IS YOUR BOOK CLUB MORE REVOLUTIONARY THAN YOUR PROTEST?
The algorithm wants you exhausted and alone. The revolution wants you in someone's kitchen. Guess which one wins?
The Progressivists — by Jo Lorenz
We're not here to make fascism Insta-pretty
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