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JoeWrote March Roundup

Top posts, movie recommendations, and assorted nonsense from The People's Republic of JoeWrote

Joe Mayall
Apr 2, 2023
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March’s Top Posts

With over 2k reads, March’s most popular post was this one, comparing our refusal of socialism to the Luddite movement.

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By Refusing Socialism, We've Become a Society of Luddites
Welcome to JoeWrote! Become a free or paid subscriber to support my work and receive future articles straight to your inbox. Enjoy! - Joe If you don’t recall from your middle school history class, the Luddites were a group of militants in 19th-century England who destroyed textile machinery…
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8 months ago · 6 likes · 14 comments · Joe Mayall

The top premium post was this review of Jack London’s The Iron Heel, and what we can learn from London’s eerily-accurate predictions.

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[BONUS] Spoiler-Free Review of Jack London's "The Iron Heel"
Hey folks! I’m trying something new as a bonus post. I recently read Jack London’s “The Iron Heel” and wanted to share my thoughts on it. If you like this style of review and would like to see more of them for books, movies, shows, etc., let me know by…
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8 months ago · 6 likes · Joe Mayall

Movie Recommendation

Emily The Criminal | Official Trailer | In Theaters August 12 - YouTube

I highly recommend you check out Emily the Criminal on Netflix. It’s about a young woman, who, faced with the inescapable poverty of American Capitalism, ventures into the world of white-collar crime to pay her student loan debt. It’s thrilling and the acting is phenomenal, plus the themes of exploitation and labor rights are constant throughout.

This month I read Contact by Carl Sagan as part of an online book club. The story is great and Sagan is a fantastic writer not afraid to share his unconventional thoughts on religion, world politics, and economic planning. You can read my full review here.

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Music Recommendation

The weather is getting warmer, meaning country music is about to get its short reprieve from the constant deprivation. Check out this feel-good track from Adam Doleac.

Worth a Read

The NYT confirmed the long-time conspiracy theory that Ronald Reagan worked to keep the Iranian hostages imprisoned to bolster his election campaign. This flew under the radar, so it’s definitely worth your attention.

From the Archives

New readers will appreciate this piece examining the over-funding of American cops. With in-detail looks at how the police budgets of four major cities stack up against international budgets, the data provides a clear picture that the cops are severely overpaid.

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The Cops are Overfunded. Here are the Charts to Prove it.
Since its popularization following the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, the slogan Defund The Police has taken center stage in the culture war. And like most cultural issues, the facts have taken a backseat to aimless screaming and shouting. Crime…
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2 years ago · 8 likes · 14 comments · Joe Mayall

Metrics

JoeWrote gained 70 subscribers this month, one of the best months in recent memory. Welcome to all our new members, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped us grow by sharing on social media.

Memes and other Assorted Nonsense

Clint Eastwood doing the world’s biggest “no-no.”

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Cringe.

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5:16 AM ∙ Mar 6, 2023
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A fan favorite.


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Thanks for a great March everyone! The numbers were steady, and the conversation and discussions we had were well-appreciated. Here's to a great April!

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