I went into the movie blind on release weekend and while I did enjoy it a lot I remarked to my wife that it fit very neatly into the "shoot and cry" genre

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · last wk.

7. The film centers Odysseus's guilt over his war crimes, but never shows us the POV of his victims, and instead glorifies the perpetrator for feeling bad about himself. I found this unsatisfying ethically and worse, imaginatively, because Damon's character is given only one mood (Troubled).

July's #storygraph wrap-up. Mistaken Identity and Health Communism were difficult, theory dense reads but very rewarding. Discounting the Future was slow going but comprehensible. #booksky

Leo Naphta continues to be the most vindicated figure in all of fiction

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · last wk.

No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.

There is a stereotype that progressives/radicals/anarcho-communists read too many books. I am begging all of you to make this true and read about race and class in America before posting your hot takes

Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · 2w ago

I’m saying this because i want progressive movements to be successful

Implicit in this analysis is that "the stupid poors" will spend this windfall on conscientious consumption instead of paying off loans with interest rates ranging from 12%-28%, or say replacing an older vehicle that would otherwise incur significant annual repair costs

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2w ago

Let's say your household makes 50k annually - you're at the 30th percentile. An additional 50k would jump to you to the 57th percentile, for ONE SINGLE YEAR. This is nice! It would help! But it would not, in most cases, transform your life. You're going from working-class to middle-class, briefly.

Everyone should read both of their books and also this conversation - it's so good

In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 4w ago

“They’re sent in to keep people in line.” @thrasherxy.bsky.social speaks on the people institutions legitimize to “police the boundaries” of acceptable thought and action. He and @ahjohnson.bsky.social talk Gaza, universities, media and power.

Trump: 2 Democrats: 1

Beaufighter Mk VI@beaufighter.bsky.social · 4w ago

“...and you’re not running 100 percent against the politics that created Trump, you’re missing the boat.” This quote from @abdulelsayed.bsky.social nails what the Democrats who promise a return to 2015 keep missing

David Sirota@davidsirota.com · 4w ago

🚨NEW: Michigan’s Senate Race Is Realigning American Politics My on-the-ground report from the state where Dems’ middle-lane has collapsed amid @abdulelsayed.bsky.social’s surging campaign, fueled by his push for Medicare For All. Pass it on 👇

We need to do the RFK Jr. addicts to farms program but instead of addicts it's Atlantic contributors and instead of farms it's libraries

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · last mo.

two dumb bitches telling each other “welllllll not exactly”

June's reading wrap-up from #storygraph. I found the the three post apocalyptic novels on @joachimboaz.bsky.social 's blog so thanks for that! #booksky

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This image appeared in a collection by the Mary Nardini Gang in 2019. It uses the same cartoon as a flyer the anarchist group Up Against the Wall Motherfucker made in the 1960s. A glimpse of a connection between queer subversion and anarchism that spans decades. crimethinc.com/StonewallRiots

I'm glad @mcnamarawdet.bsky.social at @wdet.bsky.social conducted this interview despite Hasan Piker being persona non grata in some circles. While I'm not familiar with Piker's ouvre it seems like the elites and insiders demanding a "Joe Rogan for the left" have gotten more than they deserve

Russ McNamara@rpmcnamara.bsky.social · last mo.

On the eve of historic wins for the @socialists.nyc slate... I talked with Hasan Piker about his endorsement of Michigan U.S. Senate Candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social - and the backlash that followed Piker's trip to the state.

Pitchbot in intro.

Apology for bad English Where were u wen Rod Dreher's emotional support regime collapsed i was at house eating dorito when phone ring "pride flags on budapest bridge" no

Trillionaires shouldn’t exist. The Future of radical independent publishing should. Help us buy our warehouse and secure a space for the future of left ideas: linktr.ee/pmpress

Democrats will love this too since it will allow them to obfuscate their role in the carnage to those pesky Non-committed and student protestors

You shouldn't be surprised to see people like @ezraklein.bsky.social and @booker.senate.gov rubbing shoulders with Peter Thiel and Grover Norquist. Their underlying ideological priors are the same

maia arson crimew 🏴@crimew.gay · 2mo ago

Here are all 113 alleged members we were able to successfully extract. This data can also be verified via versions of the site captured by the Wayback Machine, even if it doesn't properly render the website.

Obviously the Trump Admin is being disingenuous but it's worth noting that some of the countries on the list are entirely propped up by slave labor. Some Gulf states come to mind as documented by @harshawalia.bsky.social in her book Border and Rule from @haymarketbooks.org

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 2mo ago

Trade analysts predict Trump's latest push could accelerate the 'reorientation' of global trade away from the US.

Sir you've written a magnificent book in Bangkok Waits for Rain that effortlessly dances across genres with textured characters and expert prose — the world is richer for it so thank /you/ actually #booksky

Currently reading "How to Sell a Genocide" by @ahjohnson.bsky.social and folks let me tell you it's like getting the sunglasses from They Live for reporting on American-Israeli relations

erik@praxisandalli.es · 2mo ago

@barakravid.bsky.social also wrote a bunch of "Fuming Biden" articles at the peak of the genocide in Gaza, a genre of 'reporting' that elides over the necessity of American support for any and every Israeli military campaign

May's #storygraph wrap-up. I liked Mcteague way more than I expected, and found Patience and Sarah entirely wholesome. #booksky

If you did not know, Rachel (the person I quote tweeted) created a new online magazine about science fiction in translation. www.sfintranslation.com?p=16928 Here is the review I contributed: sciencefictionruminations.com/2026/05/18/b...

I really like the idea of Spencer Pratt throwing away a watch every time it stops because he thinks the crystal has run out of energy

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2mo ago

Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality star Spencer Pratt sat down with NBC Nightly News Anchor Tom Llamas to talk about his crystal collection, saying he believes "anything God put on this earth has energy."

"plummeted" is an interesting choice of language for a politician that still has an approval rating near 70%

Semafor@semafor.com · 2mo ago

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s popularity has plummeted to its lowest level ever, as she struggles to contain the fallout from a US corruption indictment of a close ally. www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

Seeing an Atlantic contributor get dunked on for his arrogant midwittery is a great way to begin the day

Ian Bogost@ibogost.com · 2mo ago

Sorry for posting, but, Nintendo games—on the rare occasions when Nintendo, a video-game company, deigns to make them—seem almost satirically infantile, as if the entire Nintendo project has now moved well beyond mere nostalgia into elaborate, pathological psychological regression.

Anecdotally, I've heard criticisms of AIPAC affiliations by middle aged white ladies in rust belt union halls. The name change won't be enough to save @rephaleystevens.bsky.social this cycle at least

David Sirota@davidsirota.com · 2mo ago

Read the investigation: www.levernews.com/the-pro-isra...

You could read this Atlantic article but wouldn't you rather read They Will Beat The Memory Out of Us by @petergelderloos.bsky.social? @plutopress.bsky.social has it on sale for half off www.plutobooks.com/product/they...

They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us - Pluto Press

How does nonviolence fail our movements?

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Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wrote about the importance of adhering to an effective, disciplined nonviolence in fighting the Trump regime, especially given a growing obsession with “heroic” violence online (gift link). www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Absolutely loved God's Bits of Wood, it was like an anti colonial Germinal with modernist characteristics #storygraph #booksky