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So we're in Arendt's phase of totalitarianism where the regime, in order to sustain its "revolutionary" fervor, turns inwards and creates new enemies among its own ranks.

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Hold me closer Tony Danza

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I think it's very important to note that when you want to run human misery like a business--a business based on rounding up people to ship them to a country they aren't from to work in forced labor camps--you're a slaver. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 60 days ago • 203 comments

We will remember:

submitted 85 days ago • 13 comments

Far from being 'lawless,' [totalitarianism claims]...the sources of authority from which positive laws received their ultimate legitimation, that...it is more obedient to these suprahuman forces than any government ever was before. -Hannah Arendt, "The Origins of Totalitarianism: Ideology & Terror"

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Same.

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Has anyone spotted Lis Smith skulking around California?

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Powerful. @algreen.house.gov: "There are times when it is better to stand alone, than not stand at all. This president is disrupting the healthcare system. He is all but defying court orders. At some point, we're all going to have to stand up."

submitted 95 days ago • 48 comments

I just love how optimistic the "late stage" is in "late stage capitalism." The belief that we're reaching the end of this bullshit feels entirely unwarranted. You sure there's anything next?

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

Josie is one of my favorite voices on Bluesky. Here she recalls her experience with Harvard, The Wall, and the fascism within both. It's a terrific read. Sending out the bat signal to #musicloverssmackdown if anyone has made it over here.

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

submitted 109 days ago • 2256 comments

one thing im totally baffled by is how many people around me are totally blasé / not attuned / not frightened by the political situation? maybe if you're not directly affected it's easier to ignore & just think things are normal? the disconnect is so insane

submitted 112 days ago • 182 comments