Jonathan Welle

Capitalism in one sentence.

‘Fixing the inner belt’ is the same bill of goods we’ve been sold since this ad in 1941

This is what ecocide looks like.

It would be only fair to the reader to say frankly in advance that the attitude of any person toward this story will be distinctly influenced by his theories of the Negro race. If he believes that the Negro in America and in general is an average and ordinary human being, who under given environment develops like other human beings, then he will read this story and judge it by the facts adduced. If, however, he regards the Negro as a distinctly inferior creation, who can never successfully take part in modern civilization and whose emancipation and enfranchisement were gestures against nature, then he will need something more than the sort of facts that I have set down. But this latter person, I am not trying to convince. I am simply pointing out these two points of view, so obvious to Americans, and then without further ado, I am assuming the truth of the first. In fine, I am going to tell this story as though Negroes were ordinary human beings, realizing that this attitude will from the first seriously curtail my audience. W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS Atlanta, December, 1934

I'd forgotten how hard the preface to DuBois's "Black Reconstruction" (1934) went...and am saddened by how contemporary it still feels.

*Congress immediately schedules a vote*

Al Green's runoff opponent Christian Menefee has an "A" from Stand With Crypto. That should be treated as a scarlet letter.

www.standwithcrypto.org/politicians/...

I'd love people to start using Stand With Crypto as a resource to check which candidates will sell out to tech oligarchs

*Alysa Liu voice* that's what I'm fucking talking about

"We must make a sustained public investment into affordable housing that is under public, nonprofit, cooperative tenant ownership, where residents are protected from unjust evictions and predatory rent increases." Shout out to the Tenants United Federation for the inspiration and language!

Chris did a great job! And I was glad to be part of the team that helped him prepare to share why market-based solution to housing perpetuate homelessness. A local hero indeed. Here's the full speech:

www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/...

Technically it's still energy dominance if the energy is dominating us

Oh man we are HAVING A NEWS DAY I see

*BLACKROCK’S $26 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LIMITS WITHDRAWALS

Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change Google and others are committing $100 million to combat climate change.

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.

YouTube video by Associated Press Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters leader to a fight. Bernie Sanders intervenes

thinking about this video for no reason in particular

Why Rep. Greg Landsman thought talking on the phone with Isaac Chotiner was a good idea still baffles me.

I would've immediately resigned from Congress and retreated into the abandoned Cincinnati Subway, never to be seen again

Any hacks to get affordable access? Or do you just bite the bullet and pay $$?

What a dream!

Assuming a 30-min commute to/from train station, 45-min to/from airport, 30-min early arrival for train and 90-min for plane, 500 mph plane (LAX-JFK is ~450), a 280 mph train is faster than flying any distance less than 950 miles.

Here is a 950-mile radius circle centered on Kansas City.

This is a game to these people.

What we know, final edition—in 2 parts.

1. Progressives oust 3 Dems who were helping GOP in NC.
2. Dems flip legislative seat in AR.
3. Al Green + Dan Crenshaw down big.
4. #TXSen? Talarico up. GOP runoff.
5. Right holds supreme court seat in AR, but no blowout.
6. TX far-right generally strong.

40% of US rail freight is also fossil fuels, mostly coal. Wind coal down and you free up a lot of rail resources! Some of which could be converted to fast electric passenger trains, which in countries with modern transport infrastructure are faster than air travel for most trips under 1000 miles.

'Rapid energy transition alone will not suffice.'

TL;DR: No one owes Conor Lamb an apology for not supporting him in 2022. He ran an insider/moderate campaign then, but has listened to the public and understands the stakes of where we are now. Fetterman evolved in a different direction.

Bottom line: don't put anyone on a pedestal. 10/10

Imperial war: wealth for the plutocrats, death for the people

From @isabellamweber.bsky.social on the hellsite

> @covie93.bsky.social

Never wanted to be a hunter more in my life

Sports betting, but with required participation!!

Just a total gamble where the house always wins

Picking a healthcare plan is the original DraftKings

I run this calculator in my mind every year when selecting a plan on marketplace, and I approve this message.