Bill Thompson
@billcubbieblue.bsky.social
Father, husband, Critical Care Paramedic, communist (of the council variety), union member, Wobbly, and baseball lover. I write about unaffiliated baseball for Words Above Replacement.
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Bill Thompson
@billcubbieblue.bsky.social
· Mar 31
Communism is anti-dogmatic, if you're so convinced your tendency/ideology has all the answers and aren't willing to critique said tendency/ideology then you're practicing dogma, not Communism.
Finished Moscow and Ourselves. Next pamphlet up,
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Finished Moscow and Ourselves. Next pamphlet up,
"In factory organizations there is no room for professional leadership, no divorce of leaders from followers, no caste distinction between intellectuals and the rank and file, no ground for egotism, competition, demoralization, corruption, sterility and philistinism. Here the workers must take...
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"In factory organizations there is no room for professional leadership, no divorce of leaders from followers, no caste distinction between intellectuals and the rank and file, no ground for egotism, competition, demoralization, corruption, sterility and philistinism. Here the workers must take...
Being a communist is a journey, at least that's how it's been with me. There are lots of twists, turns, and unexpected events as I study theory, practice, and expand my knowledge base. One thing I've realized is that I'm a communist first and foremost, without a strict adherence to any tendency...
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Being a communist is a journey, at least that's how it's been with me. There are lots of twists, turns, and unexpected events as I study theory, practice, and expand my knowledge base. One thing I've realized is that I'm a communist first and foremost, without a strict adherence to any tendency...
Finished Letter to Schlamm. Next pamphlet up,
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Finished Letter to Schlamm. Next pamphlet up,
"Discipline and dictatorship are the words which are most frequent in his writings. It is understandable, then, why he could not comprehend nor appreciate the ideas and actions of the "ultra-left", which would not accept his strategy and which demanded what was most obvious and most necessary for...
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"Discipline and dictatorship are the words which are most frequent in his writings. It is understandable, then, why he could not comprehend nor appreciate the ideas and actions of the "ultra-left", which would not accept his strategy and which demanded what was most obvious and most necessary for...
Will someone please ask people like you why you only care about what's being done to marginalized people now but didn't give a shit when Dems were doing the same?
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Will someone please ask people like you why you only care about what's being done to marginalized people now but didn't give a shit when Dems were doing the same?
Finished The Psyche of the Prolerarian Child. Next pamphlet up,
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Finished The Psyche of the Prolerarian Child. Next pamphlet up,
Finished Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy. Next up,
November 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Finished Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy. Next up,
"What actually determines a socialist society is, besides the doing away with private property in the means of production, the control of the workers over the products of their labour and the end of the wage system." (Otto Rühle, The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against...
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"What actually determines a socialist society is, besides the doing away with private property in the means of production, the control of the workers over the products of their labour and the end of the wage system." (Otto Rühle, The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against...
"However, when circumstances have pushed them into action, they must undertake this task by organizing themselves autonomously, by taking into their own hands the means of production, and by initiating the attack against the economic power of capital. And once again, every self-styled vanguard...
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"However, when circumstances have pushed them into action, they must undertake this task by organizing themselves autonomously, by taking into their own hands the means of production, and by initiating the attack against the economic power of capital. And once again, every self-styled vanguard...
Finished Report From Moscow. Next pamphlet up,
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Finished Report From Moscow. Next pamphlet up,
Finished The Revolution is Not a Party Affair. Next pamphlet up,
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Finished The Revolution is Not a Party Affair. Next pamphlet up,
"While the working class needs unlimited freedom of spiritual development to increase its strength and to conquer, the basis of party power is the repression of all opinions that do not conform to the party line. In 'democratic' parties, this result is secured by methods that pay lip service to...
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"While the working class needs unlimited freedom of spiritual development to increase its strength and to conquer, the basis of party power is the repression of all opinions that do not conform to the party line. In 'democratic' parties, this result is secured by methods that pay lip service to...
Finished The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism. Next pamphlet up,
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Finished The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism. Next pamphlet up,
"As has often been pointed out, the working class is not weak because it is divided: on the contrary it is divided because it is weak." (Anton Pannekoek, Party and Working Class, 1936)
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"As has often been pointed out, the working class is not weak because it is divided: on the contrary it is divided because it is weak." (Anton Pannekoek, Party and Working Class, 1936)
"To this type of organization we oppose the principle that the working class can effectively come into its own and prevail only by taking its destiny into its own hands. The workers are not to adopt the slogans of any group whatsoever. not even our own groups; they are to think, decide and act...
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"To this type of organization we oppose the principle that the working class can effectively come into its own and prevail only by taking its destiny into its own hands. The workers are not to adopt the slogans of any group whatsoever. not even our own groups; they are to think, decide and act...
Finished Party and Working Class. Next up,
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Finished Party and Working Class. Next up,
Finished We and German Syndicalism. Next up,
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Finished We and German Syndicalism. Next up,
"This would never mean a communist economy, but would only be a copy of the present capitalist order, with the difference that instead of the competition of the individual capitalists there would be so-called free competition between the workers employed in one enterprise and the autonomous...
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"This would never mean a communist economy, but would only be a copy of the present capitalist order, with the difference that instead of the competition of the individual capitalists there would be so-called free competition between the workers employed in one enterprise and the autonomous...
"Anyone who has taken a look at syndicalist literature knows that, according to its theory, the structure of the economy must be fundamentally different from that according to scientific Marxist knowledge, which culminates in the principle of the common economy (collectivism), both as far as...
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Anyone who has taken a look at syndicalist literature knows that, according to its theory, the structure of the economy must be fundamentally different from that according to scientific Marxist knowledge, which culminates in the principle of the common economy (collectivism), both as far as...
It's not challenging scientific orthodoxy, you absolute scum. It's defying evidence based research for a dangerous and wrong personal belief. NYT may be the most harmful rag there is out there, if you're a subscriber, you're part of the problem.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's not challenging scientific orthodoxy, you absolute scum. It's defying evidence based research for a dangerous and wrong personal belief. NYT may be the most harmful rag there is out there, if you're a subscriber, you're part of the problem.
Reposted by Bill Thompson
I had assumed after senate democrats publicly conspired to destroy any leverage they had by voting to pass Trump's godawful bill to reopen the government, I would finally stop having to hear about how they are brave and good and will save us all, but it appears that is not the case
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I had assumed after senate democrats publicly conspired to destroy any leverage they had by voting to pass Trump's godawful bill to reopen the government, I would finally stop having to hear about how they are brave and good and will save us all, but it appears that is not the case
Finished Marx Was Not a "Statist". Next pamphlet up,
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Finished Marx Was Not a "Statist". Next pamphlet up,
"In other words, the government taxes us, and takes away our money, to prevent inflation, not to actually get our money in order to spend it." (Warren Mosler, Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy, 2010)
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"In other words, the government taxes us, and takes away our money, to prevent inflation, not to actually get our money in order to spend it." (Warren Mosler, Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy, 2010)
I literally just learned about Joe Hill today in the Wobbly book I finished. Definitely a great dude and listen to his stuff when you can, I've just started and it's worth it.
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I literally just learned about Joe Hill today in the Wobbly book I finished. Definitely a great dude and listen to his stuff when you can, I've just started and it's worth it.