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"Most people stayed with me in the bad times, but I had some people who were disloyal. And those people I'm going to destroy. Just for the sake of destroying them. If I ever have the opportunity."
(Donald Trump, Financial Post, March 20, 1993)
(Donald Trump, Financial Post, March 20, 1993)
Andrew Carnegie was no Communist, obvs, but he did speak this in a church appearance in 1892 (riffing on his 1889 essay, "The Gospel of Wealth"):
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community from which it was derived."
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community from which it was derived."
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Andrew Carnegie was no Communist, obvs, but he did speak this in a church appearance in 1892 (riffing on his 1889 essay, "The Gospel of Wealth"):
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community from which it was derived."
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community from which it was derived."
“In the interview with The Times on Monday, Ms. Wiles took issue with the quote attributed to her about [Musk’s] drug use. ‘That’s ridiculous,’ she said. ‘I wouldn’t have said it and I wouldn’t know.’ But Mr. Whipple played a tape for The Times in which she could be heard saying it.”
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“In the interview with The Times on Monday, Ms. Wiles took issue with the quote attributed to her about [Musk’s] drug use. ‘That’s ridiculous,’ she said. ‘I wouldn’t have said it and I wouldn’t know.’ But Mr. Whipple played a tape for The Times in which she could be heard saying it.”
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kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
Yup, this was a great chat.
@ebharrington.bsky.social: AI is "an instrument of ideology that is wrapped in the trappings of technology... an ideology that says, 'we don't like having to pay people'... it's a cudgel to threaten labor."
The vacuous broligarchy, a paean to the humanities, much more.
@ebharrington.bsky.social: AI is "an instrument of ideology that is wrapped in the trappings of technology... an ideology that says, 'we don't like having to pay people'... it's a cudgel to threaten labor."
The vacuous broligarchy, a paean to the humanities, much more.
Today on the PREVAIL podcast, one of my all-time favorite interviews: @ebharrington.bsky.social, professor of economic sociology & author of "Offshore: Stealth Wealth & the New Colonialism."
Watch the clip on my Substack; listen to the full episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Watch the clip on my Substack; listen to the full episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Ultimate Transgression: Kompromat Culture & the Competitive Depravity Olympics
A discussion with economic sociology professor Brooke Harrington, author of "Capital Without Borders" and "Offshore: Stealth Wealth & The New Colonialism"
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yup, this was a great chat.
@ebharrington.bsky.social: AI is "an instrument of ideology that is wrapped in the trappings of technology... an ideology that says, 'we don't like having to pay people'... it's a cudgel to threaten labor."
The vacuous broligarchy, a paean to the humanities, much more.
@ebharrington.bsky.social: AI is "an instrument of ideology that is wrapped in the trappings of technology... an ideology that says, 'we don't like having to pay people'... it's a cudgel to threaten labor."
The vacuous broligarchy, a paean to the humanities, much more.
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“I find it hard to think of any other form of evidence that is more compelling to demonstrate that this is happening, it has been happening for a long time, and we know why, and we understand it, and we can make credible projections” – Torbjörn Törnqvist, Tulane University
A 30-year-old sea level rise projection has basically come true » Yale Climate Connections
Even without today’s advanced modeling tools, scientists made a ‘remarkably’ accurate estimate.
yaleclimateconnections.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“I find it hard to think of any other form of evidence that is more compelling to demonstrate that this is happening, it has been happening for a long time, and we know why, and we understand it, and we can make credible projections” – Torbjörn Törnqvist, Tulane University
Horrible.
“The Wisconsin Deafblind Project, a state program for the families of children with combined vision and hearing loss, made a tremendous difference as they learned to parent Annie, the Garners said…
Then in September, the Trump administration canceled the five-year, $918,000 grant for the program”
Then in September, the Trump administration canceled the five-year, $918,000 grant for the program”
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Horrible.
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"Amazon already has some of the worst working conditions in the [US], but workers go through hell in order to deliver the holidays ... Amazon workers across the [US] are exercising their power by joining the Teamsters. Our new members at DBK1 will be crucial voices as we continue this fight."
Drivers unionize at second Queens Amazon warehouse — Queens Daily Eagle
More than 200 drivers at an Amazon warehouse in Queens announced they were unionizing on Tuesday morning, the second set of drivers to do so in the borough in the last year.
queenseagle.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
"Amazon already has some of the worst working conditions in the [US], but workers go through hell in order to deliver the holidays ... Amazon workers across the [US] are exercising their power by joining the Teamsters. Our new members at DBK1 will be crucial voices as we continue this fight."
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Has anyone written a history of false flag allegations? Robert Welch of the John Birch Society told his followers that church bombing and arsons of the homes of civil rights workers were false flags to make segregationists look bad.
"(((they))) planned it, it's a false flag!" is horrifically anti-semitic. You sound like a Gab poster, fuck off
December 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Has anyone written a history of false flag allegations? Robert Welch of the John Birch Society told his followers that church bombing and arsons of the homes of civil rights workers were false flags to make segregationists look bad.
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I mentioned a few weeks ago that this rhetoric is going to amplify threats and violence against people who work in public health.
I believe that their goal is to throw prominent people who promoted livesaving COVID19 vaccines in jail.
This era will be remembered as one of the US’s darkest.
I believe that their goal is to throw prominent people who promoted livesaving COVID19 vaccines in jail.
This era will be remembered as one of the US’s darkest.
Our FDA leaders are knowingly stoking dangerous forces with their reckless accusations.
If there’s another CDC style attack, here’s what a lot of people are saying.
If there’s another CDC style attack, here’s what a lot of people are saying.
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I mentioned a few weeks ago that this rhetoric is going to amplify threats and violence against people who work in public health.
I believe that their goal is to throw prominent people who promoted livesaving COVID19 vaccines in jail.
This era will be remembered as one of the US’s darkest.
I believe that their goal is to throw prominent people who promoted livesaving COVID19 vaccines in jail.
This era will be remembered as one of the US’s darkest.
Democratic Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who survived a political assassination attempt this summer in the incident that killed Melissa Hortman, came across the aftermath of an ICE raid at his neighborhood coffee shop on Friday. The cook was taken away — and the shop will likely have to close.
Brooklyn Park coffee shop owner says ICE lied to employee before detaining him
The grill at a Brooklyn Park coffee shop has been left uncleaned since Friday morning, when the co-owner said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained his cook after luring him...
www.cbsnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Democratic Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who survived a political assassination attempt this summer in the incident that killed Melissa Hortman, came across the aftermath of an ICE raid at his neighborhood coffee shop on Friday. The cook was taken away — and the shop will likely have to close.
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It’s very simple. Genuinely very simple. Until Section 230, it was the case that any website that allowed a user to publish any content of any kind could be sued if they said *anything* libelous or bad. That includes web hosts, blogging platforms, social media etc.
December 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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In 1974, largely as a result of Watergate coverage, Walter Cronkite of CBS was rated "most trusted" TV newscaster, and "most objective" by both liberals & conservatives. Interestingly, at the bottom right of the last chart you can see that 19% of conservatives said all anchors were "not objective."
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In 1974, largely as a result of Watergate coverage, Walter Cronkite of CBS was rated "most trusted" TV newscaster, and "most objective" by both liberals & conservatives. Interestingly, at the bottom right of the last chart you can see that 19% of conservatives said all anchors were "not objective."
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Another mass shooting, this time at Brown. 2 dead, 8 injured. MAGA & Corporate media waiting to ID the shooter but we know the drill
•Immigrant—> Expand ICE
•Muslim—> Expand Muslim ban
•Black—> Expand prisons & police
•White—> Troubled lone wolf with rough childhood
And still 0 action on gun safety
•Immigrant—> Expand ICE
•Muslim—> Expand Muslim ban
•Black—> Expand prisons & police
•White—> Troubled lone wolf with rough childhood
And still 0 action on gun safety
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Another mass shooting, this time at Brown. 2 dead, 8 injured. MAGA & Corporate media waiting to ID the shooter but we know the drill
•Immigrant—> Expand ICE
•Muslim—> Expand Muslim ban
•Black—> Expand prisons & police
•White—> Troubled lone wolf with rough childhood
And still 0 action on gun safety
•Immigrant—> Expand ICE
•Muslim—> Expand Muslim ban
•Black—> Expand prisons & police
•White—> Troubled lone wolf with rough childhood
And still 0 action on gun safety
"Prosecutors allege she and her associates funneled roughly $2m in 'sophisticated and sensitive aircraft equipment' from American suppliers [to Russia] through an Armenian company."
FBI agents entirely justified in throwing ketchup bottles at the wall in this case...
FBI agents entirely justified in throwing ketchup bottles at the wall in this case...
Good job everybody.
Federal prosecutors had worked for a year for the extradition of Yana Leonova, who faces several charges of fraud, conspiracy & money laundering. But it unraveled when ICE abruptly issued an order to deport her soon after she was flown into the US, a move that plunged the case into legal chaos.
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"Prosecutors allege she and her associates funneled roughly $2m in 'sophisticated and sensitive aircraft equipment' from American suppliers [to Russia] through an Armenian company."
FBI agents entirely justified in throwing ketchup bottles at the wall in this case...
FBI agents entirely justified in throwing ketchup bottles at the wall in this case...
From Reagan's 1966 gubernatorial campaign, in the context of the John Birch controversy:
"'I see nothing wrong with denouncing extremism,' Reagan told a news conference Friday. 'But it would be wrong for us to set ourselves up as a judge and jury and try to decide what constitutes extremism.'"
"'I see nothing wrong with denouncing extremism,' Reagan told a news conference Friday. 'But it would be wrong for us to set ourselves up as a judge and jury and try to decide what constitutes extremism.'"
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
From Reagan's 1966 gubernatorial campaign, in the context of the John Birch controversy:
"'I see nothing wrong with denouncing extremism,' Reagan told a news conference Friday. 'But it would be wrong for us to set ourselves up as a judge and jury and try to decide what constitutes extremism.'"
"'I see nothing wrong with denouncing extremism,' Reagan told a news conference Friday. 'But it would be wrong for us to set ourselves up as a judge and jury and try to decide what constitutes extremism.'"
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The head of Reagan's 1984 reelection campaign on the West Coast was John Rousselot. Five years earlier he'd been employed as the West Coast director of the John Birch Society.
For the record, Ronald Reagan, in the heat of that 1966 race for Governor of California, offered up a response that criticized Birch Society founder Robert Welch in very general terms for his views, but offered considerable wiggle room for rank-and-file members of the group (AKA potential voters).
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The head of Reagan's 1984 reelection campaign on the West Coast was John Rousselot. Five years earlier he'd been employed as the West Coast director of the John Birch Society.
From 1980: An erstwhile member of the John Birch Society, Ku Klux Klan and Nazi party, who according to the GOP leader for Michigan's 15th Congressional District was "the people's choice" by a ten-point margin and GOP primary winner, nonetheless wasn't going to get said leader's personal backing.
December 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
From 1980: An erstwhile member of the John Birch Society, Ku Klux Klan and Nazi party, who according to the GOP leader for Michigan's 15th Congressional District was "the people's choice" by a ten-point margin and GOP primary winner, nonetheless wasn't going to get said leader's personal backing.
Another, this in St. Paul:
When foot traffic was reduced to a quarter of its former level at a Mexican grocer due to ICE activities, the store began making home deliveries to families that were in fear of going out.
"No delivery fees. No minimum order amount."
www.startribune.com/in-the-shado...
When foot traffic was reduced to a quarter of its former level at a Mexican grocer due to ICE activities, the store began making home deliveries to families that were in fear of going out.
"No delivery fees. No minimum order amount."
www.startribune.com/in-the-shado...
December 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Another, this in St. Paul:
When foot traffic was reduced to a quarter of its former level at a Mexican grocer due to ICE activities, the store began making home deliveries to families that were in fear of going out.
"No delivery fees. No minimum order amount."
www.startribune.com/in-the-shado...
When foot traffic was reduced to a quarter of its former level at a Mexican grocer due to ICE activities, the store began making home deliveries to families that were in fear of going out.
"No delivery fees. No minimum order amount."
www.startribune.com/in-the-shado...
From the Weekly Humboldt Times, May 26, 1892:
"America for Americans."
"... the character of the human garbage that is being dumped upon our shores... Irish rioters, Italian criminals, German anarchists or the human scavengers of Hungary and China..."
"America for Americans."
"... the character of the human garbage that is being dumped upon our shores... Irish rioters, Italian criminals, German anarchists or the human scavengers of Hungary and China..."
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
From the Weekly Humboldt Times, May 26, 1892:
"America for Americans."
"... the character of the human garbage that is being dumped upon our shores... Irish rioters, Italian criminals, German anarchists or the human scavengers of Hungary and China..."
"America for Americans."
"... the character of the human garbage that is being dumped upon our shores... Irish rioters, Italian criminals, German anarchists or the human scavengers of Hungary and China..."
“Even more ludicrously monstrous when it happens in New Orleans…
A city that for centuries has collected drifters from Europe and dreamers from the Caribbean and schemers from Central America and prisoners from Africa, and has molded all of their descendants into a culture unmatched anywhere else…”
A city that for centuries has collected drifters from Europe and dreamers from the Caribbean and schemers from Central America and prisoners from Africa, and has molded all of their descendants into a culture unmatched anywhere else…”
The people of New Orleans have created an incredible grassroots community intelligence service to track the feds as they hunt the city's immigrants. A real good cops vs. bad cops dynamic being replicated across the country right now.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/new-orlean...
New Orleans Is Watching You, Fuckers.
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Even more ludicrously monstrous when it happens in New Orleans…
A city that for centuries has collected drifters from Europe and dreamers from the Caribbean and schemers from Central America and prisoners from Africa, and has molded all of their descendants into a culture unmatched anywhere else…”
A city that for centuries has collected drifters from Europe and dreamers from the Caribbean and schemers from Central America and prisoners from Africa, and has molded all of their descendants into a culture unmatched anywhere else…”
“The point about the framing in all these stories is that the presentations matched what the reporters had found. The editors weren’t worried about being seen as taking ‘sides.’ They were on the side of their reporters, and the truth.”
This is so key to why we’re here, and where we’re going:
This is so key to why we’re here, and where we’re going:
"This post is about an evergreen but newly urgent topic: How mainstream media in general, and the New York Times in particular, ‘frame’ the political news." —@jfallows.bsky.social
Read the rest here: fallows.substack.com/p/here-today...
Read the rest here: fallows.substack.com/p/here-today...
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow.
Saturday's NYT shows what its editors can do, when they want to. Why not do this every day?
fallows.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“The point about the framing in all these stories is that the presentations matched what the reporters had found. The editors weren’t worried about being seen as taking ‘sides.’ They were on the side of their reporters, and the truth.”
This is so key to why we’re here, and where we’re going:
This is so key to why we’re here, and where we’re going:
Desperate times, desperate measures...
Like living under a wartime hostile occupation, except the hostile occupier is your own government.
Like living under a wartime hostile occupation, except the hostile occupier is your own government.
"Community food distribution and immigrant rights advocacy groups have organized free grocery deliveries to immigrants [..] in response to the arrival last week of hundreds of federal immigration agents in New Orleans."
#Louisiana #USA #Food #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#Louisiana #USA #Food #MutualAid #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Community groups organize food deliveries to families affected by immigration raids
Pantries across New Orleans have responded to the arrival of ICE officials by directly distributing food to people in fear of leaving their homes to shop for groceries or go to restaurants.
veritenews.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Desperate times, desperate measures...
Like living under a wartime hostile occupation, except the hostile occupier is your own government.
Like living under a wartime hostile occupation, except the hostile occupier is your own government.
Diverging/converging
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Diverging/converging
Cleveland’s first female ironworker (from October, 1973):
"Some men came into the bar where I worked and asked if I wanted a better job. They came back the next day and gave me a union application to fill out, and here I am…
It doesn't matter to me how high the girders are.”
"Some men came into the bar where I worked and asked if I wanted a better job. They came back the next day and gave me a union application to fill out, and here I am…
It doesn't matter to me how high the girders are.”
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Cleveland’s first female ironworker (from October, 1973):
"Some men came into the bar where I worked and asked if I wanted a better job. They came back the next day and gave me a union application to fill out, and here I am…
It doesn't matter to me how high the girders are.”
"Some men came into the bar where I worked and asked if I wanted a better job. They came back the next day and gave me a union application to fill out, and here I am…
It doesn't matter to me how high the girders are.”