Airbuilder7 🔜 Katsucon
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Aerospace engineer, NASA nerd, aspiring novelist. (35)
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Just a prime example of how without *power* - in the Arendt sense of the ability to harness collective effort without direct coercion - governing becomes extremely difficult and costly.
These guys have a lot of *violence* but they are hemorrhaging power and they do not have *enough* violence.
These guys have a lot of *violence* but they are hemorrhaging power and they do not have *enough* violence.
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Just a prime example of how without *power* - in the Arendt sense of the ability to harness collective effort without direct coercion - governing becomes extremely difficult and costly.
These guys have a lot of *violence* but they are hemorrhaging power and they do not have *enough* violence.
These guys have a lot of *violence* but they are hemorrhaging power and they do not have *enough* violence.
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Woke 1 = think pieces
Woke Won = community logistics
Woke Won = community logistics
January 27, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Woke 1 = think pieces
Woke Won = community logistics
Woke Won = community logistics
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MLK Jr. quote on the flaws of the ultimately unsuccessful Albany movement (which @jamellebouie.net mentioned in his video today) feels quite prescient
![King later said about the setbacks of the Albany Movement:
The mistake I made there was to protest against segregation generally rather than against a single and distinct facet of it. Our protest was so vague that we got nothing, and the people were left very depressed and in despair. It would have been much better to have concentrated upon integrating the buses or the lunch counters. One victory of this kind would have been symbolic, would have galvanized support and boosted morale....
When we planned our strategy for Birmingham months later, we spent many hours assessing Albany and trying to learn from its errors. Our appraisals not only helped to make our subsequent tactics more effective, but revealed that Albany was far from an unqualified failure. 23]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gouysuoxatjdb5bjcqe4sfh7/bafkreidlcszxqbxbb3gm3fnmuhkvjxox2k3zpnnp56lwatu6ji22jsclzq@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 AM
MLK Jr. quote on the flaws of the ultimately unsuccessful Albany movement (which @jamellebouie.net mentioned in his video today) feels quite prescient
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Going back to tell my 20yo self that Green Day weren't just old men struggling to stay relevant, and the anti-Bush record was Good and Necessary and Timeless, Actually
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Going back to tell my 20yo self that Green Day weren't just old men struggling to stay relevant, and the anti-Bush record was Good and Necessary and Timeless, Actually
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They chose Nuremberg as the place to hold the trials in part because its where Hitler staged his rallies and they wanted to send a message
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM
They chose Nuremberg as the place to hold the trials in part because its where Hitler staged his rallies and they wanted to send a message
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"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
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Is this insane libbing out? Yes. Is it damn near identical to some conversations my now-retired pediatrician mother has had with parents? Also yes.
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Is this insane libbing out? Yes. Is it damn near identical to some conversations my now-retired pediatrician mother has had with parents? Also yes.
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Maybe because the stakes are higher, no time to screw around with “horserace” or “gotcha” style coverage, but the real - often life & death - consequences of political actions.
Focusing on the people affected, not the politicians
Focusing on the people affected, not the politicians
January 26, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Maybe because the stakes are higher, no time to screw around with “horserace” or “gotcha” style coverage, but the real - often life & death - consequences of political actions.
Focusing on the people affected, not the politicians
Focusing on the people affected, not the politicians
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The man in the photo is Greg Ketter, and he owns a bookstore:
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The man in the photo is Greg Ketter, and he owns a bookstore:
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And I know, I hear you read to shout, 'but ACAB!' and I get it.
But you, the blue-team protestor, do not need the cops to be heroes. It'd be nice, but you don't need it.
The *regime* needs them to be villains. You just need them to either 1) just do their jobs or 2) decide to be somewhere else.
But you, the blue-team protestor, do not need the cops to be heroes. It'd be nice, but you don't need it.
The *regime* needs them to be villains. You just need them to either 1) just do their jobs or 2) decide to be somewhere else.
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
And I know, I hear you read to shout, 'but ACAB!' and I get it.
But you, the blue-team protestor, do not need the cops to be heroes. It'd be nice, but you don't need it.
The *regime* needs them to be villains. You just need them to either 1) just do their jobs or 2) decide to be somewhere else.
But you, the blue-team protestor, do not need the cops to be heroes. It'd be nice, but you don't need it.
The *regime* needs them to be villains. You just need them to either 1) just do their jobs or 2) decide to be somewhere else.
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Shockingly, a lot of the guys who've convinced themselves that they're the thin blue line between civilians and the untold violence of savages might actually believe some of that and could likewise be convinced that the federal thugs trampling over their turf might be those savages.
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Shockingly, a lot of the guys who've convinced themselves that they're the thin blue line between civilians and the untold violence of savages might actually believe some of that and could likewise be convinced that the federal thugs trampling over their turf might be those savages.