I was just a medical student. Called the senior resident when Mr. D wouldn’t wake up. Myxedema coma, likely triggered by the small dose of Ativan I ordered for him the night before. It was 36 years ago and I still think about him all the time.

During the more complex parts of Capital Vol 1, I sometimes read it out loud to help keep focus.

I actually just reread Vol 1 since there’s a new translation and felt some of the chapters in the back half could have been skipped.

Marasmus line?

The war did raise the price of oil, and make buying Russian oil more popular - so helping his buddy Putin that way.

I know we are used to it by now, but the ALL CAPS seems increasingly crazy.

I love reading Marx’s Capital but it does drag a little in the latter half.

Ken fucking Start

Why did you switch from Proton to Mullvad?

Unstable molecules

Nobody under 16 would ever go on Pinterest

While Putin is Iran’s strongest ally

I think the American ruling class has always controlled the media.

What changed is the American ruling class is now dominated by nationalist fascists rather than internationalist neo liberals.

cause vs effect?

Fuck, she had to go to her stupid job, or she would have lost the health insurance she needed for pregnancy care.

That escalated quickly

When I was a kid, my uncle used to take “fish ick” pills for the erythromycin. He said it was the same.

What’s so great about zen?

Back in the 70s we used to say “fuckin-A” as a kind of agreement

He’s dangerous and disrespectful. You pass the sanity check. He’s not a safe person to be around. You deserve better.

If you were born in the USA, still live here, have no other citizenship and drop the $450 to renounce - what happens?