Post-Woke

Post-Woke

where Mickey Z. teaches you the art of intellectual self-defense.

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the interpretation of memes

Sunday (sorta) Fun Day Open in app or onlinethe interpretation of memes Sunday (sorta) Fun Day Mickey Z.Mar 26SaveListenwho are YOU.Keep yer guard uprediscover the subversive pleasure of thinking for yourself.Share Post-WokeLa Vie.Btw, I just saw walked past someone who was double-masked.The enormou

5 hours ago

My friend, Chonky the cat

About two months ago, I crossed paths with a stray cat I now know as Chonky the Mayor of 37th Street.He loves my visits and is always ready for a cuddle.From speaking with some 37th Street residents, heres the story Ive been able to patch together: Open in app or onlineMy friend, Chonky the catMick

21 hours ago

Beware the “Nuclear Rogue State” (Hint: Not Iran)

There's no need to write anything new.Open in app or onlineBeware the Nuclear Rogue State (Hint: Not Iran)There's no need to write anything new.Mar 25SaveListenLast week, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.Mark Milley told congressional lawmakers it would take Iran several months to produce a nuke.The top US

1 day ago

We are all mortal until the first (machine) kiss

(says Eduardo Galeano.) Open in app or onlineWe are all mortal until the first (machine) kiss(says Eduardo Galeano.Mar 24SaveListenHeres yet another attempt by mortals to imagine they are gods:A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmi

1 day ago

The hitchhiker’s guide to… juvenile delinquency, perverts & luck

Growing up in a blue-collar, working-class environment set the stage for non-stop macho conditioning in my youth.This, in turn, made me and my friends bizarrely aware of, yet oblivious to, the relentless threat of older males in our lives.We rarely, if ever, discussed it.Open in app or onlineThe hit

2 days ago

That's DOCTOR Greta to you! ("How dare you?")

The 20-year-old Swedish climate activist was awarded the title of "doctor honoris causa" the universitys highest recognition.This is some next-level virtue signaling/trolling/gaslighting.I can practically hear the derisive, raucous laughter echoing down the slopes of Davos Open in app or online Tha

2 days ago

Can "activists" borrow something from (gasp) Corporate Culture™?

Within the realm of activism, corporate is a dirty word.Dont get me wrong, corporations have done their damnedest to earn such vitriol and malice.It would take several volumes for me to even attempt to document this catalog of criminality.But lets keep things simple by summing up: Corporate power is

5 days ago

Remembering the "Ground Zero Cross" (and my Mom)

My parents had moved to Texas (to be with my sister and her family) three years prior to 9/11.Thus, when my Mom visited NYC on her own in October 2002, she very much wanted to see the infamous Ground Zero Cross.(Obviously, I could on for pages about the events leading up to and including September 1

5 days ago

meme springs eternal!

Sunday (sorta) Fun Day Open in app or onlinememe springs eternal.Sunday (sorta) Fun DayMickey Z.Mar 19SaveListenchange of seasons.Independence Quotient.not all heroes wear capes.I've seen and met angels wearing the disguiseOf ordinary people leading ordinary livesFilled with love, compassion, forgiv

1 week ago

a couple of simple, humble requests

Hello everyone and thanks for all your ongoing participation.A brief note: It would be incredibly helpful to this Substack/podcast if I had more subscribers - especially paid subscribers.I supply daily content (sometimes twice a day) and weekly podcasts.Open in app or onlinea couple of simple, humbl

1 week ago

Ringalario 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3! (raised on NYC street games)

Ive lived my entire life within concrete landscapes.During my earlier years my juvenile delinquent years my neighborhood was particularly industrial.Ominous factories; abandoned buildings; long, dark, and forbidden alleyways and the breed of people who prowl such venues.Open in app or onlineRinga

1 week ago

NYC: From "No mask, no entry" to "Take Off Your Fucking Mask"

A photo I took earlier today at one of the seemingly limitless weed shops that now dominate the landscape of New Woke City.Post-Woke is a reader-supported publication.To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Open in app or onlineNYC: From "No mask, no ent

1 week ago

Happy St. Patrick's (Battalion) Day!

During the buildup to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), scores of immigrant Irishmen joined the army for the monthly payment of $7.anti-immigrant press of the time caricatured the Irish with simian features, portraying them as unintelligent and drunk and charging that they were seditiously loyal

1 week ago

My Lai, 'killing ideology' & disobeying orders: 55 years ago today

We werent there to kill human beings, really.We were there to kill ideology.William Calley) Officially termed an incident (as opposed to a massacre), the events of March 16, 1968, at My Lai a hamlet in South Vietnam are widely portrayed and accepted to this day as an aberration.While the catalog o

1 week ago

Why would anyone ever assume we're not being manipulated 24/7?

Spoiler alert: We are.Open in app or onlineWhy would anyone ever assume we're not being manipulated 24/7.Spoiler alert: We are.Mar 14SaveListenSo many people I know get very defensive when I discuss the plandemic machinations.They either can not accept that manipulation is the standard operating pro

1 week ago

I'm interviewing Vera Sharav this week!

Any questions for this free-thinking Holocaust survivor.Open in app or onlineI'm interviewing Vera Sharav this week.Any questions for this free-thinking Holocaust survivor.Mar 13SaveListenLater this week, I will interview none other than Vera Sharav for Post-Woke #74 (going live on Monday, March 20)

1 week ago

Post-Woke #73: Gun facts that may REALLY surprise you w/Guy Smith

Listen now (61 min) | GunFacts.info introduces accuracy & honesty to the gun control debate Open in app or onlineMar 13Post-Woke #73: Gun facts that may REALLY surprise you w/Guy Smith GunFacts.info introduces accuracy & honesty to the gun control debate Listen 1HR 1MMickey Z.Post-Woke #73: Gun fac

1 week ago

Meme me up, Scottie!

Sunday (sorta) Fun Day Open in app or onlineMeme me up, Scottie.Sunday (sorta) Fun Day Mickey Z.Mar 12SaveListenwhat can YOU do today.theres no such thing as trans.accepted history = propaganda.be yourself, no matter what.Run from what's comfortable.Live where you fear to live.Destroy your reputatio

2 weeks ago

The truth about the Tennessee "drag" bill

Here ^ is a misguided meme making the rounds.Click here for more information on the legislation in question.Spoiler alert: Drag shows werent banned.A summary: This bill creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cab

2 weeks ago