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The “Qonvention” Was Exorbitant and Depraved
Protean publisher Steven Monacelli managed to infiltrate a Dallas QAnon convention. He found that not only did it resemble a particularly warped evangelical religious revival, but also that the movement continues to come alarmingly close to actual power.
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Why We Fight: An Interview With Shane Burley
Steven Monacelli interviews Shane Burley on his new book, Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse, out now from AK Press.
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Shitty Systems: The Case for Bidets
by Steven Monacelli. We all deserve a clean conscience, a clean ass, and a clean bill of health. To have all that, we need to add an additional demand to our calls for universal healthcare: universal bidet attachments, clean asses for all.
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No Time for Malarkey
by Steven Monacelli. Whatever the reason for Biden’s “middle-ground” policies, one thing is clear: it’s no time to bide our time. Thousands die every year due to lack of health insurance, and we are only seconds from the midnight hour on the Doomsday Clock. It’s no time for Biden or his malarkey.
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My Home, My Family
by Steven Monacelli. It’s 6:00PM on President’s Day and I’ve just walked into the local CWA Hall in East Dallas. Representatives from a coalition of progressive and leftist groups are still setting up their tables. A mother tosses a yellow ball to her young son, who starts playing with two other kids who can’t be…
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Against the Forever War: Quiet Racket
by Steven Monacelli. Replete with all forms of profiteers—contractors, weapons manufacturers, think tanks, and lobbyists—war remains to this day a lucrative business. The products are meant to destroyed. The losses are socialized, while the gains remain private.
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Simulacra & Self-Simulation
If philosopher Will Durant’s assertion that “we are what we repeatedly do” is true, then let’s face it: we are becoming increasingly machine-like through our near-constant interactions with technology.
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