<p>News ep! We talk striking nurses, MLBPA drama, SCOTUS vs POTUS, the changing tactics of ICE, looksmaxxing, and more with our cool Social Studies teacher, future governor of New York, the Sigma Marxist, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@VarnVlog">C. Derick Varn</a>!</p><p>In <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/e325-part-2-nick-151411042">part two of our new episode</a> we chat with Varn about his DSA organizing in SLC, the Board of Peace and its plans for Gaza, and read a scene report from a Nick Land/Curtis Yarvin meet-and-greet in SF. <strong>For the full episode, Discord access, and all bonus material, support the show at </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/thiswreckage"><strong>http://patreon.com/thiswreckage</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Varn Vlog on Youtube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@VarnVlog">https://www.youtube.com/@VarnVlog</a></p><p>and Patreon: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts">https://www.patreon.com/c/varnvlog/posts</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Show notes:</strong></p><p>NYC Nurse strike ends after considerable drama between union and r&amp;f: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/nyregion/nyc-nurses-strike-reach-deal.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/nyregion/nyc-nurses-strike-reach-deal.html </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/nyc-nurses-strike-union.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/nyc-nurses-strike-union.html</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://labornotes.org/2026/02/nurse-strikes-focus-moves-manhattans-richest-hospital-complex-contracts-settle-elsewhere">https://labornotes.org/2026/02/nurse-strikes-focus-moves-manhattans-richest-hospital-complex-contracts-settle-elsewhere</a></p><p>Tariffs: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/business/economy/tariffs-supreme-court-global-busines-reaction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/business/economy/tariffs-supreme-court-global-busines-reaction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</a></p><p>Essay from MPLS anarchists claiming no victory with ICE drawdown: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://illwill.com/proto-politics-in-purgatory">https://illwill.com/proto-politics-in-purgatory</a></p><p>(follow up to this phil neel piece: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://illwill.com/lies">https://illwill.com/lies</a> )</p><p>ICE strategy moving to suburbs: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-minnesota-suburbs-operation-metro-surge/">https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-minnesota-suburbs-operation-metro-surge/</a></p><p>SONG: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X3Kmq2vgs8&amp;list=RD9X3Kmq2vgs8&amp;start_radio=1"><strong>The Star-Spangled Banner - Anime Opening Ver.</strong></a></p>