Oh God I just got back from a trip to Alaska and I must have at least 50 mosquito bites 😭

Funny that after the report was released, all my lib friends seem more convinced than ever that there really was a lab leak. The media really doesn’t care at all about the facts on this one

It’s important to keep a materialist outlook. It’s a mistake to only look at “the effect of state transparency on society,” without considering the effects of society/material conditions on state transparency.

In general, when a state is under threat it tends to crack down on dissent, and silence public scrutiny to a certain degree. This is a nearly universal rule.

For a basic intro, I would recommend “Principles of Communism” by Engels. It’s a super quick read, and it’s organized in a FAQ format.

Beyond that, it really depends on what in particular you’re interested in. For economics, I can highly recommend “23 things they don’t tell you about Capitalism” by Ha-joon Chang (although it’s more about capitalism than socialism). For learning about the state, nothing compares to “The state and revolution” by Lenin.

Interesting article thanks for sharing. It reminds me of how in my home town Walmart, nearly everything is locked away behind cages (even stuff like toothpaste).

When the beef is so tender it falls apart in your mouth 🤤

Works for me. Here’s the original URL

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/26/relyvrio-als-fda-approval

I originally registered on blahaj since it advertised itself as an lgbt-friendly instance, but fuck this lib shit. Thank god lemmygrad exists.