Drew ☭

How can you claim to be a radical while behaving so reactionary?

Has anyone read any of Paul Cockshott's work? I am curious what he's written about socialism and technical planning, but I don't want to spend $30 🫨

One day, my feet will be on Cuban soil, my hands will be interconnected with the people, and my eyes will be locked onto the vision of a better world in reach; only then will my body be congruous with my heart and mind. My latest on Cuba: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

One day, my feet will be on Cuban soil, my hands will be interconnected with the people, and my eyes will be locked onto the vision of a better world in reach; only then will my body be congruous with my heart and mind. My latest on Cuba: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

It’s so low effort. This is redbaiting propaganda, first of all, and it’s poorly written. The first line contradicts the third.

This is like Comicon but for middle-aged, divorced white dudes whose daughters immediately went no contact as soon as they turned 18.

The question “Is violence ever justified?” assumes that politics begins in peace. History suggests otherwise. Can ever function as a force against the systems that produce it? I explore this problem in a new essay. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

The Joint Statement by the three parties is weak. We need to be absolutely unequivocally clear about one thing. It is AMERICANS and ISRAELIS who should be advocating for revolutionary defeatism, not the people of Iran.

I guess Kristi Noem was all bark no bite.

I’ve tried to make the shift from shitposts to serious work. Over the past year we’ve grown from 0 to nearly 4,000 subscribers on substack. My writing does not get pushed by the bluesky algorithm at all, but it would mean the world if you took a minute to check out my page.

We must always fight imperialism at every level on every continent. I do believe it is the greatest threat to humanity, not least because it makes people abandon theirs. It is a long essay, but I think it’s well worth the read. Please check it out if you have the time.

I just want to put it out there that I have been a longtime hater of The Atlantic. They are a neofascist publication and have been since the beginning—they just don’t even try to hide it anymore, like at all.

Frame it.

Please do not complain about having to pay $0.33 more per gallon of gas right now, you sound ridiculously ignorant.

Nuclear weapons dominate our imagination, but are they truly humanity’s greatest threat? In my latest essay, I argue that the bomb is only the most dramatic expression of a deeper system: imperialism. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

You are not choosing. You are being conditioned. The algorithm doesn’t force you to consume, it makes certain you want to. This is capitalism refined. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

Most people think exploitation means low wages or bad bosses. For Marx, it means something far more structural: profit itself depends on surplus labor. Rising wages don’t eliminate exploitation. They can intensify it. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

Most people think exploitation means low wages or bad bosses. For Marx, it means something far more structural: profit itself depends on surplus labor. Rising wages don’t eliminate exploitation. They can intensify it. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

If you want to support my writing, Ko-fi tips go straight toward my education: gas for my 5x/week commute (2 hours round trip), secondhand textbooks, tuition, and IWW dues, plus a little bit of breathing room to write. ko-fi.com/simplifyings...

If you want to support my writing, Ko-fi tips go straight toward my education: gas for my 5x/week commute (2 hours round trip), secondhand textbooks, tuition, and IWW dues, plus a little bit of breathing room to write. ko-fi.com/simplifyings...

Climate collapse is not an accident. It’s the predictable outcome of an economic system built on endless growth, fossil finance, and asset protection. A longform breakdown of why reform keeps stalling and what systemic change would actually require. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

Starting this one today! I've been putting this one off for a little while because I didnt know if I had the stomach to read through yet. But decided just to rip the bandaid off get it over with. The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

Fun fact: Harry Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act, calling it a "slave-labor bill." Unfortunately, the majority of his party in Congress disagreed with that assessment and voted to pass the legislation anyway. Notable opponents included progressive Vito Marcantonio & populist Wayne Morse.

Far from being a consequence of the Red Scares, racial divides were manufactured by the state to defend against the ultimate threat: a multiracial labor movement and a collective class consciousness transcending artificial segmentation. My newest piece: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

Huge thank you to Pat and Greg for allowing me on and for the wonderful conversation that we had. Check it out if you get a chance! youtube.com/watch?v=cY6X...

Discover the powerful legacy of Michael Parenti with the Coming From Left Field podcast as they welcome young writer AJ Horn youtu.be/cY6XMfoVcTo @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com

Workers don’t lack power. They lack organization. New piece: where union power actually comes from, and how solidarity unionism rebuilds it on the shop floor. Direct action. Rank-and-file control. Practical tactics. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

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Do you still think it’s worth being on this app over twitter?

What do Marxist tactics look like in the 21st century, especially in the imperial core? New essay on strategy, organization, and building power without shortcuts or fantasy politics. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...

If you're too lazy to read, you're too lazy for revolution.

I spent time on this one; I think you guys will enjoy. simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...

BREAKING: Sources say Rep. Marie Glumeinkampf Perez routinely sold boof to college kids after she graduated. Shitty person, shitty plug, shitty politician.

I volunteer to be the one that presses the button to deploy an ICBM headed directly for the atlantic’s headquarters. Might as well put all that military spending to good use.

I've gotten my dad to accept socialism in everything but name, and I am very open about my writing and socialist views on campus, which to be fair, I think is preventing me from the school employing me, but classmates and fellow students are receptive. The students yearn for socialism.

Fascism didn’t die in 1945, it changed shape. My new essay looks at how it works today: the U.S. state fused with big capital, surveillance everywhere, democracy managed so it serves the few. Dropping tomorrow, 1/26 at 8:30AM EST.

Always remember: Parenti was the one they didn’t want you listening to, so they put Chomsky in front of you.

This is state terror, plain and simple. ICE is a paramilitary arm of the ruling class, wielded to crush dissent and enforce the interests of capital. Alex’s death is not an accident. We cannot mourn quietly. We must rise, organize, and confront the institutions that kill to protect profit and power

RIP to the realest. Gonna watch today in his honor 💔💔 youtu.be/s5oPFAfdrkU?...