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"Crises teasingly hold out the possibility of dramatic reversals only to be followed by surreal continuity as the old order cadaverously fights back."

  • Imperialism Reading Group Ping!

    As I said last week, this concludes Empire's Workshop!

    Now, we go on a break for a few months, as things are getting geopolitically complicated and I want to focus more on analysing current events than historical events. I'll let you know a couple weeks in advance when I have a more exact date. In the meantime, feel free to catch up if needed, post questions, post book suggestions, and request to join/leave the ping list.

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  • Imperialism Reading Group ping!

    We are in the second to last week of reading Empire's Workshop!

    Given my own personal busy-ness and the avalanche of geopolitical events occurring, as well as to give people a chance to catch up if necessary, I plan to suspend this reading group for 2-3 months after the final chapter, Chapter 15. I don't have an exact date yet for when it will continue.

    In the meantime, feel free to suggest more books you wish to read.

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 15

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    Locked

    Bulletins and International News Discussion from January 26th to February 1st, 2026 - A Powerless Ukraine

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 14

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from January 19th to January 25th, 2026 - Squaring the Arctic Circle

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 13

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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from January 12th to January 18th, 2026 - Abolish ICE - "C"OTW: USA

  • What a book to have gotten into over the last couple months - fuck America, of course.

    The tiniest of silver linings is that, through reading this book, we now have a better perspective on these sorts of actions by the US, how the US has done things historically, and how these periods are somewhat cyclical and also signify the general attitude of American imperialism. Though, this time, Palestine was the key mask-off moment that let us all know what this new stage of imperial decline will entail (wildly illegal and cruel bombing campaigns and invasions as the financial tools of sanctions, tariffs, and blockades begin to fail).

  • It's fine, I think a lot of people have gotten busy as fuck - including myself, though I'm also just consciously spending less time online for my mental and physical health.

    It's likely that we'll take a more extended break after this, perhaps a couple months, both because the news is going to get pretty dire pretty soon I think and I probably won't want to read general books and instead want to drill down into specifics, and also to give myself (and everybody else) time to properly recharge.

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 12

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    Locked

    Bulletins and International News Discussion from January 5th to January 11th, 2026 - The New Old Colonialism (And Long Live Chavismo) - COTW: Venezuela

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 11

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    Locked

    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 29th 2025 to January 4th 2026 - A Bold Step Forward For The AES

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 10

  • news @hexbear.net
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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 22nd to December 28th, 2025 - The War on Christmas - De-Decemberization

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 9

  • news @hexbear.net
    Locked

    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 15th to December 21st, 2025 - Never Trust A Western Peace Deal - COTW: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 8

  • news @hexbear.net
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    Bulletins and International News Discussion from December 8th to December 14th, 2025 - Cyclone Ditwah Strikes Sri Lanka - COTW: Sri Lanka

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    Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 7