Oscar James

By inviting Putin to the US, the Trump administration is signalling their intense desire to have good relations with Russia, whatever the cost. It's the clearest sign yet of the realignment of the US under the Trump admin away from the US's NATO allies and towards the Kremlin.

Important to note that there are different types of US-Russia presidential meetings. This type is particularly significant and thus a very clear sign of the Trump administration's desire to align with the Kremlin. Long🧵

this here is neelix

mind reels

I don’t trust anyone—least of all technologists—who try to convince ppl that the worst part of being an artist is the process of learning how to make art and making it…versus…let’s see, wage theft, labor exploitation, plagiarism, online harassment & being fed into the machine by billionaires.

Since the end of the Cold War, summits have been used by US presidents as a mark of approval and withheld when they disapprove of Russian actions. Trump is, once again, signalling the value he places on Putin's friendship. It's a profound humiliation for the US.

The Anatomy of American Fascism, part 1: Fascist Foot Soldiers and their Patrician Funders Introducing Jozef Mlot-Mroz, Salem, Massachusetts' most famous Nazi troll (ca. 1960-2000) and the wealthy Exeter/Harvard law grad named Richard J. Cotter who secretly funded his exploits

I finally got my act together and left that Nazi-incubating sewer that is Substack. I'm now set up on Ghost. In honor of leaving Substack, here's an old post (now on Ghost) about how fascists have tried to get a foothold on the American right for decades. rightlandia.ghost.io/the-anatomy-...

but no chicory!

I wonder when all the national media is going to start breathlessly reporting every day on how all the rollbacks of equity programs, scholarships, and social justice centers on college campuses at behest of this admin makes black, brown, trans, and queer folks feel unsafe

Even Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Finding High Support for Socialism Poll after poll after poll keeps showing high levels of support for socialism in the United States and Canada — even when it’s conservatives doing the polling.

3. A study of the US, Canada, Australia and the UK found that in all four countries, a majority of respondents aged 18-34 (54-61%) agreed that “socialism will improve the economy and well-being of citizens”.

Source: Fraser Institute, with polling done by Leger, 2023. jacobin.com/2023/03/soci...

The National Socialist Network / White Australia neo-Nazis are expected to gather in Bacchus Marsh this morning ahead of their national conference and weightlifting competition this weekend, following last night's stunt in Melbourne.

Couple yrs ago, after learning that my book "Capital without Borders" had been pirated & used to train AI, I wrote to my publisher--Harvard U Press--& asked: "What are you doing about this copyright violation? What's your plan?"

The response from one of the world's most lavishly resourced presses:

“Apple has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into Chinese markets, enough to constitute a distinct geopolitical event, like the fall of the Berlin Wall”

Graph shows the two-party preferred for Labor and the Coalition since 1946, and which party was in government.

Four interesting graphs breaking down past election results from Mark the Ballot.

The first shows how the Albanese Govt made history with a swing towards them after their first term.

the scary thing about AI right now is not so much that it is capable of replacing your job but that your boss might think it is capable of replacing your job

either way the end result is you don’t have a job

A thing not often mentioned here is one of the things OpenAI is trying to take away is community. Having experts beyond yourself — and professionals and friends and family and and and — means interacting with them, enforcing community. This attempts (poorly, thankfully) to diminish and destroy that.

A little math about that prison camp in Florida. $450 million per year for 3,000 people is $150,000/person per year. The cost for one person receiving SNAP for one year is $2256, yet they're telling us that's too expensive. threads.com/@unapologeticallyzae

Ford Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results • Second-quarter revenue reached a record $50.2 billion; incurred a net loss of $36 million as a result of special items • Adjusted EBIT was $2.1 billion, including $0.8 billion of adverse net tariff-related impacts; operating cash flow was $6.3 billion, adjusted free cash flow was $2.8 billion • Company declares a third quarter regular dividend of 15 cents per share • Reinstated full-year 2025 guidance includes adjusted EBIT of $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion, adjusted free cash flow of $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion, capital spending of about $9 billion, and a net tariff-related headwind of about $2 billion DEARBORN, Mich., July 30, 2025 – Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) today announced its second- quarter 2025 financial results.

so ford is operated at a loss last quarter despite record revenues because they took $800m in tariff charges in q2 (when tariffs were lower than now) - and ford is just one company.

this is getting quite bad now.
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The gender terrorism will continue until morale improves.

the rules based international order

So, there’s this:

Uncovering Possible: Pedagogies for Apocalyptic Times Educators and activists reflect on learning, justice, and hope amid crisis, reimagining community and pedagogy for apocalyptic times.

You can now read @sorayachemaly.bsky.social's beautiful foreword to Uncovering Possible on the Vernon Press site. You can order it too, and download the flyer to send to your departments. So exciting! vernonpress.com/book/2358?sr...

The real reason the West is warmongering against China China’s spectacular economic development has brought up the price of its labour and dwindled Western corporate profits.

Why is the West warmongering against China? Because China's development - and the rise in China's wages - is pinching Western profits and undermining the imperial arrangement on which Western capital accumulation depends.

New in AJE: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Screenshot of paypal $192 sent to rhemie

Screenshot of zelle payment for $134 to rhemie

Thank you ALL so much! Today is the last day of my sister's 3 day notice and we're 36% percent of the way to having what she needs for her lil family to stay housed.

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Yet this morning I got email from AAC&U telling me to join their workshops so I could integrate AI into my teaching. It's fucking bleak out here, y'all.

But of course, the Lebanese owner of trump burger

“The achievement of this volume is nothing less than a new approach to literary criticism. TPN takes seriously that poetry pedagogy is impt & needs reshaping. Contributors report from the front lines, giving a whole & accurate picture of the stakes of humanities teaching today” - @mmvty.bsky.social