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I've recently realized that the word 'classy" rings different to me. It used to mean sophistication and politeness in referring to some propagandized bourgeois character. Now it screams oligarchy, genocide and smug sadism, completely anti-social behavior.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I've recently realized that the word 'classy" rings different to me. It used to mean sophistication and politeness in referring to some propagandized bourgeois character. Now it screams oligarchy, genocide and smug sadism, completely anti-social behavior.
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Instead, such minor dissent will be American literature fulfilling its imperial function, which is to fine-tune imperial power through showing the literary and liberal values of empathy and compassion, and in so doing to be empire’s diplomat."
April 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Instead, such minor dissent will be American literature fulfilling its imperial function, which is to fine-tune imperial power through showing the literary and liberal values of empathy and compassion, and in so doing to be empire’s diplomat."
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"Thus the dilemma of contemporary American literature: dissenting against Trump and what he represents but not recognizing that Trump’s imperialism is a more naked version of liberal imperialism is a limited kind of dissent.
April 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Thus the dilemma of contemporary American literature: dissenting against Trump and what he represents but not recognizing that Trump’s imperialism is a more naked version of liberal imperialism is a limited kind of dissent.
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LE MONDE asked me to write an article about American literature in the age of Trump, but then decided it didn't like what I wrote. Oh well. Here it is in LitHub: "Most American literature is the literature of empire."
Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire
One way to understand the dilemma of contemporary American literature in the age of Donald Trump is to see it as an imperial literature. The United States is a different kind of empire, exerting gl…
lithub.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
LE MONDE asked me to write an article about American literature in the age of Trump, but then decided it didn't like what I wrote. Oh well. Here it is in LitHub: "Most American literature is the literature of empire."
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Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵
February 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵
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how is trump doing all these things. where is the parliamentarian
February 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
how is trump doing all these things. where is the parliamentarian
With all the evil and hate that spews from the genocidal west,
it's nice to see the good guys out East getting stronger.
There is an alternative
it's nice to see the good guys out East getting stronger.
There is an alternative
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI competitors like DeepSeek.
Billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, saying “competition is for losers”.
The CEO of a major AI company said the US must maintain a “unipolar world”.
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/03/u...
Billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, saying “competition is for losers”.
The CEO of a major AI company said the US must maintain a “unipolar world”.
geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/03/u...
US tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly & ‘unipolar world’, blocking China’s competition
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing
geopoliticaleconomy.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
With all the evil and hate that spews from the genocidal west,
it's nice to see the good guys out East getting stronger.
There is an alternative
it's nice to see the good guys out East getting stronger.
There is an alternative
Organizational incompetence
Shuttering basic municipal services reveals the faults in the imperial façade
Shuttering basic municipal services reveals the faults in the imperial façade
Glass recycling in the Seattle area faces “unprecedented challenges” now that the region’s main manufacturer of glass bottles (Ardagh Glass in Seattle) has shuttered its operations.
Seattle recycling faces 'unprecedented challenges' as bottle maker closes
Utility officials say glass recycling in the Seattle area faces “unprecedented challenges” as the region’s main manufacturer of glass bottles shuts its doors.
buff.ly
December 4, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Organizational incompetence
Shuttering basic municipal services reveals the faults in the imperial façade
Shuttering basic municipal services reveals the faults in the imperial façade
Make your words into a knife: For not only is a knife precise, but a knife is simple (concise) & understood by the masses
Do not emulate the explosiveness that is the capitalistimperialist way of speaking: For—unlike us—they don't care what casualties among the masses indiscriminate force may cause
Do not emulate the explosiveness that is the capitalistimperialist way of speaking: For—unlike us—they don't care what casualties among the masses indiscriminate force may cause
I wrote about people insulting Elon Musk and his relationship with Trump by calling him ‘Elonia’ or ‘First Lady.’
This approach doesn’t work both because it reinforces the language and approach of bigotry, and because it doesn’t hurt our powerful targets one bit.
We have to learn to punch up.
This approach doesn’t work both because it reinforces the language and approach of bigotry, and because it doesn’t hurt our powerful targets one bit.
We have to learn to punch up.
Learning to punch up
The vital nature of power analysis
www.jphilll.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Make your words into a knife: For not only is a knife precise, but a knife is simple (concise) & understood by the masses
Do not emulate the explosiveness that is the capitalistimperialist way of speaking: For—unlike us—they don't care what casualties among the masses indiscriminate force may cause
Do not emulate the explosiveness that is the capitalistimperialist way of speaking: For—unlike us—they don't care what casualties among the masses indiscriminate force may cause
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1-Organizers have practiced safe opsec long before the election of Trump. This is not new to anyone.
2-Please do not reveal your org security practices to a member of the fucking U.S. government, this is common sense!!!
2-Please do not reveal your org security practices to a member of the fucking U.S. government, this is common sense!!!
What are some accessible Infosec & Opsec resources that activists, journalists, and organizers can turn to in preparation for the Trump admin?
Preparing for a fascist regime can feel scary and paralyzing. This seems like an area where people can take control w/ concrete steps.
Please share below 👇🏽
Preparing for a fascist regime can feel scary and paralyzing. This seems like an area where people can take control w/ concrete steps.
Please share below 👇🏽
November 26, 2024 at 3:55 PM
1-Organizers have practiced safe opsec long before the election of Trump. This is not new to anyone.
2-Please do not reveal your org security practices to a member of the fucking U.S. government, this is common sense!!!
2-Please do not reveal your org security practices to a member of the fucking U.S. government, this is common sense!!!
Half way through reading Wissam Rafeedie’s "The Trinity of Fundamentals". I'm very thankful the local university library had this on the shelf and has such generous loan terms (I'm pretty slow unless I'm "reading" an audiobook)
Bringing a Seminal Palestinian Resistance Novel to the World
Talking with the translators of Wissam Rafeedie's The Trinity of Fundamentals, a book whose genesis is as extraordinary as its contents.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Half way through reading Wissam Rafeedie’s "The Trinity of Fundamentals". I'm very thankful the local university library had this on the shelf and has such generous loan terms (I'm pretty slow unless I'm "reading" an audiobook)
Reading this you can see clearly that the US does not have a democracy.
If there is any likelihood that the outcome of a poll can ignite policy change then you have some type of democracy.
If there is any likelihood that the outcome of a poll can ignite policy change then you have some type of democracy.
Actualidad
🏠 Mayoría a favor de la intervención estatal en el precio de la vivienda, según un sondeo de Ipsos
El sondeo muestra que hay un 51% de apoyo a que el Estado determine el precio de la vivienda frente a un 43% que lo rechaza
✍🏼Marco Antonio Núñez
🏠 Mayoría a favor de la intervención estatal en el precio de la vivienda, según un sondeo de Ipsos
El sondeo muestra que hay un 51% de apoyo a que el Estado determine el precio de la vivienda frente a un 43% que lo rechaza
✍🏼Marco Antonio Núñez
Mayoría a favor de la intervención estatal en el precio de la vivienda, según un sondeo de Ipsos
El sondeo, realizado para La Vanguardia, muestra que hay un 51% de apoyo a que el Estado determine el precio de la vivienda frente a un 43% que lo rechaza
www.diario.red
November 26, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Reading this you can see clearly that the US does not have a democracy.
If there is any likelihood that the outcome of a poll can ignite policy change then you have some type of democracy.
If there is any likelihood that the outcome of a poll can ignite policy change then you have some type of democracy.