraction in Venezuela but their investors / shareholders don't seem to believe them
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You could not ask for a more perfect illustration of the failure of neoliberalism — and of liberalism in general — than what we are seeing today
![Post from Adam Bienkov: “Kier Starmer’s spokesman, asked if government will still use X now [that] it posts indecent images of children, replies, “We always keep communication cahnnels under review to reach [the] public in [the] most appropriate way possible. Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kbrkp6gp6cbkj6opfi6xsa6x/bafkreibhlfbuisylavhnczwy4ebyxzqpvtawcck4amcqskymivlkc6eas4@jpeg)
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
You could not ask for a more perfect illustration of the failure of neoliberalism — and of liberalism in general — than what we are seeing today
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the NYT (and WaPo but that’s less interesting) knowing about this ahead of time and spiking the story preemptively without even so much as an angry call from the pentagon tells you about where the american journalistic class is.
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
the NYT (and WaPo but that’s less interesting) knowing about this ahead of time and spiking the story preemptively without even so much as an angry call from the pentagon tells you about where the american journalistic class is.
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I am reminded here to tap the sign encouraging you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free newsrooms how and where you are able
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I am reminded here to tap the sign encouraging you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free newsrooms how and where you are able
yeah, I think it's just exacerbating anxiety about a plausible future event i.e china invading taiwan
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
yeah, I think it's just exacerbating anxiety about a plausible future event i.e china invading taiwan
if the original poster had the account I think I remember from twitter - they don't live here and maybe regurgitate what a few friends of theirs say with zero context to a decent amt of followers. why engage in this behavior lol
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
if the original poster had the account I think I remember from twitter - they don't live here and maybe regurgitate what a few friends of theirs say with zero context to a decent amt of followers. why engage in this behavior lol
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When you think appealing to liberal electeds and influencer grifters is the work of socialists, this makes sense.
For those actually in Chicago DSA, organizing the working class remains the goal
For those actually in Chicago DSA, organizing the working class remains the goal
Bread & Roses + other caucuses left Chicago DSA in a smoldering crater that Groundwork and SMC now have to rebuild from scratch. Don't take my word for it though, look at their 2023 endorsements all going down bad except Angela Clay. A real chapter would never put themselves in these bad situations
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
When you think appealing to liberal electeds and influencer grifters is the work of socialists, this makes sense.
For those actually in Chicago DSA, organizing the working class remains the goal
For those actually in Chicago DSA, organizing the working class remains the goal
not trying to be adversarial, there's just some revisionism in OP. start with the uncritical & unprepared gushing over BJ's incredibly vague campaign. CDSA isn't perfect, but it's not the culprit for the problems in chicago's organizing landscape
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
not trying to be adversarial, there's just some revisionism in OP. start with the uncritical & unprepared gushing over BJ's incredibly vague campaign. CDSA isn't perfect, but it's not the culprit for the problems in chicago's organizing landscape
did UWF ever "fall off" or has it always attracted an incoherent "communists for elizabeth warren" tendency that is unfortunately pervasive in some corners of the electoral left in the city?
December 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
did UWF ever "fall off" or has it always attracted an incoherent "communists for elizabeth warren" tendency that is unfortunately pervasive in some corners of the electoral left in the city?
my favorite albums of 2025, only the first two columns/top 10ish are in order.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
my favorite albums of 2025, only the first two columns/top 10ish are in order.