Jeffery Zavadil
@jefzav.bsky.social
Political theorist, democratic socialist, and author of the Mallworld, Incorporated, dystopian trilogy. No DMs. Website: http://coexalt.com. Facebook: http://bit.ly/2tJG7Gb
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Jeffery Zavadil
@jefzav.bsky.social
· Aug 28
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
“Accepting that America is not longer a functioning democracy should change how we think about the future. Does America face a decades long shift away from democracy, as in Franco’s Spain, or a quicker rebound?“
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The problem with this is that some leftists are children, with childish expectations and childish fantasies and childish political analysis.
In my opinion, it’s better to have prominent progressive politicians marching with labor than not.
And if you agree - guess what, our opinion is correct. 😉
In my opinion, it’s better to have prominent progressive politicians marching with labor than not.
And if you agree - guess what, our opinion is correct. 😉
The problem with this is that they're both elected officials with real power that they refuse to use on behalf of workers, so they engage in performative solidarity instead of living up to their half of the inside-outside strategy.
Bernie Sanders and Mamdani joined the Starbucks picket line in Brooklyn — see the photos
Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joined striking Starbucks baristas in Brooklyn on Monday.
www.businessinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The problem with this is that some leftists are children, with childish expectations and childish fantasies and childish political analysis.
In my opinion, it’s better to have prominent progressive politicians marching with labor than not.
And if you agree - guess what, our opinion is correct. 😉
In my opinion, it’s better to have prominent progressive politicians marching with labor than not.
And if you agree - guess what, our opinion is correct. 😉
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Brazil’s former Dictator Bolsonaro will begin serving his 27 year prison sentence for plotting a coup in his country.
If only Merrick Garland had gotten the job done when we had the chance and sent the orange felon and his insurrectionists to jail where they belong. Scumbag.
If only Merrick Garland had gotten the job done when we had the chance and sent the orange felon and his insurrectionists to jail where they belong. Scumbag.
December 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Brazil’s former Dictator Bolsonaro will begin serving his 27 year prison sentence for plotting a coup in his country.
If only Merrick Garland had gotten the job done when we had the chance and sent the orange felon and his insurrectionists to jail where they belong. Scumbag.
If only Merrick Garland had gotten the job done when we had the chance and sent the orange felon and his insurrectionists to jail where they belong. Scumbag.
This mad me sad.
(Because pets should live longer)
(Because pets should live longer)
I am older than every dog
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This mad me sad.
(Because pets should live longer)
(Because pets should live longer)
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Stop this war criminal NOW.
This is Trump’s version of Mussolini invading Ethiopia or Hitler invading Poland.
The last thing we need is the US starting a hemisphere-wide war of aggression.
This is Trump’s version of Mussolini invading Ethiopia or Hitler invading Poland.
The last thing we need is the US starting a hemisphere-wide war of aggression.
Trump on the land strikes he's planning: "If the come in through a certain country, any country ... I hear Colombia is making cocaine ... anybody doing that and selling it into our country is subject to attack"
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Stop this war criminal NOW.
This is Trump’s version of Mussolini invading Ethiopia or Hitler invading Poland.
The last thing we need is the US starting a hemisphere-wide war of aggression.
This is Trump’s version of Mussolini invading Ethiopia or Hitler invading Poland.
The last thing we need is the US starting a hemisphere-wide war of aggression.
Donald Trump proves he’s a racist piece of garbage.
Trump's cabinet responds to his racist diatribe with applause and then Trump abruptly wraps up the meeting
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Donald Trump proves he’s a racist piece of garbage.
Conservative man speaking about his daughters:
“I let them vote how they wish.”
“They are mislead (sic) by propaganda“
“I must now suffer *their* childish and frankly, rude behavior”
“Liberalism really is a mental disorder.”
Conservatism is a sewer of entitlement, ignorance, and self-delusion.
“I let them vote how they wish.”
“They are mislead (sic) by propaganda“
“I must now suffer *their* childish and frankly, rude behavior”
“Liberalism really is a mental disorder.”
Conservatism is a sewer of entitlement, ignorance, and self-delusion.
Guy voted for a rapist and just can’t figure out why his daughters are mad at him. Clearly it must be something wrong with them.
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Conservative man speaking about his daughters:
“I let them vote how they wish.”
“They are mislead (sic) by propaganda“
“I must now suffer *their* childish and frankly, rude behavior”
“Liberalism really is a mental disorder.”
Conservatism is a sewer of entitlement, ignorance, and self-delusion.
“I let them vote how they wish.”
“They are mislead (sic) by propaganda“
“I must now suffer *their* childish and frankly, rude behavior”
“Liberalism really is a mental disorder.”
Conservatism is a sewer of entitlement, ignorance, and self-delusion.
Too bad Hakeem Jeffries declared an impeachment push for Hegseth of the table.
Too bad Democrats in Congress are useless.
Too bad Democrats in Congress are useless.
Dems should hound Rs relentlessly: Will they exercise oversight on these extrajudicial killings in a serious way? Trump and Hegseth are laughing in Congress' faces. Will Rs really debase themselves to shield the likes of *Pete Hegseth* from scrutiny? Seriously? 4/4
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Too bad Hakeem Jeffries declared an impeachment push for Hegseth of the table.
Too bad Democrats in Congress are useless.
Too bad Democrats in Congress are useless.
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The media is defining deviancy down by emphasizing the illegality and cruelty of the second strike. Already there are Republican lawmakers using the contrast between the first and second strikes to make the first seem acceptable.
We must not forget that the first strikes are also war crimes.
We must not forget that the first strikes are also war crimes.
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The media is defining deviancy down by emphasizing the illegality and cruelty of the second strike. Already there are Republican lawmakers using the contrast between the first and second strikes to make the first seem acceptable.
We must not forget that the first strikes are also war crimes.
We must not forget that the first strikes are also war crimes.
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So, seems like we’re not all that serious about fighting the war on drugs after all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So, seems like we’re not all that serious about fighting the war on drugs after all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
An excellent article, well worth a full read.
"Just a few years ago, conservatives struggled to navigate a world in which everyone was expected to pay fealty (whether sincerely or not) to the idea the US could be a multi-racial democracy in which equality was the goal toward which we all strove. But now, they’re pretending nothing of the sort."
This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?
www.publicnotice.co
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
An excellent article, well worth a full read.
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Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Canadian publisher Kids Can Press "strongly condemns any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin's name or image" following Pete Hegseth's post:
Yet these traitors dub Mark Kelly and other lawmakers who call for the rule of law unpatriotic.
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
The Republican Party has turned the world upside down and sold out their country and its ideals, all for an orange clown and a few coins. Sad!
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
The Republican Party has turned the world upside down and sold out their country and its ideals, all for an orange clown and a few coins. Sad!
According to Stuart Stevens, Chief Strategist of Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, "The Republican Party is compromised and is now a functional asset of the Russian Federation."
'Appalling spectacle': Ex-GOP insider accuses Republican senators of being 'compromised'
Republican senators are "compromised," according to a GOP strategist.Stuart Stevens, Chief Strategist of Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, wrote an article on Saturday called None Dare Call It Trea...
www.rawstory.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Yet these traitors dub Mark Kelly and other lawmakers who call for the rule of law unpatriotic.
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
The Republican Party has turned the world upside down and sold out their country and its ideals, all for an orange clown and a few coins. Sad!
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
The Republican Party has turned the world upside down and sold out their country and its ideals, all for an orange clown and a few coins. Sad!
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America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Trump and Hegseth are both cowards. Take responsibility for your actions.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Trump and Hegseth are both cowards. Take responsibility for your actions.
The Democrats should impeach Jeffries and find new leadership.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Democrats should impeach Jeffries and find new leadership.
Going through my pix and liked this one. Machu Picchu is a truly beautiful place and I was lucky to be able to go.
I sooo had altitude sickness on this trip, which I did not expect!
I sooo had altitude sickness on this trip, which I did not expect!
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Going through my pix and liked this one. Machu Picchu is a truly beautiful place and I was lucky to be able to go.
I sooo had altitude sickness on this trip, which I did not expect!
I sooo had altitude sickness on this trip, which I did not expect!
There. Are. FOUR. LIGHTS!!!
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There. Are. FOUR. LIGHTS!!!
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
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My friends, there is no ‘Department of War’ or ‘Secretary of War’ in America.
There is a Department of Defense and a Secretary of Defense.
Neither has the right to murder.
“Kill them all” is a confession to murder under American law.
There is a Department of Defense and a Secretary of Defense.
Neither has the right to murder.
“Kill them all” is a confession to murder under American law.
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My friends, there is no ‘Department of War’ or ‘Secretary of War’ in America.
There is a Department of Defense and a Secretary of Defense.
Neither has the right to murder.
“Kill them all” is a confession to murder under American law.
There is a Department of Defense and a Secretary of Defense.
Neither has the right to murder.
“Kill them all” is a confession to murder under American law.
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
“For example, order to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”
"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“For example, order to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”