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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Key to understanding how academia operates today, from Bifo Berardi

But once intellectual labor becomes a directly productive function, once scientists become workers applied to the machine of cognitive production, and poets workers applied to advertising, the machine of imaginative production, there is no universal function to be fulfilled anymore. Intellectual labor becomes a part of the autonomous process of the capital.

liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Students forced to listen to AI propaganda during their commencements may wish to cleanse their palates with the University of Glasgow rectorial address from 1972, which is perhaps more relevant than ever. www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_...

"ALIENATION is the precise and correctly applied word for
describing the major social problem in Britain today.
People feel alienated by society. In some intellectual
circles it is treated almost as a new phenomenon. It
has, however, been with us for years. What I believe
to be true is that today it is more widespread, more
pervasive than ever before. Let me right at the outset
define what I mean by alienation. It is the cry of men
who feel themselves the victims of blind economic forces
beyond their control. It is the frustration of ordinary
people excluded from the processes of decision making.
The feeling of despair and hopelessness that pervades
people who feel with justification that they have no
real say in shaping or determining their own destinies.
Many may not have rationalised it. May not even
understand, may not be able to articulate it. But they
feel it."

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Austrian-Argentine psychoanalyst Marie Langer (1910-1987) on addressing class and gender relations within psychoanalysis:

Certainly, when faced with a working-class male patient, I would say that along with the consciousness of his
psychic conflict, he must also acquire class consciousness. And this did not mean, as a mental health goal, to
work better or more for his boss, but instead for his own interests, for example, the union. And what was said for the male worker also applies to the woman: beyond her
class belonging she should become aware of her submission to the man, her excessive dependence on love,
an expression of lack of self-esteem, and an important goal of her analysis would be to gain dignity. In general
terms, I would add to the concept of treatment (from classical psychoanalysis) what Freud suggests when he talks about the need to transform an autoplastic attitude
into an alloplastic one ... This implies a dialectical game with oneself, in which the subject can adapt reality
to its needs but also know how to adapt to it. This can be
compared to Marx's formula that we are in the world in order to transform it.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I'm currently reading about how leaders of psychoanalytic institutes made a conscious move towards 'political neutrality' to survive under fascist governments in 1930s. I'm reminded of this upcoming National Academy of Sciences workshop platforming a Trump official and a The Free Press podcaster.

Poster for National Academies of Sciences workshop including Jay Bhattacharya, Emily Oster, Andrew Gelman, and Simone Vazire.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Prescient piece by Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi in the March @redpeppermag.bsky.social about the US and UK engineered 1953 coup to oust an Iranian administration that planned to nationalize oil. Ghamari-Tabrizi explains how the operation served as a template for future US interventions across the globe.

Photo of magazine article entitled The coup that changed the middle east by Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"We need to understand racism as a mobile set of techniques that enable social control, popular violence and the coercive state in our time... Racism is a political project undertaken as a mode of pursuing interests and shaping outcomes." - Gargi Bhattacharyya writing in @redpeppermag.bsky.social.

Photo of article in Red Paper magazine entitled Rethinking racism by Gargi Bhattacharyya.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Shame on Duke for platforming and legitimizing Oz who's made a fortune peddling dangerous health misinformation, showing contempt for public health for personal profit.

Screenshot of Linked In post for Duke University event featuring introductory remarks by Mehmet Oz. Link to post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/margolisinstitute_during-the-opening-session-of-our-2025-health-activity-7326255371709263875-3XEU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAB5NDv0BpvHxi78i4EukS06NVgu2xLyHzDc.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

North Carolina has lost the second most funding from NIH grant terminations out of any state - a stunning figure giving how much smaller we are by population and GDP than other top states. An abject failure in leadership by our GOP congressional representatives. www.aamc.org/media/83356/...

List of top 15 states by money lost in NIH grant terminations. Full list available at following link: https://www.aamc.org/media/83356/download.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Not going to pay for you to platform Nazis www.npr.org/2025/04/30/g...

Photograph of Steve Bannon performing Nazi salute at CPAC.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Associated Press: "Angry protesters assail Trump and Musk" 🤔

Screenshot of AP news headline "Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies." Accompanying photos shows smiling protests joyously waiting ribbons and signs. Visible sign reads "make democracy great again." By line Dave Collins.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I wonder if mainstream commentators will make the connection between making US economy less reliant on imports and preparation for war with China. I'm guessing not since it might be seen as left wing hysteria. Incidentally, this is the economic playbook Germany followed prior to WW2.

In mid-1932, Gottfried Feder, the NSDAP’s chief economic “theoretician”, summed up the basis of Nazi employment creation measures as the “switch from the liberalistic capitalist economy to a national economy striving toward rational (vernünftige) autarky”.33 In simple terms, the belief was that Germany exported to import and that if Germany produced more of the imported products at home, it would also be able to reduce its level of exportation. In other words, the task of the government’s economic policy was therefore not “to develop world trade”, but “to expand and consolidate its national domestic economy”.34

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I wish people would stop saying the tariffs are being put in place for no reason. There is a reason. Germany pursued a similar policy in 1930s to make their economy "self-reliant" and dependent on the state in expectation that they'd eventually be at war.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Trump's tariffs are reminiscent of 1930s German economic policy to create a nationally "self-sufficient" economy. As I understand it, this was done to prepare Germany for war and to increase state control over German business.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This looks like 1930s Germany economic policy to create a national "self-sufficient" economy. As I understand it, this was done to prepare Germany for war and to increase state control over German businesses.

Screenshot of academic article. Text reads: "In mid-1932, Gottfried Feder, the NSDAP’s chief economic “theoretician”, summed
up the basis of Nazi employment creation measures as the “switch from the liberalistic capitalist economy to a national economy striving toward rational (vernünftige)autarky”.33 In simple terms, the belief was that Germany exported to import and that if Germany produced more of the imported products at home, it would also be able to reduce its level of exportation. In other words, the task of the government’s economic policy was therefore not “to develop world trade”, but “to expand and consolidate its national domestic economy”.34

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Email from my retirement fund. Bless their hearts. Cue investor panic.

Keep calm while the markets carry on
It's hard to predict when volatility will strike or what the causes will be. But occasional volatility is a natural part of investing.

When navigating market ups and downs, consider these strategies to help you navigate uncertainty:

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Politicians should be required to wear the logos of their corporate donors like NASCAR drivers so it's always clear who owns them. Schumer doesn't work for you. He works for financial, energy, real estate, and military hardware corporations. www.opensecrets.org/members-of-c...

List of Senator Schumer's corporate donors, visible at link in post.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Why no one in Congress stands up for democracy, dignity, or a fair deal for American workers.

A political cartoon with a group of politicians on the left labeled Democrats and a group on politicians on the right labeled Republicans. All of the politicians have puppet strings leading up to a black office building labeled corporate overlords.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The people who are disturbed by how disruptive campus protests have been for students are going to have their minds absolutely blown when they learn about the disruptions Palestinian students have had to contend with.

Screen shot of bluesky post by Judith Shulevitz reading "4/ Is protest allowed indoors? No. Here's FIRE: *Because of concerns about disruption, noise, and even fire safety, colleges may generally impose more restrictive rules on what students can do inside buildings.*

Then Khalil was part of a group shouting through a bullhorn into a library...".

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

As late as 1992 Christians were 90% of Americans. That figure has dropped by a third. There's no word for noticing your hegemony, that is your utter unquestioned social domination, slipping away so they call it persecution. It's the noticeable existence of others. www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

Graph showing percent of Christians, other religions and unaffiliated by year in US from 1972 to 2017. The percent of Christians hovers around 90 until 1992 and steadily falls to 63 by 2017, being replaced principal by unaffiliated.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Just realized who the new buff Zuck reminds me of

Screenshot of the character Syndrome from The Incredibles animated film. He's a weird little red headed coward who uses technology to feel powerful and wears a tight black and white suit that screams insecurity.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Amazing photo choice by Associated Press, how we all feel

Pope Francis with head down rubbing his eyes in apparent frustration or exhaustion with crucifixion in foreground. Headline below photo reads "Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance."

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Anyone have a link to the apology from Democratic senators who voted to confirm Bessent as Treasury Secretary, opening the door to Musk?

List of democratic senators who voted to confirm Bessent as appeared in New York times at the following link https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/27/us/politics/bessent-senate-confirmation-vote.html

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

While Trump starts a trade war and hands over Americans' private financial info to Musk, Fox News's top story is a letter from PETA to a small town asking them to send a rodent to a sanctuary.

Screenshot of Fox News website with headline "Woke library group throws tantrum over American tradition, pitches radical idea" with accompanying photo of groundhog.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Gee I wonder what programs a bunch of white supremacists will consider to be "inefficient"

Post by billionaire doofus Mark Cuban "Trump is doing what you do after you acquire a company. Crazy I know. But reality. The Dir of NIH should reach out to DOGE and offer to bring them in to remove inefficiencies.

There are always some and the Director know what they are.

DOGE gets a win. NIH gets back to work."

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Willingly bring white supremacy fascists into the scientific funding apparatus for some budget optimization. What could go wrong?

Mark Cuban post reading "Trump is doing what you do after you acquire a company. Crazy I know. But reality. The Dir of NIH should reach out to DOGE and offer to bring them in to remove incorrectly m inefficiencies.

There are always some and the Director know what they are.

DOGE gets a win. NIH gets back to work.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I don't know if there's a connection but the world started falling apart around the time the M&M characters retired and the decline has accelerated since their return. What were they doing during that hiatus.

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

"awkward gestures in a moment of enthusiasm"

Photo of Jan 6 attackers scaling the Capitol

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Rabbits look like aliens who landed on earth, got some hair implants, and are trying to pass as mammals I'm not falling for it

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Have you heard of the micro-death trend where young people spend a year under medical sedation to save on food costs

Business Insider
A "micro-retirement" is a new way for young workers to achieve a work-life balance.
It involves taking a significant career break to combat burnout or pursue personal passions.
#burnout #worklifebalance #microretirement

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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Please help me share this call for a special session on mental health at the International Society for Ecological Economics conference taking place in Oslo, Norway, in June 2025. isee-degrowth2025.no/calls-and-re... #degrowth #mentalhealth #psychsky #economics #ecology #capitalism #academicsky

Poster for 2025 degrowth conference with three photos: one of a fountain, one of a brick building, and one of a glass building. Text on the poster is as follow: "Welcome to the 18th conference of the international society for ecological economics / 11th international degrowth conference. Building socially just post-growth futures - linking theory and action. 24-27th of june 2025, Oslo, Norway."

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