Erik Loomis
@erikloomis.bsky.social
Labor and environmental historian. Writer of books, teacher of American horrors, talker on labor movement. Beer, country music, and football are not just for the right wingers. Cats. The West. Music. Graves. Writes at https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/
No they aren't. Historically, this is just inaccurate.
Anarchists are a big reason we have the labor protections we do today
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No they aren't. Historically, this is just inaccurate.
Hey everyone, tomorrow I am starting my new morning streaming show and digital media venture intended to compete in the DC tip sheet space.
It's called Amoral Beltway Assholes Who Deserve to Have Piles of Shit Delivered to Their Homes
It's called Amoral Beltway Assholes Who Deserve to Have Piles of Shit Delivered to Their Homes
Scoop: After parting ways with Politico, Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine to launch "The Huddle," a morning streaming show and digital media venture intended to compete in the DC tip sheet space
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The 'Huddle' in Washington
Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Hey everyone, tomorrow I am starting my new morning streaming show and digital media venture intended to compete in the DC tip sheet space.
It's called Amoral Beltway Assholes Who Deserve to Have Piles of Shit Delivered to Their Homes
It's called Amoral Beltway Assholes Who Deserve to Have Piles of Shit Delivered to Their Homes
Which is why anarchists will always remain a pointless romantic sideline to politics that matter
Perhaps that’s because anarchists are opposed to power as domination?????
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Which is why anarchists will always remain a pointless romantic sideline to politics that matter
This is so obviously not true. What every person wants from historians is for their own preexisting narratives to be shown true. From leftists whining when a historian points out that someone threw the Haymarket bomb to the right freaking out that we talk about race and gender, everyone wants a hack
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This is so obviously not true. What every person wants from historians is for their own preexisting narratives to be shown true. From leftists whining when a historian points out that someone threw the Haymarket bomb to the right freaking out that we talk about race and gender, everyone wants a hack
That's because anarchists could never get their shit together enough to take power and purge anyone.
Otoh anarchists have never tried to tell me that the Great Purges were justified.
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
That's because anarchists could never get their shit together enough to take power and purge anyone.
One could engage with anarchist social media, but they are like the Alexander Berkman of social media, too dumb to use whatever weapons they have or even know which way to point them. You know, typical anarchists.
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
One could engage with anarchist social media, but they are like the Alexander Berkman of social media, too dumb to use whatever weapons they have or even know which way to point them. You know, typical anarchists.
The idea that anarchists created the 8-hour day, as opposed to the CIO and the New Deal, is complete ahistorical bullshit. 99.9% of the workers involved in the 1886 8-hour day protests with the Knights of Labor were not anarchists. In fact, the Knights loathed the anarchists.
You’re confused, again. We’re proud of our combatants. The price paid in dynamite & repression by the anarchist mvmnt freed us from 12 hr. shifts, 6 days p/week. In fact, if we’re inching back towards that reality it’s because the labor mvmnt. has become defanged, thanks to narratives like yours.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The idea that anarchists created the 8-hour day, as opposed to the CIO and the New Deal, is complete ahistorical bullshit. 99.9% of the workers involved in the 1886 8-hour day protests with the Knights of Labor were not anarchists. In fact, the Knights loathed the anarchists.
One thing I've enjoyed in the 1930s discussion by CIO organizers about remnant anarchists in various places where they still existed them is how hopeless and pointless they were since none of them could ever win anything ever and didn't understand that communism had a much better shot.
“If not for those meddling anarchists, the unions would have won!” is such an ahistorical thing to say.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One thing I've enjoyed in the 1930s discussion by CIO organizers about remnant anarchists in various places where they still existed them is how hopeless and pointless they were since none of them could ever win anything ever and didn't understand that communism had a much better shot.
What the left wants from labor historians is to be absolute hacks that tells them that everything they do is awesome, the people united will never be defeated, other cliches.
In Seattle in 1999, the cops were evil and the anarchists were stupid hijackers of carefully planned protests.
In Seattle in 1999, the cops were evil and the anarchists were stupid hijackers of carefully planned protests.
Imagine being a historian and believing that cops pepper spraying people sitting in the street is the fault of anarchists.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What the left wants from labor historians is to be absolute hacks that tells them that everything they do is awesome, the people united will never be defeated, other cliches.
In Seattle in 1999, the cops were evil and the anarchists were stupid hijackers of carefully planned protests.
In Seattle in 1999, the cops were evil and the anarchists were stupid hijackers of carefully planned protests.
Can we be clear--someone threw the fucking bomb at the cops at Haymarket and it wasn't the cops.
Fuck the cops, but also fuck false historical narratives.
Fuck the cops, but also fuck false historical narratives.
Police violence is always the fault of the police and only the police.
‘Outside agitators’ is the oldest line in the cop handbook. If there isn’t violence, and they want violence, they’ll start it and blame it on ‘anarchists’. See: Haymarket Police Riot
‘Outside agitators’ is the oldest line in the cop handbook. If there isn’t violence, and they want violence, they’ll start it and blame it on ‘anarchists’. See: Haymarket Police Riot
This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Can we be clear--someone threw the fucking bomb at the cops at Haymarket and it wasn't the cops.
Fuck the cops, but also fuck false historical narratives.
Fuck the cops, but also fuck false historical narratives.
This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
This day in Labor History: November 28, 1901. A strike among Cuban cigar workers in Tampa, Florida collapsed after workers inspired by the Cuban revolutionary Jose Martí sought to create a cross-racial organization to resist employer oppression and fight for Cuban nationalism!!!
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This day in Labor History: November 28, 1901. A strike among Cuban cigar workers in Tampa, Florida collapsed after workers inspired by the Cuban revolutionary Jose Martí sought to create a cross-racial organization to resist employer oppression and fight for Cuban nationalism!!!
Because his music is bad
I'm not into his music but Post Malone always seemed like a nice guy from what I've seen of his public interactions. I'm curious why people would hate the guy, did he actually do anything to harm anyone, or is it just that you dislike his music and face tattoos? There's just so many worse people.
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Because his music is bad
What do I dislike more, the Cowboys or Post Malone?
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What do I dislike more, the Cowboys or Post Malone?
This Day in Labor History: November 27, 1937. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) debuted its play “Pins and Needles,” which would become the longest running musical of the 1930s. Let's talk about this moment of labor feminism meeting popular culture!
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 27, 1937. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) debuted its play “Pins and Needles,” which would become the longest running musical of the 1930s. Let's talk about this moment of labor feminism meeting popular culture!
This Day in Labor History: November 26, 1910.A factory in Newark, New Jersey caught on fire, killing 25 workers. This should have been led to workplace safety reform, but because wealthy people did not see the people making their clothing die, nothing happened. Triangle would be next year!!!
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 26, 1910.A factory in Newark, New Jersey caught on fire, killing 25 workers. This should have been led to workplace safety reform, but because wealthy people did not see the people making their clothing die, nothing happened. Triangle would be next year!!!
This Day in Labor History: November 25, 1865. Mississippi created the first of the Black Codes. Designed to recreate slavery in all but name, this signified the South’s resistance to the freeing of their labor force and the lengths to which it would go to tie workers to a place under white control.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 25, 1865. Mississippi created the first of the Black Codes. Designed to recreate slavery in all but name, this signified the South’s resistance to the freeing of their labor force and the lengths to which it would go to tie workers to a place under white control.
Davis should become the AD at Florida with this passion
mark davis just loves paying people not to work for him. he's on a legendary run
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Davis should become the AD at Florida with this passion
Congrats to the Giants for being the first team eliminated. Great job Mara family, helluva decade!
With the Rams win, the Arizona Cardinals have been eliminated from the NFC West.
The updated NFC playoff picture!
The updated NFC playoff picture!
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Congrats to the Giants for being the first team eliminated. Great job Mara family, helluva decade!
Sinema is one of the worst human beings of our time.
“‘We are in this magical, unique time,’ Sinema said of Trump’s health department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Sinema is one of the worst human beings of our time.
The goal to turn Thanksgiving into mushy creamy white food continues unabated
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Brussels Sprouts Buried in Cream Recipe
Brussels sprouts love fat, and here they get it in the best way: buried under cream that’s been reduced until thick, then sharpened with a swipe of lemon zest so it doesn’t all slump into heaviness Ch...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The goal to turn Thanksgiving into mushy creamy white food continues unabated
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1027...
This Day in Labor History: November 23, 1891. A miner in Alaska named Patrick Whalen was injured in a mining accident. After a lower court awarded him financial compensation, the Supreme Court stepped in to make sure that injured workers would get nothing!!!!!!
SCOTUS ALWAYS HAS BEEN TERRIBLE!
SCOTUS ALWAYS HAS BEEN TERRIBLE!
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 23, 1891. A miner in Alaska named Patrick Whalen was injured in a mining accident. After a lower court awarded him financial compensation, the Supreme Court stepped in to make sure that injured workers would get nothing!!!!!!
SCOTUS ALWAYS HAS BEEN TERRIBLE!
SCOTUS ALWAYS HAS BEEN TERRIBLE!
It's still amazing to me that you can get every college football game being played but the NFL is still on this antiquated regional schedule
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It's still amazing to me that you can get every college football game being played but the NFL is still on this antiquated regional schedule
I am not a big fan generally of comparing songwriters to other forms of writers and giving Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature was one of the lamest attempts to appeal to pop culture ever, but James McMurtry may be America's greatest writer in any genre.
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I am not a big fan generally of comparing songwriters to other forms of writers and giving Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature was one of the lamest attempts to appeal to pop culture ever, but James McMurtry may be America's greatest writer in any genre.