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Artificial Intelligence and American Decline

6 days ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton

This article is free for educational and organizing purposes. Dispatches From A Collapsing State depends on your support. If this work and other work from this project resonate with you, please become a paid subscriber. Unfortunately corporate media does not support actual critiques of power or capitalism. Become a paid subscriber today to support Dispatches From A Collapsing StateI left academia a few years ago just as the deluge of AI-produced writing was coming over the horizon.
The Check-In with Jared Yates Sexton and Danielle Moodie

1 week ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton |Danielle Moodie

In this week’s edition of The Check-In, and I talk about how this authoritarian push wears on you as a person and can leave you tired, demoralized, and, quite frankly, feeling crazy. We discuss looking around at an increasingly brutal and violent world and staying firm in saying it’s not okay and we deserve better.
MAGA and Authoritarianism as a Cult: Audio From A Collapsing State

1 week ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -6:57Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. In this episode of Audio From A Collapsing State, we dive into the cult mechanics of MAGA and other authoritarian movements to see how the crises of Democracy, Meaning, and Purpose fuel these movements and twist our realities.
The Check-In with Danielle Moodie and Jared Yates Sexton

2 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton |Danielle Moodie

In this week’s episode of The Check-In, and I get into the experience of meeting with people who have affected so far by the Trump Administration’s cruelty and corruption, discuss the media and political classes’ failures to identify the threat and do their jobs, the costs of privilege, and then a deep dive into how a fostering of intimacy and solidarity is the solution to not just defeating the authoritarian threat, but in creating a better future.
Authoritarianism and the Destruction of Childhood: Audio From A Collapsing State

2 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -8:29Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Two year olds are being disappeared. Children are defending themselves in immigration courtrooms. It’s a repellent state of affairs, but I would be lying if I said this was new or an aberration. America’s present crisis was built on the exploitation and abuse of children, here and around the world.
When Authoritarians Gift You Openings

2 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton

This article is free for educational and organizational purposes. Dispatches From A Collapsing State, however, depends on your support. If this material or any of the material in this project resonate with you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Unfortunately corporate media does not support actual critiques of power or capitalism.
The Check-In w/ Jared Yates Sexton and Danielle Moodie

3 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton |Danielle Moodie

This is the second episode of my new series with writer Danielle Moodie that we’re calling The Check-In. This is two friends getting together on their lunch hour on Wednesdays at 12pm ET and discussing the emotional toll of living under an authoritarian regime. If you haven’t already, check out the first episode.
Resistance and Criminality: Audio From A Collapsing State

3 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -8:17Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. This past week lasted a month. I cannot believe how long and trying it was. When Danielle Moodie and I recorded The Check-Inon Wednesday, we discussed the emotional toll of it all, how it felt like grieving mixed with anger, and then, within a couple of days, that grief morphed to just outright rage.
The Check-In w/ Jared Yates Sexton and Danielle Moodie

4 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton |Danielle Moodie

So, my friend and I have a launched a new weekly show (Wednesdays at 12pm eastern) we’re calling the Check-In. We’ll go live and discuss the experience of living through rising authoritarianism, get into the emotional and psychological toll, where we are, and what we can learn from the moment to get past this crisis and make something better. In this first episode, we touch base and, guess what, we’re not feeling great.
Wrong is Wrong: On Lawlessness, Cruelty, and Clarity

4 weeks ago | jaredyatessexton.substack.com | Jared Sexton

This article is free for educational and organizing purposes. Dispatches From A Collapsing State depends on your support though. If you haven’t already, become a paid subscriber to support this project. Unfortunately corporate media does not support actual critiques of capitalism or power. Become a paid subscriber to support Dispatches From A Collapsing StateI oppose Donald Trump because he is wrong. It would be easier to list all of the things he isn’t wrong about. His entire worldview is wrong.