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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I read Against Empire by Michael Parenti. In it, he carefully lays out how modern empire works and who benefits from it. "With luxury items for the few, and toxic slag heaps for the many." I highly recommend it. #jerahreads

The cover of Against Empire by Michael Parenti. The image is from the online Michael Parenti Political Archive.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I read The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth Harp. The book chronicles several murders and drug trafficking crimes committed by special forces soldiers and veterans. There are some very disturbing examples of unaccountability and crimes being hushed up. #jerahreads

An internet sourced image of The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth Harp.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I read Bomb Power by Garry Wills. In it, Wills argues that the existence of atomic weapons and the associated national security state has created an unconstitutional secret apparatus within the executive branch. I'm convinced. #jerahreads

My copy of Bomb Power by Garry Wills. It is set on a window ledge at the Chicago airport.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Good morning from the state forest.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I read World Systems Analysis: An Introduction by Immanuel Wallerstein. I found it very interesting. It is a short introduction; not too much analysis is happening here, but there are some striking insights provided by this way of thinking about the described world capitalist system. #jerahreads

In the grass is a copy of World Systems Analysis: An Introduction by Immanuel Wallerstein

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I read Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris. It's a detailed history of Palo Alto focused on Stanford University, the technology used or developed there, and capitol accumulation. It is bookended by the question, why is the youth suicide rate so high in this area? Very well written #jerahreads

An image of Palo Alto's cover from the publisher's website.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I read Escape on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I found it very interesting both in contrast with modern fantasy/sci-fi and how it represents future technology. It's a quick read with many adventures and several cities/cultures visited. The hero doesn't think twice about killing people. #jerahreads

Set on the grass is my copy of Escape on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I read Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki. It's a story of the thoughts of a painter as he looks for inspiration in the countryside. I think it is beautifully written, as the poetic scenery provokes the painter to ponder the 'nonemotional' aspects of art. Highly recommended. #jerahreads

My copy of Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki laying on the grass.

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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Onobrychis subnitens Bornm. Fabaceae West Azarbaijan, Mianeh June 2025

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I read Understanding Capitalism by Richard Wolff. It's a very nice introduction to capitalism, with a focus on the production and distribution of surplus. If you listen to his Dialectic at Work show, you've heard most of it. It's very nice to have in one place on the shelf, though. Wow. #jerahreads

My copy of Understanding Capitalism by Richard Wolff.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Here is a great write-up of Sam Husseini's confrontation of Chuck Schumer. Shame on the National Press Club, shame on public citizen, and shame on @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social for her comments. capitolhillcitizen.substack.com/p/a-day-at-t...

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A Day at the National Press Club

Here’s a look inside the latest issue of Capitol Hill Citizen, August/September 2026. The rest is in print. Order at capitolhillcitizen.com.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I read The Big Here and the Long Now by Thomas Hylland Eriksen. It is by an anthropologist who argues that the forces leading to a loss in cultural diversity (standardization mostly) are the same as those that decrease biodiversity. I'm convinced, but found the conclusion wishy-washy. #jerahreads

My copy of The Big Here and the Long Now: From Global Uniformity to the New Diversities. By Thomas Hylland Eriksen

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

After the Yanis Igbal book, I wanted to read more about Slavoj Žižek. This article convinced me to keep him off of my reading list and explained "why he is the most famous ‘Marxist’ in the capitalist world." www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/02/c...

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Capitalism’s Court Jester: Slavoj Žižek

One of the most prominent intellectuals in the contemporary world was named to the list of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” in Foreign Policy magazine in 2012. He shares this distinction with the likes o...

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I read The Sword and the Neck by Yanis Iqbal. It is a philosophic look at the ways different 'left' writers have thought about Palestine under occupation. I'm no philosopher, but I found it very useful and well reasoned, if difficult to follow at times. I certainly recommend it. #jerahreads

My copy of The Sword and the Neck by Yanis Iqbal placed on a picnic table.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A leaf gall on an Elm tree in my neighborhood

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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Gladiolus italicus Mill. Iridaceae West Azerbaijan, Iran 25th June 2026 Elevation 2300m

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This article looks back at some of the incorrect statements that various warmonger made about Iran. It's interesting to think about how and why these pundits are able to have careers. jacobin.com/2026/07/iran...

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The Iran War’s Most Embarrassingly Wrong Pundits

Being disastrously wrong about virtually every aspect of the Iran war has not stopped an army of hawkish pundits from continuing to try to shape US policy on the matter. From Ben Shapiro to Mark Dubow...

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Large orange mushrooms growing in a NY state forest

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I read Art for Ecosocialism by Earth Liberation Studio. This is an art book. It includes a short essay on the basics and benefits of ecosocialism, but the focus is on the art. And the art is very cool. I'm glad it's on my shelf. #jerahreads

My copy of Art for Ecosocialism by Earth Liberation Studio

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I read Environmental Warfare in Gaza by Shourideh C. Molavi. This is a series of case studies on how israeli colonialism has degraded the biopolitical landscape in Gaza. It is very well researched and puts a lie to israel's "make the desert bloom" claim. #jerahreads

My copy of Environmental Warfare in Gaza by Shourideh C. Molavi

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thinking back to Crater Lake in Wyoming

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I read The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine by Ghassan Kanafani. I found it a very enlightening class-based history. What did Zionist colonization look like before WW2? How did British imperialism interact with Ottoman legacy systems? There are answers here. #jerahreads

My copy of The Revolution of 1936-1939 In Palestine by Ghassan Kanafani

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I read Blackshirts and Reds by Micheal Parenti. It's a great book that is very well organized. It makes very convincing arguments about fascism's connection to capital and how that has played out historically. If you want to think more clearly about fascism, read it. #jerahreads

My copy of Blackshirts and Reds by Micheal Parenti.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I read This Frees Woman! By Robert G. Ingersoll. It includes some interesting excerpts from his speeches. He advocates for women's suffrage and also speaks against how women are described in the Bible. #jerahreads

My copy of This Frees Woman! By Robert G. Ingersoll

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I read the six oxherding pictures by Jitoku Eki. Translated and edited by Zenkei Shibayama. A nice breather from longer books. Some interesting thoughts from different perspectives. I'm glad I read it. #jerahreads

My copy of the six oxherding pictures by Jitoku Eki. Translated and edited by Zenkei Shibayama. It was printed in 1967.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The first-hand accounts of two women kidnapped by israel and taken to dungeons run by fascists. Thank you to Noa Avishag Schnall and Anna Liedtke for bearing witness. www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-floti...

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Illegal Siege, Brutal Abuse: Our Detention and Assault at the Hands of Israeli Prison Guards

Two Gaza flotilla members describe their abduction and abuse by Israel last fall.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Mush on the trail, top and bottom.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A @currentaffairs.bsky.social article from 2020 that i read today, "in 2018 there were almost six P.R. specialists for every journalist in the United States." I do not think that leads to a well-informed public. www.currentaffairs.org/news/2020/05...

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Dirty Tricks Of The Public Relations Industry

You might be under the impression that P.R. is a slimy industry. The truth is that it’s worse than you think.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is an amazing book about a Envoy who visits an alien human world. I highly recommend it. The world and characters are described in an extremely realistic and compelling manner. The thoughts on gender and society stick with me. #jerahreads

My copy of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin sitting in the grass.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Some amazing spiderwort (Tradescantia) I saw while visiting Ohio

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I found a blooming serviceberry tree on the ground

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I read Ten Nights' Dreams by Natsume Soseki. It is ten short stories that have a surreal dream logic. They were originally published in a Japanese magazine in 1908. I found it interesting, but not nearly as good as his novels. #jerahreads

My copy of Ten Nights' Dreams by Natsume Soseki.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I re-read Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut. I haven't read any Vonnegut in maybe 15 years. Returning to him let me remember how refreshing I find his humor and perspective. Hi ho. #jerahreads

My copy of Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut. There is a crease down the middle.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Here's a very well reasoned piece by Melinda Cooper in Equator Magazine: www.equator.org/articles/eps.... It asks how closely the political economy of the Epstein network; one of fealty, sadism, favors, and exploitation, will match our future world of extreme inequality.

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Epstein Family Values • EQUATOR

The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I read Walls & Bars by Eugene Debs. It is a series of articles he wrote while imprisoned at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta. #jerahreads

My copy of Walls & Bars placed upon a carpet.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I read Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. A great book written wonderfully; with a focus on humanity. It's still relevant all these years later. I recommend it for reasons already expressed better by many others. #jerahreads

My paperback copy of Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I read The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins. This is an extremely sad book. Bevins interviewed witnesses and survivors of anti-communist slaughters in Indonesia and South America. He argues that those mass killings helped shape the world we live in today. I agree completely. #jerahreads

My battered hard cover copy of The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I read Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. I think this is the last Sanderson I'll read. Once again there are very interesting worlds but bad dialogue and trope filled stories. Comparing Elantris to his more recent work did let me see how he has changed as a writer, and how he has not. #jerahreads

An image of the cover of the book Elantris by Brandon Sanderson.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I read The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. It is two essays, a letter to his nephew, and the second is his memory of visiting Elijah Muhammad in 1961. This is the first James Baldwin I have read, and the writing is extremely beautiful and emotionally resonant. read it. #jerahreads #booksky

A cover of The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin found on a google image search.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I read Clay's Ark by Octavia Butler. It's about people trying to have empathy and compassion even as they face impossible decisions and are possessed by unavoidable compulsions. It's also a very exciting action story. I highly recommend it. #jerahreads #booksky

My edition of Clay's Ark by Octavia Butler. It is a modern paperback edition set on a wicker table.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I read Wild Seed by Octavia Butler. It's a book about someone who is able to exert complete control over others and how community and resistance can still develop under him. Great book, I recommend it. #jerahreads #booksky

A modern paperback edition of Wild Seed by Octavia Butler. The book is on a patio table.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Taking a cold walk and enjoying a view of the frozen river.

The Cohoctan River. It is frozen and has patches of wind blown snow.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I read If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer, published by @orbooks.bsky.social. it's an incredible essay collection and first hand account of experienceing occupation and genocide. Alareer was assassinated by israel in december of 2023 by a targeted missile strike. #booksky #jerahreads

Hardcover copy of If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer set on a colorful carpet.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Cold today, but just a few months ago, I was spending a warm autumn day on the levee.

A blacktop path on top of a levee. The banks are very gentle to the river on the right.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I read Iron Council by China Mieville. It's about an attempted worker's revolution in the fantasy city of New Crobuzon, with focus on a council of train workers who continually build their own track. I liked it. #jerahreads #booksky

The cover of Iron Council by China Mieville

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I read Mind of my Mind by Octavia Butler. It's about telepathic slavery in a 1970s California community. What does it mean to form a community when your thoughts or memories could be controlled by someone more powerful than you? very interesting. #booksky #jerahreads

A book is set on a table. The book is an old paperback edition of Mind of My Mind by Octavia Butler. It's a good book.

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Jerah @jerahtsuga.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I read Patternmaster by Octavia Butler. It's a fast paced adventure story set in the future. A young couple escapes a telepathic tyrant while learning how their own telepathic abilities work together. It's about how power is distributed in a telepathic society. I recommend it. #booksky #jerahreads

The front cover of an old paperback edition of Patternmaster by Octavia Butler.

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