Evening jam dicks-band.bandcamp.com/track/no-fuc...

Afternoon jam. Some songs are just inseparable from the video part they appeared in www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_by...

The title is a bit clickbaity, but the premise of the article is solid. Responsibility for health is pushed onto the individual, ignoring the need for collective and legislative action to address structural issues. Good Read www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Love this. "It was about taking back control of an economy run by rent-seeking tech companies that will jack up prices until the day they drop you." by a "a volunteer-run multinational automotive company in the making"

" “He’s got his vector pointed on what is important to him and doesn’t get caught up in the snares of life and the temptations of convenience. " Rest Easy. backcountrymagazine.com/stories/reme...

non doom content www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTRc...

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse.

The answer is in the title cepr.net/publications...

Evening jam www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_id...

From "malignant horniness" to "Mein Cringe". Good read

Good read

Two roads diverged in a yellowed wood….

Normalize candidates with views like this "“There is genuinely a fundamental lack of representation for working people in federal office right now, and that has serious, substantive effects on what kind of policies they actually prioritize and what they pass,” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"In an age where the endless pursuit of capital is as insatiable as it is unavoidable and stupid, especially when it comes to the scourge of private equity whose only concern is wringing everything it can from a company before discarding its bones to whoever is willing to pay for them..."

Really good read. "But we cannot fix these problems without confronting their source: a legal system designed by lawyers, for lawyers, and exploited by the wealthy to manufacture scarcity." data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-regula...

A wild tale. Respect to this family that fought for their right to feed themselves.

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Good read

You can understand media consolidation into the hands of the very wealthy not just as a product of wealth concentration but also as a means to defend it, with Bezos at the Post being the most obvious example

Save the date. New Bedford labor history fishingheritagecenter.org/dock-u-menta...

"The result again is a pervasive nihilism, where the truth of what’s being discussed matters less than the fact that it is being turned into content, the reaction to which will also become content." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Saturday morning uplift prospect.org/2026/02/10/t...

“I sometimes wish for ….A society in which the burden does not fall on those who feel the impact of violence to have to learn how to protect themselves.” Good read

Really good conversation

Sunday service www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_U...

Afternoon jam www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQJA...

i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol

Worthwhile read. “positive insignificance” www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Good Read oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/texas...

The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history. Your reminder that ICE is a for-profit industry and the companies profiting are huge donors to the politicians who voted to continue funding ICE.

"“Is it all ethical? No one cares as long as they are not breaking the law.” They will kill you for your dreams prospect.org/2026/02/06/f...

Friday night feature www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLO...

Failing of traditional economic measures."a large chunk of the increase in consumer spending in 2025 was health care, housing and utilities, and financial services. These are “non-discretionary,” meaning people have to pay them. But they show up as a bigger economy and more consumer spending. "

PE never lacks for sketchy practices. TIL about continuation vehicles and secondary funds. Both seem like signs greed heads trying to cash out. Circular deals always work out right? cepr.net/publications...

every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds

Must read on how rent-seeking ghouls are driving up costs and preventing those in need of getting the help they need.

Labor reporting, labor history, and bon mots like "an onslaught of Reichslop". @kimkelly.bsky.social delivers!

evening jam www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brh...

Rest Easy Sly Dunbar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUeT...

At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, Maine, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.

"Turns out “don’t tread on me” actually meant “tread on them.” You weren’t afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. " Truth

Good read on the "spicy autocomplete machine". Bonus points for dropping a "vulgar Thatcherism" and this "When crypto dies, what it will leave behind is bad Austrian economics and worse monkey jpegs."

Snowy morning, fire in the wood stove, and a banger issue of @thebaffler.com make for a great Sunday thebaffler.com/salvos/bog-t...

🌊 Hey SouthCoast. Wake up- get outside - before the storm We Stand With Minnesota! ICE is committing violence against the unarmed for political reasons. This is domestic terrorism. Gather PEACEFULLY at NB police HQ at 10 AM. Remind them that their DUTY is to the LAW & to PROTECT their community

morning jam www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJtD...

A lot of people seem convinced that elected officials should never have to do anything that is hard or scary or risky. They chose to run for these positions, I’m sorry they might have to do something that’s hard. Elected office is not just about padding your résumé and lining up a consulting gig.

Love to wet my pants over the electoral consequences of being labelled “anti-police” but not have the slightest fear of being labelled “ambivalent to innocent people getting gun down by the president’s private militia”. I am very brave. This is Leadership.

“He was tearing them up and just shoving them in as fast as he could,” said Ali Martinez, a witness to the event. “Like when you see people in a hot-dog eating contest.” According to the police estimate, around 57 of the 160 images on the wall were destroyed." ❤️

"Brick-and-mortar retail was bound to struggle because of online competition. But the bigger culprit is extractive private equity, which accelerated the slide and made it impossible for physical stores to even try to offer a better experience." prospect.org/2026/01/20/p...

Evening jam www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYAu...