Victor
@pavlovsdevildog.bsky.social
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Victor
@pavlovsdevildog.bsky.social
· May 1
All resources increase in value over time. Why not labor?
If you ever worked 1 hour you contributed $97 to the GDP. Were you paid $97 for that hour of your life?
What is the fair price for an hour of your life?
If you ever worked 1 hour you contributed $97 to the GDP. Were you paid $97 for that hour of your life?
What is the fair price for an hour of your life?
“Who Controls the Past Controls the Future.”
BREAKING: The CFPB has deleted 15 years' worth of data off its website.
Every post that predates Trump's second term has been removed except for reports mandated by Congress.
In total some 1,700 pages on the website have been wiped out.
Every post that predates Trump's second term has been removed except for reports mandated by Congress.
In total some 1,700 pages on the website have been wiped out.
May 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“Who Controls the Past Controls the Future.”
All resources increase in value over time. Why not labor?
If you ever worked 1 hour you contributed $97 to the GDP. Were you paid $97 for that hour of your life?
What is the fair price for an hour of your life?
If you ever worked 1 hour you contributed $97 to the GDP. Were you paid $97 for that hour of your life?
What is the fair price for an hour of your life?
May 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
All resources increase in value over time. Why not labor?
If you ever worked 1 hour you contributed $97 to the GDP. Were you paid $97 for that hour of your life?
What is the fair price for an hour of your life?
If you ever worked 1 hour you contributed $97 to the GDP. Were you paid $97 for that hour of your life?
What is the fair price for an hour of your life?
“What can Labor do for itself? The answer is not difficult. Labor can organize, it can unify; it can consolidate its forces. This done, it can demand and command.”
- Eugene V. Debs
- Eugene V. Debs
May 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“What can Labor do for itself? The answer is not difficult. Labor can organize, it can unify; it can consolidate its forces. This done, it can demand and command.”
- Eugene V. Debs
- Eugene V. Debs
Right-wing violence is over five times more likely. Once again, we are being gaslit. There is only one party that has become extreme. It is the same party that nominated McCain and Romney and now says they are RINOS.
a.nwps.fi/306123.pdf
a.nwps.fi/306123.pdf
April 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Right-wing violence is over five times more likely. Once again, we are being gaslit. There is only one party that has become extreme. It is the same party that nominated McCain and Romney and now says they are RINOS.
a.nwps.fi/306123.pdf
a.nwps.fi/306123.pdf
Probably not a good sign when the world’s preeminent scholars of fascism are fleeing the country. 🤷♂️
(1/2) Tim Snyder is leaving America, so I want to say, as a Trump biographer Trump is aware of and hates, that I get asked daily if we plan on leaving: the answer is no.
But I want to emphasize that it’s _not_ because I don’t think America will collapse. America is collapsing. But I refuse to flee.
But I want to emphasize that it’s _not_ because I don’t think America will collapse. America is collapsing. But I refuse to flee.
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
yaledailynews.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Probably not a good sign when the world’s preeminent scholars of fascism are fleeing the country. 🤷♂️
Shocking News: If we invest in one another we’d all be happier www.commondreams.org/news/finland...
Social Democracies Keep Top Spots on World Happiness Report as US Falls to Record Low | Common Dreams
The World Happiness Report reveals that countries investing in social welfare have the happiest people, while the U.S. falls in rankings amid social distrust and the gutting of public services.
www.commondreams.org
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Shocking News: If we invest in one another we’d all be happier www.commondreams.org/news/finland...
First they came for…
"Activities aligned to Hamas" is a weird way of saying "we can't prove any connection to Hamas"
March 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First they came for…
Dystopian - I canceled my subscription long ago but now I am blocking @washingtonpost.com online. Any serious journalist would find a new job.
February 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Dystopian - I canceled my subscription long ago but now I am blocking @washingtonpost.com online. Any serious journalist would find a new job.
Been thinking about this all week
February 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Been thinking about this all week
A friend of mine recently told me he voted for Trump, and added, “no, I am not a Nazi.“ I just laughed and said, “no, you’re a good German. You’ll never guess what happened to the good Germans.”
They Thought They Were Free - Chapter 13
press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
They Thought They Were Free - Chapter 13
press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer, an excerpt, 2017 edition
press.uchicago.edu
February 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A friend of mine recently told me he voted for Trump, and added, “no, I am not a Nazi.“ I just laughed and said, “no, you’re a good German. You’ll never guess what happened to the good Germans.”
They Thought They Were Free - Chapter 13
press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
They Thought They Were Free - Chapter 13
press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
IDF leaflets dropped over Gaza yesterday: “We will impose forced displacement upon you whether you accept it or not.” “The map of the world will not change if all the people of Gaza disappear from existence, and no one will ask about you.”
February 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
IDF leaflets dropped over Gaza yesterday: “We will impose forced displacement upon you whether you accept it or not.” “The map of the world will not change if all the people of Gaza disappear from existence, and no one will ask about you.”
“math-justice energy” - new superpower unlocked 🤓
Whoa! Proudly on the front page of Washington Blade (the nation's oldest queer newspaper) with @judalicious.bsky.social, @qside.bsky.social. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/02/20/q...
The queer couple fighting for DEI — with math
‘My activism and my quantitative skills could be brought together’
www.washingtonblade.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“math-justice energy” - new superpower unlocked 🤓
This is the message on “gender ideology” you receive now on many government sites. In this case they are studying the sex differences in the clinical evaluation of medical products. 🏳️⚧️
February 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is the message on “gender ideology” you receive now on many government sites. In this case they are studying the sex differences in the clinical evaluation of medical products. 🏳️⚧️
Fourteen flags for the fourteen words
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Fourteen flags for the fourteen words
Shittler is quoting Napoleon now.
February 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Shittler is quoting Napoleon now.
Totally serious country 🤷♂️
February 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Totally serious country 🤷♂️
Good thing we have an opposition party 🤷♂️
February 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Good thing we have an opposition party 🤷♂️
Not only does the Tennessee bill outlaw political speech that goes against Trump’s immigration policy, it requires “distinct identification” for immigrants (maybe a yellow star?), and lawful permanent residence cannot even have a permanent driver’s license.
February 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not only does the Tennessee bill outlaw political speech that goes against Trump’s immigration policy, it requires “distinct identification” for immigrants (maybe a yellow star?), and lawful permanent residence cannot even have a permanent driver’s license.
I wish this wasn’t necessary.
January 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I wish this wasn’t necessary.
“Thank you lord Trump for letting us lick your boot - we have no values except filling our bank accounts.”
January 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Thank you lord Trump for letting us lick your boot - we have no values except filling our bank accounts.”
“Liberals will always choose to side with fascist over socialist because fascism doesn’t threaten capital.”
January 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Liberals will always choose to side with fascist over socialist because fascism doesn’t threaten capital.”
I will never use this application again. If your business model is appealing to Hitler’s good graces I want nothing to do with you.
[they could have easily made a web app or bought another company like rednote. Insead they decided to ask master.]
[they could have easily made a web app or bought another company like rednote. Insead they decided to ask master.]
January 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I will never use this application again. If your business model is appealing to Hitler’s good graces I want nothing to do with you.
[they could have easily made a web app or bought another company like rednote. Insead they decided to ask master.]
[they could have easily made a web app or bought another company like rednote. Insead they decided to ask master.]
“you end up at that point you don’t really have any values at all”
January 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“you end up at that point you don’t really have any values at all”