Reposted by Jamie MerchantJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 29/09/2026all the guys who made harambe jokes 10 years ago later experienced complete emotional breakdowns, became born-again evangelicals, and are now enthusiastic fans of the liberty biberty commercials 282086261
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026lol failcountry www.wsj.com/business/ame...wsj.comThe ‘Colossal Headache’ of Building a Made-in-America Monopoly GameCracked trays, high costs and a dice dilemma bogged down a quest to produce a version of the classic game in the U.S. 010
Reposted by Jamie MerchantChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/09/2026The three-page letter written by Sheri Mecklenburg, obtained Friday by the Tribune, accused Boutros’ office of placing her on leave and keeping her in the dark about its responses to the growing controversy, including an announcement that it was investigating all of her previous actions.chicagotribune.com‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges 11810
Reposted by Jamie Merchantbrad is wearing the cursed amulet @bradicality.bsky.social · 18/09/2026oh no OH GOD 2419
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.wsj.com/business/ene...wsj.comOil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is HereTrump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight. 111
Reposted by Jamie MerchantRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 13/09/2026in a similar manner, i have agreed to stop my habit of snorting crushed Faberge eggs for reasons that have nothing to do with my looming bankruptcy 1392893
Reposted by Jamie MerchantKeifer @dannyvegito.bsky.social · 13/01/2026[guy who can’t fully remember that Gramsci quote] it’s Monster Time 121896586
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.reuters.com/business/us-... "..outlays on factory projects dropped 0.8% in July and 21.7% on a year-over-year basis as the boost from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act fades....Investment in nonresidential structures contracted in the second quarter, logging its 10th straight quarterly decline."reuters.comUS construction spending drops to nearly three-year low in JulyU.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, hitting the lowest level in nearly three years as higher mortgage rates weighed on single-family homebuilding. 040
Reposted by Jamie MerchantILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It was amazing to see so many of you at the kick-off event of our first Independent Labor Club convention! Your solidarity and pizza purchases helped members from across the country gather to hammer out the vision, goals, and organizing practices of the ILC (more on that to come soon!) ❤️ 032
Reposted by Jamie MerchantEconomic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 14/05/2026New book: Inverted World: Fetish and Mystification in Marx’s Critique of Political Economy, by Clara Ramas San Miguel amzn.to/4sDR43S 072
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026simply can't stress enough how cooked these assholes are www.ft.com/content/e6f5... "Bond markets were in 'a doom loop...The conflict isn’t going away, yields have to price in more uncertainty, but governments still have a lot more borrowing to do . . . you aren’t getting any respite,” he added.'ft.comGlobal bond sell-off deepens amid inflation fearsUK borrowing costs rise to highest level since 2008 and Japanese yields hit peaks not seen since 1990s 060
Reposted by Jamie MerchantRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I'm sorry what 601636254
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026pretty funny youtu.be/LFnu0iYwDFc?...youtu.beHow Meta's plan to restructure teams with AI implodedYouTube video by Reuters 010
Reposted by Jamie Merchantunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/08/2026NEW: Meltdowns, threats & FOP influence have marred the fight for civilian police accountability in Chicago. Some police district councilors question the future of the body they serve on as they battle CPD interests to get things done. The fault lines run deep. From @zoetakaki.bsky.social:unraveledpress.comCivilian oversight blues: inside Chicago’s ongoing police accountability meltdownChicago has a new community police oversight body that emerged in response to the historic 2020 protests. According to those elected to serve, however, it’s already full of cops. 515168
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026doom loop www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...bloomberg.comUS Debt Tops Historic $40 Trillion MarkGet caught up. 040
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026They're so screwed lol www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage...marketwatch.comDollar slides as Treasury increases bond buybacksThe broad-based ICE U.S. Dollar Index slid more than 80 basis points to 98.85 Wednesday, after currency markets were unsettled by developments in the U.S. bond market. [Typically, the DXY index moves ... 040
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026weeeeeee "The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury, known as the long bond, which is particularly sensitive to rising inflation, is up nearly 2 basis points to 5.234%, its highest level since June 2007." www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-30...marketwatch.comU.S. 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007 amid global bond selloffConcerns about inflation and more debt supply is hitting the fixed income sector. 031
Reposted by Jamie MerchantRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 16/08/2026it's pretty cool that we just saw the largest shift in U.S. defense posture in decades declared via spiteful post. 562718444
Reposted by Jamie MerchantVan Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As political repression worsens in the US, we’re all going to really rue the oligarchic fact that none of us owns any of these platforms where we share our knowledge and coordinate our voices 7453112
Reposted by Jamie MerchantPavlos Roufos @proufos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Incredible essay on Sudan in two parts at Equador magazine. www.equator.org/articles/kha...equator.orgKhartoum After the Storm • EQUATORHow Sudan’s revolutionary generation was dragged into total war 1138
Reposted by Jamie MerchantFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026*TREASURY 30-YEAR BOND AUCTION DRAWS HIGHEST YIELD SINCE 2001 514035
Reposted by Jamie Merchantdr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 10/08/2026world realizing in real time the american war machine is this unable to protect not only its allies but its own stuff like bases, has any idiot ever gambled so much and lost it for essentially no possible upside? at least he became an important historical figure in the end i guess 311134133
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“But what kind of future are we really hurtling towards?…Musk and his brethren seem more like escapees from this universe than the Asimovian super-geniuses they imagine themselves to be. It is Dick’s far weirder sensibilities that offer the better guide to Silicon Valley today.” 💯💯💯giftarticle.ft.comDoes Silicon Valley dream of Philip K Dick?His 1960s science-fiction visions are a guide to our age of erratic billionaires, wild space fantasies and glitchy, invasive technology 030
Reposted by Jamie MerchantRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Ahhh, Oregonyahoo.comSalem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”.Salem's city council voted unanimously to pursue a data center moratorium after residents - and a guillotine - pushed back on a $5.1 billion AI facility. 14564301668
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 07/08/2026we love stagflation don't we folks www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...wsj.comU.S. Lost 23,000 Jobs in July, While Unemployment Ticked LowerJobs and unemployment sent conflicting signals, but fewer people were actively looking for work. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. 000
Reposted by Jamie MerchantVan Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026“We’re living through an era in which three things are happening at once: Imperialist geopolitical practices are proliferating, the working class is becoming a lumpenproletariat, and the nation-state is losing legitimacy and coherence.” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/the-nation...un-diplomatic.comThe Nation Needs You To DieWhy the expansion of surplus labor necessitates the renaissance of empire and the end of the nation-state. 122
Reposted by Jamie MerchantChris S @chrissherman01.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Plus, I’m singing Last Caress 031
Reposted by Jamie MerchantGenki @djgenki.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Much of everything you see online in 2026 is engineered clickbait designed to sap your attention and rile your emotions until you live in a world of despair and confrontation. Most of the comments aren’t even real. Turn off the timeline and go pet your cat. 48825114
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 31/07/2026this is gonna be a sick event, come thru if you’re in or around Chi! 032
Reposted by Jamie MerchantILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Chicago is excited to be hosting the first national convention of the Independent Labor Club this August! That means we have less on the public calendar than some previous months, but there are still plenty of opportunities to make new friends, learn new things, and get involved! luma.com/ChicagoILC 063
Reposted by Jamie Merchanti was shouting BOO!-urns @supermathskid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026 154157754414
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026damn it's almost like the people who were saying you can't just rewind capitalism 5-6 years ago were exactly right www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comAlmost $1 Billion Later, the US Still Can’t Make a Medical GloveThe failure of a program to produce 100% American nitrile gloves shows the difficulty of reviving US manufacturing 0102
Reposted by Jamie MerchantRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph. 416159833946
Reposted by Jamie MerchantVan Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I don’t understand how so many motherfuckers are still analyzing foreign policy as if nothing much has changed except for US “reliability.” You stupid assholes—any government that produces official conspiracy theories based on nonsense and then directs repressive power accordingly is fucked 🚨🚨🚨 25323
Reposted by Jamie MerchantHeatwave Magazine @htwvmag.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"How to be Normal About Exercise," offers a way through the awkward swoletariat jokes by clarifying the relationships of physical activity and exercise, to capitalist social relations. Read it now on our website ahead of Issue 3 heatwavemag.info/magazine/iss...heatwavemag.infoHow to Be Normal About Exercise; or, Why Communists Need Exercise Science | HeatwaveThere is no inherent link between exercising and fighting for a better world, nor is there one in rejecting it. There is only the reality that physical fitness constitutes one of many material constra... 171
Reposted by Jamie MerchantILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Read this excellent piece on exercise and Left culture and then sign up for our upcoming STRENGTH CLINIC! This will be a super chill, all-skill-levels welcome opportunity to learn some new skills and make some new friends ✨ luma.com/rhauwac2luma.comSTRENGTH CLINIC · LumaThe Independent Labor Club of Chicago is holding a STRENGTH CLINIC! ‣ Safely learn lifting fundamentals ‣ Develop a solid foundation for growth ‣ All ages &… 085
Reposted by Jamie MerchantILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Yesterday's Resume Review Clinic at CPL's Chicago Works Job Fair went so well! Mutual aid activities like this are an important part of what we're building as the ILC. Check out our other events and ways to get involved here: ilclabor.com/chapters/ilc... 044
Reposted by Jamie MerchantA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Best “remove glasses to look at something unbelievable” in cinema history.static.klipy.comJurassic Park: Dr. Grant's SurpriseAlt: Jurassic Park: Dr. Grant's Surprise 104102011484
Reposted by Jamie MerchantGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Ahh crap. This is a sad one. Brilliant actor, good bloke. 7news.com.au/entertainmen...7news.com.auBeloved actor and Jurassic Park star Sam Neill dies aged 78Neill only recently revealed he was living cancer free with his family saying the loss was ‘sudden and unexpected’. 409108191570
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 12/07/2026"The AI economic-financial complex has become a tangled, impenetrable thicket...Yet, everywhere one looks, one sees dead ends and unpredictable variables which – however they play out – will have dire consequences for some, if not for everyone." newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...newleftreview.orgFrédéric Lordon, Awaiting the Crash? — SidecarOn the AI bubbles. 021
Jamie Merchant @jamiemerchant.bsky.social · 11/07/2026vultures circling the corpse giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comInvestors sell longer-dated AI debt amid Big Tech borrowing spreeWaning demand highlights scepticism over sector’s long-term profitability 122
Reposted by Jamie MerchantILC Chicago @ilcofchi.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Join us in Chicago next month for a live podcast recording of This Wreckage, with Sean KB in conversation with Jamie Merchant about WORKING CLASS INDEPENDENCE ahead of another grueling election cycle. Get your tickets here: luma.com/tc972eyv @thiswreckage.bsky.social @jamiemerchant.bsky.social 073
Reposted by Jamie MerchantVerso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The hosts of @thiswreckage.bsky.social, A.M. Gittlitz & Sean KB, visited our offices in New York City to make their way through the Verso Archiveversobooks.comThe Verso Archive featuring This WreckageThe hosts of This Wreckage (A.M. Gittlitz & Sean KB) visit our offices in New York City to make their way through the Verso Archive, sharing memories of the Verso Loft and discussing some of the t... 096
Reposted by Jamie MerchantCominsitu @cominsitu.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Can there be a negative dialectic of energy? How does the concept of energy relate to the history of capitalism? And what is nature anyways? Come find out! www.versobooks.com/products/334...versobooks.comWorking NatureDaniela Russ argues that the category of ‘energy’ is best understood not in terms of particular material things but as a social relation to nature forged over 200 years of capitalist industrialization... 094
Reposted by Jamie MerchantEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 07/07/2026Today’s free newsletter has a very simple message: The AI industry can not (and will not) be bailed out - AI is not too big to fail, OpenAI is not AIG, this is not 2008, and all of this is nothing like the Dot Com Bubble. And when it fails, we must let AI burn. www.wheresyoured.at/let-ai-burn/wheresyoured.atLet AI BurnIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in... 331658429
Reposted by Jamie MerchantJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 07/07/2026they just had a world cup yesterday. having all these world cups in a row cheapens the experience 141290136