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Writer. Teacher. Scholar of rhetoric, media and democracy. Chicago Bears and Arsenal fan. My work is mysterious and important.
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Cuck fight!

We used to scare people into good behavior by imagining hell. Now we try to do it be imagining the future

On Eric Williams' Capitalism & Slavery and the history of liberalism open.substack.com/pub/digressi... with shout out to @lastpositivist.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social @dissentmag.bsky.social

One small thing you can do to send a message to the feckless democrats in congress

After politely rebuffing Trump’s rude pressure to surrender, Ukraine, the supposed American proxy, is pulling off one daring military operation after another and the US govt is as surprised as the Russians. Some proxy 😂 Zelensky is the anti-imperialist leader of the century. Pass it on.

You was a phenomenal show. It deserved a much better finale.

During the Istanbul talks, Russia’s lead negotiator Medinsky reportedly mocked Ukraine’s demand to return deported children — calling it a “show for childless European grandmothers,” according to The Economist’s Oliver Carroll, citing a source close to the negotiations.

this:

I will never stop being annoyed by the phrase "conspiracy theory." a theory by definition generates falsifiable hypotheses; that is its epistemic function. the fantasies denoted by "conspiracy theory" serve exactly the contrary purpose.