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I can’t stop thinking about this essay reframing “incels” into “vocels” (voluntary celibates) as a way to recognize that men who have chosen to hold violent ideologies about women made an agentic choice. www.jphilll.com/p/volcels?pu...
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An alliance; an axis, if you will
Vance refuses to meet the German chancellor Scholz, but meets with the head of the AfD and CDU. Vance claims that German parties need to work with the fascists and claims democracy in Europe is declining, threatened by enemies from within. The international Right is forming, out in the open.
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Hard to believe but 18 years ago, I sent the great Alfonso Cuaron an advance copy of The Shock Doctrine and asked if he might be willing to write a blurb. He made a short film instead. This is it. Still chills me. Share with whoever you think it might help. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7fW...
I appreciate all the people recommending the Shock Doctrine. I've been thinking about what makes Trump's use of these tactics a little different. In recent decades, shock tactics were used mainly to rapidly impose neoliberal economic policies. But what Trump is doing goes way beyond that. a 🧵
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„I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds.“
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