RevolutionsPerMinute

8pm Eastern time, so about 4 hours from now.

Someone had posted this video about Cuba's new breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer’s a while back. It's just one example of the fact that AES countries continue to move humanity forward in the right direction, and will continue to do so, regardless of the backwardness of capitalist/imperialist countries and their atrocities. It's important to remember that there are good things happening in the world, even if it doesn't feel like it a lot of the time.

That being said, I agree with what others have suggested about logging off. To maintain our mental health and stamina for a prolonged revolutionary struggle, we need to have some other hobbies that aren't directly related to news/politics.

Really enjoying the Imperial '80s podcast on Millennials Are Killing Capitalism. They go over '80s movies and discuss from an anti-imperialist Marxist perspective, super interesting and fun to listen to. It's been my go-to thing lately for when I want something more relaxing to decompress in the evenings after catching up on all the more serious news and analysis.

A few of my favorites that I read in the last year:

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America By Brian Goldstone https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871/there-is-no-place-for-us-by-brian-goldstone/

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night By Julian Sancton https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602593/madhouse-at-the-end-of-the-earth-by-julian-sancton/

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex By Nathaniel Philbrick https://www.nathanielphilbrick.com/in-the-heart-of-the-sea

What in Me Is Dark: The Revolutionary Afterlife of Paradise Lost By Orlando Reade https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/what-in-me-is-dark-9781662602801/

I completely understand, I'm also disabled and have similar feelings about not wanting anyone to see me (I honestly can't even remember the last time I left my apartment). And I know what you mean about people being so judgmental if you're unemployed, it really sucks. Feel free to message me if you ever want someone to chat with. I wish you all the best in finding whatever level of comfort or stability you can in your situation.

I'm really sorry that life has been so rough for you. I wish I could offer you some sort of comfort. Your post was very relatable to me, although your situation is definitely much worse than mine.

Have you thought about reaching out to Steve? Maybe sending him a message on that social media site where you found his profile? I know it's easy to think "oh they wouldn't want to hear from me" or something similar, but you never know. He might be very happy to hear from you, maybe he's been missing you too over the years and just didn't have your contact info.

The recent webinar about Michael Parenti was a much-needed mental pick me up for myself, personally, so if you haven't seen that yet I would recommend it https://www.youtube.com/live/eGPXwOPDD-g

There was a new Tankie Group Therapy video a few weeks ago that was good too https://www.youtube.com/live/rX2hbS3eKqg

Friends of Socialist China regularly posts articles with positive news/analysis that can be uplifting. For example, this one about China supporting Cuba with solar power https://socialistchina.org/2026/02/25/with-chinese-support-cuba-triples-solar-power-in-one-year/

Venezuela: Kittens are starving in Venezuela due to economic mismanagement of the communist regime

That's great, I'm glad it's going well for you! I've also been teaching myself Spanish and have been really enjoying the process of learning it.

I agree that it helps a lot to immerse yourself in the language. So in addition to Duolingo lessons daily, I've been reading news websites completely in Spanish (TeleSur in particular), reading short stories on https://www.fluentwithstories.com/, and have a browser extension called Toucan that changes many of the words on webpages into Spanish.

Definitely. I'm not sure who to attribute this quote to, but I've heard it said a few times that "cooking is more like an art, baking is more of a science."

They can be a lot of fun, for sure! If you're interested, I use Flashpoint Archive: https://flashpointarchive.org/

I listen to podcasts or YT videos while playing a simple flash game called Bubble Spinner. Because the game doesn't require any real thinking, it actually helps me to focus on what I'm listening to.