Ollie
@okw.bsky.social
Pinned
Ollie
@okw.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Imperialist Realism or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Indispensable Superman
Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century (forthcoming)
possibilityspace.substack.com
Daniel Bessner sent me an advanced copy of his forthcoming "Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century".
Applying his ideas to the new Superman movie in a sort-of double review led to some really interesting results:
possibilityspace.substack.com/p/superman-i...
Applying his ideas to the new Superman movie in a sort-of double review led to some really interesting results:
possibilityspace.substack.com/p/superman-i...
Reposted by Ollie
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
My mantra when I get really sad is: “there's a million ways to get by”
As in, if you don’t like what you’re doing do something else.
I can’t think of a better example of this than (briefly) making your job riding bikes to buy video game consoles.
Heartening stuff.
As in, if you don’t like what you’re doing do something else.
I can’t think of a better example of this than (briefly) making your job riding bikes to buy video game consoles.
Heartening stuff.
It took me months, about 495 rides, recovering from a shattered right foot and hacking a folding scooter, but I finally own a Nintendo Switch 2 using points obtained from Citi Bike. Afterwards, it left me questioning the very nature of work. For @aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
My mantra when I get really sad is: “there's a million ways to get by”
As in, if you don’t like what you’re doing do something else.
I can’t think of a better example of this than (briefly) making your job riding bikes to buy video game consoles.
Heartening stuff.
As in, if you don’t like what you’re doing do something else.
I can’t think of a better example of this than (briefly) making your job riding bikes to buy video game consoles.
Heartening stuff.
Hilarious that Starmer is still trying to use partygate as a dividing line.
Just last month he appointed an attendee of those parties as his Special Envoy to the United States.
You had the moral high ground, you willingly ceded it.
Just last month he appointed an attendee of those parties as his Special Envoy to the United States.
You had the moral high ground, you willingly ceded it.
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Hilarious that Starmer is still trying to use partygate as a dividing line.
Just last month he appointed an attendee of those parties as his Special Envoy to the United States.
You had the moral high ground, you willingly ceded it.
Just last month he appointed an attendee of those parties as his Special Envoy to the United States.
You had the moral high ground, you willingly ceded it.
"The government might be better off if it listened more to the IDF"
Mandelson ran unofficial pro-IDF diplomacy for the last Tory government - and Streeting STILL went to him for advice on Israel.
It's a big club, and you ain't in it.
Mandelson ran unofficial pro-IDF diplomacy for the last Tory government - and Streeting STILL went to him for advice on Israel.
It's a big club, and you ain't in it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"The government might be better off if it listened more to the IDF"
Mandelson ran unofficial pro-IDF diplomacy for the last Tory government - and Streeting STILL went to him for advice on Israel.
It's a big club, and you ain't in it.
Mandelson ran unofficial pro-IDF diplomacy for the last Tory government - and Streeting STILL went to him for advice on Israel.
It's a big club, and you ain't in it.
Reposted by Ollie
Some of you are about to discover that #DWG runs a lot faster. No thanks to @joelotter.com 😡
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Some of you are about to discover that #DWG runs a lot faster. No thanks to @joelotter.com 😡
Leaked emails last week showed that Paul Mason repeatedly lied to readers and threatened baseless legal action against those who exposed him.
This week The New World Magazine gave him their cover story.
This week The New World Magazine gave him their cover story.
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Leaked emails last week showed that Paul Mason repeatedly lied to readers and threatened baseless legal action against those who exposed him.
This week The New World Magazine gave him their cover story.
This week The New World Magazine gave him their cover story.
driving children into poverty so you can afford another round has gotta be one of the most divorced policies ever concocted
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
driving children into poverty so you can afford another round has gotta be one of the most divorced policies ever concocted
no better example of the chilling effect that the UK’s libel laws have than this exchange:
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
no better example of the chilling effect that the UK’s libel laws have than this exchange:
How it started: How it’s going:
January 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM
How it started: How it’s going:
It’s a real shame that Holocaust education has been captured by right-wingers who frame it as singular, precisely to avoid learning from it.
January 27, 2026 at 9:19 AM
It’s a real shame that Holocaust education has been captured by right-wingers who frame it as singular, precisely to avoid learning from it.
at the pitch meeting: yes i LOVE benches
[under my breath] as a design element
[under my breath] as a design element
January 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
at the pitch meeting: yes i LOVE benches
[under my breath] as a design element
[under my breath] as a design element
the only infrastructure we seem to invest in nowadays is our terf to fash pipeline 😢🇬🇧
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
the only infrastructure we seem to invest in nowadays is our terf to fash pipeline 😢🇬🇧
Reposted by Ollie
This is fucking gross
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This is fucking gross
Reposted by Ollie
Dave’s Word Game 1.0.9 is out now! We’ve added a toggle to the settings so you can show the status bar if you like. No more missed buses due to being too immersed in DWG and losing track of time. This may or may not be a real event that happened.
January 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Dave’s Word Game 1.0.9 is out now! We’ve added a toggle to the settings so you can show the status bar if you like. No more missed buses due to being too immersed in DWG and losing track of time. This may or may not be a real event that happened.
Labour loves “I’m not going to comment on hypotheticals” - a handy dodge for a government short on ideology and foresight.
That line amusingly malfunctioned this morning, when Darren Jones said that businesses shouldn’t bother planning for risk.
That line amusingly malfunctioned this morning, when Darren Jones said that businesses shouldn’t bother planning for risk.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Labour loves “I’m not going to comment on hypotheticals” - a handy dodge for a government short on ideology and foresight.
That line amusingly malfunctioned this morning, when Darren Jones said that businesses shouldn’t bother planning for risk.
That line amusingly malfunctioned this morning, when Darren Jones said that businesses shouldn’t bother planning for risk.
Popbitch reports that Nadhim Zahawi attended Diddy parties.
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Popbitch reports that Nadhim Zahawi attended Diddy parties.
How it started: How it’s going:
The U.S. is not and has never been a reliable partner for dissidents.
The U.S. is not and has never been a reliable partner for dissidents.
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
How it started: How it’s going:
The U.S. is not and has never been a reliable partner for dissidents.
The U.S. is not and has never been a reliable partner for dissidents.
A Twitter account with 452.9K followers posted a link to my blog today.
This resulted in 2 likes and a mere 27 new views.
Either my blog is shit or Twitter is dead. You decide: possibilityspace.substack.com/p/what-accou...
This resulted in 2 likes and a mere 27 new views.
Either my blog is shit or Twitter is dead. You decide: possibilityspace.substack.com/p/what-accou...
What accounts for our unaccountability problem?
Bad things keep happening in the United Kingdom but they don’t seem to be anybody’s fault.
possibilityspace.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
A Twitter account with 452.9K followers posted a link to my blog today.
This resulted in 2 likes and a mere 27 new views.
Either my blog is shit or Twitter is dead. You decide: possibilityspace.substack.com/p/what-accou...
This resulted in 2 likes and a mere 27 new views.
Either my blog is shit or Twitter is dead. You decide: possibilityspace.substack.com/p/what-accou...
Imagine having your vacation photos stolen and used in an advertising campaign by a right-wing rag on a child pornography website.
Cruel, bullying behaviour. Author @valeriestivers.bsky.social should be ashamed.
Cruel, bullying behaviour. Author @valeriestivers.bsky.social should be ashamed.
January 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Imagine having your vacation photos stolen and used in an advertising campaign by a right-wing rag on a child pornography website.
Cruel, bullying behaviour. Author @valeriestivers.bsky.social should be ashamed.
Cruel, bullying behaviour. Author @valeriestivers.bsky.social should be ashamed.
absolute banger open.spotify.com/track/6rY4CO...
Talk To Me
open.spotify.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
absolute banger open.spotify.com/track/6rY4CO...