Audio From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

Today’s Check-In got hot. Danielle Moodie and I started with the news that Elon Musk has once again used Starlink to unilaterally change the course of the war in Ukraine (expect an article addressing this and the terror of an oligarchical-controlled war we must avoid soon) and how it reveals just how disturbingly and wrongly powerful the oligarchs have become and the self-evident fact that capitalism cannot continue like this.

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On today’s episode of The Check-In, my friend Danielle Moodie and I discussed the turbulent moment in which we’re feeling the tides changing and that constant dread that we’re both being surveilled and sized up for oppression. This was a conversation that I felt touched on a lot of things that I’ve been feeling and maybe haven’t been able to express, and I thank Danielle and everyone who tuned in to watch and listen.

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Whew. Today’s episode of The Check-In is a lot. Danielle Moodie and I sit down to talk about the rampant abuses and tragedies that are piling up and the inherent rage we feel, as well as how the entire system of capitalist exploitation functions and is fueled by acts of oppression and abuse. This was a necessary one and I thank everyone who came out and watched and listened. I hope it finds you well and helps.

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I went live today with questions from you, the reader, and it was a good time. I got into the weeds on the unconscious motivations driving our politics, the importance of looking beyond Donald Trump when trying to understand what’s going on, how our social media and technology could change if we held the tech oligarchs accountable, jailed them, and actually regulated things, the need for hobbies and interests to nourish a sense of self and help us thrive, and advice for a parent with a teenager looking at the future.

Thank you for the questions and the continued support. Unfortunately, my criticisms of the Democratic Party, especially with the mess we’re in now, has led to a real loss of subscribers who are, apparently, unwilling to see the situation as it is. I refuse to lie about what’s happening and the very obvious motivations and activities of corporate Democrats. I need your help, maybe more than ever. If this matters to you, if this project has helped you understand and maybe even act in the fight against ascendant fascism, please consider becoming a paid subscriber so this project can continue.

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Went on THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali on Friday to discuss the conditions that are starting to solidify with everything from authoritarian capture, failures by the Democratic Party, and what we can learn from history about where we’re heading if we don’t change course.

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This was an important conversation for me. My friend Danielle Moodie and I discuss the heartbreak that comes with living in an authoritarian, white supremacist society, and how maintaining the ability to feel the sadness and anger stemming from constant brutality and tragedy is part of the secret to surviving and, ultimately, defeating this grotesque system. I hope it helps wherever you are and whatever you’re feeling.

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This is a crossover episode from The Muckrake Podcast. I wanted to record something that set the table as to the plethora of breaking news stories and connected the dots from geopolitical and domestic chaos to show the agenda intended to destroy liberal democracy and create a neo-feudal authoritarian state. There is so much happening and I just wanted everyone to get on the same page and also offer a one-stop explanation that can be shared. If you have friends, family, colleagues, or loved ones who still don’t get this, please feel free to share and at least talk to them. We’ve entered into an incredibly kinetic and important moment.

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On this episode of The Check-In, I talk with my friend Danielle Moodie about all the increasing signs of American collapse, including our loss of allies and a parade of self-inflicted mistakes and abuses, and the feeling of grief surrounding them. We get into how people must sit with these feelings, process them, go over their own lives and actions, all in an effort to reject the standard, destructive choices we are offered and follow their own maps into a future that will be, hopefully, better.

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On this episode of The Check-In, my friend Danielle Moodie and I get into the ongoing myth of inevitability around AI, a technology that even those inventing it admit could destroy us as a species. We get into how it is robbing us of our humanity and our imagination, creating the perfect environment for the colonization of our minds and our lives, and how we need to recognize that our fates depend on us rediscovering the things that make us human and reinvigorating our ability to imagine a better future.

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Well, I’m sick as a dog and this week has kicked my ass, but I still wanted to sit down with my friend Danielle Moodie and knock out this newest episode of The Check-In. Here, we talk about the long overdue recognition that the Democratic Party is captured opposition and the reckoning that follows. I’m going to get hydrated and rest up. I’ll post a mailbag later in the week. I’ve got a bunch of questions already, but if you want something answered feel free to reply here or shoot an email.

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