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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

Do you debate with friends and family about voting especially when the current government is far right? The long term solution is to abolish the state but this quick newsletter offers a short term solution for the voting crowd & those with legit doubts. petergelderloos.substack.com/p/to-those-w...

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To those who grapple with voting

a tiny little thing you can do in election season, whether or not you vote

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

My heart breaks for mathematicians whose lives and careers are being destroyed by AI — and especially this PhD student, who doesn’t even know he is a poet

Kai Shaikh, a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Toronto, also currently at SLMath, observed that theorems are easy to use as benchmarks, but that they capture little of the wonderment at the heart of math. "Just like a photograph of a mile marker can't provide much of the value of actually going on a hike," he said,
"it would seem to me that proofs without stories, or even stories without struggle or mystery, and first glimpses of strange beasts, are not very meaningful or valuable to us humans."

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 19h

wear gloves

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

And that difference is important. That's not to say better or worse. But to have smart analysis, I think we can't reduce everything to good and bad. Ethically, the US is not better than Nazi Germany, but it approaches power and domination in a very different way. Fascism=structural Bad=ethical label

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

And I'm basing this on large part from conversations with anarchists who survived a fascist dictatorship and continue to struggle against a democratic regime that is committing many of the same forms of violence, but with a different methodology of repression. 7/8

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

The facts are on our side, though, when we point out that democratic US and Germany are guilty of genocide, are white supremacist states, etc. etc. 6/8

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

It also makes it harder for us to talk to people, because the governmental structure of Nazi Germany or fascist Italy is soooo obviously different from that of the US or Germany today and people know that. It's self-evident. 5/

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

Muddying the terms actually makes it easier for Democrats or other elements of the reformist left to erase their own complicity with colonialism, white supremacy, etc. and it makes it harder for us to debate the terms or identify the best modes of struggle. 4/

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

And conflating democracy with fascism gives a white wash to democracies, to "Western civilization" in general. Because democracies have always been a colonial, patriarchal, genocidal system integrally linked to capitalism, ecocide, slavery, and white supremacy. 3/

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

And without a doubt, the US is guilty of all the things you name. My priority is to have strategic clarity: how do we resist a democracy vs. how do we resist fascism. A one party totalitarian state is *extremely* different from a democracy, if you're a social rebel. 2/

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks for explaining this! It's rare these days to be able to disagree in comments sections without insults! I see what you're saying, and in my mind it boils down to, "we need to be able to say that the US is fascist because fascism is the most evil system." 1/1

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

and yet you haven't once been able to engage with the actual argument. You just misrepresent it and insult it. Your whole thread is full of lazy and sloppy thinking and dishonesty, and when I call it out, you get insulting. Brilliant.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Anyone want to read an analysis about the function of the Left at times like these, when it is clear to everyone the system is broken? Give it a read, spread it around! petergelderloos.substack.com/p/the-left-t...

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The Left That’s Left

or: do not save this sinking ship!

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Thanks for the notes! Could you explain the first one a bit more, particularly around what got included in the banner of fascism? I'm not sure I understand specifically who or what you're referring to (both in history and in what I wrote about antifascism).

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“The leadership of the Left is capitalist, colonial, white supremacist, patriarchal, and repressive, whatever their backgrounds or their intentions as individuals… Their odds are not overwhelming, but more likely than not, the Democrats will win in 2028.”

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

that much of the article is about the importance of solidarity with people on the Left and that the article does not ignore the fact that languages evolve, just that WE HAVE AGENCY IN HOW IT CHANGES. (2/2)

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I would be happy to respond if you bring up an honest critique of *one* single reason I bring up in the article about why it's important to remain independent of the Left, and admit that you either didn't read the article you're trashing, or acknowledge ... (1/2)

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

petergelderloos.substack.com

The Left That’s Left

or: do not save this sinking ship!

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Most mainstream media in the US and Europe still claim that Hamas killed 1200 people that day, even though it's well documented (and acknowledged by the IDF) that Israeli forces carried out a huge part of those murders to avoid a hostage situation. Because it's *their official policy.*

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@raystonian @stonia2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I saw a video of this -Israeli pilots mowing down everyone running or driving away from the festival, released by Haaretz. Absolutely zero reference to it in any of the BBC's anniversary reports on Oct 7th attack. Pilot 1 "why are we firing at them?" Pilot 2 "I don't know just keep shooting"

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I think, for starters, if he's head of state, assistant head of state, or head of the War Department, of a country the Vatican is not able to invade and destroy, excommunication is not in the papal playbook.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 29/09/2026

Home Depot, McDonalds, and Disney are paying for Elon Musk's media platform to promote white supremacy, anti-Black racism, and antisemitism in the most reprehensible and explicit terms. Content warning: hate speech. Smash racism and antisemitism. Abolish billionaires. crimethinc.com/TwitterCanary

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The surest way to pull Americans to the Left is to tell them it's a passing-only lane.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I definitely agree about the libraries, but the museums and universities were primarily to provide an alibi for / train the next generation to uphold their classist, white supremacist society. And the violence of the railroads warrants comparison to AI. Also, rich people built nothing. Workers did.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The surest way to pull Americans to the Left is to tell them it's a passing-only lane.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

America has always had oligarchs. McNamara, Getty, Hunt, the Mellons, the Kennedys, the DuPonts, Ford. Rockefeller, Carnegie & Vanderbilt. Astor, Renssalaer & Girard. Hancock, Franklin & Washington. Grossman's historical erasure condemns us to repeat all the same mistakes...

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

remigration is what today's right call ethnic cleansing

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Really heartwarmingly cute, and also by no means "discovered." Indigenous people in Las Yungas have been living with these cutie-pies since time immemorial.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Partisans collapse in tears of gratitude as Sheeran acknowledges “concern” about their “conflict.” Nazis give Sheeran stern rebuke, accuse him of being antifascist.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Partisans collapse in tears of gratitude as Sheeran acknowledges “concern” about their “conflict.” Nazis give Sheeran stern rebuke, accuse him of being antifascist.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ed Sheeran “appalled by the conflict between the Nazis and partisans.”

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the kind of critical mind that's finally going to reshape the Democratic Party and set it on a good course...

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ill-boo-mi @yallchemist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Much like the normal, every day American, I was in partial orbit above Earth with Jeff Bezos on Election Day

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In one of the most important convos I’ve had this year, I talked with Sherry Turkle about how our interactions with AI platforms, simulated companions, and artificial personalities can reshape us, diminish our capacities, and alter our very conceptions of ourselves and what it means to be a person.

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Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are

“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.

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Punex aka Ronny aka Punxi @punex161.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Der zweite Teil von subMedias und @petergelderloos.bsky.social nur Revolution oder Tod ist auf deutsch erschienen. Vor einiger Zeit. Er ist ebenfalls wundervoll.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(his actual quote was that he is "appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine." presenting it as a conflict, as symmetrical, as just some problem between these two entities, leaving out Israel's war crimes and invasions of Lebanon and Syria...)

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 16/09/2026

#OtD 16 Sep 1982 right-wing Christian militias, supported by the Israeli army, began carrying out out acts of murder, torture, rape, and abuse in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon. 800- 3500 people were killed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1271...

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ed Sheeran “appalled by the conflict between the Nazis and partisans.”

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yes, but also, f*** Sheeran for not having a spine and directly enabling genocide denial.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

F_ck Ed Sheeran F_ck Robert Kraft Abolish @patriots.bsky.social and the racist @aipac.org Free Palestine

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yes, but also, f*** Sheeran for not having a spine and directly enabling genocide denial.

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Long live Anarchy, Death to the Oppressor" Mural seen in Medellín, Colombia.

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

F_ck Ed Sheeran F_ck Robert Kraft Abolish @patriots.bsky.social and the racist @aipac.org Free Palestine

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Some thoughts on colonialism on the anniversary of the murder of Crazy Horse, a brief history of some of the (ongoing) US wars against the Great Plains peoples, and the latest 3TFs. Read something longer than a tweet? petergelderloos.substack.com/p/in-memory-...

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In Memory of Crazy Horse

+ elders + other memories

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's actually "river horse" in English too, just... in Greek

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PeterGelderloos @petergelderloos.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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In Memory of Crazy Horse

+ elders + other memories

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 06/09/2026

#OtD 6 Sep 1966 Mozambican-Greek revolutionary Dimitri Tsafendas assassinated the architect of apartheid, South African PM Hendrik Verwoerd, stabbing him in parliament. Sent to a psychiatric hospital, he lived to see apartheid fall but wasn't released stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1067...

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Arabic for Orangutan is just “human of the forest” (or also “wild human”) which, if I’m not mistaken, is what the term Orangutanmeans in the original Malay

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