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One historical perspective from a socialist point of view on why we can treat racism as separate from classism (particularly portrayals of who can do what kind of work in a market economy), in the context of recent BLM criticisms of Sanders.

Andy is right on so many levels and this story makes me so angry.

He seems very real, though I'm sure that's cultivated.

Get politics out of infrastructure.

Interestin personal experience with a gastric sleeve and how much it changes experiences like eating out.

Oof. Need to add this to my reading list. I'm still inclined to support UBI, but maybe public childcare should come first.

The world has changed so that nerds have more power, and that means we can't just sit back and shirk responsibility for action and inaction.

"They are trying to cover up an unpleasant truth." The cover ups get me - if police were generally good, wouldn't they want to investigate every case and reduce their violent encounters?

I knew it was a problem, but I didn't realize all these ways that it applies.

This has more appeal than I thought.

I think the "space opera" sound he refers to is due to Holst's The Planets.

I think there are too many outlets for too little news.

I love how deeply faithful he is, even in the context of a puff piece.

We could at least pretend we're officially at war...

Starving to death for stealing a snickers is extra fucked up.

Summary of his opinions on one side of the whole mess. I think I need to nominate for next year.

Pretty much expressing that while it's getting better there's a lot left to do, and coverage of the harassment still misunderstands what 🎮🐊 is about and who is hurt by it.

I didn't realize how much the toy money meant to the show.

Great points, although I think she is fully unfettered in the speech department (while I think there are some edge cases with harmful speech).

On some level it seems like labor union fearmongering, but there is no denying that one of Amazon's innovations is devaluing work for growth.

Go back to our first presidential assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Charles Guiteau, to find the roots of this rage

"The future is ours."

Astoundingly evil. Targeting the victims of one corporate malfeasance with another.

Good points regarding the recent Wired overview of the Puppies mess focusing on how women have always had a place in SFF.

"Some nerds just want to watch the world burn." This got nastier than I realized. Another front in the culture war indeed.

Fascinating!

Powerful call to action.

Probably won't try this since I don't want to lose my backup.

Clever workarounds for memory limitations.

Great profile of the Relay family. Very excited about their next year.