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Afflicted powers: capital and spectacle in a new age of war

Lays out US imperial mission of perpetual war as a relatively new form of global occupation -- in spite of this mission's repeated failures. To borrow a phrase my bf just maybe coined today: the project of "American delusionalism" summarized. Dissertation inspo for me

@111mes000

Jan 31, 2024

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how to hide an empire by immerwahr

it's about the US as a new kind of (Western) empire as told through the history of its colonialism and military occupation - super snappy and well-written! i'm always recommending it to friends :)

@yejpearl

Jul 5, 2024

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Status and culture by w. david marx

Oooooh everything is about class, because of course it is.
(This book is brilliant).

@emmagleason

Feb 20, 2025

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Listening to albums in full

It's a lost art. You can always tell when an album is just a collection of songs (which is encouraged by streaming) when albums should feel like books and songs should feel like chapters. They're best in context!

@bedbug

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Anti-rec: having a bad day

I think it's one of the worst things you can have in a day

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Jan 23, 2024

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Keeping a notes app with cool words

Like intemperance or ebullient or absconding. Feel free to share some cool words below.

@bedbug

Jan 25, 2024

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