A woman holds a banner ‘Capitalism Is the Crisis’ during Climate Strike protest organized by Fridays for Future movement also known as Youth Strike for Climate in Krakow, Poland on September 24, 2021. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A practical review of Sven Beckert’s Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin 2025)

Rather than waiting for a revolution to overthrow capitalism, anti-capitalists need to build power to fight against the variety of ways that the capitalist class is destroying our world.

Positive action in our lives moving steadily toward our goals is the only answer imho. Seems so hilariously dumb that the status quo of what makes money is important. We have to make each other matter more than money.

New (to me) Music on a Saturday

Andy Shauf - begin again - v2
another maudlin sweety from Andy. Like Kevin Morby, whenever I hear his voice I immediatly switch gears and engage in a different way.



The Chats - Off It

Instant classic by the aussie working class wastrels who brought you Smoko. I’m a sucker for Australian bands in general and their brand of honest hourly wage worker angst is right up my proverbial.



K-OS - OK Corral

the Drake before Drake? I know that doesn’t sound like much of an endorsement. But this is a really pop sensible interesting artist who has been doing it for years. Some throw back on this track to previous work. Exit (2002) defined an era for me of post NYC life back in the midwest.



Mr. Dinkles - Brain Let’s end with another post about Mr. Dinkles! I cannot help but love the mix of Zep/Hendrix style rock and roll tumble dried with seattle grunge and punk that results in the angry static cat that is the Dinkles. They have a new EP which includes two tracks from the R.I.P.T. cassette only release plus two additionals including this bad boi rightch here! Pre-ORDER!!!



stylized blue and black marbled background, with the Mr Dinkles cat skeleton logo in lighter blue on fire, and the words 'Mr. Dinkles REZN'

audio purists look away. testing out a little bluetooth transmitter from Risegens to pair up my headphones with my minidisc player. double the compression fun. tbh it seems perfectly serviceable to my blown out punk rock ears. #sony #minidisc #bluetooth

A silver Sony NetMD MD MZ-N420D Walkman with a small black bluetooth transmitter plugged into the headphone jack placed on a wooden surface.A set of Risegens bluetooth accessories including two adapters labeled RX and TX, a dual plug airplane adapter, and a USB charging cable are arranged on a wooden surface.

excited to pop this on tonight fresh from germany #swearingatmotorists #vinyl #bbisland

A black-and-white photo of two musicians performing, one playing guitar and the other on drums, with the text Swearing at Motorists and Seasons in the Minor Leagues above and beside them. A black-and-white photo of a guitarist performing live is featured on the cover of an album titled Swearin Motor, alongside a red insert with lyrics and a live concert photo of a crowd and a person addressing them. A black vinyl record from the album Swearing at Motorists is placed on top of its album cover and inner sleeve.

it was in my toolbox for 30 years. just waiting for me to pull it out and push play…there is an undimmed vibrance to found objects…some small wonder as these things hold memories and keep them locked away inside waiting on our appearance. It blasts off with Unchain My Heart - The Undertakers A clear Maxell audio cassette tape with handwritten labeling is placed on a wooden surface.

new (to me) music on a saturday

The Same Place - Olivia Tremor Control



this is a hobbit infused, jeston, beatlemania full of positve vibes perfect for a Saturday afternoon

Everything in the Shade - Fine

somehow this makes me think of Bobby Goldsboro's Honey, Foreigner's Jukebox Hero, and Bob Seger's Turn the Page all at the same time. it is smaltzy, smooth, warm, ridiculous, and beautiful all at once.

Un andalucito más - Viva Belgrado



this absolutely pulls your face off and then makes you dance.... love it

Oh no! After approx 4 years my beloved Sony WH-1000XM5’s have sacrificed themselves on the altar of listening. I have been without them for only a week and didn’t realize how much I missed them until I received this nifty repair from Central Sound, which worked a treat! #sony #XM5 #CentralSound

Here we have my collection of portable minidisc players. Three Sony and one Marantz, MZ-E40, MZ-N505, MZ-N4200, and PMD650. None of the recorders record at the moment. But, the MD-N4200 will record via WebMiniDiscPro if it is standing upright. So, I have been manually recording on my Sony Deck.

Three vintage Sony Walkman minidisc portable music players are displayed on a wooden surface. As sony MZ-N505 top left, a sony MZ-N4200 nest to it and both are above a classic Somy MZ-E40.A black Marantz portable Minidisc recorder PMD530 with various control buttons and switches is shown on a wooden surface.

New (to me) Music Saturday: Posted on a Sunday


Jeremy Cunningham, Jeff parker, Josh Johnson - play some smoothed out Sunday vibes
Beyond the Veil
Topaz Jones - this cat has had my ear for a few years and always enjoy
New Life
Wetleg, Yukee - such a twee sweet almost, almost cloying song of positivity
Doing What You Love
Marcia Griffiths - what can you say about this tower of reggae power other than sit back and vibe
Unconditional Love A group of people, including a child in a yellow and blue outfit, are holding hands and playing outside at sunset.

If you are out and about in the Park Ridge IL area stop by and see Aquatic Panda Distro at the PickWick theatre. #aquaticpandadistro #pickwick #zines #horrormovie

Andrea enthusiastically poses behind their table decorated with Halloween-themed items and various zines at the Aquatic Panda Distro booth.A promotional poster for The Massacre horror movie marathon features classic horror movie characters and provides event details such as date, location, and movie lineup.A table displays various spooky and Halloween-themed zines, pins, patches, and small art pieces arranged neatly for sale.

Feeling pretty under the weather today in a lot of ways. Taking a bit of joy in doing something stupid. Backing up my wife’s copy of Mr Dinkles (cassette only) release. Cassette —> Minidisc —> Computer —> Audacity (to split tracks) —> kid3 (tagging) —> Plexamp #minidisc

A MR Dinkles cassette tape with a red cover featuring a stylized skeleton design is placed on top of a black audio minidisc player with vinyl records visible, on a shelf, in the background.

Next bit of business is to clean up the, oh so perished, belts on another old Sony tape deck. TC-W345 I never understood the fuss, as all the belts I have encountered heretofore have been dry and broken but these are straight up GOO!

#sony #cassette

With the top off of Sony TC-W345 reveals internal circuit boards, a motorized component, and a black stain on the metal surface. That’s the belt y’all, turned to goo!A collection of long wooden cotton swabs on their ends is placed on a paper towel next to a pair of tweezers and a crumpled paper. Their ends are black with the goo of old rubber cassette belts.

Well, there’s a morning usefully spent ;) #sony #minidisc #musicmix

it’s been almost 20 years since I worked in the restaurant industry. Last night i dreamt I was so far in the weeds with an ego-maniacal manager and a host staff seating back to back parties of 8 or more that i woke up sweating.

the stress is real…be kind, be patient, tip your staff.

interior of Wishbone Restaurant on Washington in Chicago IL with wooden chairs and tables, a counter with stools, and large windows letting in natural light is shown.

#NEW (to me) Music Saturday

Ok we know the trip. Couple of songs I am jamming on this week. I hope you enjoy a few.

Central Illinois spiritual kin…loud, fuzzy, shouty, punky and full of bees. Really enjoying these kids.

Weirdo - Harrison Gordon


Appearently I am the last to know….but holy moly is this a bop.

Good Day - Anderson .Paak, Cordea


This is summer, even tho summer is over…some day Kevin will slip up….but until then keep enjoying the perfect pop gems.

PBJ - Kevin Morby


Some more effortless easy laid back vibe with a dark undercurrent.

To Ease You - Men I Trust

why-sony-cant-bring-back-classic-walkman a fun read with ObsoleteSony referencing a former Sony engineer.

Tanaka…. I eagerly wait for anything he has to say about Walkman history because nobody else has his combination of firsthand experience, technical knowledge, and personal archive

A red Sony MiniDisc with an 80-minute recording capacity is shown against a black background.

Wasting a Friday night listening to Short Fictions and other standouts from my 2026 playlist I burned to minidisc.

Just hits a little different. #shortfictions #sony #minidisc #music

A portable Sony MiniDisc MZ-505 player is resting on my knee, with a stereo cabinets and a dog bed in the out of focus background.

Missus is out doing a craft/art show. Repping my book on her table as well. Such a seeetheart! #roadsidepress #crafts #failingtofall

A vendor table displays various handmade items including crocheted animals, a collection of poetry booklets, and other crafts arranged neatly under bright lighting.

Was asked to work on a sharepoint site for office outages…couldn’t help but add a Clippy with a rick roll. The classics never die.

New Nerd hot off the presses. The only way out of here is to not be here.

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