Wren Ashelia
@wrenashelia.bsky.social
Social philosopher. Liberation theologian. Weirdness witch. Maker of crafts.
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Middle Tennessee folks might find this of interest.
Needs Assessment Town Hall
YouTube video by Clarksville Q
youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Middle Tennessee folks might find this of interest.
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Stephen Miller and U.S. Homeland Security amplify an image from white Christian nationalist CJay Engel -- who has been the subject of my investigations since he and his allies began their move into Jackson County, TN. 1/x
June 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Stephen Miller and U.S. Homeland Security amplify an image from white Christian nationalist CJay Engel -- who has been the subject of my investigations since he and his allies began their move into Jackson County, TN. 1/x
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A bit of background on Engel and his podcast co-host Andrew Isker: 2/x
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A bit of background on Engel and his podcast co-host Andrew Isker: 2/x
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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the absolute most charitable thing you can say about a lot of democratic lawmakers is that they want to hold onto a political order that no longer exists
The embodiment of Democratic Party resistance. “They’re throwing out the Constitution. I’m not sure how I’ll vote on it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
the absolute most charitable thing you can say about a lot of democratic lawmakers is that they want to hold onto a political order that no longer exists
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
While this piece focuses on getting European leaders to assess how different the MAGA mindset is from mainstream Western democracy, the Democratic Party here in the US should also pay heed.
Why the Maga mindset is different
US decisions can no longer be analysed using assumptions shared across the democratic west
www.ft.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
While this piece focuses on getting European leaders to assess how different the MAGA mindset is from mainstream Western democracy, the Democratic Party here in the US should also pay heed.
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CW: Abuse, sexual assault, misogyny.
Rebecca Solnit analyzes Trump's speaking style, specifically his obsession with coercive control tactics like DARVO ("Deny and Reverse Victim and Offender").
"The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything" www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Rebecca Solnit analyzes Trump's speaking style, specifically his obsession with coercive control tactics like DARVO ("Deny and Reverse Victim and Offender").
"The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything" www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
CW: Abuse, sexual assault, misogyny.
Rebecca Solnit analyzes Trump's speaking style, specifically his obsession with coercive control tactics like DARVO ("Deny and Reverse Victim and Offender").
"The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything" www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Rebecca Solnit analyzes Trump's speaking style, specifically his obsession with coercive control tactics like DARVO ("Deny and Reverse Victim and Offender").
"The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything" www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Know Your History:
Ukraine dismantled their nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances and economic support from Russia and the US. A lot of their politicians, at the time, didn't want to give them up, as they were concerned that Russia would try to reclaim the territory.
Ukraine dismantled their nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances and economic support from Russia and the US. A lot of their politicians, at the time, didn't want to give them up, as they were concerned that Russia would try to reclaim the territory.
Ukraine, Nuclear Weapons, and Security Assurances at a Glance | Arms Control Association
www.armscontrol.org
March 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Know Your History:
Ukraine dismantled their nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances and economic support from Russia and the US. A lot of their politicians, at the time, didn't want to give them up, as they were concerned that Russia would try to reclaim the territory.
Ukraine dismantled their nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances and economic support from Russia and the US. A lot of their politicians, at the time, didn't want to give them up, as they were concerned that Russia would try to reclaim the territory.
Democracy Dies in a Money Bin
February 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Democracy Dies in a Money Bin
"Fascism" is a played out word; it has become so diluted in American political discourse that it's meaningless. I'm trying to think of something more pithy than "technocapitalist feudalism," but that's the best description I've seen for this blend of late capitalism and authoritarian politics. (1/3)
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Fascism" is a played out word; it has become so diluted in American political discourse that it's meaningless. I'm trying to think of something more pithy than "technocapitalist feudalism," but that's the best description I've seen for this blend of late capitalism and authoritarian politics. (1/3)
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February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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the funniest disproof of this sort of poll positivism is the fact that cons were able to manufacture a CRT panic out of nothing and impact VA elections with it
this is a good example of the attitude that has led democrats down the road to disaster. it rests on the belief that public opinion cannot be shaped or mobilized or moved, only reacted to
February 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
the funniest disproof of this sort of poll positivism is the fact that cons were able to manufacture a CRT panic out of nothing and impact VA elections with it
Why do we have to chose between tech bros who want endless reproduction of slave labor and the nightmare of Malthusian anti-natalism?
February 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Why do we have to chose between tech bros who want endless reproduction of slave labor and the nightmare of Malthusian anti-natalism?
The current administration's take on the rule of law seems to be "<shrug> Who's going to stop us?"
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The current administration's take on the rule of law seems to be "<shrug> Who's going to stop us?"