Andrew Wetzel
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Human first, then: curious, Christian, parent.
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Other Evangelical.
#YouCannotServeGodAndMammon
#TheKingdomOfGodIsNotAPoliceState
#TheEndIsNotYet
He/him.
🔗🌳/CircleReader
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I wrote an accessible introduction to the life and work of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics - Elinor Ostrom. She showed that are not doomed to fall into the "tragedy of the commons." Collaborative governance is possible.
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October 18, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I wrote an accessible introduction to the life and work of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics - Elinor Ostrom. She showed that are not doomed to fall into the "tragedy of the commons." Collaborative governance is possible.
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
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It's not exactly an easy read, but it's worthwhile. I don't know how much of it has been superseded by newer historical / institutional analyses. I found there are lots of parallels between his descriptions of fascism and what is happening in the US today. I welcome suggestions for similar books.
January 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It's not exactly an easy read, but it's worthwhile. I don't know how much of it has been superseded by newer historical / institutional analyses. I found there are lots of parallels between his descriptions of fascism and what is happening in the US today. I welcome suggestions for similar books.
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The Great Transformation was well known in its time, but its prominence seems to have faded. Polanyi left his native Austria in 1933 and eventually immigrated to the US in 1940. So his perspective on fascism was personal and fresh. It’s a thought-provoking and insightful book that I recommend. 15/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The Great Transformation was well known in its time, but its prominence seems to have faded. Polanyi left his native Austria in 1933 and eventually immigrated to the US in 1940. So his perspective on fascism was personal and fresh. It’s a thought-provoking and insightful book that I recommend. 15/15
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“There were no accepted criteria for fascism, nor did it possess conventional tenets. Yet one significant feature of all its organized forms was the abruptness with which they appeared and faded out again, only to burst forth with violence after an indefinite period of latency.” 10/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“There were no accepted criteria for fascism, nor did it possess conventional tenets. Yet one significant feature of all its organized forms was the abruptness with which they appeared and faded out again, only to burst forth with violence after an indefinite period of latency.” 10/15
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“A country approaching the fascist phase showed symptoms…the spread of irrationalistic philosophies, racialist esthetics, anticapitalist demagogy, heterodox currency views, criticisms of the party system, widespread disparagement of the ‘regime,’...the existing democratic set-up.” 9/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“A country approaching the fascist phase showed symptoms…the spread of irrationalistic philosophies, racialist esthetics, anticapitalist demagogy, heterodox currency views, criticisms of the party system, widespread disparagement of the ‘regime,’...the existing democratic set-up.” 9/15
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He writes, “The fascist solution of the impasse reached by liberal capitalism can be described as a reform of market economy achieved at the price of the extirpation of all democratic institutions, both in the industrial and the political realm.” 8/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
He writes, “The fascist solution of the impasse reached by liberal capitalism can be described as a reform of market economy achieved at the price of the extirpation of all democratic institutions, both in the industrial and the political realm.” 8/15
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"...He does not act so as to safeguard his individual interest in the possession of material goods, he acts so as to safeguard his social standing, his social claims, his social assets.” 5/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"...He does not act so as to safeguard his individual interest in the possession of material goods, he acts so as to safeguard his social standing, his social claims, his social assets.” 5/15
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On society, Polanyi writes, “The outstanding discovery of recent historical and anthropological research is that man’s economy, as a rule, is submerged in his social relationships..." 4/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
On society, Polanyi writes, “The outstanding discovery of recent historical and anthropological research is that man’s economy, as a rule, is submerged in his social relationships..." 4/15
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A self-regulating market economy requires the elimination of society – everything is incorporated into the economy. Government serves to protect the self-regulating actions. The vision was achieved in the 19th century but collapsed in the early 20th. 3/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A self-regulating market economy requires the elimination of society – everything is incorporated into the economy. Government serves to protect the self-regulating actions. The vision was achieved in the 19th century but collapsed in the early 20th. 3/15
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The first ¾ of the book describe the transformation of feudal society to the “market society” – a utopian vision of a self-regulating economy that includes the entirety of labor, land, and money. 2/15
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The first ¾ of the book describe the transformation of feudal society to the “market society” – a utopian vision of a self-regulating economy that includes the entirety of labor, land, and money. 2/15
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these people got annoyed by some grad students on the internet in 2020 and projected it on to joe biden for some reason. bizarre behavior.
what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
these people got annoyed by some grad students on the internet in 2020 and projected it on to joe biden for some reason. bizarre behavior.
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Sorry , but most white voters can't acknowledge trans rights, or the rights of people of color, or out of control policing.
And please list the "radical solutions" that were even *proposed*—let alone enacted—by effing JOE BIDEN, NANCY PELOSI & CHUCK SCHUMER
I'M NOT MAD. I THINK IT'S FUNNY, REALLY
And please list the "radical solutions" that were even *proposed*—let alone enacted—by effing JOE BIDEN, NANCY PELOSI & CHUCK SCHUMER
I'M NOT MAD. I THINK IT'S FUNNY, REALLY
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Sorry , but most white voters can't acknowledge trans rights, or the rights of people of color, or out of control policing.
And please list the "radical solutions" that were even *proposed*—let alone enacted—by effing JOE BIDEN, NANCY PELOSI & CHUCK SCHUMER
I'M NOT MAD. I THINK IT'S FUNNY, REALLY
And please list the "radical solutions" that were even *proposed*—let alone enacted—by effing JOE BIDEN, NANCY PELOSI & CHUCK SCHUMER
I'M NOT MAD. I THINK IT'S FUNNY, REALLY
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what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
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The higher ups at ICE don't care if there's a general strike in Minnesota. It paralyzes the economy of the blue state (their enemies) and impacts them not at all.
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The higher ups at ICE don't care if there's a general strike in Minnesota. It paralyzes the economy of the blue state (their enemies) and impacts them not at all.
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I don’t want to jinx anything, but ICE presence in South Minneapolis has been MASSIVELY down the last two days, and also far less militarized. Very few masks and uniforms, and efforts to disguise their vehicles. Community watch has been suffocating them, I think.
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I don’t want to jinx anything, but ICE presence in South Minneapolis has been MASSIVELY down the last two days, and also far less militarized. Very few masks and uniforms, and efforts to disguise their vehicles. Community watch has been suffocating them, I think.
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No. The problem has been very specifically one thing: if they move in any kind of detectable force, they pick up a tail within minutes, and then it often grows and grows until you have a dozen cars following two ICE SUVs, making so much noise that the entire neighborhood knows they’re there.
Do you think the general strike announcement spooked their higher ups at all?
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
No. The problem has been very specifically one thing: if they move in any kind of detectable force, they pick up a tail within minutes, and then it often grows and grows until you have a dozen cars following two ICE SUVs, making so much noise that the entire neighborhood knows they’re there.
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it is true that donald trump is very unpopular, and almost everyone outside his hardcore base hates what's going on right now
but what that hardcore base is willing to support is extremely disturbing and I'm not a fan of sharing the country with a lot of these folks
but what that hardcore base is willing to support is extremely disturbing and I'm not a fan of sharing the country with a lot of these folks
I was actually fine not knowing my neighbors and most of my family would be Nazis just because Donald Trump tells them to be. Ignorance is fantastic actually.
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
it is true that donald trump is very unpopular, and almost everyone outside his hardcore base hates what's going on right now
but what that hardcore base is willing to support is extremely disturbing and I'm not a fan of sharing the country with a lot of these folks
but what that hardcore base is willing to support is extremely disturbing and I'm not a fan of sharing the country with a lot of these folks
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Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
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This is not to be a Pollyanna. They may be in late stage flailing mode and they’re still in power for three years yet.
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This is not to be a Pollyanna. They may be in late stage flailing mode and they’re still in power for three years yet.
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This is some late stage flailing shit TBH. As prosecutors are resigning because of their overreach, they’re starting *more* high profile investigations? Fuck outta here.
January 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
This is some late stage flailing shit TBH. As prosecutors are resigning because of their overreach, they’re starting *more* high profile investigations? Fuck outta here.
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Excellent move, sir, they will definitely knuckle under after this, the cowards (gift link)
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Excellent move, sir, they will definitely knuckle under after this, the cowards (gift link)
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One reason why Pride events are wary of allowing politicians who have inflicted suffering upon innocent trans people to wave their party flag at Pride is because politicians do shit like this
"... showing his support for trans rights." (spits)
"... showing his support for trans rights." (spits)
February 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One reason why Pride events are wary of allowing politicians who have inflicted suffering upon innocent trans people to wave their party flag at Pride is because politicians do shit like this
"... showing his support for trans rights." (spits)
"... showing his support for trans rights." (spits)
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Evergreen: “The men who were less-skilled at the game and performing worse relative peers—made frequent, nasty comments to female gamers. In other words, sexist dudes are literally losers.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-int...
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Evergreen: “The men who were less-skilled at the game and performing worse relative peers—made frequent, nasty comments to female gamers. In other words, sexist dudes are literally losers.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-int...
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elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
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Gov. Tim Walz said the state is creating a "database of atrocities" by federal agents against Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Gov. Tim Walz said the state is creating a "database of atrocities" by federal agents against Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...