Miss Misery Business
@missmiserybusiness.bsky.social
PhD candidate & ICGC-Mellon fellow in Human Geography @ U of MN, Twin Cities.
Interested in TRCs, restitution across settler contexts, & limits of liberal democracy.
Interested in TRCs, restitution across settler contexts, & limits of liberal democracy.
Pinned
Political ecologies of the far right
library.oapen.org
I have a chapter about South Africa in this important edited volume on far right politics and the environment. library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
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“The mature Fukuyama seems to find a bit of good news with which to caveat every item of bad news—and vice versa”, writes Tom Clark
Francis Fukuyama takes stock
We speak to the man who was unfairly caricatured after declaring ‘the end of history’—and today sees no end in sight
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“The mature Fukuyama seems to find a bit of good news with which to caveat every item of bad news—and vice versa”, writes Tom Clark
What would your retort be to someone that claims capitalism lifted billions out of poverty?
September 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM
What would your retort be to someone that claims capitalism lifted billions out of poverty?
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President Donald Trump labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American service-members.
Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’ | CNN Politics
www.cnn.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:31 PM
President Donald Trump labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American service-members.
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Today’s world is a mess of troubling trends. Some groups are trying to help kids navigate their anxieties about it all.
Support networks aim to help kids through the polycrisis
Today’s world is a mess of troubling trends. Some groups are trying to help kids navigate their anxieties about it all.
trib.al
August 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Today’s world is a mess of troubling trends. Some groups are trying to help kids navigate their anxieties about it all.
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Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
www.thenation.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
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Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die. n.pr/4zJ42SD
How the AIDS crisis helped create a multibillion-dollar death-speculation market
Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die.
n.pr
August 25, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die. n.pr/4zJ42SD
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Many Pentagon projects face delays, budget increases and performance issues.
The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill.
Help point us to the most important stories. You can reach us any time on Signal at 917-512-0201.
The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill.
Help point us to the most important stories. You can reach us any time on Signal at 917-512-0201.
Do You Know About U.S. Military Spending? Help ProPublica Understand Where the Money Goes.
Many Pentagon projects face delays, budget increases and performance issues. The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill. Help point us to the most important stori...
www.propublica.org
August 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Many Pentagon projects face delays, budget increases and performance issues.
The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill.
Help point us to the most important stories. You can reach us any time on Signal at 917-512-0201.
The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill.
Help point us to the most important stories. You can reach us any time on Signal at 917-512-0201.
Finally, stop taking the US seriously. You can't negotiate with a toddler.
Many world leaders no longer feel the need to respond to Donald Trump’s pronouncements—and that could have ramifications that outlast his presidency, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter
The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s also the bad news.
bit.ly
August 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Finally, stop taking the US seriously. You can't negotiate with a toddler.
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"I accidentally wore last season's cashmere to an event where everyone else was wearing this season's cashmere, and now I have to fake my own death."
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Reasons That I, a Billionaire, Am Still Miserable
“I accidentally wore last season’s cashmere to an event where everyone else was wearing this season’s cashmere, and now I have to fake my own death.”
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"I accidentally wore last season's cashmere to an event where everyone else was wearing this season's cashmere, and now I have to fake my own death."
buff.ly/83ILMnb
buff.ly/83ILMnb
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“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
www.notus.org
August 22, 2026 at 9:36 PM
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
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Governments brace for historic El Nino impacts on global weather extremes https://aje.news/81fenv
August 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Governments brace for historic El Nino impacts on global weather extremes https://aje.news/81fenv
I must be having a midlife crisis bc I'm looking back at all the early 2000s indie rock bands, wishing everyone still dressed like that. #college #thekillers #thestrokes #franzferdinand #arcticmonkeys #interpol #yeahyeahyeahs #indiemusic #subpop
August 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I must be having a midlife crisis bc I'm looking back at all the early 2000s indie rock bands, wishing everyone still dressed like that. #college #thekillers #thestrokes #franzferdinand #arcticmonkeys #interpol #yeahyeahyeahs #indiemusic #subpop
Friends be careful out there. Now is the time to organize. The internment camps are killing people slowly from neglect or just outright murdering them. Same in prisons. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans
Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.
www.thenation.com
August 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Friends be careful out there. Now is the time to organize. The internment camps are killing people slowly from neglect or just outright murdering them. Same in prisons. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
We are in a full blown Holocaust. Torture and neglect in prisons and ICE detainment (2 million & 65k). 700k+ killed by withdrawal of USAID funds. 200k+ killed in Gaza since 2023. Links in comments #gaza #usaid #ice #genocide #holocaust #detainment
August 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
We are in a full blown Holocaust. Torture and neglect in prisons and ICE detainment (2 million & 65k). 700k+ killed by withdrawal of USAID funds. 200k+ killed in Gaza since 2023. Links in comments #gaza #usaid #ice #genocide #holocaust #detainment
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Tesla Robotaxi Keeps Changing Subject To White Genocide
August 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Tesla Robotaxi Keeps Changing Subject To White Genocide
It feels very strange to be in a perfect temperate climate when everywhere south of the Baltic is literally on fire.
August 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
It feels very strange to be in a perfect temperate climate when everywhere south of the Baltic is literally on fire.
Back on here bc I need to vent about this hellscape of a planet we're. And I also moved to Finland...🇫🇮
August 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Back on here bc I need to vent about this hellscape of a planet we're. And I also moved to Finland...🇫🇮
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UPDATE: Authorities are investigating a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and wounded six others. The suspect is hospitalized and is the son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy.
Gunman kills 2, wounds 6 others during a shooting at Florida State University
Authorities are investigating a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and wounded six others. The suspect is hospitalized and is the son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
UPDATE: Authorities are investigating a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and wounded six others. The suspect is hospitalized and is the son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy.
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are any countries/universities offering asylum to US academics? especially for those who write critically about the far right
April 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
are any countries/universities offering asylum to US academics? especially for those who write critically about the far right
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🚨 Trump's massive new tariffs just dropped! 📈 25% on all foreign cars, 34% on Chinese goods, and 10% on almost everything else we import. Economists warn this could backfire - Goldman Sachs already cut growth forecasts. Will these protect American jobs or drive up prices for everyone? 🤔 #tariffs
April 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🚨 Trump's massive new tariffs just dropped! 📈 25% on all foreign cars, 34% on Chinese goods, and 10% on almost everything else we import. Economists warn this could backfire - Goldman Sachs already cut growth forecasts. Will these protect American jobs or drive up prices for everyone? 🤔 #tariffs
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Not deported. Sent without due process to be imprisoned without recourse in a foreign gulag in a third country.
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Not deported. Sent without due process to be imprisoned without recourse in a foreign gulag in a third country.
for real tho
"Should we do something? It feels like we should do something. Hopefully, I’ll feel more like I can dedicate the brain space to that just as soon as I finish my work, which is tuning this glockenspiel."
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now?
Guten tag. I’m just wondering if anybody else can relate to this feeling I’ve been having that I just can’t shake. It’s only Tuesday, but what a we...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
for real tho
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These guys think they're spewing cutting-edge posthumanist theory and it's all just the corniest, shittiest science fiction that actual writers wouldn't waste a minute on.
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
These guys think they're spewing cutting-edge posthumanist theory and it's all just the corniest, shittiest science fiction that actual writers wouldn't waste a minute on.
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