By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026We need to attack the theory of the "unitary executive" and every other autocratic ideology head on. We have to insist that these aren't just unconstitutional, but that they are ideologically catastrophic. 29/ 2445
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026"No kings," because even an omnibenevolent king isn't omniscient, and that means that omnipotence is always omnidestructive in the long run. The fascist revival has been scarily effective and resilient - and systems thinking offers an explanation for both that efficacy and that resiliency. eof/ 3554
Alex MacLaren @alexmaclaren.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Good thread and I agree. The Meadows paper on leverage points had a strange effect on me: awe. Doesn’t happen much when I’m reading theory (not smart enough) but hers was unusually good writing 152
gmokery @gmokery.bsky.social · 12/05/2026My notes on Donella Meadows' work: hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2017/09/summ... hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2019/10/done... Actually met her once & she was both a mischievous & gracious presence. Gone too soon. Donella Meadows & Elinor Ostrom would have made a great intellectual tag teamhubeventsnotes.blogspot.comDonella Meadows' Guidelines for Living in a World of SystemsDonella Meadows' Guidelines for Living in a World of Systems [my comments]: Get the beat of the system. [music and dance] Expose your menta... 031
Chris T. @readyuser.one · 14/05/2026static.klipy.comPaul Atreides in the Desert Landscape of ArrakisALT: Paul Atreides in the Desert Landscape of Arrakis 000
