the purpose of a system is what it does

What are the types of political struggle that we stand to gain from? What are the ideologies we need to reproduce amongst ourselves to actualize these strategies? What are the forms and methods of organization which are required for implementation?

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Cause it’s a zombie country and culture.

@Edrich_Frengels Because the underlying principles set the stage for the logical coherence of the argument. It’s like defining the parameters for how a system(s) works. Much more apparent in hard sciences, but can be applied any and everywhere.

@Edrich_Frengels Today, it would look like taking a position on what one thinks is axiomatically “true” which provides the logical basis for the hypothesis you seek to claim. Which usually means investigating and presenting the facts well enough that your arg becomes sufficiently convincing.

I like historical quotes to convey that whatever point I want to make is neither new nor novel. I don’t like historical quotes as dogmatic scripture of how we should be thinking in the present. These dead mfers are not in the room with us argue from first principles, please.

Socialism is fundamentally about who exerts ownership over capital, and for whose benefit, not about redistribution. Historically speaking redistribution was seen as a policy concession to private ownership. FWIW though mass public goods development is a form of redistribution.

First, I want to thank everyone who sent me well wishing and blessings on my birthday. Experiencing 54 cycles around the sun has indeed been a blessing, even with all of the pain, drama, and struggle that has accompanied it. Giving all those who have supported me a short update on this wellness journey. My latest catheterization procedure went well. As many of you know, I was supposed to have this procedure in June. But, I was unable to do it then on account of my blood being too thin. After several weeks of medical and dietary adjustments, I got that right and was able to have the procedure on July 8th. The latest procedure indicated that my stint was holding fine, doing its job, and that there was no new blockage. Trust me, that was good news. There was confirmation plaque build up in LAD that was preexisting, that will need to be diligently monitored, given what we know now about my LP(a) genetic disposition. That is going to be an ongoing part of the journey that will continue to be a struggle, as there are no meds that specifically target the overproduction of plaque produced by this genetic predisposition. So, we are going to have to try and tackle this through a disciplined nutritional regiment, mineral and herbal supplements, a range of holistic health practices, and of course some lifestyle changes to limit my stress and the production of cortisol it induces. Everyone please know that I have gone all in on the new diet, the supplements, and the holistic health practices. The comprehensive lifestyle changes however will take some time and resources (none of this shit is cheap in the least, and it’s clear I’m going to have to find a long-term income solution to make this sustainable if I’m going to stay within this empire and receive adequate care). And will require some help, truth be told, including getting rid of all of the systems of oppression that target Black people and Black bodies. So, let’s get it together y’all. More soon! Thanks everyone again for all your love and support! It means more than you know. chuffed.org/project/177124…

@theshadowofbong After they hit 100k “members” the delusions of grandeur went into overdrive. And you can tell how politically underdeveloped they are by how smug they’ve become as a result. Orgs that aren’t brutally self honest in the public sphere, especially when they’re “ahead”, ngmi

Many of them actually think it’s good, which is the frightening part. To be honest it’s kind of annoying. Orgs of a certain size are always gonna have factions to be clear, but what to do when many-to-most of them are legitimately downright obnoxious?

@theshadowofbong But it’s like you said, by the time I graduated I particularly pissed at the state of things. I had my fun but there’s a lot of knowledge if you go looking for it. I knew how much I was paying for the shit & ain’t no way I was getting a bad education & no gainful employment 😭

@theshadowofbong My bachelors is a business degree in CIS, and Accounting was the first class I ever got a D in 💀 but I will say my senior capstone course we were doing UnpaidConsulting for a local restauranteur…you ever queue into a game lobby with randoms but they’re super cracked? Blissful

It’s for early-mid career people who want a bit more formal education/credentials to break into management. Many programs require at least a couple years of work experience. Unfortunately today its a factory for consultants, who are a combination of smart & stupid

Viral quote tweets calling a 3-year-old Black boy a “peeping tom” and saying she needs to be harder on her son and punish him because of who his “dad is” for doing some very 3-year-old shit on the same website where people insist Black boys aren’t talked about negatively.

@bigdumbbuffoon @ripplebrain @wilding_gyres This angle really puts it into perspective wtf

@ripplebrain @wilding_gyres I've never seen a picture of an M/RQ-4 with people that doesn't look uncanny lol

How the fuck does that thing cost a quarter of a billion dollars? The absolute maximum should be $10 million, which is still far too high. No wonder the U.S. is getting its ass handed to it by Iran. It simply cannot compete on volume or price.

One of the most useful courses in my (non-MBA) grad program was a surveys & stats class in the business school. I lean on the lessons from that class every time I have to design a survey, nearly a decade later

The Late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham: “I’m not with you, I’m with Israel, until my dying day.”