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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Brad the next time you're in the Lehigh Valley stop over in Wilson Borough for some pumpkin pancakes

Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Picked this up at @fireflybookstore.bsky.social and after about 80ish pages, it's clear I know next to nothing about the Spanish conquest of Peru. #booksky #earlyimpressions

Book cover of SPANISH PERU (1532-1560): A SOCIAL HISTORY (Second Edition) by James Lockhart

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Excited to be at The End Bookstore in Allentown *tonight* to discuss A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY. More info and registration here: theendbooks.co/event/2026-0... #booksky #indieauthor #booktour

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Anytime someone writes "grown-ass adults", I know it's serious. This is so good @marisakabas.bsky.social

Excerpt from the latest Handbasket piece which reads:
"There is little to no holistic evidence that Republicans’ Nazi problem is tethered to age. Yes, it’s more likely that a younger person who’s terminally online will post imagery to be provocative, but they’re simply reflecting the values modeled by the Republicans who came before them and for whom they’re now working. Project 2025 and its mirroring of Nazi Germany values, like drastically reducing immigration and persecuting people who aren’t white, wasn’t brewed in a frat house; no, it was dreamed up by grown-ass adults who were forged in the hellfires of the Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and Presidents Bush and now Donald Trump administrations, and whose embers landed at the Heritage Foundation. "

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Well that explains the 2024 election.

Excerpt from Luke Kemp's GOLIATH'S CURSE: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF SOCIETAL COLLAPSE, which reads:
"Think of a modern state, such as the US or Russia, embodied as a single person stalking the streets. Imagine what they are like. Overwhelmingly self-obsessed and self-interested, constantly boasting of their achievements, continuously suspicious of their neighbors, persistently posturing and hoarding guns and knives, and greedy to the extent of never giving even just 1 per cent of their earnings to those in need."

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

idk I feel like this is gonna top the MCU. No pressure @lukekemp.bsky.social but parts 1 & 2 were incredible.

Page titled "PART THREE: Endgame" from Luke Kemp's GOLIATH'S CURSE: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF SOCIETAL COLLAPSE

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Appreciated the opportunity to talk with The Morning Call about my book and it's relevance to the data center debate in the Lehigh Valley.

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thanks to Lehigh Valley Press for featuring A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY! I had a great time talking with Dave about local advocacy, my experience, and the importance of our present political moment. www.lvpnews.com/20260801/lit...

Newspaper clipping article featuring A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY. Article title: "A primer on organizing". Full article linked in post.

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Community" has taken on a very different meaning in the last 25 years, owing in large part to the Internet and social media, but as I argue in my book, community is rooted in a physical place. #booksky #community

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

When asked why I wrote A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY, I had to start by acknowledging that what I'd been doing wasn't working. #booksky #booklaunch #organizing #advocacy

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Bring back shame; it's literally what our ancestors did.

Excerpt from Luke Kemp's GOLIATH'S CURSE, Chapter 1: Hobbes's Delusion, section titled 'Killing in the Name of Equality'. The notable excerpt reads: "Such strategies to keep would-be dominators in check included teasing, gossiping, shaming, ridicule, and even expulsion from the group. The most severe cases could result in death."

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Finally getting around to reading Goliath's Curse by @lukekemp.bsky.social and (while I'm still just at the beginning) I did not expect such a compelling refutation of the Hobbesian "State of Nature". I wish I read this while I was working on my own book; it would've been surprisingly uplifting.

Cover of Luke Kemp's Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse.

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

As of last night, I've sold over 100 copies of my #book, A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY. To everyone who has shown up on the tour, ordered a copy (or 3) online, and supported me: Thank you. I'm only getting started. www.armando-mc.com/updates/the-...

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thank you Mary Meuser Memorial Library! I appreciated everyone who came out tonight and grappled with how we define #community, how we build it, and how so many of us are anxious to take that first step! #SupportLocalLibraries #BookTour #NewAuthor #booksky

Armando standing in front of Mary Meuser Memorial Library

Armando at the front of the Mary Meuser annex during his book talk, probably gesturing about shoveling snow

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Happy that the first public library stop on my #booktour will be my local library! #SupportLocalLibraries #NewBook #Indie #booksky

Flyer for Book Tour stop at Mary Meuser Library, Tuesday July 7 at 6:30pm

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Excited that stops are still getting added to my #book tour. If you're in eastern PA & want to talk about A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY, I hope to meet you over the next few months. If you have other stops in mind, let me know! www.armando-mc.com/calendar

Blue pins on a regional map of eastern PA, with pins as north as Bangor, several in Easton, Bethlehem, and Allentown, and as far west as Kutztown.

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Excited to take my #book tour to my local library next month. I'll be reading excerpts, discussing influences, and power mapping with attendees. And if you haven't had a chance to pick up a copy, you order through Bookshop.org or buy direct: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params... #booksky #newauthor

Flyer for Local Author Book Talk at Mary Meuser Library on Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30pm

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I *think* printing issues are now resolved, but currently my #book is showing "Out of Stock" at major retailers. For folks in the LV, please check www.armando-mc.com/purchase for a list of preferred retailers. For others, you can purchase direct here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

Out of Stock message from Strand Bookstore in NYC for A Neighbor's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community

Out of stock message at Barnes & Noble for A Neighbor's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community.

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I'd like to add "Kenny Loggins helps teach organizing & advocacy strategy" to the support coming in through the replies

Power map illustration from "A Neighbor 's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community" showing multiple fictional characters on a grid, the most notable for the purposes of this thread being "CM Loggins" and "NFL Hall of Famer Kenny Loggins Jr"

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A NEIGHBOR'S PRIMER TO ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, AND THE URGENCY OF COMMUNITY is available now! Preferred retailers are Book & Puppet Co, Semicolon Books, and @fireflybookstore.bsky.social. Direct order link: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params... Ebook: bookshop.org/p/books/a-ne... #booksky #newbook

Cover of my book: A Neighbor's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community. Author: Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thank you Semicolon Books for hosting me tonight to talk about my new #book ...and thank you for the honor of having me as your first author event! #newauthor #booktour #bookrelease #booksky

From left: Joel Atkinson, Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen, Charles Debski, and Udval Yun stand next to a foamboard sign of the cover of Armando's book- A Neighbor's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community

Armando walking attendees through how to use a power map over the course of a campaign

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thank you Book & Puppet Co and thank you to everyone who came out to tonight's book launch. Feeling incredibly grateful for the awesome turnout and deep discussions. My heart is full. #booktour #booklaunch #newauthor #indieauthor #organizing #advocacy

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

One of the things I'm most excited about for my book tour is the opportunity to power map in real-time with communities and neighbors. Looking forward to kicking it off at Book & Puppet tomorrow night! #booksky #booktour #newauthor #indieauthor #advocacy #politics

A blank power map foamboard in front of the cover of A Neighbor's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Excited to start handing these out to folks on the #book tour, starting this Saturday at Book & Puppet Co. More info on the tour: www.armando-mc.com/updates/book... #newauthor #booksky #booktour #indieauthor

Three blue bookmarks with definitions of the following terms: Awakening Perspective of Power, Advocacy, Organizing, and Formal Power

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Great reminder that yes, my #book tour starts this Saturday at Book & Puppet Co in Easton, PA. 4th stop being added on the website: www.armando-mc.com #NewAuthor #Booksky

Traffic sign reading "Starting June 13, plan ahead".

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Pope made Catholicism subversive.

Wall graffiti saying "POPE SAYS NO TO AI"

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This whole piece is fantastic but this especially jumped out at me. Our society is in active free fall where culture is being destroyed....so let's step into that void and build our own.

Excerpt of Kelly Hayes's latest piece:
We don’t need more disorganizing efforts. We need organizing efforts.

We have a surplus of culture critics when we need more culture builders. Values, customs, behaviors, and ways of living are not produced by critique alone. They are produced through action, invention, repetition, and relational practice. So before posting a dunk or recording a TikTok, it’s worth asking what your contribution is meant to do: poison something, or enliven something?

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Finalizing details on what's turning out to be a book launch *weekend* and yeah, it's feeling real now. #booksky #newauthor #firstbook

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thinking a lot about this paragraph from my book in light of the primary results.

Text from A Neighbor's Primer on Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community. Text reads: "As anyone following the changes occurring within our government or on the international scale would rightfully conclude, a single election is insufficient to address the rolling crises currently underway. The forces that have taken hold of government are organized, coordinated, and committed to their generally aligned causes. So too must the responding movement be organized, coordinated, and committed, albeit to entirely different ends. The system as a whole has been broken from the inside out, and the sooner people realize this, the sooner we can intentionally begin the multigenerational work of restoration, renovation, or revolution."

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Live look at my bedtime routine this week #book #booksky

Four panel comic between a brain and their person lying in bed.
Panel 1: Brain: "Is your book done?"
Panel 2: Person, eyes closed: "Yes, it's published"
Panel 3: Brain: "Did you market it?"
Panel 4: Person: *Eyes wide open*

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Very excited to be launching my first #book at Book & Puppet Co in downtown Easton. If you're local to the Lehigh Valley, be sure to sign up for details about the event! #booksky www.armando-mc.com/launch

Promo Image for the book launch of A Neighbor's Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community. Features book cover, address for Book & Puppet Co, a robot reading a book, and headshots for author Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen and Easton-based organizer Colleen O'Neal

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I tend toward non-fiction (current read below) but there's something special about getting transported in a good fiction book

Cover of "Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care" by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

US: "Designed to minimize civilian casualties" Also US: *Bombs an elementary school*

Excerpt of letter that states the following: "No United States ground forces were used in these strikes, and the mission was planned and executed in a manner designed to minimize civilian casualties, deter future attacks, and neutralize Iran's malign activities."

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

At PTA Bingo night and the kids went *wild* when this number got called

Bingo card showing a colored square for 67 (or "6-7")

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

"They could still get this information if they *really* tried" Why lock your doors at night? A bad guy who *really* wants to break in will find a way, so why bother, right? [Thanks @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social @spotlightpa.org for your journalism] www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02...

Excerpt from Caruso's article that presents the Shapiro administration's response to advocates on information sharing with ICE:
" The administration has also said that “there are legitimate investigations” involving undocumented immigrants that “require immigration enforcement agencies to seek access to information contained in Commonwealth-run databases.” Even if the state added new restrictions, federal law enforcement officials might still be able to access this information through other databases or agencies, it added. "

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I don't think this gets said enough.

Excerpt from Suzanne Mettler & Trevor E. Brown's "Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy". Highlighted text reads "In other words, the Republican Party gained control of two of the most powerful institutions in the world without receiving support from a majority of the American population in either case."

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

"non-state actors have been rallied to enact violence against the same communities targeted by state violence" you say? (Worth reading the full text but this line in particular was especially relevant)

"As Kayali told us, the Israeli government’s definition of violence “contorts itself to repress any and all forms of our resistance.” Kayali explained that even during periods when it was not officially illegal to raise the Palestinian flag, nonstate actors enforce its prohibition by removing or destroying flags that are displayed in public and targeting those who carry them. She noted that this kind of delegated violence, as Ruth Wilson Gilmore would call it, is also occurring in the United States, where nonstate actors have been rallied to enact violence against the same communities targeted by state violence." -excerpt from Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Strauss & Howe argue there are 4 stages to a generational cycle in America- Idealist, Reactive, Civic, and Adaptive. The Civic generation of the last cycle were the GIs. The Civic generation of the current cycle? Millennials. Even if you don't ascribe to these generational lines, we got work to do.

Slightly closer shot of the Generational Cycle in America from the Generations book. Close up image shows that the GI generation was Civic in the "Great Power" cycle. In the following cycle, the corresponding Civic generation is the Millennial generation.

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Depending on how you define generations, you might find this book interesting- Generations: The History of America's Future, from 1584 to 2069 by William Strauss & Neil Howe. They proposed a generational model for history back in the 90s that has seemingly held up pretty well

Graph from Generations: A History of America's Future that shows the Generational Cycle in America. The cycle generally has four parts- Idealist, Reactive, Civic, and Adaptive. Cycle is illustrated from the colonial period to what the authors call the "Millennial Cycle"

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I have *never* gasped so loud for a Musikfest headliner www.lehighvalleynews.com/arts-culture...

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Every elected official should have a recall election provision.

Nornan Rockwell's painting, Freedom of Speech (guy standing up speaking)

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

M for Morrowind or M for Micky?

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Armando MC @armandomc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Doing my first open mic in about a decade tonight.

Flyer for an Open Mic night at Easton's Centre Square--Friday October 17, 2025 from 6:00-7:30pm

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