I done wrote my a novel, literally. I grew with family rooted in a very different, entirely “analog” era of Texas than the one I was living at the end of the 20th century. My grandpa reveled in these stories of hard scrabble farm life in a bend of Rocky Creek outside Shiner 1

All I want for Christmas is to spend quality time with my boys--playtesting my new battalion level WW2 wargaming rules in 1/72 scale with giant backyard battles. Is that too much to ask?

So drink your gin and tonic-ah And smoke your marijuani-khah If you really, really wanna-kah Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah.

It's a shame that I read this on my birthday instead of the week or so I needed to do this ON MY BIRTHDAY. Also #RetirementPlans www.wargamer.com/miniature-wa...

As a former Nevada Bernie 2020 field staffer this really hit. More Nevada moments. jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...

34 minutes into the count Zohran wins a majority in the largest mayoral turnout in 30 years. What a time to be a DSA member.

I have never wanted a spin off movie more then I do want one completely focused on Benicio Del Toro 's Sensei in One Battle After Another.

Back to things nerdy (escape is good actually). A review of my fourth book What Ho Frog Demons. (The Wodehousian characters in the intro make a return in my novella as protagonists). idlecartulary.com/2025/10/13/b...

Groundwork labubu lives to organize another day.

My latest article. This one on the movement to defend and expand democracy and Reconstruction: www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...

Do you know what's a good feeling? Voting to screw rigthtwingers and trolling my home state of Texas on No Kings Day 2.

Two bright comrades give us our marching orders 💕 @kutalik.bsky.social @surj.org

It is Wednesday, my dudes. Which means it's a great day to support an artist or author making stuff you like! Instead of giving Disney+ money every month, maybe give some to @kutalik.bsky.social and the Hill Cantons project - a new book is brewing at last! 🤩 dungeonsandpossums.com/2025/09/thin...

And you can start now: dsausa.org/join There is no organization, no network called "Antifa". But it's that vagueness of use by the Right that has sinister authoritarian implications. If no one is Antifa than any one against fascism is Antifa to them.

Several books in fact and very kind words. The novella is written (18k words). The Great Aviary rough draft is complete. Rough drafts for three other things exist and are getting feedback.

I had a dream last night that I was an officer in the Czech navy.

When the sun goes down today I will celebrate Yom Kipper.

I have this crazy number of draft pieces sitting around and finally dusting them off for finish. In this one (inspired by a local and much more knowledgeable) DSA homey I dream out loud about build, baby, build--but publicly, not YIMBYily. Link in the next.

L'shana tova. If you follow me for nerdy game design things and not dank leftwing takes, I have been writing again and posting to ye olde Hill Cantons blog. Links follow.

Neato.

No need to post, the world isn't hanging on your hottest take.

It's nice to be writing again. It feels intellectually akin to suddenly running after sitting at a desk for three years. In this case a review of @pelledragsted.bsky.social 's wonderful book Nordic Socialism (strongly recommend you pick up a copy, it's about going beyond social democracy).

I was wondering when the press would pick this up as an angle. Not really a great comparison but the India Walton ratfuck does rankle me still. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

For some odd reason Blogger slapped a "sensitive content" warning on today's Hill Cantons post...

@kutalik.bsky.social's Hill Cantons blog is back with a glorious post. Just look at these charlatans and seedy ne'er-do-wells hillcantons.blogspot.com/2025/09/reme...

We had over 600 people on the @ShowUp4RJ call last night to help elect @ZohranKMamdani! Psyched to rev it up. Big thanks to Jamaal Bowman.

I have decided to start an anxiety-based candidate recruitment PAC. It's called: Run From Something.

In case my nerdy followers were worried about me only doing political writing. Almost completely finished with the Great Aviary and have completed drafts of three small separate adventures (trying my hand at not writing complete books each time)

In the grand tradition of DSA meatless venture capitalists I'm going to start a brand called Improbable Burger.

Three day weekend almost here yall. Let's sing it all together: Bernie Sanders no surrender, four day workweek and three day bender!

Here's a question. Let's assume that some kind of multi-party proportional representation exists in the US, what is your new party in the here and now? What's the range of ideology? Who are the real bases and constituencies? Who leads it?

Article on the California DSA page: www.californiadsa.org/news/caredis...

Powerful and beautifully rendered reflection from @kutalik.bsky.social

Yesterday, California DSA voted to endorse Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. Prop 50 will be on the ballot in a special November 4 election this year and will redraw CA's congressional districts. Why endorse you ask? Well read on. open.substack.com/pub/chriskut...

Dear leftwing theory nerds, one can find a free copy of Bob Jessop's excellent and long oop survey of Nicos Poulantzas here for free as a PDF bobjessop.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/n...

I wrote about moving back to LA, ‪ the growth of @dsa.la, fightback against ICE, and the late great Mike Davis’ Magical Urbanism. I Love LA: Fire, Memory, and Struggle substack.com/@chriskutali...

Luring white people bwahaha... "SURJ spokesman Chris Kutalik... affirmed the PAC aims to have phone bankers make 500,000 calls to “white working-class voters” before November to hype up Mamdani." www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/19/a...

Wonderful book tour stop last night in LA with @pelledragsted.bsky.social , Danish left MP with a rich back and forth between @benburgis.bsky.social and Megan Day. His book Nordic Socialism I found to be deeply inspiring and strongly recommend you pick up a copy. 1/3

2025 just getting more 2025. For example a long account of Rick Perry tripping balls and liking it. Break on through! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/u...

Finally back from my study abroad week in Chicago: 1. I love LA 2. I love all the builders regardless of caucus 3. Hyper RR deliberation is bureaucratic and makes us lose political focus. 4. DSA is my home but not the alpha/omega. 5. Some ppl in DSA are still bags of d****.

I’d just use White Box and run some classic @kutalik.bsky.social adventures!

The beautiful personal moments at convention were the countless moments of deep conversation, solidarity, political passion, and true connection. That human experience is the fuel and fabric that binds us together...

FYI. Things you learn at the DSA convention.

"Comrade clicker" is my favorite phrase of the DSA Convention.

It's really kind of surreal in a period where are still in this extended time of brutal mass ICE raids and other immediate horrors to not really see it reflected at all in the discourse or focus of the DSA convention. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Bureaucratic machination to not even let the DSA convention hear and vote on One Member, One Vote by the chair and left caucuses has passed. Terrible blow against member democracy.

Serious politics going down in this room.

Prepping for my LA delegation presentation, I am appreciative of the DSA labor commission consensus resolution coming out so strongly in favor of the fundamental 1m1v democratic right of direct election of officers--for all union members.

Dusting off and revising a long backlog of articles for my new Subtack from my days of not publishing while on DSA staff. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE BELOW (imagine me shouting in YouTube gaming guy voice) open.substack.com/pub/chriskut...