Sociologist, left social dem antifascist w/ technoprogressive tendencies, postgenderist, @ieet.org, @citizencyborg on Substack, Bsky & Threads.

Boston, MA
Joined June 2009
James Hughes retweeted
.@LulaOficial's win yesterday is not just a big defeat for the Brazilian right. It’s also a defeat for Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in the United States: jacobin.com/2026/10/lula-bra…
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All this does is reward Raman for having a bad take on Israel. The voters in LA will reward her for cutting ties with DSA, and all leverage to push her leftward will have been lost. It’s counterintuitive, but this is 100% how her staff is seeing it!
The DSA National Political Committee has voted to unendorse and expel Nithya Raman She has until October 31 to express clear direct support for BDS to retain endorsement, and until January 1 to condemn weapon shipments for Israel out of LAX to remain a member of DSA Both resolutions are linked below
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James Hughes retweeted
Important developments in the philosophy of #AI. Today @sethlazar announces the launch of OSPAIC ospaic.org/ with a conference on Valentine's Day in 2027. And next week, the "Philosophy of Technology and AI" conference at @UniBonn. desirableai.com/events/philo…
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James Hughes retweeted
I offer four glimpses of a future worth wanting - four visions of existential hope. First, imagine if some of today's most painful limitations can soon be overcome - that much which we are currently resigned to accept can instead be challenged and vanquished. #xhopememeprize🧵
🤖 Made with AI
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Starlink and SpaceX provide crucial national security infrastructure that can be switched on and off by the whims of its owner. No one concerned about our national security should wish that to continue. SpaceX must be nationalized. prospect.org/2026/10/22/spac…
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Congratulations to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his reelection victory in Brazil. Despite Big Tech oligarchs and Trump tilting the playing field against him, Lula prevailed. He will continue to fight for Brazilian workers and democracy over the next four years.
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Congratulations to @LulaOficial on his re-election as President of Brazil for a historic fourth term! 🇧🇷 A victory for democracy, equality and hope. We stand with the Brazilian people. Photo: "21.10.2026 – Caminhada com Lula em Belo Horizonte" by Ricardo Stuckert / Lula Oficial, flickr.com/photos/lulaoficia…, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses…). Cropped, with text and graphics added by the Socialist International. This adaptation is also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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James Hughes retweeted
Congratulations, Brazil! 🇧🇷 Millions of Brazilians have made their voices heard, reminding the world of the extraordinary power of democracy. Democracy is not something we can ever take for granted. It is something we must defend, protect and renew, generation after generation. At a time when fear and division are gaining ground across the world, Brazil reminds us that hope can overcome fear, that solidarity can overcome division, and that a better future is always worth fighting for. Congratulations to President @LulaOficial and our sister party, @ptbrasil, on this remarkable victory! As PES President Stefan Löfven said: “The future is never written by those who spread fear, but by the people who refuse to give up on hope.”
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James Hughes retweeted
Congratulations to Lula on his extraordinary reelection victory in the Brazilian presidential election. Lula has stood up for Brazilian workers & democracy — and will continue to do so in the next four years.
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James Hughes retweeted
LIVE NOW: Lula supporters take to the streets to celebrate a MAJOR WIN over Trump puppet Flávio Bolsonaro youtube.com/live/3o3FgoIEL2w…
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James Hughes retweeted
Just like 🇬🇧Reform slipping behind in the polls, 🇩🇪AfD is now also "falling to its lowest level in months"👇 Looks like far right parties with dodgy finances are losing their appeal (with Trump's totally corrupt 🇺🇸 administration also serving as a wake-up call)
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Cae el gobierno de Serbia y gana Lula en Brasil POR FIN BUENAS NOTICIAS EN EL MUNDO
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Incredible. It may be that Donald Trump ends up saving global democracy simply by being the biggest asshole the planet has ever seen. He lost Serbia and Brazil in one day, with the midterms coming like a freight train… His paranoia is going to be off the chain.
🚨 BREAKING: Lula is projected to WIN reelection as president of Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of Donald Trump. The projection comes just ONE DAY after Reuters exposed a Trump administration effort to help return the Bolsonaro family to power. A major political upset in Brazil.
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Celebrations in central Belgrade, Serbia, tonight after Aleksandar Vucic’s defeat
JUST IN: Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary election, losing to a student-led opposition movement after two years of protests against his government. The stunning result ends 14 years of dominance by Vucic and his right-wing party. Backed by Vladimir Putin, Vucic had accused the student movement of being a foreign-backed attempt to oust him. The opposition is projected to win 135–140 of Parliament’s 250 seats, compared with about 105 for Vucic’s party.
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James Hughes retweeted
🚨 🇷🇸 ¡TERREMOTO POLÍTICO EN SERBIA! LA JUVENTUD DERROTÓ A LA DERECHA Y LAS CALLES ESTALLAN DE ALEGRÍA ¡HISTÓRICO! Después de casi 14 años de dominio político, Aleksandar Vučić reconoció su derrota frente al movimiento estudiantil que sacudió Serbia con casi dos años de movilizaciones contra la corrupción y el autoritarismo. Miles de personas salieron a festejar a las calles de Belgrado y otras ciudades. Según los resultados preliminares, la Lista Estudiantil conseguiría entre 135 y 140 bancas de las 250 del Parlamento. ¡Una generación que comenzó protestando en las calles terminó protagonizando un cambio histórico en las urnas!
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James Hughes retweeted
The now-reviled AI lobby has adopted the spending vehicle laundering strategy that AIPAC perfected.
🚨EXCLUSIVE: AIPAC is funneling cash into elections through a secret network of groups that are branded to popular liberal causes - and that have nothing to do with Israel. For the first time, @LeverNews exposes the entire secret scheme 👇
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