pstmdrnmarxist.bsky.social
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It's always very telling when someone believes that others see the world through abstract and theoretical ideas. White male conservatives view the world that way—it's all a debate. Meanwhile the rest of us materially suffer and die
Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests.
Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade.
Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."
Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade.
Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."
The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice
Justice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet.
www.cbsnews.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
It's always very telling when someone believes that others see the world through abstract and theoretical ideas. White male conservatives view the world that way—it's all a debate. Meanwhile the rest of us materially suffer and die
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Props to @anandwrites.bsky.social
When was the last time an elected Democrat spoke like this on TV? About LGBT people OR cities.
When was the last time an elected Democrat spoke like this on TV? About LGBT people OR cities.
October 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Props to @anandwrites.bsky.social
When was the last time an elected Democrat spoke like this on TV? About LGBT people OR cities.
When was the last time an elected Democrat spoke like this on TV? About LGBT people OR cities.
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In the housing universe, we debate unions a lot, but most of us are not of that set. Here is a great piece on the sociology of blue collar workers: asteriskmag.com/issues/15/so...
So You Think You Could Be An Electrician?
Funny how the people telling kids to get jobs in the trades tend to be white-collar.
asteriskmag.com
October 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In the housing universe, we debate unions a lot, but most of us are not of that set. Here is a great piece on the sociology of blue collar workers: asteriskmag.com/issues/15/so...
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GTX mentioned 😮💨🥳
September 26, 2026 at 7:01 PM
GTX mentioned 😮💨🥳
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Something reminded me that a few months ago I prepared a few graphics about the problem of "feeder" suburban bus service for a medium-sized city tram network (e.g., Zurich, Strasbourg, or Bologna), so I'm going to share and discuss them here (everything to procrastinate on annoying academic tasks).
August 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Something reminded me that a few months ago I prepared a few graphics about the problem of "feeder" suburban bus service for a medium-sized city tram network (e.g., Zurich, Strasbourg, or Bologna), so I'm going to share and discuss them here (everything to procrastinate on annoying academic tasks).
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A surprising thing about the "life begins at conception" argument is just how NEW it is, even in Christianity. Some people might know that the Protestants only picked it up from Catholics in the last century, but Catholics started saying it in 1869!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostol...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostol...
Apostolicae Sedis moderationi - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A surprising thing about the "life begins at conception" argument is just how NEW it is, even in Christianity. Some people might know that the Protestants only picked it up from Catholics in the last century, but Catholics started saying it in 1869!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostol...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostol...
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if your government software looks like this, it will never break, never need replacement, and will work on every computer since we landed on the moon
This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...
August 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
if your government software looks like this, it will never break, never need replacement, and will work on every computer since we landed on the moon
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While we seem stuck innovating better ways to burn through tokens, actually exciting shit is happening in China.
insideevs.com/news/797182/...
insideevs.com/news/797182/...
Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYD’s New EV Just Charged To 97% In Only 12 Minutes
The new Denza Z9GT is powered by BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery tech, which makes EV recharging as quick as getting gas.
insideevs.com
May 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
While we seem stuck innovating better ways to burn through tokens, actually exciting shit is happening in China.
insideevs.com/news/797182/...
insideevs.com/news/797182/...
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Look @dkthomp.bsky.social he even put a really simple numbered list in the article if the word count was too daunting for you
May 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Look @dkthomp.bsky.social he even put a really simple numbered list in the article if the word count was too daunting for you
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Profit is not the reproductive condition of economic capacity.
People imagine profit as the surplus society needs to keep producing. But investment is credit created ex nihilo, and production depends on inputs that are themselves produced through the same ongoing social process.
People imagine profit as the surplus society needs to keep producing. But investment is credit created ex nihilo, and production depends on inputs that are themselves produced through the same ongoing social process.
April 29, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Profit is not the reproductive condition of economic capacity.
People imagine profit as the surplus society needs to keep producing. But investment is credit created ex nihilo, and production depends on inputs that are themselves produced through the same ongoing social process.
People imagine profit as the surplus society needs to keep producing. But investment is credit created ex nihilo, and production depends on inputs that are themselves produced through the same ongoing social process.
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The phrase “complementary currency” suggests a binary with official currency that is descriptively wrong. The dollar is already a hybrid of credit forms, created and retired through different institutions, tied to different obligations, and coordinated through public design.
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April 20, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The phrase “complementary currency” suggests a binary with official currency that is descriptively wrong. The dollar is already a hybrid of credit forms, created and retired through different institutions, tied to different obligations, and coordinated through public design.
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I think you can partly tamp down on this if you explain
"Housing developers and landlords are two different groups. Some developers do wish to rent-seek, but if they're building homes to be sold to private buyers, they are by definition not rent-seeking. They just want a one-time profit."
"Housing developers and landlords are two different groups. Some developers do wish to rent-seek, but if they're building homes to be sold to private buyers, they are by definition not rent-seeking. They just want a one-time profit."
I cannot tell you how many policy conversations I’ve been privy to where the central dilemma is “we need to incentivize private actors to do something, but for unclear reasons they cannot be permitted to earn any sort of profit by doing it.“
April 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I think you can partly tamp down on this if you explain
"Housing developers and landlords are two different groups. Some developers do wish to rent-seek, but if they're building homes to be sold to private buyers, they are by definition not rent-seeking. They just want a one-time profit."
"Housing developers and landlords are two different groups. Some developers do wish to rent-seek, but if they're building homes to be sold to private buyers, they are by definition not rent-seeking. They just want a one-time profit."
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Internet in Australia is rapidly becoming unusable without a VPN due to age verification. You need to verify your age to use some weather and calculator apps now. Scam apps and phishing sites are starting to realise they can just ask for your ID straight up and people will give it up. Insane shit.
March 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Internet in Australia is rapidly becoming unusable without a VPN due to age verification. You need to verify your age to use some weather and calculator apps now. Scam apps and phishing sites are starting to realise they can just ask for your ID straight up and people will give it up. Insane shit.
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"The land of Toyota, Nissan, and Honda is not an anti-car nirvana. In fact, Japan has excellent motorways, and across the country as a whole a small majority of journeys are made by car. But Japan is a place where cars and car-oriented lifestyles compete on a level playing field."
April 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
"The land of Toyota, Nissan, and Honda is not an anti-car nirvana. In fact, Japan has excellent motorways, and across the country as a whole a small majority of journeys are made by car. But Japan is a place where cars and car-oriented lifestyles compete on a level playing field."
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CALCULUS IS EASIER THAN ALGEBRA AND SHOULD BE TAUGHT EARLIER IN SCHOOL
Everyone activate emergency discourse topics: mine is that I think the two guys from ABBA have definitely seen each other naked
April 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
CALCULUS IS EASIER THAN ALGEBRA AND SHOULD BE TAUGHT EARLIER IN SCHOOL
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OK, not that anyone asked, but let me just explain why my takes re: Tesla stans are what they are and why they're so pointed.
I ended up in conversation with someone who is a pretty big deal in Tesla circles. Had influence with Elon etc.
He didn't know the words "Alpitronic Hypercharger"
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I ended up in conversation with someone who is a pretty big deal in Tesla circles. Had influence with Elon etc.
He didn't know the words "Alpitronic Hypercharger"
🧵
April 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
OK, not that anyone asked, but let me just explain why my takes re: Tesla stans are what they are and why they're so pointed.
I ended up in conversation with someone who is a pretty big deal in Tesla circles. Had influence with Elon etc.
He didn't know the words "Alpitronic Hypercharger"
🧵
I ended up in conversation with someone who is a pretty big deal in Tesla circles. Had influence with Elon etc.
He didn't know the words "Alpitronic Hypercharger"
🧵
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75 new social housing apartments in Glebe, Sydney
A cross laminated timber (CLT) structure, robust brick cladding, stunning recessed brick balconies, fully-electric and 6 star green star rating.
Would *love* to see more housing like this!
By JPW Architects
A cross laminated timber (CLT) structure, robust brick cladding, stunning recessed brick balconies, fully-electric and 6 star green star rating.
Would *love* to see more housing like this!
By JPW Architects
March 29, 2026 at 7:36 AM
75 new social housing apartments in Glebe, Sydney
A cross laminated timber (CLT) structure, robust brick cladding, stunning recessed brick balconies, fully-electric and 6 star green star rating.
Would *love* to see more housing like this!
By JPW Architects
A cross laminated timber (CLT) structure, robust brick cladding, stunning recessed brick balconies, fully-electric and 6 star green star rating.
Would *love* to see more housing like this!
By JPW Architects
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One of the little-known secrets of Zurich's transit priority and traffic management policies is that they systematically prohibit left turns to an extent that would never be accepted by a US DOT.
In these 4- and 5-way main intersections, not a single left-turn is allowed. So many such examples.
In these 4- and 5-way main intersections, not a single left-turn is allowed. So many such examples.
March 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM
One of the little-known secrets of Zurich's transit priority and traffic management policies is that they systematically prohibit left turns to an extent that would never be accepted by a US DOT.
In these 4- and 5-way main intersections, not a single left-turn is allowed. So many such examples.
In these 4- and 5-way main intersections, not a single left-turn is allowed. So many such examples.
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IT'S UP NOW. We had a lot of fun getting unhappy about how many of the world's problems are caused by the original mass violence workers: ENGINEERS.
March 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
IT'S UP NOW. We had a lot of fun getting unhappy about how many of the world's problems are caused by the original mass violence workers: ENGINEERS.
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Ugh this could be what York Region could look like or any other southern Ontario municipality for that matter.
Instead we get single family homes and golf courses that sprawl up to farms/greenbelt/moraine lands.
Instead we get single family homes and golf courses that sprawl up to farms/greenbelt/moraine lands.
March 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Ugh this could be what York Region could look like or any other southern Ontario municipality for that matter.
Instead we get single family homes and golf courses that sprawl up to farms/greenbelt/moraine lands.
Instead we get single family homes and golf courses that sprawl up to farms/greenbelt/moraine lands.
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Great piece from @robinks.com on an underrated epidemic in modern America: understaffing.
From nursing homes to retail, railroads to air traffic control, nobody hires enough people for the job anymore.
prospect.org/2026/03/19/u...
From nursing homes to retail, railroads to air traffic control, nobody hires enough people for the job anymore.
prospect.org/2026/03/19/u...
Not Enough Workers for the Job - The American Prospect
Understaffing has become an epidemic in American workplaces of all kinds.
prospect.org
March 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Great piece from @robinks.com on an underrated epidemic in modern America: understaffing.
From nursing homes to retail, railroads to air traffic control, nobody hires enough people for the job anymore.
prospect.org/2026/03/19/u...
From nursing homes to retail, railroads to air traffic control, nobody hires enough people for the job anymore.
prospect.org/2026/03/19/u...
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why the fuck are trains in europe so expensive????? why is flying cheaper wtf
I've heard about this issue before but the disparity is insane
plus why even post Eurail pass London to Amsterdam requires a 35 euro (55 CAD!!!) booking fee?????
I've heard about this issue before but the disparity is insane
plus why even post Eurail pass London to Amsterdam requires a 35 euro (55 CAD!!!) booking fee?????
March 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
why the fuck are trains in europe so expensive????? why is flying cheaper wtf
I've heard about this issue before but the disparity is insane
plus why even post Eurail pass London to Amsterdam requires a 35 euro (55 CAD!!!) booking fee?????
I've heard about this issue before but the disparity is insane
plus why even post Eurail pass London to Amsterdam requires a 35 euro (55 CAD!!!) booking fee?????
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I wrote about how studying Marx, the Black Radical tradition, and the Cappadocian Fathers led me to rediscover my faith, forgive the woman who killed my mother, embrace prison abolition, and champion the idea that none are saved unless *all* are saved!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/forgiving-my...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/forgiving-my...
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I wrote about how studying Marx, the Black Radical tradition, and the Cappadocian Fathers led me to rediscover my faith, forgive the woman who killed my mother, embrace prison abolition, and champion the idea that none are saved unless *all* are saved!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/forgiving-my...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/forgiving-my...
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It's one of those days I feel like procrastinating.
To make it less wasteful, here is a short thread about the technological story behind the workhorse of the Italian postwar building boom:
The "solaio in laterocemento."
And why it's an excellent example of light prefab and discrete innovation.
To make it less wasteful, here is a short thread about the technological story behind the workhorse of the Italian postwar building boom:
The "solaio in laterocemento."
And why it's an excellent example of light prefab and discrete innovation.
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
It's one of those days I feel like procrastinating.
To make it less wasteful, here is a short thread about the technological story behind the workhorse of the Italian postwar building boom:
The "solaio in laterocemento."
And why it's an excellent example of light prefab and discrete innovation.
To make it less wasteful, here is a short thread about the technological story behind the workhorse of the Italian postwar building boom:
The "solaio in laterocemento."
And why it's an excellent example of light prefab and discrete innovation.