Just how far will Americans go to use any system of measurement to avoid the metric system? From the New York Times...

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.

I wrote for the New York Times about how state violence that was hidden in the borderlands has burst into view in Minneapolis. The solution cannot be simply to send it back there www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...

The biggest threat to our well-being is this government It is time to take the leap and organize for fundamental political change.

To my friends outside the States, yes it really is this bad. To my friends inside the States, we can’t just denounce - we have to strategize and act.

America’s nationalism problem Judging violent actions through partisan lenses is a recipe for disaster – especially when the government is doing it.

My new Substack on the dangers of judging the morality of violence based on who does it (especially when the govt does it)

Can False Words Remake the World? The current administration doesn’t just live in an alternate reality – it is trying to make one.*

Can False Words Remake the World?
open.substack.com/pub/makethen...

We need to keep having discussions about how to build and deliver a movement that takes a multi-faceted approach to do that. I’m looking to create more opportunities to open up those conversations (in-person or virtual). Send me a DM or email if you’re down to put something together.

We need to change the larger structures that keep recreating the inequality, widespread destruction, government repression, and suffering that has happened over generations. Is this an easy task? No, of course not. Is it necessary anyway? Yes.

The subtitle of my book “How to change the world when protests and elections fail” doesn’t just mean an election ‘failed’ when your candidate doesn’t win. It also refers to the fact that all sorts of crucially important things about your life DON’T change even when they do.

Because I’m convinced the arguments in the book will be relevant throughout 2026 and beyond. In this mid-term election year, you are going to hear a lot about ‘just wait until November’, but the crux of my book is that while voting matters, it is far from the best way to make life better.

Replace the State A practical call to action against oppression   Across the globe, millions of people have participated in protests and marches, donated to political groups...

What am I up to this new year? Lots. For one, I plan to do more events centered on my recent book from @uminnpress.bsky.social. #geosky #booksky Anyone who has ideas for talks at bookstores, campuses, or w/ groups send me a DM. I’ll announce events as they come together. So why am I doing this...

Episode 1869: Can One Change The World When Elections And Protests Fail / Sasha Davis Replace The State

Sasha Davis ( @replacethestate.bsky.social ) appearing on This Is Hell!
thisishell.com/episodes/1869

Hey Colorado folks! I'm excited to come out next week to visit up in Boulder and do a talk in Denver on the 4th. calendar.ucdenver.edu/event/spa-th...

So while the government is 'shut down', it seems a good time for a reminder that governance can be done in much better ways. New podcast discussion on my book out today with the New Books Network. newbooksnetwork.com/replace-the-... @uminnpress.bsky.social #geosky #booksky

Replace the State! My new book is now out. Replace the State: How to Change the World When Elections and Protests Fail is available now direct from the University of

"I want people to see past the mistaken assumption that the state is the only place where politics happen." @replacethestate.bsky.social in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social : www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/05/r...

My new book “Replace the State: How to Change the World When Elections and Protests Fail” is officially out today (Aug 5) from @uminnpress.bsky.social available at www.upress.umn.edu/978151791952... #geosky #booksky

Replace the State A practical call to action against oppression   Across the globe, millions of people have participated in protests and marches, donated to political groups...

www.upress.umn.edu/978151791952...

My newest book on the social movement organizing we need officially comes out Aug 5 - and having an event in Chicago to mark the launch at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social with @jarrodshanahan.bsky.social (book order link in comments and page bio @uminnpress.bsky.social) #geosky #booksky

The Imperial Word and the Relational World The current political crisis is driven by two fundamentally different views of how the world works – and one of them needs to be empowered.

I wrote a new essay where I argue the current political moment is an acute crisis between two fundamentally different ways we think politics should work: and what this means for how we organize for political struggles today. If it resonates with you, please share! open.substack.com/pub/makethen...

Yet very little seems to improve for those affected by rapacious governments. Replace the State brings new hope for social justice movements by looking to progressive campaigns that have found success by unconventional, and more direct, means.

Catalog description: Across the globe, millions of people have participated in protests and marches, donated to political groups, or lobbied their representatives with the aim of creating lasting social change, overturning repressive laws, or limiting environmental destruction...

Replace the State A practical call to action against oppression   Across the globe, millions of people have participated in protests and marches, donated to political groups...

My newest book is now available for pre-order for $20 through @uminnpress.bsky.social! If you are interested, please pre-order and share this announcement with others as well. Pre-orders can be so impactful for new books so please consider and share. www.upress.umn.edu/978151791952...

Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’

"Greenpeace...denied the claims, said in a statement after the verdict that lawsuits like this were aimed at “destroying the right to peaceful protest”; constitutional rights experts had expressed fears that case could have a wider chilling effect on free speech." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A government bent on causing mass misery is no longer restrained by the courts or an effective opposition party. Now what? We need to face the fact that old strategies of political action aren’t going to work.

Published a new essay on organizing and political advocacy in an age of executive branch hyperactivity and the crumbling of any effective opposition party. It’s free to access and share. Please read, comment, and share if you find it useful for how we approach the current political crises.

More college administrators need to see the current moment for what it is. Folks in US higher ed who think that if they just bend to the ‘current’ flurry of repressive govt demands it will save their funding are delusional. If they cave now, there will be no end to the increasingly draconian orders

To these people, “freedom” means the freedom of the rich to exploit, the freedom of the rich to poison, and the freedom of the rich to kill. If they attempt to build these “freedom cities,” we must exercise our true freedom to raze them to the ground.

Finished commenting on proofs and making an index for the forthcoming book. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll dream about tonight, but I’m pretty sure it will involve putting things in alphabetical order

Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...