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Jason Read

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Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine, Author of The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work from Verso Books: www.versobooks.com/products/2920-th… More here: www.unemployednegativity.com

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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 3h
Ready for some football
Bento (dog) with football in yard
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h
Hammer and Hope Issue #12 is out now, available for free in its entirety here. A short thread featuring a few of the articles: hammerandhope.org
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Hammer & Hope
A magazine of Black politics and culture
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 12h
Reposted for Banned Books Week. www.unemployednegativity.com/2025/02/post...
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Post-Orwellian: From 1984 to Project 2025
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 12h
I rewatch movies even if I only liked them a little, or wasn't sure what I thought of them the first time, but I have to really love a television series to rewatch even parts of it. I just don't have that kind of time.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 12h
I know that affect theory has its critics and limits, but I have no other way of making sense of Trump's appeal than his affective appeal, it is just vibes and racism. www.unemployednegativity.com/2025/10/the-...
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The Affective Constitution and Reduction of the Political
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 13h
A society in which everyone has to study business, or finance, dedicating themselves to the economy in order to find employment is not really that different from a society in which everyone must work in the fields all day in order to eek out a living.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 14h
Donald Trump, "“Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” The NYTimes (probably), "President Trump's remarks in Nebraska reflected deep seated concerns that the culture of southern California was out of touch with the traditional values of the heartland."
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 14h
Frisbee king
Bento (dog) with frisbee
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15h
ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No, I haven’t, nor Omega Man.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Current reads/rereads.
Confidence Men: Peterson, Musk, Tate and the Duping of the American Mind by Landon Firm and Harrison Fluss; Les Normes Chez Foucault by Stephane LeGrande, Le Sujet Des Normes by Pierre Macherey, and From the Factory to the World: The Global Marxism of Antonio Negri by Elia Zaru
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They should make a MCU/DCU movie where Spider-Man and Green Lantern (John Stewart) team up to take on Male Loneliness.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The official response to this just seems to be “ deal with it, losers.”
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am utterly convinced that most people will experience negative effects of AI, hacks, scams, deception, not to mention the ecological impact, long before they experience any of its supposed wonders. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
...Ultimately, it is the story of how John Stewart became Green Lantern. I admire that its big finale, its final confrontation was just two guys talking, no lasers blasts, no CGI "constructs," nothing but words.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My final review of Lanterns is that all of its odd genre mashups, small town mystery, buddy film, alien invasion movie, family drama, etc., were an attempt to breath some life into the dying genre of superhero origin story...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Deer season
Bento (dog) in woods with orange vest
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On the Cornell news, fraternities, and why such acts are a feature and not a bug of fraternities. celestemdavis.substack.com/p/im-so-sorr...
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I’m so sorry, but none of your solutions for fraternity reform are going to work
Fraternities are not failing at their purpose; they are succeeding perfectly.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Marjo Gortner has died. You might remember him from such seventies B-Movies as Starcrash and Food of the Gods, but you really need to read his wikipedia entry to find out how odd his life story was. We need less nepo babies and more child preachers turned actors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjoe_...
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Marjoe Gortner - Wikipedia
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It is Charlton Heston's birthday.
Statue of Liberty scene from Planet of the Apes with Taylor (Charlton Heston) and Nova (Linda Harrison) in the foreground.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Thing about being a lefty is that all kinds of capitalism are equally bad but some are more equally bad than others." China Miéville, The Rouse
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My evil One Wish Willow wish would be wishing that dogs lived as long as humans. It would lead to massive overcrowding at animal shelters, but I would get hang out with my best buddy for the rest of my life.
Me and Bento (dog) on pier
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I did not know about such "loopholes" and how many states have them, including Maine, but it seems like puritanical bullshit to me. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations
Under New York state law, rape charges generally need to involve force or a clear refusal of sex, unless the victim is physically helpless due to being unconscious, or mentally incapacitated due to be...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What is scarier, an abandoned house in the woods or a new apartment complex at the edge of the woods?
Bento (dog) in woods with abandoned house in background Bento (dog) in front of construction
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good Boy was released one year ago today part of a trend of movies going to the dogs. www.unemployednegativity.com/2025/08/just...
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Just a Dog: Immediacy and Mediation at the Movies
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I was once at a screening of Miller's Crossing with Gabriel Byrne and he said I am in almost every scene in this movie except the best one. He is right, it is one of the best action sequences, silent, and clear progression. youtu.be/gOBX9STqprA?...
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Miller's Crossing (1990) | Danny Boy Shootout
YouTube video by Captain Ron Lives
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Grading in the year 2026.
Deckard (Harrison Ford) from Blade Runner with Voight-Kampff test.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Soccer practice
Bento (dog) waiting for me to kick ballBento (dog) going after soccer ball
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reflections from the amazing transindividuality conference in Milan. www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/10/revi...
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Revised and Resubmitted: My Remarks from a Recent Conference on Transindividuality
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I appreciate the horror aesthetic photographers bring to documenting her ubiquity.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Sentences that Make Books: On Du Bois and Hall
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.thestranger.com/politics/the...
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The Wages of Whiteness - The Stranger
Let us leave Seattle and visit Arkansas. The governor of this deep red state is, of course, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She ran a tight ship as a conservative: pro-life, pro-business, pro-white Christian ...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some of my remarks from a wonderful conference in Milan. www.unemployednegativity.com/2026/10/revi...
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Revised and Resubmitted: My Remarks from a Recent Conference on Transindividuality
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The people who consider "Free Palestine" to be an antisemitic dog whistle will see this and just shrug their shoulders.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I would never post a student's writing online, but I am fairly sure a student did not write this: "Since your course syllabus specifically treats unacknowledged AI-generated discussion writing as plagiarism, make sure you revise this into your own wording before submitting."
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Today felt like the end of summer
Me and (Bento) dog coming up boat landing Me and Bento (dog) on boat landing
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Saw this on the afternoon movie as a kid and loved it so much that I almost do not want to watch it again for fear that the shoddiness of the beast will ruin my memories.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I wish that they heyday of cultural studies produced more videos like this. vimeo.com/218047623
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Donna Haraway Reads "The National Geographic" On Primates
How does the “cultured” gorilla, i.e. Koko, come to represent universal man? Author and cultural critic Donna Haraway untangles the web of meanings, tracing what gets to count as nature, for whom and ...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Between Cracker Barrel and Crate and Barrel: A Study of Obsolete Logistical Devices as Markers of Class Identity and Belonging
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026
not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am used to the fact that when I travel to other countries people are going to ask me to explain the political situation in the US. I try to do this to the best of my ability, but I admit that it has not gotten easier in the last ten years.
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Back home with my buddy
Me and Bento (dog) on public landing
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Double Shift (and others) in Brooklyn Coffee Shops fall reading list.

IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
AN EATER'S MANIFESTO

True Story
What
Reality TV
Says
About Us
Danielle J
Lihdemann
The
David Frayne
THERE WAS NOTHING THERE
WILLIAMSBURG, THE GENTRIFICATION OF A BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD
SARA MARTUCCI
BEIGE
PURSUIT
SARA
MAGENHEIMER
of Work
The Theory &Practice of Resistance
1aM/ada
How to Bean capitalist in the 21st
Century
Erik Olin Wright
Following
=
THE
COMPLACENT CLASS.
THE
SELF-DEFEATING
QUEST FOR
THE AMERICAN DREAM
TYLER COWEN
E DOUBLE SH
Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work
RUTGER BREGMAN
15-HDUR
WORKWEEK
UTOPIA FOR INE DA WORD
HOW WE CAN BUILD
REALISTS
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 01/10/2026
in July an ICE agent killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. just 6 months prior, agents abducted 100 people in 3 days during "Catch of the Day" I joined Mainers monitoring an ICE facility despite harassment, making memorials, protesting Congress, and caring for their neighbors @us.theguardian.com
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ICE got ‘quieter’ – then killed a father in Maine. Now watch groups are shifting their tactics too
ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a more secretive approach
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I reread some of the (hopefully) forthcoming English translation of Jaquet's Philosophy of Smell, and I repeat what I said here, it is a great book that will convince you that its seeming niche topic is more important than you might first think. www.unemployednegativity.com/2023/12/what...
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What the Nose Knows: On Chantal Jaquet's Philosophie de L'Odorat
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Why is There No Socialism in the United States? | The Brooklyn Rail
What is capitalism anyway and why is it bad? What is socialism and how does it differ from capitalism. How is it good? And who will change the one to the other, how, and why? This is, alas, where thin...
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Jason Read @jasonread.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Back in the USA
Bento (dog) in front of sign which reads “Tell Your Friends, We sell pepper gel, shoots 20ft. New swim gear “
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