I think I need to say, in this politically fraught environment, that my aspirations of socialism and anarchism are just that--goals to strive towards, with small steps and large leaps, depending on many indices and perhaps unexpected conditions. In other words (thread) I am not a purist. I think it is often worthwhile to notice and comment on contradictory behavior, but I also tend to pick my battles, and consider the damage when such a comment may humiliate a comrade. The goal may be over the horizon but it matters how we get there. Leftists

I wonder if Iannarone would exert the power to stop the tear gas. I'm sure Tear Gas Ted wouldn't, because he hasn't. "Antifa Mayor?" I wish oregonlive.com/politics/2020/… "I oppose antifascism?" whoops

Pence "Cherishes the climate" the way Jeffry Dahmer cherishes the taste of quadriceps #VPDebate Pff--Trump is constantly provoking the Chinese and the result may soon be a permanent loss of the primacy of the US dollar scmp.com/week-asia/opin…

For your delectation, edification, and/or annoyance I will be LIVE TWEETING THE DEBATE tonight at 6PM Pacific! Your replies are eagerly anticipated. (If you follow @kboopresswatch, this is the same person; please follow this new handle.) #debate Before the debate starts, the Trump Presidency has claimed or implied (a) Biden's incompetent and "sleepy," (b) Biden's using drugs, and now (c) Biden's got an earpiece. Now Chris Wallace can't say Trump's the President? #debates

November 3rd needs to be a GENERAL STRIKE DAY ('scuze my shout) because no one should miss their voting opportunity this time around, just because their employer won't do the right thing. If we're all off, they can't fire everyone! #Nov3GENERALSTRIKE (thread) @kboopresswatch The Republican Party, more than ever, needs to suppress democracy. They have a full playbook to make voting harder: They are sabotaging ballot printing (happened in Puerto Rico, it worked, they'll do it again), they're sabotaging the mail,