Edgar Brown
@edgarbrown.bsky.social
Polymath in search of solutions for democracy—Complex systems are not immune to butterflies.
Not afraid to talk about what makes me uncomfortable. Know thyself
#SemioticResistance
Not afraid to talk about what makes me uncomfortable. Know thyself
#SemioticResistance
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Edgar Brown
@edgarbrown.bsky.social
· Mar 24
The social doom loop
Understanding the cyclical aspects of the present moment
open.substack.com
Mark Twain, is quoted as having said that History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes.
Understanding the historical precedents of the current period would help us fix the problems and avoid it from recurring in the future.
Understanding the historical precedents of the current period would help us fix the problems and avoid it from recurring in the future.
Wisdom and compassion lead the way. The rest is decoration.
Quantization reduces, fog clears, local minima disappear. Just the gradient of intention leading to the path.
Quantization reduces, fog clears, local minima disappear. Just the gradient of intention leading to the path.
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Wisdom and compassion lead the way. The rest is decoration.
Quantization reduces, fog clears, local minima disappear. Just the gradient of intention leading to the path.
Quantization reduces, fog clears, local minima disappear. Just the gradient of intention leading to the path.
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“Ruled by the Epstein Class” feels like a real solid message, to me.
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
“Ruled by the Epstein Class” feels like a real solid message, to me.
Winds in the east, mist coming in, like something is brewing and about to begin…
The zeitgeist is healing.
The zeitgeist is healing.
In the historically anti-union South, the UAW just secured a landmark contract with Volkswagen.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
The workers won major wage increases, job security against outsourcing, and higher-quality healthcare.
Congratulations to these workers, and remember: there is always hope in labor.
February 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Winds in the east, mist coming in, like something is brewing and about to begin…
The zeitgeist is healing.
The zeitgeist is healing.
What do you mean “start”?
They have been to blame at the very least starting with Reagan. The Mango Maduro in the White House didn’t appear from thin air. He’s just the symptom of what the GOP has been doing for decades.
McConnell could have stopped this nonsense very fast. They still can.
They have been to blame at the very least starting with Reagan. The Mango Maduro in the White House didn’t appear from thin air. He’s just the symptom of what the GOP has been doing for decades.
McConnell could have stopped this nonsense very fast. They still can.
It’s time to start blaming all Republicans not just Trump. Trump could not do anything without them.
February 4, 2026 at 11:44 PM
What do you mean “start”?
They have been to blame at the very least starting with Reagan. The Mango Maduro in the White House didn’t appear from thin air. He’s just the symptom of what the GOP has been doing for decades.
McConnell could have stopped this nonsense very fast. They still can.
They have been to blame at the very least starting with Reagan. The Mango Maduro in the White House didn’t appear from thin air. He’s just the symptom of what the GOP has been doing for decades.
McConnell could have stopped this nonsense very fast. They still can.
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Donald Trump didn't break the political system on his own.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Donald Trump didn't break the political system on his own.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
Our broken political system is why we have Trump.
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JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
Things with ICE, the second amendment, the shutdown, and arresting people from the press must be going pretty bad when they release some of the #EpsteinFiles to distract from it.
Justice Department releases 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the mill...
ground.news
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Things with ICE, the second amendment, the shutdown, and arresting people from the press must be going pretty bad when they release some of the #EpsteinFiles to distract from it.
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If the “people” still haven’t realised that it’s not immigrants, or Blacks, or Trans, or LGBTQ, or drag queens that are the problem.
The problem is the wealthy billionaires and the politicians that take care of them.
Then the people deserve what they get.
The problem is the wealthy billionaires and the politicians that take care of them.
Then the people deserve what they get.
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 AM
If the “people” still haven’t realised that it’s not immigrants, or Blacks, or Trans, or LGBTQ, or drag queens that are the problem.
The problem is the wealthy billionaires and the politicians that take care of them.
Then the people deserve what they get.
The problem is the wealthy billionaires and the politicians that take care of them.
Then the people deserve what they get.
Where are the no kings yard signs?
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
If I’m going to get a yard sign I’d like the money to at least be used by the movement.
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
If I’m going to get a yard sign I’d like the money to at least be used by the movement.
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Where are the no kings yard signs?
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
If I’m going to get a yard sign I’d like the money to at least be used by the movement.
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
If I’m going to get a yard sign I’d like the money to at least be used by the movement.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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Furniture Connection is Vance's favorite app
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Furniture Connection is Vance's favorite app
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Not buying his damage control attempt. Not for one minute. Boycott Furniture Connection.
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Not buying his damage control attempt. Not for one minute. Boycott Furniture Connection.
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America needs 12 million people protesting daily to remove the entire Trump regime.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
America needs 12 million people protesting daily to remove the entire Trump regime.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
This is the real problem in America, the reason why the Moron Authoritarian Goons and Assholes were able to transform their feelings of anger into power.
Address the roots of inequality and the feelings go away.
Address the roots of inequality and the feelings go away.
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27.5M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
It's past time Walmart paid them a living wage.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
It's past time Walmart paid them a living wage.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This is the real problem in America, the reason why the Moron Authoritarian Goons and Assholes were able to transform their feelings of anger into power.
Address the roots of inequality and the feelings go away.
Address the roots of inequality and the feelings go away.
@tastytrade.bsky.social
Tasty Trade platform is down, this is a complete clown show—TT has to take reliability more seriously
The chat support is not working. the same as the phone support.
Who is responsible for the loses?
Tasty Trade platform is down, this is a complete clown show—TT has to take reliability more seriously
The chat support is not working. the same as the phone support.
Who is responsible for the loses?
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
@tastytrade.bsky.social
Tasty Trade platform is down, this is a complete clown show—TT has to take reliability more seriously
The chat support is not working. the same as the phone support.
Who is responsible for the loses?
Tasty Trade platform is down, this is a complete clown show—TT has to take reliability more seriously
The chat support is not working. the same as the phone support.
Who is responsible for the loses?
Except for the Republicans that keep him there without signs of being embarrassed or doing anything about it.
The enablers are even worse, because they clearly know better but are too stupid and craven to intervene.
The enablers are even worse, because they clearly know better but are too stupid and craven to intervene.
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Except for the Republicans that keep him there without signs of being embarrassed or doing anything about it.
The enablers are even worse, because they clearly know better but are too stupid and craven to intervene.
The enablers are even worse, because they clearly know better but are too stupid and craven to intervene.
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Republicans in Congress could stop this at any moment.
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Republicans in Congress could stop this at any moment.
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What is science? And why do we need it? In this episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking with host @hankgreen.bsky.social, we explore how cognitive bias shapes the way we think about the world, and how scientific thinking can help us overcome it. youtu.be/d2r7Bk1NlgU
Introduction to Cognitive Bias: Crash Course Scientific Thinking #1
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
What is science? And why do we need it? In this episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking with host @hankgreen.bsky.social, we explore how cognitive bias shapes the way we think about the world, and how scientific thinking can help us overcome it. youtu.be/d2r7Bk1NlgU
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This is on you, Congress. Every single member of Congress who does not support impeachment, removal, and prosecution right now is complicit.
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This is on you, Congress. Every single member of Congress who does not support impeachment, removal, and prosecution right now is complicit.
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Lexington, North Carolina
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Lexington, North Carolina