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Magic actions by tobi haslett

Essay in N+1 by Tobi Haslett about the 2020 protests. “What elasticity, what historical initiative, what a capacity for sacrifice in these Parisians!” Marx gasped in a letter when news reached him that the members of the Paris Commune had repelled the imperial army and abolished the police; he said they were “storming heaven.” And a version of that thought — a degraded, baffled paraphrase — flashed to mind as I saw the masked children of New York slam their skateboards against police vans and throw themselves at lines of officers packing guns and shields and nightsticks; chanting the name of a dead man while sprinting with hundreds down an avenue, I’d never felt an ecstasy more complicated or a freedom less false. On a plateglass window in SoHo, someone graffitied, simply, “GEORGE!” So many of the faces I saw streaking through spring and summer — lit by burning cars and reflected in broken windows, doing victory laps around sneaker stores and bloodied by batons — belonged to adolescents. Armed only with their psychotic courage, they were running, dancing, singing, smashing, burning, screaming, storming heaven: all rapturous varieties of Baraka’s “magic actions.”

@blipkin

Jan 10, 2024

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Expanding Vocabulary I’ve realized we encounter new words daily—words we don’t understand but often ignore. This year, I’m committing to expanding my vocabulary and actually learning those meanings instead of glazing over them. Let’s level up our language game! Arm Balances & Yoga Progress Practicing yoga consistently has been one of the most rewarding pursuits I’ve taken on. Watching your progress over time—getting stronger and finally holding poses you couldn’t before—is such an empowering and fulfilling experience. It’s all about showing up and witnessing yourself grow! Real Milk Only Cow milk only. Fuck a nut milk. Flipping the Script After a breakup two years ago, I channeled some serious “fuckboy” energy—and honestly? It’s been fun. Owning that mentality and flipping the script feels liberating in a way. #WomenInMaleFields Sports & Squads There’s something special about watching sports with your crew and a beer in hand. It’s more than just the game—it’s the sense of community and the shared hype. Big vibes all around! Calling Out Politicians Politicians won’t save us. Change and revolution start with the people. We need to revisit and study the writings of true revolutionaries—especially Black authors like Angela Davis, Malcolm X, and Assata Shakur. Their work is more relevant than ever.

@balanced_radicalism

Jan 7, 2025

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don’t only read classical theory by dead white dudes

i see you are reading machiavelli and i expect others can/will recommend you other classical political theory so i will recommend a mix of things that are not! those works can be useful but definitely should be read alongside a variety of other voices and perspectives books: - A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn - solid history book that intentionally avoids the nationalist lens in mainstream depictions of US history - Our History Has Always Been Contraband ed. by Colin Kaepernick, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - great intro to Black social & political thought and the history of Black Studies - Normal Life by Dean Spade - very dense, a critique of the gay rights movement by a trans lawyer - Mutual Aid by Dean Spade & The Care Manifesto by The Care Collective - accessible, short books that criticize contemporary social services and div of labor in care work - Elite Capture by Olúfémi O Táíwò - critique of identity politics - Transgender History by Susan Stryker - very accessible book on the history of trans politics and culture - The Souls of Black Folk by WEB Du Bois - foundational text for critical race theory a few books on my tbr list i see freq recommended that you may find useful: - A People’s Guide to Capitalism by Hadas Thier - more accessible than Marx etc - Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Davis, Gina Dent et al. - the overlap of feminism and prison abolition - The Case for Open Borders by John Washington - self-explanatory - An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - self-explanatory - The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan - of its time but foundational 2nd wave feminist text - The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein - self-explanatory - Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick - criticism of progressive left-wing politics inability to be consistent on Palestine some other misc media: - Democracy Now news station/podcast - far better than most mainstream media IMO - 5-4 podcast - fun, accessible critical analyses of supreme court cases - Southlake podcast - case study on modern right-wing school board politics in the US - Amended podcast (i have not finished yet) - more nuanced history of women’s fight for equality - The 1619 Project essay collection - uses a critical lens to analyze American historical figures and events - Working Class History & Making Gay History podcasts - self-explanatory - 13th documentary dir. by Ava DuVernay - looks at the US prison system and the central role of racism in its construction/maintenance - Crip Camp documentary dir by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnhan - follows part of the disability rights movement

@marxinista

Jun 17, 2024

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being a nerd about stuff

being traditionally cool is really quite boring and iterative, and it’s actually very cool and sexy to geek out about something you like or share bits of knowledge on a topic you’re passionate about

@marxinista

Aug 17, 2024

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MAY DAY

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKER’S DAY!!!! i love having a union, i love being a union steward and getting to support my unit. when my union won its contract, i got a pay bump, better benefits, and increased protection as a worker. 🥳 unions help address racial and gender pay gaps, issues workplaces impose on families and those having kids, addressing unsafe conditions, plus things like better health insurance, wages and overtime, weingarten rights to representation, and more!!! if you don’t have a union but are thinking about forming one, check out AFL-CIO’s page (linked) or Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. there’s always more power in a union!! ✊🥖🌹

@marxinista

1d ago

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not being on tiktok

i had it for a little over a year until i was like wow this is actually terrible! i genuinely think it has negatively impacted society by ruining people’s attention spans, having a horrific algorithm, and most of all by the most mind-numbing or outright harmful trends - fake words that people now use IRL (“unalive”), trad wife tiktok, shein hauls, body-focused fitness vids that encourage fatphobia and unhealthy habits, shallow political/feminist theory and queer discourse, “alpha male” podcaster tiktok, encouraging overconsumption in general, trends ruining local spots or niche things… the list goes on

@marxinista

Aug 17, 2024