Joe Crow
@joecrow.bsky.social
Artist, writer, anarchist, occultist, general weirdo. Everything I need to know about life I learned by killing smart people and eating their brains. (he/him)
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
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The headline I feel like is that all the philanthropic donations from billionaires typically have a shitload of restrictions.
Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”
Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”
Mackenzie Scott’s signature philanthropic style is giving unrestricted gifts—a rarity in the industry. trib.al/DjrurgM
MacKenzie Scott's $19 billion donations have turned philanthropy on its head—why her style of giving actually works | Fortune
The billionaire philanthropist’s giving style is a rarity in the industry.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The headline I feel like is that all the philanthropic donations from billionaires typically have a shitload of restrictions.
Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”
Mackenzie is like “you’re doing work to stop something horrible or to help something good? Cool. Here’s a few hundred million.” and the paper is like “wow… so novel”
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The people who are trying to destroy universities when it comes to inclusion around race and gender are also opposed to inclusion around disability. This bullshit gives them cover. Once again, legacy media laundering far right complaints because it makes elites feel smug.
The administration is extorting universities for billions of dollars and attempting to destroy free speech, academic freedom, and independent thought but the Atlantic talked to a few professors at elite universities who think the problem is that some students need a little extra time on exams
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The people who are trying to destroy universities when it comes to inclusion around race and gender are also opposed to inclusion around disability. This bullshit gives them cover. Once again, legacy media laundering far right complaints because it makes elites feel smug.
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
@profanity.accountant Ok, lemme see what my score is.
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@profanity.accountant Ok, lemme see what my score is.
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We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
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This call campaign is working. If youve been calling since mov 1st, youre a trooper! If you havent called yet, now is a fantastic time to do so! Please help us pressure paypros and push back against censorship!
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This call campaign is working. If youve been calling since mov 1st, youre a trooper! If you havent called yet, now is a fantastic time to do so! Please help us pressure paypros and push back against censorship!
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I've no real interest in the new Assassin's Creed game, but I honestly want every word this guy said engraved on a large hammer so it could be smashed into the face of every whiny entitled racist 'gamer' on the internet.
March 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I've no real interest in the new Assassin's Creed game, but I honestly want every word this guy said engraved on a large hammer so it could be smashed into the face of every whiny entitled racist 'gamer' on the internet.
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Here's someone examining it in NYC. It's large landlords. medium.com/justfixorg/e...
Spain? It's large landlords.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Australia? Wouldn't you know it, it's large landlords.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Spain? It's large landlords.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Australia? Wouldn't you know it, it's large landlords.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Here's someone examining it in NYC. It's large landlords. medium.com/justfixorg/e...
Spain? It's large landlords.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Australia? Wouldn't you know it, it's large landlords.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Spain? It's large landlords.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Australia? Wouldn't you know it, it's large landlords.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I quite literally will never understand this take. I know that we always need *some* rental property available but the vast majority of people in Ireland want to own and we can't because of *drumroll please* landlords buying multiple properties to rent. Them leaving the market is what we want.
Landlords 'stampede' out of rental market ahead of new changes coming next year
Landlords 'stampede' out of rental market ahead of new changes coming next year
The new rules and regulations will not affect tenants that have been in place before March 1 and after that date, they will see a six-year tenancy agreement put in place
Renters could be facing an even more uncertain market in the months ahead of new tenancy rules that are coming into effect
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www.limerickleader.ie
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I quite literally will never understand this take. I know that we always need *some* rental property available but the vast majority of people in Ireland want to own and we can't because of *drumroll please* landlords buying multiple properties to rent. Them leaving the market is what we want.
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The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
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This bit exactly. A couple hundred bucks is more than I’ve had to spend on clothes for well over a decade at one time, AND would get me, the wife, and the kid some clothes that’d last maybe a year or two.
The only stuff I can afford to buy new is underwear, T-shirts and socks.
The only stuff I can afford to buy new is underwear, T-shirts and socks.
Perhaps a separate issue but good quality clothes are not cheap. We can disagree on the minutiae of what a reasonable budget for clothing is, but ‘a few hundred bucks’ is both out of reach of a lot of people and quite a low budget for a quality outfit.
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This bit exactly. A couple hundred bucks is more than I’ve had to spend on clothes for well over a decade at one time, AND would get me, the wife, and the kid some clothes that’d last maybe a year or two.
The only stuff I can afford to buy new is underwear, T-shirts and socks.
The only stuff I can afford to buy new is underwear, T-shirts and socks.
“Aggressive accounting” is one HELL of a phrase, yanno?
Meta’s data-center accounting gets the Jon Weil treatment:
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Aggressive accounting” is one HELL of a phrase, yanno?
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"... sometimes NOT doing an extreme thing is extremist, and the difference depends on circumstances, on recognizing whether or not an emergency is occurring, and what the immediacy of the emergency is, and who is at risk."
www.the-reframe.com/a-foolish-pr...
www.the-reframe.com/a-foolish-pr...
A Foolish Proposal
On the purpose of persuasion, Proclamation 95, and the difference between extreme and extremist.
www.the-reframe.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"... sometimes NOT doing an extreme thing is extremist, and the difference depends on circumstances, on recognizing whether or not an emergency is occurring, and what the immediacy of the emergency is, and who is at risk."
www.the-reframe.com/a-foolish-pr...
www.the-reframe.com/a-foolish-pr...
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This is extreme to say, but it isn't extremist, b/c these are extreme times. Driving straight makes sense only when the road is straight. Staying on the road makes sense only when it doesn't lead off a cliff. Allowing the driver to stay at the wheel makes sense only when they don't intend to crash.
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is extreme to say, but it isn't extremist, b/c these are extreme times. Driving straight makes sense only when the road is straight. Staying on the road makes sense only when it doesn't lead off a cliff. Allowing the driver to stay at the wheel makes sense only when they don't intend to crash.
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We must make a world that is cares equally for all, that exists to serve humanity rather than capital.
That's a world where breaking public trust must carry grave weight. Having been a member of the Republican Party must necessarily bar you for seeking or holding elected or appointed public office.
That's a world where breaking public trust must carry grave weight. Having been a member of the Republican Party must necessarily bar you for seeking or holding elected or appointed public office.
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We must make a world that is cares equally for all, that exists to serve humanity rather than capital.
That's a world where breaking public trust must carry grave weight. Having been a member of the Republican Party must necessarily bar you for seeking or holding elected or appointed public office.
That's a world where breaking public trust must carry grave weight. Having been a member of the Republican Party must necessarily bar you for seeking or holding elected or appointed public office.
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The corruption and bigotry and terror, and the damage done by it, are almost impossible to fathom, but as a society we must fathom it.
If we are lucky, we'll get out of this, and there will be calls to "look forward, not back." Those who say it will say its to heal. It's to avoid doing their job.
If we are lucky, we'll get out of this, and there will be calls to "look forward, not back." Those who say it will say its to heal. It's to avoid doing their job.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The corruption and bigotry and terror, and the damage done by it, are almost impossible to fathom, but as a society we must fathom it.
If we are lucky, we'll get out of this, and there will be calls to "look forward, not back." Those who say it will say its to heal. It's to avoid doing their job.
If we are lucky, we'll get out of this, and there will be calls to "look forward, not back." Those who say it will say its to heal. It's to avoid doing their job.
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Anyone calling for a return to normalcy without consequence needs to have their career ended immediately so we can get people in office willing to do what is needed, which is to build a new and better normal, having disarmed and defunded the corporatist fascist occupation of our government.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Anyone calling for a return to normalcy without consequence needs to have their career ended immediately so we can get people in office willing to do what is needed, which is to build a new and better normal, having disarmed and defunded the corporatist fascist occupation of our government.
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Nobody should be running for public office without calls for swift and aggressive investigation, prosecution, trial, conviction, and appropriate sentencing for DOGE, ICE, the Trump administration, the Republican Congress, state level Republican, and their staffs, partners, funders, and associates.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Nobody should be running for public office without calls for swift and aggressive investigation, prosecution, trial, conviction, and appropriate sentencing for DOGE, ICE, the Trump administration, the Republican Congress, state level Republican, and their staffs, partners, funders, and associates.
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It's not a matter of whether or not we'll have such tribunals. It's whether or not we can still manage to have them in prosecution of fascist Republicans for crimes against humanity. If we can't, fascist Republicans will eventually hold them against everyone else for the crime of humanity.
Happy to chat with the administration about the Nuremberg tribunals.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Hey look POTUS calling for military tribunals
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's not a matter of whether or not we'll have such tribunals. It's whether or not we can still manage to have them in prosecution of fascist Republicans for crimes against humanity. If we can't, fascist Republicans will eventually hold them against everyone else for the crime of humanity.
Damn, never seen this one before. Now I got somebody else to look for!
Slept dreaming of, woke up thinking about the extraordinary What Resembles the Grave but Isn’t by Anne Boyer
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Damn, never seen this one before. Now I got somebody else to look for!
And on today’s edition of White People Be Crazy, the thrilling tale of Big Nose George and How He Became Shoes. America, babee!
On May 11, 1950, while working on the Rawlins National Bank in Wyoming, a construction crew unearthed a whiskey barrel that contained a human skeleton with its skull cap sawed off & an odd pair of shoes. Dr. Lillian Heath, now in her 80s, was asked if she knew anything about it...🧵
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
And on today’s edition of White People Be Crazy, the thrilling tale of Big Nose George and How He Became Shoes. America, babee!