“It was us that scorched the sky”
08.03.2026 17:52
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“It was us that scorched the sky”
Predicting a return to reading books. It will be on the frontier of resisting subjection.
Looks like the big star about to fall
23 years old today
Wonderful book
You will make him understand. No matter what it takes.
This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen
Just finished this book and it's so good. Essential reading for understanding the current iteration of computerized capitalism
“I have an idea.”
“Hi, I’m Winter Olympics gold medalist Alysa Liu. Before I brought gold to the Bay Area, BART was always there for me to take me training at the ice rink and to see family and friends. [why transit good] This November, register to vote and vote YES on Measure XX. Let’s bring gold for our transit.”
Good luck rosemary!
France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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"The Alabama Reflector is an independent nonprofit website covering politics and policy in our state. We look at the problems affecting Alabamians, and search for solutions." I've spent maybe a week in Alabama, tops, but I subscribed to the Reflector's Bluesky feed for links to excellent reporting.
Many great recs already shared but haven’t seen these yet:
1: back side of The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle
2: youtu.be/fT4pSt4kie8
Spiritually twinned with the other best Christmas movie, Muppet Christmas Carol, due to the Statler and Waldorf :: Duke and Duke characters
[father john misty singing]
Cream coloured text on a rust red background. A crack cuts through the image halfway down. Text reads: END TIMES FASCISM AND THE FIGHT FOR THE LIVING WORLD NAOMI KLEIN & ASTRA TAYLOR Farrar, Straus and Giroux | U.S.A. Allen Lane | U.K. Knopf Canada
I've been a bit quieter than usual these past months because @astra.bsky.social and I have been going deep into what we are calling End Times Fascism. The research has been bleak, I won't lie, but it's also been inspiring.
Did you see this new study re: Chattanooga / EPB static.epb.com/media/docume...
I have a piece out today that explores what socialist mayors like Zohran and Katie Wilson can do to fight the tech oligarchy and build a technological alternative at the municipal level. I call it the “digital sewer socialist stack” jacobin.com/2025/12/digi...
A new study has found that Chattanooga, Tennessee's decision to build their own affordable community-owned fiber broadband network has driven $5.3 billion in economic benefits back to the community.
From my colleague and friend @seangon.bsky.social:
this film should be played loud!
it’s time.
Great questions - reminds me of these: alliedmedia.org/network-prin...
Yo!sferatu
Greta Byrum reports back from the Global Gathering, a conference of digital rights and internet freedom advocates and technologists. Amid rising authoritarianism, those who value free expression are ever more dependent on the work of this group, which is increasingly under threat, writes Byrum.
If I recall one of these had scratch n sniff components
