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char byram
@charram.bsky.social
writing words about the world

deconstructionera.substack.com
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The way I see it, there’s a through-line from monarchy to present day billionaires that went something like: nobles>lords>aristocracy>capitalists>monopolists
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The progressive plan is: populism>socialism>communism. skeptical it can work, but hopefully it will
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Writing a long piece about plastic. the situation is always worse than you think
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It seems to me that tech oligarchs are delusional about AI because they are fundamentally detached from the physical realities of actual, normal people
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
democrats should keep adding demands for every day the shutdown continues
October 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
it’s actually a great american tradition to dump tons of money, lives and resources into something and have nothing to show for it
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
i can’t respect anyone who won’t admit when they’re wrong or apologize for causing harm
October 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
when the AI bubble bursts, @edzitron.com is going to be the most in-demand interviewee for a while
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
fetterman is the biggest heel turn. huge disappointing shill of a loser
FOX: Do you think Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

FETTERMAN: If this sticks. I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace. And if he brings the Ukrainian war to its end, I will be the Democrat leading the committee for his Nobel Prize Peace.
October 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
not only does israel not have a right to exist, it should not have ever existed
October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
good. abducting people shouldn’t be a job
“More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.”
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
countering the conservative double standard with an even more effective triple standard
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
i have some good news and some bad news. the good news is they cancel each other out, the bad news is i don’t have any news now
October 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
hoping the evil guys who always do the wrong thing will do the right thing
October 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
white house staffers say they’re trying to limit trump’s screen time as it makes him cranky
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
let the government shut down, it sucks and isn’t getting any better
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
(guy who only ever focuses on himself at all times) i’m just trying to focus on myself right now
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
a bit late, but these are my thoughts on the now deceased charlie kirk
The Untold Violence of Subtle Bigotry
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10, 2025, pundits across the board in mainstream media mourned his death as the loss of a valuable voice in politics, hailing Kirk as a courteo...
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
laws are made up, money isn’t real, we’re all just pretending this stuff makes sense
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
not as old as i once was
September 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
jubilee presents a civil debate between 50 murderous soldiers and one ailing child they’re withholding medicine from
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
i’m a baby genius, which translates to being a severely mentally average adult
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A better world is plausible
March 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM