The suspicious sincerity of public (and private) apologies | Khadija Mbowe
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5TLw4hICTU&ab_channel=KhadijaMbowe[/embed] Are they sorry or just sorry they’re being called out?
Category: Social Media
The Twitch Exodus: Why Streamers are Jumping Ship
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9uZgNT1PEo&ab_channel=iilluminaughtii[/embed] For a while, Twitch seemed untouchable. They were the king of streaming and without real competition. However, as time has worn on, creators have become exhausted with their policies and hypocrisy. More streamers have left the platform and joined alternatives, like Youtube, leaving Twitch to catch up or die. Is Twitch falling apart, or…
A Firehose of Insanity and The Republican Cycle of Radicalization – Teri Kanefield
We are essentially being hit with a firehose of insanity. I could spend a full blog post on any one of the above, but I think it’s better to back up and take a bird’s eye view to ask how has the Republican Party became so unhinged and radicalized. Source: A Firehose of Insanity and…
Stochastic Terrorism, Egregore, The Will to Power, and Hate Speech – YouTube
Stochastic T3rr0rism, Egregore, The Will to Power, and H@te Speech from YouTube
Why I don’t believe that hate speech is truly done due to actual belief. These are people trying to gain money, clout, and either social or spiritual power through blood sacrifice.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFrROiQn2lU&ab_channel=K.Sis.NicoleLasher%28Ibtisam70%29[/embed] Why I don’t believe that hate speech is truly done due to actual belief. These are people trying to gain money, clout, and either social or spiritual power through blood sacrifice.
The Patriarchy Pick-Me SCAM
The Patriarchy Pick-Me SCAM from YouTube
Analyzing the popularity of anti feminist “pick me” women joining the manosphere grift.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSXzzIUF18w&ab_channel=ForeignManinaForeignLand[/embed]
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Marie Kondo ‘Gives Up’ on Tidying, Prompting Twitter to Devolve Into Mess
Marie Kondo ‘Gives Up’ on Tidying, Prompting Twitter to Devolve Into Mess by (Jezebel)
The conversation around Marie Kondo and her embrace of mess reveals just how touchy a subject domestic labor is.
Conversations about domestic labor—cleaning, child rearing, cooking—carry a lot of emotional baggage and inherently have a racial dimension. In an online sphere dominated by the voices of lily-white momfluencers, it only makes sense that women of color—who, according to the Economic Policy Institute, make up a disproportionate share of domestic workers—would be uninterested in, or…
This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Continue to Mobilize Against Anti-LGBTQ Attacks as New Fascist Formations Emerge | It’s Going Down
This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Continue to Mobilize Against Anti-LGBTQ Attacks as New Fascist Formations Emerge by (It's Going Down)
photo: Kurtz Frausun Welcome fellow antifascists! Since our last column, much has happened. After Elon Musk took over Twitter and quickly moved to align with the far-Right by removing anarchist and antifascist accounts, we wanted to bring back this column and use it as a vehicle to promote antifascist theory, action, and research.
The wave of threats, deadly attacks, and harassment that began last year against the LGBTQ+ community, Pride celebrations, and drag events has only continued into the new year. With it, we are seeing new far-Right, neo-Nazi, neo-fascist, and white supremacist groups emerge.Some of these groups seem to be splits from Patriot Front, a neo-Nazi formation…
Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking
Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking (Yahoo Entertainment)
Romanian authorities learned of Tate’s whereabouts after he posted video featuring a local pizza box. Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads…
Romanian authorities learned of Tate’s whereabouts after he posted video featuring a local pizza box. Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking Alex Young Source: Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking
How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – WSJ
Mastodon is a decentralized (aka “federated”) approach to social media. Here’s what that means. Source: How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – WSJ
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The Twitch Exodus: Why Streamers are Jumping Ship
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9uZgNT1PEo&ab_channel=iilluminaughtii[/embed] For a while, Twitch seemed untouchable. They were the king of streaming and without real competition. However, as time has worn on, creators have become exhausted with their policies and hypocrisy. More streamers have left the platform and joined alternatives, like Youtube, leaving Twitch to catch up or die. Is Twitch falling apart, or…
A Firehose of Insanity and The Republican Cycle of Radicalization – Teri Kanefield
We are essentially being hit with a firehose of insanity. I could spend a full blog post on any one of the above, but I think it’s better to back up and take a bird’s eye view to ask how has the Republican Party became so unhinged and radicalized. Source: A Firehose of Insanity and…
Stochastic Terrorism, Egregore, The Will to Power, and Hate Speech – YouTube
Why I don’t believe that hate speech is truly done due to actual belief. These are people trying to gain money, clout, and either social or spiritual power through blood sacrifice.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFrROiQn2lU&ab_channel=K.Sis.NicoleLasher%28Ibtisam70%29[/embed] Why I don’t believe that hate speech is truly done due to actual belief. These are people trying to gain money, clout, and either social or spiritual power through blood sacrifice.
The Patriarchy Pick-Me SCAM
Analyzing the popularity of anti feminist “pick me” women joining the manosphere grift.
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Marie Kondo ‘Gives Up’ on Tidying, Prompting Twitter to Devolve Into Mess
The conversation around Marie Kondo and her embrace of mess reveals just how touchy a subject domestic labor is.
Conversations about domestic labor—cleaning, child rearing, cooking—carry a lot of emotional baggage and inherently have a racial dimension. In an online sphere dominated by the voices of lily-white momfluencers, it only makes sense that women of color—who, according to the Economic Policy Institute, make up a disproportionate share of domestic workers—would be uninterested in, or…
This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Continue to Mobilize Against Anti-LGBTQ Attacks as New Fascist Formations Emerge | It’s Going Down
photo: Kurtz Frausun Welcome fellow antifascists! Since our last column, much has happened. After Elon Musk took over Twitter and quickly moved to align with the far-Right by removing anarchist and antifascist accounts, we wanted to bring back this column and use it as a vehicle to promote antifascist theory, action, and research.
The wave of threats, deadly attacks, and harassment that began last year against the LGBTQ+ community, Pride celebrations, and drag events has only continued into the new year. With it, we are seeing new far-Right, neo-Nazi, neo-fascist, and white supremacist groups emerge.Some of these groups seem to be splits from Patriot Front, a neo-Nazi formation…
Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking
Romanian authorities learned of Tate’s whereabouts after he posted video featuring a local pizza box. Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads…
Romanian authorities learned of Tate’s whereabouts after he posted video featuring a local pizza box. Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking Alex Young Source: Greta Thunberg’s Twitter Takedown Inadvertently Leads to Andrew Tate’s Arrest for Human Trafficking
How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – WSJ
Mastodon is a decentralized (aka “federated”) approach to social media. Here’s what that means. Source: How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – WSJ