James Birmingham

The entire Red White and Blueland thing is Internet brain rot which Elon and his admirers both have and think is the norm. This is a Boaty McBoatface moment. Many are culpable for allowing shit like this to be "cool."

An edited screenshot of Final Fantasy VII. Cloud and the party stands before a giant impaled snake creature with the textbox reading "Did DEI...do this?"

Next time some metal chud gives you the "I don't do politics man just fun" show them this. If you don't do politics, politics does you. Our healthcare system is a fucking travesty.

Neofascism in the White House | MR Online In this republished essay from 2017, John Bellamy Foster discusses how U.S. neofascism in certain ways resembles the classical fascism of Italy and Germany in the 1920s and '30s, but with historically...

mronline.org/2025/01/23/n...

Well worth the read

But thei were all of them deceivid for anothir environment-killinge plagiarism machyne was made

Trump administration strips schools, churches of immigration enforcement protections The memo rescinds a Biden administration guideline that created "protected areas" consisting of places where "children gather, disaster or emergency relief sites, and social services establishments."

"If we know, then we must fight for your life as though it were our own — which it is — and render impassable with our bodies the corridor to the gas chamber. For, if they take you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night."

– James Baldwin, "An Open Letter to my Sister, Angela Davis"

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

Panel 1: Mark Zuckerberg stands on the stage at a Meta all-hands meeting, wearing a little chain and a shirt that says "Cool Dude." "I think our company could use more Masculine Energy," he says into a mic. In the crowd, an employee raises their hand. "Excuse me, Mr. Zuckerberg," the person asks. Panel 2: The person stands up, asking, "By "Masculine Energy," do you mean a mature definition where men in power use their relative strength to protect and uplift those less privileged?" Panel 3: The person continues, "…or a more childish definition where men in power are free to be aggressive and harm others without being held accountable?" Panel 4: Zuck stands silent for a beat. Panel 5: "You're all fired," he says.

"Masculine Energy"

When you love the worst piece in Chex Mix.

(Skeptical of the "at least he covered it up takes, just reads like he had to in order to start doing combat sports to me)

If you want to watch me talk for an hour you can do that.

www.youtube.com/live/YBKw0Sd...

While I understand everyone needs to do what they can to make a living - there is nothing but contempt in my heart for people going through every single book with a barcode scanner in a thrift store.

There Is No Safe Word How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.

www.vulture.com/article/neil...

CW: Graphic descriptions of sexual assault. Hard read on many levels, especially if you're a fan of his work.

Robert Paul Wolff (1933-2025) - Freedom News Famous for his philosophical anarchism, he was also a champion of Black liberation and anti-war movements ~ James Birmingham ~ Philosopher and professor of Afro-American studies Robert Paul Wolff pass...

Rest in Power Robert Paul Wolff - honored to have written another obituary for @freedompress.bsky.social

freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/13/r...

You expect me to be interested in a song that's made by ai. A thing that couldn't care less if someone puts it's heart in a blender

US vehicle attacks: The toll of militarism - Freedom News People with war trauma in a shitty economy—it’s practically set up to make terrorists ~ James Birmingham ~ On January 1, 2025 two acts of violence (albeit one largely self-inflicted) occurred within h...

freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/08/u...
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