You should read (Mar 11)
Again, saved far more than I could possibly read this week. I've tried to tamp down on the war news to avoid the temptation of sliding into propaganda-induced war hysteria. But the war goes on, more innocents die each day, and the danger of escalation steadly increases. World War One vibes abound.
World War Three
- Russia's stranded troops face dying in tanks that become '40-ton iron freezers' during -20°C cold snap (Daily Mail)
- In wars where social justice is at stake, socialists have to take a side (Open Democracy)
- A Ukrainian Socialist Explains Why the Russian Invasion Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise (Jacobin)
- Turning the Focus on America’s Oligarchs (The New Yorker)
Twitter Threads of Note
A rant: I have to admit I've been really angry the last 2 weeks. Seeing the fight for Ukraine leaves me hungry to do more but the rage comes from what is happening right here. In state after state the fascist wing of the Republican Party is passing absolutely horrifying laws.
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) March 10, 2022
A quick thread about moral injunctions, imperatives, MiGs, no-fly zones, and the standards for effective judgment.
— Mike Mazarr (@MMazarr) March 9, 2022
Overall message: Acting on the basis of imperative-driven thinking, especially under time pressure in a crisis, is a common prelude to disaster
A few weeks ago I quietly changed my profile pic to show a nondescript white male, riding away on a bicycle. I also removed my she/her pronouns from my bio.
— Tab Combs (@DrTCombs) March 8, 2022
Today on #InternationalWomensDay I changed it back. 🧵
Welcome to another deep-drive thread boosted by quarantine boredom. This time we are going to look into my favorite not-IU Star Wars reference book from the Disney era: @pablohidalgo and Kemp Remillard's "Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide" pic.twitter.com/mLABDqc8mU
— david corby-tuech (@JoinTheSchwarz) May 10, 2020
Everything else
- Cornel West Sees a Spiritual Decay in the Culture (The New Yorker)
- When should business take a stand? (The Financial Times)
- GOP's violent rhetoric keeps getting worse — and almost nobody is paying attention (Salon)
- What’s The Path To Durable Social & Organizational Change? Community Design For All. (Forbes)
- “Think LOL but more obscure”; Pentagram’s Michael Bierut designs The FBI Guide to Internet Slang (It's Nice That)
Contrary what I initially thought, this is not a project for the FBI, but a wry parody of the FBI. A limited edition can be obtained by donating to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. - Brand purpose. The biggest lie the ad industry ever told? (Tom Roach)
While I agree with the diagnosis, I vehemently disagree with Roach's prescription. - New psychology research uncovers an interesting link between inflammatory responses and depression (PsyPost)
- Otto Rahn – Meet the Nazi ‘Indiana Jones’ Behind the Third Reich’s Hunt for the Holy Grail (Military History Now)
- It’s the End of the World As We Know It. And We’re Still At Work. (ELLE)