Implied, however, is that (like her) you have to try

The Third Trajectory and Hopes for Rebuilding - emptywheel The global catastrophe Trump created in Iran may provide an opportunity to disrupt his authoritarian trajectory.

This is a long think piece, but I argue that Trump's Iran catastrophe may disrupt his efforts to consolidate his authoritarianism, but even more, may provide cause to go after his Tech bro donors and data centers.

The Third Trajectory and Hopes for Rebuilding

emptywheel.net/2026/04/21/t...

Alarmingly, a lot of people are very interested in talking about birthright citizenship no thanks to <waves hands at situation>. Here I have a wide ranging discussion with Toby about that and broader US citizenship and migration.

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Teaching Faculty/Staff

uwm.edu/political-sc...

Attention everyone: I’m hereby proscribing the use of the word “lowkey” (including “low key”) until you all figure out what you mean by it.

Just wait until gas triples in price. Sales will be up 2.5% yoy!

It was a weird period in 2012 for everyone

Time for some Radio Yerevan jokes

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Teaching Faculty/Staff

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Is that slash meant to be conjoining or distinguishing?

Be careful how you answer -- it will determine your entire experience here on Bluesky

Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz

J D Vance has managed to make Catholicism cool. Just not in the way he intended.

This is the *one* habit of highly effective people

which side are you on, boy?

See also William James

Oh, he knows. Their kids have tails or are made of straw or something. He just has plausible deniability.

The NYTimes, 23 seconds into Ravel’s Bolero: this must be the crescendo!

If you look at records of debates in Union halls and settlement houses, they are far closer to what we find online today. Even the idealized ones (“Waiting for Lefty”) show a mixture of nostalgia, utopianism, and absolutism that seem very familiar.

I don’t think this is correct. It suffers from survivor bias & information distribution systems. Cohn-Bendit’s criticisms of Marcuse, and vice versa, were thoughtful and informed. @downcapital’s beef with @muellerwasright is not. But who is doing the arguing?

No, that is not the case in this instance. It was originally published and THEN taken down, so it’s was not “journalism” and it certainly wasn’t “editing”. The journalist who interviewed Butler was opposed to this being taken out. It was taken out because of pressure from powerful transphobes.

Actually, nobody wants to date Sebastian.

Types of British plays

1. Everyone is in the drawing room

2. You’ve betrayed socialism!

3. The proles are revolting

4. I went to university

5. I didn’t go to university

they fucking Legolas and gimli'ed the Anglican church?????

Help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock!
Somebody, please, please!
Help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock...
Wow man, it's a drag being a rock
Help I'm a rock
I wish I was anything but a rock.

Wait until you notice that parts of Florida and Oregon are in contiguous time zones

Job! (or even Jobs!, als je goed genoeg Nederlands spreekt)

Having enjoyed reading your book a while ago, I wonder if the Poland and Hungary elections have changed your mind about anything you argued (e.g., esp concerning doing-nothing/financial pressure/threat of expulsion)?

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It is!

My Allbirds shoes telling me to kill myself

Dammit it’s already happening