Kevin Aiello
@kevinaiello.com
I'm a production artist and writer, interested in social justice, activism, culture, philosophy, psychology and art.
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1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
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Even if you are not surprised, this is important reporting documenting the bigoted ideology (and often, falsehoods) that Musk is promoting to his zillion online followers. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Even if you are not surprised, this is important reporting documenting the bigoted ideology (and often, falsehoods) that Musk is promoting to his zillion online followers. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Great album by DaFou, his first on the excellent label Cyclical Dreams.
If you are into Berlin School inspired music with immersive, long form ambient sensitivities, this should be just your coup of tea (...it surely is mine). :-)
cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/berlin...
If you are into Berlin School inspired music with immersive, long form ambient sensitivities, this should be just your coup of tea (...it surely is mine). :-)
cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/berlin...
Berlin Transit [CYD 0151], by DaFou
6 track album
cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Great album by DaFou, his first on the excellent label Cyclical Dreams.
If you are into Berlin School inspired music with immersive, long form ambient sensitivities, this should be just your coup of tea (...it surely is mine). :-)
cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/berlin...
If you are into Berlin School inspired music with immersive, long form ambient sensitivities, this should be just your coup of tea (...it surely is mine). :-)
cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/berlin...
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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Winter sunshine
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Winter sunshine
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Just passed a Baskin Robbin’s that had a sign in the window that said “NO CASH KEPT IN STORE OVERNIGHT.” Please! Like I’d be breaking in for cash!
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Just passed a Baskin Robbin’s that had a sign in the window that said “NO CASH KEPT IN STORE OVERNIGHT.” Please! Like I’d be breaking in for cash!
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In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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An overwintering male Wood Duck brings some color to the winter landscape as he strolls along the icy shoreline. He was with a flock of about 100 mallards.
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
An overwintering male Wood Duck brings some color to the winter landscape as he strolls along the icy shoreline. He was with a flock of about 100 mallards.
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Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
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Mindscape 343 | Tom Griffiths @cocoscilab.bsky.social on The Laws of Thought. Everyone knows the laws of thermodynamics, but do you know the laws of thinking? #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Mindscape 343 | Tom Griffiths @cocoscilab.bsky.social on The Laws of Thought. Everyone knows the laws of thermodynamics, but do you know the laws of thinking? #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
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If you used AI to write it, I don’t want to read it. Simple as that.
February 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If you used AI to write it, I don’t want to read it. Simple as that.
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Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/noam-chomskys-wife-says-he-was-ensnared-and-manipulated-epstein
Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein
The veteran left-wing intellectual met and corresponded extensively with Epstein, newly released files reveal
www.middleeasteye.net
February 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/noam-chomskys-wife-says-he-was-ensnared-and-manipulated-epstein
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In the unlikely event that you follow me and have never read this, fix that right away.
My Hugo and Nebula award winning novel Among Others about a science fiction reading girl with fantasy problems is on sale as an ebook for $2.99 www.amazon.com/Among-Others...
Among Others: A Novel (Hugo Award Winner - Best Novel)
Among Others: A Novel (Hugo Award Winner - Best Novel)
www.amazon.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
In the unlikely event that you follow me and have never read this, fix that right away.
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Useful, clarifying examination of Trumpism from @nilsgilman.bsky.social, focusing on its foundational elements of "extractive" capitalism, white nationalism, "the systematic dismantling of labor protections," abuses of power, self dealing, and corruption:
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
The Executive Fetish
Why Moyn and Goldsmith's Roosevelt-Trump analogy fails
nilsgilman.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Useful, clarifying examination of Trumpism from @nilsgilman.bsky.social, focusing on its foundational elements of "extractive" capitalism, white nationalism, "the systematic dismantling of labor protections," abuses of power, self dealing, and corruption:
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
nilsgilman.substack.com/p/the-execut...
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I'm sorry when was AOC a "left-wing agitator?" She was an elected member of congress. She didn't harass fellow members like MTG did/does.
Is being left of Pelosi considered being an "agitator" by the NYT's?
Does Kellen know what being a "left-wing agitator" means?
Is being left of Pelosi considered being an "agitator" by the NYT's?
Does Kellen know what being a "left-wing agitator" means?
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I'm sorry when was AOC a "left-wing agitator?" She was an elected member of congress. She didn't harass fellow members like MTG did/does.
Is being left of Pelosi considered being an "agitator" by the NYT's?
Does Kellen know what being a "left-wing agitator" means?
Is being left of Pelosi considered being an "agitator" by the NYT's?
Does Kellen know what being a "left-wing agitator" means?
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What a remarkable book @brian-goldstone.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
What a remarkable book @brian-goldstone.bsky.social
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Just wanted to salute, one more time, The Washington Post books section. I was fortunate to have all three of my books reviewed by the Post and I always knew they were in the hands of expert and experienced writers and editors. It was an honor.
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Just wanted to salute, one more time, The Washington Post books section. I was fortunate to have all three of my books reviewed by the Post and I always knew they were in the hands of expert and experienced writers and editors. It was an honor.
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Thread:
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Thread:
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...
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And those are just the charged crimes. They’re committing uncharged crimes daily right now.
This remarkable fact caught my eye in a piece that I don't otherwise agree with "One remarkable fact is that today.. customs officers and Border Patrol agents have committed crimes at a per capita rate that is greater than the crime rate for people who immigrated here illegally" tinyurl.com/2bkkc22b
How to Actually Reform ICE
Accountability, transparency, and trust must be centerpieces of “New ICE.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
And those are just the charged crimes. They’re committing uncharged crimes daily right now.
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I'm in print again! And the reviews are everything I could wish them to be.
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2026/02/it-i...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2026/02/it-i...
"It Is a Delight to Read" -- Pub Day for The Universe Box!!!
. I've been waiting for this for what feels like forever: It's Publication Day for The Universe Box , my new collection of short fiction fr...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I'm in print again! And the reviews are everything I could wish them to be.
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2026/02/it-i...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2026/02/it-i...
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No. Commonsense reform is to burn ICE to the waterline and scatter the rubble so that all of us who value a constitutional republic with a Bill of Rights can prevent such a monstrosity from ever being constructed again.
And nothing above is hyperbole.
God, but you are not a leader for this time.
And nothing above is hyperbole.
God, but you are not a leader for this time.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
No. Commonsense reform is to burn ICE to the waterline and scatter the rubble so that all of us who value a constitutional republic with a Bill of Rights can prevent such a monstrosity from ever being constructed again.
And nothing above is hyperbole.
God, but you are not a leader for this time.
And nothing above is hyperbole.
God, but you are not a leader for this time.
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We have 15 stories (3 novellas, 7 novelettes, and 5 short stories) on the Locus Recommended Reading List this year. Congratulations to all the authors!
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
We have 15 stories (3 novellas, 7 novelettes, and 5 short stories) on the Locus Recommended Reading List this year. Congratulations to all the authors!
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Terrific story about community.
February 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Terrific story about community.
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This week's Philosophy for the People essay just went up:
Good and Bad Arguments Against Immigration Crackdowns
"Terrorizing immigrants makes it harder to unionize them" and "this violates universal human rights" make more sense than "they take jobs Americans don't want" or "no one is illegal on stolen land."
benburgis.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
This week's Philosophy for the People essay just went up:
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Scientists have found some dogs have an advanced word-learning ability, a skill that puts them functionally on par with 18-month-old children: They can learn the names of new toys not only through direct instruction but also by eavesdropping on the conversations of their owners.
Dogs Build Their Vocabularies Like Toddlers
Eavesdropping on their owners seems to help some toy-crazy and talented pups learn more words.
nyti.ms
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Scientists have found some dogs have an advanced word-learning ability, a skill that puts them functionally on par with 18-month-old children: They can learn the names of new toys not only through direct instruction but also by eavesdropping on the conversations of their owners.