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StrypeyOne important thing my anarchist mentors taught me about smashing The State (TM), is that we mean something very specific by it; what political scientists call the 'monopoly on violence'.The normalisation of "violence down the hierarchy, as Derrick Jensen put it in Endgame, while pathologising even the most trivial use of force against the hierarchy. Police brutality isn't even news. While throwing a cream pie at a PR hack or CEO is "assault".(1/?)<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MonopolyOnViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MonopolyOnViolence</a>

David LindesImportant thoughts on how <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disability</a> can be created by the state in anyone and without notice to silence dissent and prop up compliance with <a href="https://toot.cat/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>. Please watch! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGdzsPTyWdH/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGdzsPTyWdH/</a>

Orion Ussner kidderSo it *feels* (and I'm new, so I'm sure this question has been addressed already!) like the kind of governance that's bad is "the state," but the kind that's good is "not the state." It's mutual aid, or it's anarcho-syndicalist, or maybe you call it "horizontal," but it's still a set of practices--dare I say it, rules--that *govern* your society. And I have no objection to that!But it's not the fabled "no government" in "there's no government like no government." <a href="https://mas.to/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

Orion Ussner kidderHere's the discourse I'm waiting to find: someone addressing the circular reasoning problem of "the state." I've seen some really interesting proposed models of how a society could truly *govern itself* rather than creating a layer of, well, "archons" above them. But that looks a hell of a lot like a state structure, to me, just a flat one.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/governing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#governing</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1832568/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1832568/</a> State could limit scrutiny of pollution threat from new power plants <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/applications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#applications</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deadline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deadline</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GasPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GasPrice</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnBrooker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnBrooker</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LiquefiedNaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiquefiedNaturalGas</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lng</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LNGPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LNGPrice</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalGas</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PowerPlants</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RogerKirby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogerKirby</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

Christopher B. KingI just finished watching The State 1x03 "Episode 3". Did you see it? <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tvshows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvshows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://trakt.tv/shows/the-state/seasons/1/episodes/3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://trakt.tv/shows/the-state/seasons/1/episodes/3</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/trakt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trakt</a>

Christopher B. KingI just finished watching The State 1x02 "Episode 2". Did you see it? <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tvshows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvshows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://trakt.tv/shows/the-state/seasons/1/episodes/2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://trakt.tv/shows/the-state/seasons/1/episodes/2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/trakt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trakt</a>

Tim Mocarski"Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete."Rod Serling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/quoteoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quoteoftheday</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ideologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ideologies</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/thestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thestate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BeingHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeingHuman</a>

Ecologia Digital"Ultimately, it is the sort of book which should be mandatory reading for all <a href="https://mato.social/tags/CivilServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilServants</a> and Politicians of every colour. We have to reconfigure the interface between the citizen and the state in order for them to have a more copacetic relationship. We have to redesign <a href="https://mato.social/tags/thestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thestate</a> so that it is able to meet the challenges of today. We have to ensure that it is able to rapidly adapt to the challenges of tomorrow." <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Edent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Edent</a> <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-platformland-by-richard-pope/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-platformland-by-richard-pope/</a>

Ecologia Digital"The <a href="https://mato.social/tags/extremeright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extremeright</a> does not hate <a href="https://mato.social/tags/thestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thestate</a>, but just enough to gain access to it and occupy it. Once in power it does not destroy it, it tries to reconfigure it. <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Milei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Milei</a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> or <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Bolsonaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bolsonaro</a> aim to destroy public regulations that deal with social reproduction and favour private regulation of <a href="https://mato.social/tags/capitalAccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalAccumulation</a>. State action is not dissolved but reoriented to constitute a new, ultra-punitive power of command capable of assisting the order required by the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#markets</a>."<a href="https://autonomies.org/2024/12/diego-sztulwark-one-year-of-mileis-government/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://autonomies.org/2024/12/diego-sztulwark-one-year-of-mileis-government/</a>

Christopher B. KingI just finished watching The State 1x01 "Episode 1". Did you see it? <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tvshows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvshows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://trakt.tv/shows/the-state/seasons/1/episodes/1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://trakt.tv/shows/the-state/seasons/1/episodes/1</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/trakt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trakt</a>

Mark BurtonImportant & timely reminder."Here and now, the state is oriented towards maintaining the conditions needed for the accumulation of capital. "That has been the British state’s role since the 17th century, despite the preservation of several feudal forms. It has taken on and discarded specific functions, including under the pressure of class struggle, but all within that overarching framework."Capitalist state cannot be rewired | Morning Star <a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/capitalist-state-cannot-be-rewired" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/capitalist-state-cannot-be-rewired</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Capitalism</a>

South Carolina NewsSouth Carolina tea house operator from Fairfield County arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot <a href="https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article294288704.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article294288704.html</a><a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

Rob Vincent 🎙️Hey, <a href="https://hackers.town/@gilahava704" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gilahava704</a> and I have cast another pod! In the new episode of "Modern Technology Watches" Gila showed me the 2005 film "The Baxter," a spoofy deconstruction of rom-com tropes by and featuring members of comedy troupe "The State." <a href="https://modern.technology/2024/08/03/modern-technology-watches-episode-311-the-baxter-2005/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://modern.technology/2024/08/03/modern-technology-watches-episode-311-the-baxter-2005/</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/FilmPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FilmPodcast</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/Podcastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Podcastodon</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/RomCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomCom</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/RomanticComedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RomanticComedy</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/MichaelShowalter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MichaelShowalter</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

AngelaTangentially, I just searched for <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/DerryGirls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DerryGirls</a> on DVD or blu-ray, hoping to add it to my wishlist for my birthday next month, but apparently it's streaming only? 🙁According to a reddit thread, music licensing and budget is preventing it from solid format release.Damn, so it's gonna take decades like <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/MTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MTV</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a> did, if at all.

J. R. DePriest :verified_trans: :donor: :Moopsy: :EA DATA. SF:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poll</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TheKidsInTheHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheKidsInTheHall</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

South Carolina News1 dead after Ford F-150 drives off I-77 and hits ditch, tree, SC highway patrol says <a href="https://www.thestate.com/news/traffic/article289301485.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thestate.com/news/traffic/article289301485.html</a><a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

South Carolina NewsClemson basketball coach Brad Brownell says Duke game was ‘taken from us’ <a href="https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article284780536.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article284780536.html</a><a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://spartanburg.social/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

bs2> .. once a man has appealed to the State... to remain in his job and has been granted such permission, it is not exactly the same job as it was before. Others will not be given the same permission, and he should not evade the question whether he can acquiesce in and to a degree benefit from such discrimination.. his case arises from the fact that officials regard his work as.. a contribution to the <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/WarEffort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarEffort</a> or from a desire to placate and silence an influential person. <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>

CSU RAD"Universities are contested, contradictory spaces in society: they facilitate the pursuit of <a href="https://union.place/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#justice</a> and <a href="https://union.place/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freedom</a>, but also serve as an ideological support and resource supply for dominant, hierarchical systems. Although <a href="https://union.place/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#public</a> universities receive taxpayer support, this does not necessarily make <a href="https://union.place/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#universities</a> mere instrument of <a href="https://union.place/tags/TheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheState</a>. They can and often do serve state interests, however."<a href="https://union.place/tags/CalState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CalState</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CFA_united" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CFA_united</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#domination</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/hierarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hierarchy</a><a href="https://rant.li/csurad/universities-as-autonomous-zones" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rant.li/csurad/universities-as-autonomous-zones</a>

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