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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ok, so I get we are supposed to dislike this guy, and I can be on board with that as I don't support violence, ever. But can the media be coherent and stop posting him giving the reader Easter eggs? There must be another photo.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Residents were shocked in the sleepy town of AIrforce base RAF Fairford, where no one has ever seen anyone with violent intentions before... 🤔

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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts: Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Project2025 #science #Blues

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Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts

Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tomorrow 5pm London, 12pm NY, Revol's Gareth Farmer on This is Revolution podcast, talking about autism. Gareth will publish Writing Autism with Revol Press in 2027 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqOn...

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AUTISM AND THE ACADEMY ft. GARETH FARMER

YouTube video by THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think you'll find they are right-wing losers above all else. Being on the spectrum doesn't enter into it.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Locust Review publish a 2nd text from their issue Is Capitalist Realism Over? 'A decade of defensive struggles against neoliberal technocrats on the one hand, and the resurgent right on the other, have opened the door to some form of counteroffensive.' www.locustreview.com/online/beyon...

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Beyond the Reformist Imaginary — Locust Review

The twin determinist-fatalisms of Social Democracy and Stalinism, and consequently the crisis and collapse of these two trends and the mass parties they led, have relegated discourse over the shape of...

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

People sayin' Ed Sheeran sucks, like this is news... 🤔

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I dialogue with Andrew Cooper, who provided cover art for The People Are Not One. Andrew is a London-based artist and activist. revolpress.substack.com/p/cultural-p...

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Cultural Production for Socialist Organisation: A Dialogue

What is to be Done with Art?

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"They feed us on the informational equivalent of soylent green: human data fed through vast computers and fed back to us so as to disorient us: “It’s humans!... SoylentGPT is humans!” Technofascist Irrealism, Mike Watson www.locustreview.com/online/techn...

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Anyone keeping tabs on the timelines with all the 'we have 2/3 years to extinction' podcasts over the last few years? I am sure we're in trouble, but constant doom-bait doesn't help.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

'The elite need information so they can subjugate the masses for their gain... They feed us on the informational equivalent of soylent green: human data fed through vast computers and fed back to us so as to disorient us: “It’s humans!... SoylentGPT is humans!”' www.locustreview.com/online/techn...

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Technofascist Irrealism, Mike Watson.... See the full text here: www.locustreview.com/online/techn...

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

'if capitalism was very nearly insurmountable as Fisher published Capitalist Realism in 2009, what cause for positivity, if any, do we have today?' www.locustreview.com/online/techn... Modified image assets from: Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Taylor Vick on Unsplash

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Burnham needs to act right now👇 RNLI volunteers have been told to consider not wearing RNLI clothing while representing the charity due to abuse After helping migrants intercepted off Isle of Wight, to Langstone Harbour, some crew members had their photos and names posted accusing them of treason

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RNLI reviews security after protests in Dover and Portsmouth

Volunteers were targeted online after it assisted in the rescue of people crossing the Channel on Sunday.

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Title 18 US Code 597: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate...if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"In technofascist irrealism, the problem is not Thatcher’s adage There is no Alternative (TINA) to capitalism, it is that there is no inferred realism, no semblance of reality to speak of." Me on "Technofascist Irrealism" for Locust Review. www.locustreview.com/online/techn...

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Technofascist Irrealism — Locust Review

Our forebears said evil is banal, but still we were unprepared for the crushing weight of the everyday as it unfolds parallel to the shifting tectonic plates of history pursuing the darkest timeline. ...

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 05/09/2026

almost word for word

Screenshot of tweet from @InternetHippo:

New right wing thing is describing crimes as generically as possible to pretend like they're not crimes. Someone gets convicted of conspiracy and they start yelling "Wow so it's illegal to make plans with friends now"

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In 1933 as soon as he took power one of Hitler's first decree's was that School Children had to sing the national anthem. Suella Braverman has said that Reform will force children to sing the National Anthem at school. They don't even try to hide their inspiration.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I was moved to write on events today for the Revol Press substack. Link in comments. revolpress.substack.com/p/heres-why-...

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Here’s Why the Dover Blackshirts are Capitalism’s Useful Idiots

And How the Media Maintains the Status Quo

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New allegations of corruption were made this week against Farage. But will it matter? For Revol Press, Bram Gieben wrote about Baudrillard's "hyperreality" - which can help us understand how this courageous reporting might not halt the rise of the right. revolpress.substack.com/p/undercover....

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Undercover Losses: Reform, deepfakes, and the hyperreal nebula of political bias

Bram E. Gieben on the implications of this week’s reporting on alleged Reform UK corruption, and how it underscores the media hellscape of our Baudrillardian hyperreality

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Entertaining. Steve of Diary of CEO doesn't know what to do with someone who basically won't sycophantically peddle the myth of AI greatness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf5o...

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The Man Who Calls BS On AI: They’re LYING About AI, 2027 Is When It All Breaks! | Ed Zitron

YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I argue anti-wokeness is as much a distraction as woke cancel culture... article here: revolpress.substack.com/p/wokeness-i...

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Why does the left seem "intent on participating in the folk scare about ‘wokeness’ originally created by the right to win elections across the west by distracting from economic issues." revolpress.substack.com/p/wokeness-i...

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‘Anti-Wokeness’ Distracts From the Real Enemy of Socialism: Capitalism

Revol’s Mike Watson on the trap of the ‘woke’ vs. ‘anti-woke’ debate, and how we might move beyond it to class-based solidarity.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Tried my hand at the genre of metal reviews: chaoszine.net/live-review-... Miss the short-form challenge of art reviews, but not missing the contemporary art scene. 😃 Plus, this gig deserved an accurate write-up after the terrible Helsingin Sanomat review.

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Live review: Sepultura and 700 diehards for one last riot at Helsinki's Tavastia Klubi

Brazilian metal legends Sepultura delivered a ferocious farewell performance at Helsinki's sold-out Tavastia Klubi, proving why they remain one of heavy music's greatest live bands. Read our report fr...

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 03/08/2026

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

chart showing 280k pr specialists to 40k 'news analysts, reporters, and journalists'

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

What is the dastardly conspiracy that the Democratic Socialists of America stands accused of by defenders of the status quo? That sinister, underhanded, authoritarian tactic of running on popular policies and winning elections.

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DSA’s Haters Hate Democracy

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Any chance Spain could edit him out of all of these scenes, too? #Glory-Hog-In-Chief

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In the hypercapitalist hellscape in which we find ourselves, writers and publishers who engage openly with the question of how we oppose its horrors play a vital role. Read Bram E Gieben's review of the anti-capitalist horror anthology Monster Capital.

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Haunted Futures: A review of ‘Monster Capital’ (Comma Press)

The new collection from Comma Press explores the horrors of techno-capitalism, and looks to Marxism to exorcise its ghosts

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

C. Derick Varn and Daniel Tutt kicked off their US book tour for The People Are Not One (Revol Press) in Philly last night. You can see the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Insk... Thanks to Andrew Cooper for the cover image.

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The People Are Not One - Live from Philly

YouTube video by Emancipations with Daniel Tutt

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Hesse Phillips @hessephillips.com · 20/07/2026

I am not a football fan, but I am glad Argentina lost. A little reminder that, sometimes, even in this fucked up world, playing dirty gets you exactly nothing.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Evan Martin-Casler discusses his ideas about deceleration, capitalism and the role of ‘doom’ in slow metal with Mike Watson, ahead of next year’s release of the Revol Press compendium What’s Left of Metal? (Eds. David Burke, Mike Watson). revolpress.substack.com/p/slow-metal...

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Slow Metal: Deceleration, Memory and Doom in Heavy Metal

An interview with Evan Martin-Casler

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

“Why Jordan Peterson is Wrong About Jung with Rob Faure Walker” C Derick Varn talks to Rob Faure Walker about his book, Radical Jung (Revol Press). www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w_6...

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Why Jordan Peterson is Wrong About Jung with Rob Faure Walker

YouTube video by C. Derick Varn

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

C Derick Varn and Daniel Tutt talk about their book The People are Not One (Revol Press) on This is Revolution with Jason Myles midday NY, 5pm UK time the 4th July 🇺🇸🤡: www.youtube.com/live/355k61i...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

YouTube video by THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

At Red Emma's Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn present "The People Are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism" (Revel Press) Tuesday, July 21st 2026, 7:00 pm, Red Emma's 3128 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD redemmas.org/events/danie...

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Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn present "The People Are Not One: Socialist Strategy After Left Populism"

In THE PEOPLE ARE NOT ONE, Daniel Tutt and C. Derick Varn dismantle the central illusion of contemporary left politics: that “the people” can serve as a coherent subject of emancipation.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

'Rob Walker’s latest book, Radical Jung: Emancipatory Politics and the Search for Meaning in the Ruins of Capitalism, released just days ago by the amazing Revol Press, is a work of great importance for us all.' Buy Radical Jung from good stores. cooperleepress.substack.com/p/essential-...

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Essential Reading #20

Radical Jung: Emancipatory Politics and the Search for Meaning in the Ruins of Capitalism, by Rob Faure Walker

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

OUT TODAY! From revolpress.com and good online stores.

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Buy 'Radical Jung' independent in the US (Magers and Quinn):

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Rob Faure Walker's Radical Jung leading the new Jung-themed releases on UK Amazon. Support Revol Press (which I co-founded) and buy a copy!

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faced perhaps the most crazed vendetta ever waged by a president of the United States against a single individual. Now justice has been served. From NDLON: ndlon.org/kilmar-abreg...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Immigrant and Civil Rights Leader, Scores a Huge Victory for Justice and Truth – NDLON

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Book out in one week... May 29th pre-order now from Revol Press: www.revolpress.com/radical-jung

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Book out in one week... May 29th pre-order now from Revol Press: www.revolpress.com/radical-jung

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Guitar stockist refuses to stock Fender as the result of their threats to small manufacturers. Many more may follow suit ✊ 🎸

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Migration was at its highest ever under the Conservatives in the year ending 2023. Many MPs instumental in is immigration policy are now Reform MPs. The electorate thinks voting Reform will stop immigration 🤔 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Net migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers

Decline to 171,000 last year will encourage ministers in what is seen as a battleground issue against Reform

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Mike Watson @mikerwatson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Fender can't/won't compete with the quality/price ratio of small guitar manufacturers, so have started bullying them in a bid to destroy competition. It's a very 2020s story of US American commercial aggression. SUPPORT ONE SMALL PRODUCER ON THEIR GOFUNDME BELOW: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-de...

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Donate to LSL Instruments - Help Us Defend S Style Guitars, organized by Lisa Lerman

We are a small electric guitar company facing a legal challenge that coul… Lisa Lerman needs your support for LSL Instruments - Help Us Defend S Style Guitars

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