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Abort, Retry, Fail?

In today’s newsletter, it all comes back to realizing that all of politics right now is basically the principle that “there must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

Author Aaron WeberPosted on January 8, 2021Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Abort, Retry, Fail?

We Need to Talk About Kyle

Today’s newsletter is about macroeconomics, alleged vigilantes and their fanboys on the right, and Sri Lanka, with a bonus of tiny animals wearing hats, and people wearing tiny animals as hats.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on November 25, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on We Need to Talk About Kyle

Sign Language

Today’s newsletter is about gestural evolution, regulatory arbitrage, and homecoming dances. And a very smol cat.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on November 17, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on Sign Language

Newsletter: Why’s Everybody Look so Nasty?

Featuring Galaxie 500, facetuning in the Paris Review, Wallace Shawn on fascism, anteaters and corgis. Bonus: Three music recs.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on October 30, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on Newsletter: Why’s Everybody Look so Nasty?

No Launch Party for Decay

Today’s newsletter is about Bikini Kill and the viral Medium article from Indi Samarajiva about how we’re already collapsing. There is no joy section.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on September 30, 2020Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on No Launch Party for Decay

No Such Thing as Dysfunctional

Today’s newsletter is about the entrenched interests of the status quo, the fear of change, and kittens.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on September 22, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on No Such Thing as Dysfunctional

Hints and Allegations

Today’s newsletter is about genocide, with a bonus set of links to important articles about economic crisis, climate crisis, and voter suppression. There’s also some nonhorrible stuff in it, like funny Tweets and some very cute dogs, but mostly it’s very upsetting and you shouldn’t read it.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on September 16, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on Hints and Allegations

I don’t argue with people John Brown would’ve shot

Today’s newsletter is about re-examining the subtext of school lessons, the intractable screwed-up-ness of the carceral state, and a goddamn hilarious story about someone’s Desi uncle who ordered too much rice from the grocery.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on September 4, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on I don’t argue with people John Brown would’ve shot

Some of those who work forces

Today’s newsletter is about how 1992’s “Killing in the Name” is still relevant.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on August 27, 2020September 4, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on Some of those who work forces

Chronicle of a death foretold

Today’s newsletter has a lengthy metaphor about the Gabriel García Márquez’s novel of that title.

Author Aaron WeberPosted on August 1, 2020Categories WordsLeave a comment on Chronicle of a death foretold

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