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Jason Read

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Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine, Author of The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work from Verso Books: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2920-the-double-shift More here: http://www.unemployednegativity.com

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · Dec 25

It is more than a little awkward to realize that I had two books come out this year, a fact due more to different schedules and timelines of publishing than some prodigious productivity. The Double Shift from Verso...
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The Double Shift

Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery—working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Sp...

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 4m

Surprised this heron on my walk this morning

Blue heron taking off from small creek in field

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Erasing the 1960s

One Battle After Another, Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 7h

Glad Trump didn’t get the peace prize but Machado is a racist with ties to the European far right. This is shameful. Shame on the Nobel committee.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 2d

the part of peacemaker where he sees the little swastika america flag

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 16h

The idea that universities should be neutral with respect to politics comes up against the limitation that politics is far from neutral when it comes to knowledge.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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5 Guys Who Are Still So Mad About Skylar White In 2025

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 1d

Every time someone says “antifa”

a woman is decorating a christmas tree with red and yellow ribbons

ALT: a woman is decorating a christmas tree with red and yellow ribbons

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 1d

A story in two acts: One: Bento wondering why I am not reading outside while I explain that it is too cold. Two: I give in, bundle up and do my reading outside.

Bento (dog) standing on back porch and not wanting to come inside

Bento (dog) sitting by me while I go about my morning reading outside

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

"A government doesn't announce they have become fascist; they announce anti-fascists are enemies of the state."

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 2d

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Meghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social · 2d

The science is in: COVID boosters are worth it, even if you've been vaccinated and/or infected before. Stay safe out there, friends!: 🧪 🛟 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday's post on labor power in the philosophy of Pierre Macherey and Paolo Virno
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Interpreting a Changing World: Labor Power in Virno and Macherey

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 1d

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Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

"But Weiss didn’t test well with audiences, who didn’t understand her centrist-right contrarian politics. In fact, her focus group scores were so low that she wasn’t invited back to guest host, according to insiders."

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

“She plays to an audience of 200 people,” one Hollywood executive with ties to Weiss told Variety. “It just happens to be that audience is made up of people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Ackman." www.rawstory.com/bari-weiss-2...

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," acco...

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 1d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 2d

I once ran into someone who recognized me from my blog and invited me to his wedding. I had a great time.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 2d

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The United States and “Fascistic Capitalism” • Ill Will

Maurizio Lazzarato on the false opposition between market democracy and genocidal war.

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about "labor power" as a concept in the work of Paolo Virno and Pierre Macherey and what it means for philosophy.
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Interpreting a Changing World: Labor Power in Virno and Macherey

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 2d

Bento is going as Good Dog for Halloween

Bento (dog) in front of blow up cemetery sign

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Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 3d

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

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Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

this is incredible

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 4d

If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 3d

Soccer under moonlight

Bento (dog) at night bathed in red light with soccer ball underneath harvest moon

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 3d

Teaching Paolo Virno today.
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Naturally Historical: On Paolo Virno's When the Word Becomes Flesh and Déjà Vu and the End of History

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 3d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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