Patrick Iber

Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships

Apropos of absolutely nothing, it seems like a fine day to learn a bit about a big-city Socialist mayor. Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee was re-elected many times, with many exemplary successes and some challenges, none of which bear any resemblance whatsoever to the present day

My personal version of “men think that they could have a fistfight with a bear and win” is that I think I would come across OK in a Chotiner interview

@maxgranger.info interviews the Salvadoran journalist Julia Gavarette about the state of the country and Bukele's methods of control www.newglobalpolitics.org/el-salvador/

I agree with this thread and this point

As long as Elon Musk is making us talk about Tolkien again here is @gerrycanavan.bsky.social's sharp piece about the challenges and joys of reading and enjoying Tolkien from the left www.dissentmagazine.org/article/tolk...

The spookiest thing about Spirit Halloween is that it does haunt the husks of dead retail space

This kind of thing is precisely why it was the CIA that sponsored modern art for US diplomatic purposes during the Cold War, the conservatives of that era complained in the same way if it was done overtly

Normal building history, then a bunch of racist, transphobic trolling by awful people

From the article referenced below: tldr esp. in authoritarian systems, mediocrities and worse tend to go into the secret police b/c those with better performance have better opportunities elsewhere, so secret police gets the dregs who are extra-dependable because the thing they can offer is loyalty

Dissent is looking for a Senior Editor - please let me know if you have any questions about this position www.dissentmagazine.org/about-dissen...

welcome to earth! can I interest you in a redevelopment opportunity