News
Tenants in Woodlawn are Resisting Removal. So Can the Rest of Us.
Dip discusses recent tenant movement developments in the area near the soon-to-open Obama Center in Chicago.
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The cosmonaut cowpoke who's overly online. Infatuated with speculation (hella lying), fabulation (kinda lying), and communization (stealing). Classified as a level ∞ black-quantum enby, by way of (trans)feminist pan-african(arch)ism.
Organizing 100
Most Organizations Are Hierarchical. Here’s What Can Be Done Instead.
Following some notes on how to get involved, I want to dive into more depth about organizing. The first post was about organizing too, but, for someone who’s brand new, it often looks like activism: the tactics without the strategy. That’s fine; spontaneity is the lifeblood of any
Essay
To End Gender-Based Violence, the Patriarchy Needs to be Smashed
Dip discusses the importance of having an analysis of patriarchy, based on recent information released by the UN on violence against women.
Essay
“We” Didn’t Have Better Games. We Had Better Ads.
Dip rejects nostalgia-dipped understandings of the current video game culture and industry.
Podcast
Podcast: "Games Suck Nowadays"
On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip details GamerGate 1.0, and 2.0 and discusses the the linkages between "core gamer" culture and fascism. Dip shares some suggestions on how to combat right-wing influence in gaming through a four-point framework: build, fight, empower, and
Essay
Finding Your People: How to Get Involved in Radical Change (Intro to Radicalism)
Dip discusses how to get started in social justice work if you're new.
Essay
I'm Tired of "Cycles of Violence" Stories
Dip explores the idea of Cycles of Violence using AAA games and traces the potential for more robust conceptions of violence.
Podcast
Podcast: Trump Delivered A Killing Blow to the Rules-Based Order. Was it Ever Alive to Begin With?
On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes the US government’s move from a mostly “rules-based,” “rational” “management” posture in international policy to something more forceful, using the Trump admin’s “peace plans” for Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, and Ukraine, alongside the strong-arming of Venezuela. Dip
Essay
Capitalism and the State are Abusive Parents
In which Dip does the classic anarchist move of tying multiple systems of oppression together: they frame capitalism and the state as an inseparable couple, to point out the importance of simultaneously divesting from both.
Essay
Notes Towards an Anti-War Wargame
Dip discusses the imperial nature of many shooter games and speculates about what a truly anti-imperial shooter could look like.
News
The "Rules-Based" Order is Rotting
Dip, in analyzing the US's strong-arm approach to international policy, discusses the ways in which this "new" order isn't so new after all.
Podcast
Podcast: Mamdani’s not a Messiah
Dip and Scooter discuss Mamdani's mayoral win, how the Left and other communities reacted, and how we might actually reach what we're all hoping for: liberation.