i’m not arguing about why they hate him. they hate him. maybe they wld hate the next guy too because the reasons are entirely structural, maybe there are more alternatives in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. but they hate him, he owns a big chunk of parliament, mayhem ensues.

has there ever been a more contemptuous performance before Congress, in the ordinary sense of that word, than Pam Bondi?

most of the public isn’t even at that level. they want to throw the bum out, they can’t. what the policy constraints are and who ultimately does what is a different set of questions (about which you and i might or might not agree but whatever).

better to just do them than pretend that everything is normal while you have a government the public hates.

i know you were hungry, but that’s what the peanuts are for.

my body shutdown years ago after exceeding all psychic budgets, but essential work has continued begrudgingly and without pay.

which view? the nonapartheid state commits you to bringing new residents to full and equal participation, over time, ie no permanent guest worker class. whether and how many new residents you permit is a Westphalian state’s choice orthogonal to this divergence.

i mean, we can all just read the New York Times, right?

as a peacemaker, i am perfectly willing to accept your absolute surrender.

i’m unna re-up this one in celebration of Bari Weiss. drafts.interfluidity.com/2023/07/26/i...

absolutely.

i guess i’d point out the culture wars as tactic to deflect the public from any class-structured emerged long before the Ellisons, Andreeson, Musk were core protagonists. though i do think these people absolutely explicitly coordinate, i do think this kind of deflection emerges from class interests.

they are. but they are really not alone. this was not just their quirky choice. they’ll run tiktok with andreeson. etc. tabloidization of the public mind has been an ongoing group project.

a way to understand Bari Weiss’ ascendance is that capital absolutely does not want to “turn down the temperature” on culture war, au contraire they understand culture war to be their most successful media project and want more more more.

The public detests both parties. Blow them both up, along with the electoral system that forced them down our throats.

i’d like to hear more about generative AI tools developed and deployed outside of the United States or China.

odd how most of the people who claim to have been cancelled make very nice livings as public figures.