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The Skinny: Receipt Collection

A collection of informal Patreon journals about skullduggery, Russophobia, and corporate media bias in the 2020 Democratic Party Nomination contest.

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Screw Yoo: the Turtle, the War Criminal and the Mutant who would be King

Nina takes a look at the terrifying logic behind the new-old strain of Republican excuses for a lawless president in “Screw Yoo: the Turtle, the War Criminal and the Mutant who would be King.”

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The Skinny: And Sometimes You Miss

Link to an October 2019th edition of The Skinny in which Nina nails contractors in the migrant prison game and screws up political predictions.

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Can’t You Read: Saving Kurdistan Means Staying In Syria Forever

A Can’t You Read blog post about why leaving Syria means abandoning the YPG even if that’s not a popular decision on the left.

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The Skinny: Warring With Warren and Fake Labor Class Outreach

Link to an October 2019 edition of the Skinny discussing the image crafting surrounding Liz Warren and Dem Party appeals to a mythical white working class.

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Link: An Open Letter to the American Left and in Particular, the Bourgeoisie “Left Wing” Media

Some thoughts on “Left Wing” American media and class tensions in the 2020 Democratic Party nomination contest.

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The Skinny: Impeachment Politics, Targeting and Anti-Climate Flak

A link to my informal journal writing where we discuss why I’m not Josh Marshall, why Democrat’s will blow impeachment, and why dark money right wing groups are behind attempts to discredit Greta Thunberg.

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Opinion: Why I Support Impeachment but Fear Incompetent Democrat Hubris

A brief look at why I support Nancy Pelosi’s decision to open an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump even if I doubt her ability to actually seal the deal.

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The Skinny: Vote Pledging, Untrustworthy Media, and the Urgency of Climate Catastrophe

A collection of my informal writing from late September 2019, including vote pledges, declining trust in media, and why the capitalist solution to climate catastrophe is to kill us all.

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The Skinny: Fascism, Tyranny and the Smear Machine

In this edition of The Skinny on Patreon, we look at why normalizing fascism and othering leftism is a recipe for a reactionary nightmare.

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The Skinny: Class War & Global Gangsterism on Patreon

The Skinny is back with a look at the ongoing class war, 2020 primary narratives and Trump’s nightmare foreign policy.

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