Offshoot Journal
@offshootjournal.bsky.social
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offshoot is an ever evolving political art project engaging various forms. We are not chained to history, we are students of it and our work is to advance liberatory efforts. https://offshootjournal.org/ IG: @offshootjournal_
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ontopoetic.earth
The kind of conversations I think we need to be having revolve around this understanding.
Our ideas about what anarchism, socialism, communism, and much more mean are shaped by outside forces.
Different thinkers, revolutionaries, reactionaries, and governments have influenced our relationships with these words. Our respective relationships with them are based on propaganda. Therefore, it's important to ask yourself what that relationship is and why when you read any person's (past or present) opinion about any of these terms. Context always matters!
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williamcson.bsky.social
Read and share. If you’re IG follow our new account @offshootjournal_
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Debates about anarchism versus socialism reveal that many people are unaware of the history of the socialist movement.

Our recent zine explains how this nonsensical binary reveals a need for more political education about these terms that people misrepresent. offshootjournal.org/anarchism-or...
Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question)
Offshoot Journal presents Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question). Though plenty of educational materials address the history recounted in this short zine, it felt necessary to create. Many se...
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jerrybuchko.bsky.social
☕😏 ... i'm really appreciating this grounded sensibility & demystifying of the work, so that we might embody it more fully & effectively in our moment,,
This isn't an effort to reignite debates over the "real" interpretation of socialism or fall in line behind deceased cults of personality. There's enough of that already, and widespread promotion of the false socialism (or communism) vs. anarchism binary shows too many people don't actually know what they're arguing about. Our ideas about what anarchism, socialism, communism, and much more mean are shaped by outside forces.

Different thinkers, revolutionaries, reactionaries, and governments have influenced our relationships with these words. Our respective relationships with them are based on propaganda. Therefore, it's important to ask yourself what that relationship is and why when you read any person's (past or present) opinion about any of these terms. Context always matters!
offshootjournal.bsky.social
Debates about anarchism versus socialism reveal that many people are unaware of the history of the socialist movement.

Our recent zine explains how this nonsensical binary reveals a need for more political education about these terms that people misrepresent. offshootjournal.org/anarchism-or...
Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question)
Offshoot Journal presents Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question). Though plenty of educational materials address the history recounted in this short zine, it felt necessary to create. Many se...
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gotmyniinaa.bsky.social
The "broligarchs" of today are no different from the oligarchs of the Gilded Age: "the top priority is not to gain more money; it is to gain more power and control over society and its future."

This zine is maybe 15 pages and absolutely worth your time:
tianareid.bsky.social
"The museums, libraries and foundations that emerged from the robber baron era — none of these were given for 'free': they were paid for and built by breaking unions (which transformed US union culture forever), open-firing on striking workers [...]" offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...
NO GOOD OLIGARCHS
Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...
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aestheticspolitics.bsky.social
there are no good oligarchs!

"The billionaires of the present only exist because the billionaires of the past. Don’t compliment them, don’t compare them to each other, don’t be grateful for scraps. We wouldn’t have less without them: we would have MORE
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NO GOOD OLIGARCHS
Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...
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tianareid.bsky.social
"The museums, libraries and foundations that emerged from the robber baron era — none of these were given for 'free': they were paid for and built by breaking unions (which transformed US union culture forever), open-firing on striking workers [...]" offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...
NO GOOD OLIGARCHS
Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...
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williamcson.bsky.social
Go follow @offshootjournal.bsky.social on IG for all your thoughtful, non-dogmatic radicalism, political education and art needs. More coming from us soon!

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williamcson.bsky.social
This @offshootjournal.bsky.social zine comes out of necessity. Take a firm stand against those romanticizing the ruling class of old because they donated some of the wealth they took in blood. It was hoarded by oppressing people throughout this country and the world.

There are no good oligarchs.
offshootjournal.bsky.social
New zine from us: “Let’s learn about the history of robber barons so that we can better understand this terrible present. Remember: let’s continue to politically educate one another and build movements where people are thoroughly informed on as much as possible.” offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...
NO GOOD OLIGARCHS
Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...
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williamcson.bsky.social
I made a playlist over at @offshootjournal.bsky.social (we have a new account here and on IG, give us a follow). If you need music with little to no words to get stuff done, this one's for you. I think it's one of my best and I've been working on it for a long time.

Enjoy!
offshootjournal.bsky.social
Playlist of the year contender?

Here’s a new one for people who need some music without words to help them focus. It’s especially for writers, but anyone can benefit from vibes this good.

Songs are curated by @williamcson.bsky.social and presented by Offshoot. offshootjournal.org/music-to-wri...
Music To Write To (A Playlist)
Music solves many of my problems. It’s a remedy I use to address things I encounter daily. I also use music when it comes to writing; the craft that’s the air I breathe and the blood running through m...
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offshootjournal.bsky.social
New zine from us: “Let’s learn about the history of robber barons so that we can better understand this terrible present. Remember: let’s continue to politically educate one another and build movements where people are thoroughly informed on as much as possible.” offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...
NO GOOD OLIGARCHS
Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...
offshootjournal.org