Today In Labor History April 4, 1866: Russian revolutionary, Dmitry Karakozov attempted to assassinate Czar Alexander II. He failed and the government executed him. Some believe that Karakozov chose the year 1866, since that was the year in which a character in Chernyshevsky’s “What Is To Be Done?” planned to launch a revolution. In the book, the protagonist, Vera Pavlovna, escapes a controlling family, and an arranged marriage, to start a socialist cooperative and a truly egalitarian romantic partnership. She starts a seamstress commune, with shared living quarters, profit-sharing and an on-site school to further the women’s education. Chernyshevsky wrote the novel in response to Turgenev’s “Fathers and Sons.” He wrote the book while imprisoned in the Peter and Paul fortress. The book inspired generations of Russian radicals, including the nihilists, anarchists and even many Marxists.

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Chaos star for beginners

Current mood: https://youtu.be/2c-AawAKZ14

Sadly, I can't pull off a saucy, novelty t-shirt the way that William Jackson Harper does, but good for him.

Meanwhile, boomers.... Hope you weren't counting on your *earned* social security benefits!

https://twitter.com/MartinOMalley/status/1901794723460784467

Musk is coming for Social Security, and its prior head thinks the agency will crater within 90 days.... bye bye benefits.

(The #disinformation story line is that immigrants have been receiving benefits. Nope.)

Just saw him speak w/ Stephanie Ruhle.