Age of BallsAug 21
pirate wires #145 // DOGE staffer fights off a mob and sparks a national conversation on violence and virtue, the presidential medal of freedom, and celebrating what this country needs — balls
Conquering Cerberus
socialism: defining terms, pulling back the curtain on our war of words, and following this uniquely dangerous political ideology to its logical conclusion
Mike Solana
Sep 10, 2021
Bonus piece this week, and it’s a flashback. The only way to normalize socialism was to redefine it in popular culture. This redefinition (“we just want healthcare!” or “pay people more!” etc.) wouldn’t matter if the loudest voices pushing socialism, from our organized socialist political parties to influential politicians like Bernie Sanders, didn’t actually believe in the real thing. They do, and so it’s worth taking the real thing seriously. As I’ve been writing about this topic quite a bit, I wanted to throw a spotlight on a piece I published back in 2019, which is the foundation of my thinking here. In Conquering Cerberus I define terms, explore the present war on language, and follow the implementation of socialism to its logical conclusion: political corruption, immense value destruction, and human misery.
A little serious for a Friday read, and it’s been a long week, but I figured I’d give you the choice. Something a few of us actually still believe in.
-SOLANA
Age of Balls
Reactions to Trump's Debanking Executive OrderAug 12
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Cornell Rigged a Faculty Search to Exclude White Applicants, So I'm Taking Legal ActionAug 1
cornell ran a secret hiring process to secure a predetermined “diversity hire,” violating federal civil rights law and shutting me out of the career i'd spent decades preparing to enter