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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Aug 6

No context reminder: resentment of normies is intellectually lazy and politically corrosive.

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Jul 20

I prefer analysis.

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · Jun 30

Deliberately starving a civilian population and then setting up aid sites as a death trap to massacre starving people trying to get food is too evil to wrap your mind around. If we saw a supervillain doing this in a movie we'd think it was dumb, because it wouldn't be believable.

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Jun 22

The Islamic Rep is at a point where surviving this war and surviving its aftermath at home are the same thing.

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · Jun 21

It's hard to focus on Israel's airstrikes in Lebanon due to Israel's invasion of Syria, which is hard to focus on due to Israel's atrocities in the West Bank, which are hard to focus on due to Israel's genocide in Gaza, which is hard to focus on due to Israel's war on Iran.

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Jun 15

"Abundance" is the new "PMC"

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Jun 14

IMO Israel's objective isn't to neutralize Iran's nuclear program or ballistic capabilities. It's ultimately to degrade its industrial capacity and economy to the point of destabilizing it as a nation state.

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · May 6

Being a leftist is fun because it's mostly you and your buddies very loudly saying "this system doesn't work and if we don't do anything about it shits gonna get bad" only to be told "shut up don't be unrealistic" and then shit gets bad and those same people are like "wow I hope you're happy."

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · May 4

The notion of "male loneliness epidemic" is rhetorical and lends itself to masculinist rationalizations for shitty behavior. But the sociological trend depicted here is more than rhetorical fodder. We need a politics that can at least offramp young men from the manosphere (from acct in other app)

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · May 3

The boys might not be alright actually

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Matthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · Apr 5

Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Mar 15

Essential reading. A mass movement is rooted in solidarity not social affiliation - an important lesson at a time when people across society are radicalizing in contradictory ways, but open to collective projects resisting domination.

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth? - Boston Review

Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.

www.bostonreview.net

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · Mar 11

Now people realize, from daily exposure to him, that Musk happily lies when it suits his interests, they have much more reason to be sceptical about robot maids and robot taxis and AI powered this and that. Tesla makes cars and it should be valued as such 4/x

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Mar 4

Lest we forget: "US workers–including some who may have voted for Trump–are not our enemy. In most cases, they are reeling from 40 years of neoliberalism and a worsening cost-of-living crisis."

Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Feb 5

For the labour movement and the Left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power.

The Left must put forward a clear political alternative or risk getting swept aside by the forces of reaction and profit.

SpringMag.ca/trade-wars-a...

Trade wars and class wars

<p>For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces...

springmag.ca

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Mar 1

Perhaps it's a stretch, but Zelensky might benefit from the fiasco by adding momentum to Europe's break with US foreign policy and military dependence.

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Mar 1

I aspire to write like this:

Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Feb 28

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28

GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.

ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 28

I guess coasters are 'woke.'

Tamara Keel, but spooky @tamslick.bsky.social · Feb 27

He absolutely is.

This is Elon’s idea of a big flex: A nightstand pic with some toy guns.

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 27

Do we think that the word "fascist" is over-used in American politics? Has its force diminished?

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 27

"The 1979 anti-disco bonfire in Comiskey Park can serve as a cultural window into today's anti-DEI purges, helping us to understand..." someone run with this and cite me as a co-author.

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Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman.bsky.social · Feb 24

Just to underline - the US voted with Russia and North Korea on a UN resolution on Ukraine. China abstained

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 23

I know this political crisis extends from more enduring structural crises. But the sheer impulsiveness and megalomania of Musk and Trump makes this connection harder to see (and to sell). I feel like the notion of "flooding the zone" doesn't quite capture this.

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 19

As a socialist working in tech, I should have an answer for you...but I'm behind on my readings. Out of curiosity, what are some examples of the rejectionist view that you don't find convincing?

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 19

As a worker in tech, I approve of this message.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Feb 19

Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 17

strongly agreed with Cara. some of y'all talk like you have hidden a spare population of unproblematic, unpropagandized people to build a mass movement out of under your couch cushions or something.

Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · Feb 17

It reminds me of my first labor organizing job when my trainer said "The thing that's different about labor is that you just have to organize who's here" and to some extent, the older I get, the more I realize that's true everywhere.

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 15

Is there a way leftists can harness the upswell of Canadian nationalism?

Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Feb 15

This also happened at Twitter when Musk arrived and started to decimate its staff.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Feb 15

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

The individuals, who work in an agency that oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts.

www.nbcnews.com