Reposted by Cayden MakInterrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We are continuing our week of tributes to our beloved collaborator, costruggler, and friend Curtis Renee. This is video of Curtis in conversation with IC Co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie at the Detroit in-person launch of Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies. 13921
Reposted by Cayden MakChandra Russo @chandrarusso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thanks for the opportunity @catachresis.bsky.social ! I have loved and read @convergencemag.com for a minute now🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 084
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Delighted to share this article from @chandrarusso.bsky.social and Shawna McCown. They explore something important I've been thinking about since chatting with data center organizers in Michigan last winter. convergencemag.com/articles/is-...convergencemag.comIs Data Center Resistance a New Vehicle for Multiracial Democracy?Anti-data center sentiment, from Kentucky to Michigan, is proving to be an effective way to overcome racial divisions and carve out new winning coalitions. 022
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Excited to listen to this one; I used to teach Turkle's scholarship on how computers and humans shape each other in grad school. 010
Reposted by Cayden MakInterrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW YORK CITY FOLKS: The fight for abortion rights—are you wondering how we got here? Wondering what's next? Join us Oct 3 for a teach-in with the authors of two excellent books on abortion. Register at: bit.ly/ICabortionteachin 12717
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I so enjoyed talking about abolition and the movement lineages that have made this moment possible with Darakshan (Muslims for Just Futures) and @silkys13.bsky.social (@detentionwatchnetwork.org). I hope this helps. 085
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I think it's wild when I get a marketing email from an athletic brand and they're like, "check it out, new colorways for fall!" I open it and they're literally all just slightly different shades of blue, beige, and gray. What are we doing here people. 110
Reposted by Cayden MakHow We Build This @hwbtpod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What a treat to have @catachresis.bsky.social on the pod - publisher of @convergencemag.com , to talk about visions for a better internet, organizing beyond issues, and the recent Convergence Article about building a pro-Trans majority. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...podcasts.apple.comCayden Mak: Organizing Beyond the AlgorithmPodcast Episode · How We Build This · September 1 · 46m 033
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026They're boyfriends. I won't be taking any questions. 020
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This time of day I'm slamming a Belgian waffle with whipped cream, fruit, and candied pecans. 110
Reposted by Cayden MakConvergence Magazine @convergencemag.com · 27/08/2026For Watani Stiner, accountability for tragedy isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but how he contributed to a culture that made it possible. convergencemag.com/articles/lea...convergencemag.comLearning from COINTELPRO’s Survivors: Accountability and RepairFor Watani Stiner, accountability for tragedy isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but how he contributed to a culture that made it possible. 042
Reposted by Cayden MakMichael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 26/08/2026RIP Tim Curry, who had the range to star in the two greatest movies about a mutiny in the middle of a transatlantic sea voyage, and also the crew occasionally breaks into song 152044551
Reposted by Cayden MakEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton 24107113228
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I copyedited this last week and then had to read it again the next morning before I started my work. It's so thoughtful, tender, and necessary right now. convergencemag.com/articles/lea...convergencemag.comLearning from COINTELPRO’s Survivors: Accountability and RepairFor Watani Stiner, accountability for tragedy isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but how he contributed to a culture that made it possible. 030
Reposted by Cayden MakConvergence Magazine @convergencemag.com · 21/08/2026@whitwash.bsky.social: Labor councils are important but often overlooked institutions for building working-class power. convergencemag.com/articles/a-u...convergencemag.comA Union of Unions: Revitalizing Labor CouncilsLabor councils are important but often overlooked institutions for building working-class power. In this piece, Convergence Resident Writer Whitney Washington takes us from Tennessee to Vermont to… 042
Reposted by Cayden MakConvergence Magazine @convergencemag.com · 13/08/2026Max Elbaum: Even in decline, the US will play a big role in global affairs. With control over the trajectory of US politics and the map of world power now up for grabs, the Left has an opportunity to influence both. convergencemag.com/articles/fig...convergencemag.comFighting to Shape the Next World OrderEven in decline, the US will play a big role in global affairs. With control over the trajectory of US politics and the map of world power now up for grabs, the Left has an opportunity to influence… 042
Reposted by Cayden MakAlex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“I think those are the main tactics at this moment: trying to stop the expansion of detention and getting communities and elected officials to do everything they can to stop sharing data with ICE, so that ICE doesn’t have the information or the ability to target more people.” — @silkys13.bsky.social 03621
Reposted by Cayden MakCayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A couple months ago @mayaschenwar.bsky.social shared the insight that @convergencemag.com has the makings of a cult brand. So I have been leaning into it with the creative direction for our team, and have been delighted to work with Rose @ Bread & Water Print Shop on our 2026 summer drive merch: 132
Reposted by Cayden MakAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026there is infinite money for weapons, non-educator vice chancellors of nothingness, and tech-grift corporate welfare but zero money for teachers, libraries, tuition 111001348
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Why is Canva so damn hard to use literally all the time? I feel like a boomer whenever I'm trying to find a project. 130
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Listen, I don't think this is the *only* reason to support independent media. But we've never had cooler merch. bit.ly/2026memberdr... 010
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026A couple months ago @mayaschenwar.bsky.social shared the insight that @convergencemag.com has the makings of a cult brand. So I have been leaning into it with the creative direction for our team, and have been delighted to work with Rose @ Bread & Water Print Shop on our 2026 summer drive merch: 132
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I also think more guys who have had vasectomies should be talking about having vasectomies! I have a friend who brought this up with a group of other cis guy friends when we were hanging out, and it really opened the conversation for them. 1448
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Really loved talking to Alexandra and Aiha about how worker disempowerment is accelerated by (not just caused by) AI. The research that the folks at @datasociety.bsky.social are doing is absolutely essential to understanding the political economy of Big Tech. 173
Reposted by Cayden MakFouzzzita @fouzzzita.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The right built a #politicaleducation machine. Progressives are still running one-off workshops. That's why we're losing. My new piece in @convergencemag.com makes the case and maps out what a real political education ecosystem looks like. #Organizing convergencemag.com/articles/wit...convergencemag.comWithout Political Education, Progressives Will Lose the War for DemocracyDemocracy is under attack in our schools—but political education can equip us to defend it and build something stronger. 074
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 13/05/2026An old friend of mine recently wrote me to tell me how much he appreciates that I put him onto Boards of Canada like 20 years ago and honestly? Been in heavy rotation in my work playlist again lately because of it. Human recommendations rule. 000
Reposted by Cayden Makstlouis-j.bsky.social @stlouis-j.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I believe that building a pro-trans majorities are on the table if we communicate, mobilize, and organize towards them. Grateful to @convergencemag.com for publishing! convergencemag.com/articles/pro... #LGBTQ #Trans #SocialJustice #Organizingconvergencemag.comIf Solidarity Is Possible, So Is a Pro-Trans MajorityIf a pro-trans majority is on the table, how might we cultivate it? By building majorities, practicing solidarity, contesting for governing power, and offering a vision. 043
Reposted by Cayden MakMolly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The fact that nobody seriously believes there is an institution in this country that will check the president—that we’re all just sitting here hoping that he gets distracted and fails to follow through on his genocidal threats—is the most damning indictment of our political system I’ve seen yet. 16975621961
Reposted by Cayden MakMaya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 07/04/2026"We also need to address the dehumanization that persists in every single aspect of American life... that has sent us down the path in which Trump can threaten to annihilate a civilization & we find ourselves with few answers about how to stop it." @neginowl.bsky.social truthout.org/articles/tru...truthout.orgTrump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump threatened. 213653
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Honestly, I need to be better about making fundraising appeals to social media. So here's me doing it this month. Just $5/mo helps ensure that we can continue to make movement media that people call "enjoyable, accessible, and essential" for facing our political moment. 000
Reposted by Cayden MakRavi Mangla @ravimangla.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Rynn and I chatted with @convergencemag.com about the Texas and Illinois primaries, AI data centers, and more. Can listen here... convergencemag.com/articles/the...convergencemag.comThe Attention Economy Navigator, March 2026This month on the Attention Economy Navigator, our guide to what you should be paying more attention to, and what you can probably pay less attention to. And why those stories might not be what you’d… 033
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The Rad Ops Podcast is premiering their full-length episodes, starting with today's, with Che Johnson-Long of @visionchangewin.bsky.social. Pleased to be producing this timely, essential show at @convergencemag.com! convergencemag.com/podcast/safe...convergencemag.comSafety & Security w/Che Johnson-LongIn this episode we talk about Safety and Security with our guest, Che Johnson-Long, Community Safety Director at Vision Change Win. 053
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I feel so uneasy knowing I have friends and colleagues who are basically snowed in and in the meantime it's about to be 90 degrees out in my neighborhood today. In March. 001
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I've been thinking a lot about what this does to our ability to remember (and historicize)! www.therevivallab.org/memory-again...therevivallab.orgMemory Against AuthoritarianismBy Cayden Mak In Yoko Ogawa’s 1994 novel The Memory Police (which appeared in English for the first time in 2019), a novelist and her editor struggle against a creeping forgetting enacted by the stat... 0122
Reposted by Cayden MakThe Revival Lab @revivallab.bsky.social · 11/03/2026The newest Revival Letter is out! Cayden Mak (@catachresis.bsky.social), Publisher of @convergencemag.com provides a powerful essay on the importance of memory as a tool to fight against authoritarianism. www.therevivallab.org/memory-again...therevivallab.orgMemory Against AuthoritarianismBy Cayden Mak In Yoko Ogawa’s 1994 novel The Memory Police (which appeared in English for the first time in 2019), a novelist and her editor struggle against a creeping forgetting enacted by the stat... 195
Reposted by Cayden MakBaltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026In memory of Logan Hullinger baltimorebeat.com/in-memory-of...baltimorebeat.comIn memory of Logan HullingerLogan Hullinger, founder of news blog Mobtown Redux and one of Baltimore Beat’s most dedicated contributors, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. He would have turned 30 on March 10, 2026. Logan was… 12811
Reposted by Cayden MakEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026House hearing on fake "kids safety" censorship bills happening right now. Call your lawmakers!!!! badinternetbills.com 3214213
Reposted by Cayden Maklaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 02/03/2026And Substack is proudly partnering with one of them 184
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Been thinking a lot about building communities online that can stand disagreement and debate. I don't think any social media site that replicates existing dynamics can be It...but do you belong to a community online where you feel like people handle disagreement in healthy, even productive ways? 000
Reposted by Cayden Mak+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 12/02/2026ICE operations increasingly resemble Israeli occupation. That’s no coincidence U.S. immigration enforcement has long cultivated ties with Israel. Now it adapts algorithmic surveillance tactics from Gaza for use on American streets. www.972mag.com/ice-immigrat...972mag.comICE operations increasingly resemble Israeli occupation. That’s no coincidenceU.S. immigration enforcement has long cultivated ties with Israel. Now it adapts algorithmic surveillance tactics from Gaza for use on American streets. 27159
Reposted by Cayden Makmatthew cunningham-cook @matthewccook5.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Essential reporting. The fascist crackdown on immigrants is a crackdown on the right to organize itself. 075
Reposted by Cayden MakEman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 04/02/2026A beautiful acknowledgement of the ongoing devastation and heartbreak in Gaza. Thank you @thenation.com 04515
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Spoiler alert: it's not really about the Epstein Files. It's about building survivor-centered systems that meet people's needs, prevent exploitation, and address harm. 010
Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I had the conversation I wish more people would have about the Epstein Files last week with @shannonperezdarby.bsky.social and @chanellegallant.bsky.social. convergencemag.com/podcast/prev...convergencemag.comPreventing Another Epstein w/ Shannon Perez-Darby and Chanelle GallantHow we can build survivor-centered movements, with Shannon Perez-Darby and Chanelle Gallant 141