Fan fiction is proletarian literature. The culture surrounding it resists commodification. It's a reappropriation of the ideas, characters, and perceived legitimacy of the capitalist publishing industry. Write that fanfic, girl. The revolution might even have a few real life enemies to lovers.

I return to my study of fascism because, well *gestures around vaguely* The Nazis, Capitalism, and the Working Class by Donny Gluckstein is a Marxist interpretation of the Nazis' rise to power. #booksky

Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.

Here is your case for socialism. Formally, an institution like the Washington Post can be treated as private property. But substantively it is something else. And there’s an unavoidable and sometimes violent conflict between the form and the substance.

Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50 Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it

DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.

Over and over again ICE, CBP, and cops lie. At this point any media outlet which credulously reprints their statements is complicit in a pattern of disinfo and state violence.

👇There is no such thing as clean coal. These plants had SO2 scrubbers!Recommended air quality limits for concentrations of SO2 vary quite a bit, but the WHO says the limit for 24-hour exposure is 40 µg/m³ meaning in Helsinki the air would be unhealthy on most days the coal plans ran.

I've said this before but I'm seeing fewer and fewer democratic off ramps for this regime. They are speeding past opportunities to adopt a more moderate approach.

At my bus stop there's a mother and her young son who I see pretty regularly. They live across the street from the stop and wave to the dad through the open front door. It's so cute 🥹

Popeye when his bros are questioning his dating life:

Schrödinger's political issue: simultaneously too big to tackle, and too insignificant to be worth discussing.

A few photos from the book

The story of the Cuban Revolution often centers on Fidel Castro and male revolutionaries engaged in guerrilla warfare from the mountains. As Carollee Bengelsdorf shows, the truth is more complex. This book tells the stories of the women "clandestinas" who fought against the Batista dictatorship. 📚💙

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

This is the way. Any 2028 Dem candidates need to start saying that on Day One: (1) all ICE agents fired; (2) pensions/benefits defunded; (3) forced to pay backpay as restitution to victims; and (4) only way to avoid prison is to become a cooperating informant

This chart is great. It shows how technology pathways are changing rapidly. In the future, countries will essentially skip over the fossil fuel stage of energy deployment. Electric transportation, electric heating, and primarily wind and solar generation.

Genuinely not an exaggeration to say that these are fascist collaborators.

If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed. Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.

My sci-fi, anti-capitalist, cat-loving queen

@ember-energy.org released their European Energy Review. Last year in the EU, generation from wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for the first time!

I know a few of these

Today we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. He's one of the most important figures in American history, but his legacy is often distorted. We must not allow his message to be watered down. Here are some MLK quotes you might not see from mainstream sources 🧵

All the best types of pie are served cold. No, I will not be taking questions.

Today we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. He's one of the most important figures in American history, but his legacy is often distorted. We must not allow his message to be watered down. Here are some MLK quotes you might not see from mainstream sources 🧵

Standard issue Portland bumper stickers. You get these when you move here along with your scheduled date to report to the Antifa super soldier training ground. #PDXbumperstickers

At least once a week hundreds of crows pass through our neighborhood in Portland. We're talking like The Birds numbers. It's genuinely kind of magnificent. Where do they all sleep at night?

Solar+batteries is the future. Gonna eat everybody's lunch.

New analysis from @ember-energy.org shows that solar met 61% of growth in US electricity demand in 2025. Unfortunately it looks like coal use ticked up as well, mostly due to high natural gas prices.

I have no idea where the mayor is getting this number. Based on the city's own Housing Needs Analysis from 2024, we need ~120k new units by 2045, ~5k units per year. Additionally, to align with the statewide housing production strategy, we need 55k units by 2032, ~6k per year.

Starting off my year of reviews with something a bit different from my usual fare. A crime thriller with a fantasy twist: The City and the City by China Miéville #booksy 💙📚

The shortlist of possible names for Portland's snowplows sadly does not include my submission "Abolish ICE" but it does have "Ursula K. Le-Plow" which I love.

Very telling that progressives on Portland city council are expected to denounce the progressive caucus but Dan Ryan and others don't have to denounce the racist assholes who influence them regularly.

Wow what a banner day for the "moderates" on city council!

At the very end of the Portland City Council Committee on Homelessness and Housing, I heard someone call out from the audience, "Councilor Ryan do you still intend to take advice from Brian Owendoff?" Idk who you are, king, but keep the pressure on.

A bunch of people on here clutching pearls when they hear the words "Abolish ICE." Where have y'all been? It's like they were created in a lab to undermine any leftwing demand. It's the same kind of person who opposes Medicare for All due to job losses at health insurance companies.

These messages are gross. And this racist asshole Owendoff is directly communicating with @councilordanryan.bsky.social during council meetings. Hey Dan, come get your boy. He's crashing out with all the other right wing grifters in your orbit.

The far-right British political party UKIP unveiled their proposed new logo and it looks a little...well...

Don't tempt me with a good time WSJ 😉 But seriously does the press in other countries treat basic social democratic policies as communism too? Or just the US?

Has anyone made art combining the concept of 'sewer socialism' with teenage mutant ninja turtles? I would absolutely rock a shirt like this! (Please forgive my horrible editing skills)

Love this! Also where do I get this scarf?

that’s right

The Venn diagram of adult converts to Catholicism and fascists is basically just a circle.

CNBC discussing "hurdles" for the US to access Greenland's mineral deposits. Uhh like the fact that it's part of a different country??

@econmarshall.bsky.social and Brad DeLong took a lot of flak for saying that libertarianism was basically just white supremacy. And these ICE agents out here making the case for them.

Solidarity with Minneapolis. Rest in peace Renee Good. We will fight like hell for those who stand in solidarity with immigrants. We will fight like hell for immigrants, documented and undocumented alike. We will love our neighbors. ICE must be abolished.

Portland city council confirms two Portlanders were shot by federal agents. As this point they are believed to be still alive.

Colombian president Gustavo Petro keeping it real