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Andrew Tate, Matt Walsh, and the Discursive Production and Policing of Gender
This thesis utilizes the works of Judith Butler, Simone de Beauvoir, Frederic Jameson, and Edward Said in a discourse analysis of influencers and writers in the right wing "manosphere." The figures an...
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I wrote a thesis on reactionary men creating and policing gender. Download it because 1) they aren't going away, 2) at 1,000 I'll actually work on turning it into a book proposal, and 3) I'm vain and I don't like that the top UM downloads are for business consultancy
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Me, lost as shit in the labyrinth:
this labyrinth is indisputable
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Me, lost as shit in the labyrinth:
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The developers of PEAK explain pricing
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The developers of PEAK explain pricing
There will be people who download a VPN for the first time to maintain their access to the child porn website and I think that's something
Extremely unusual that the Bluesky team is working late on a Sunday night to verify Canadian political parties and elected officials who are rumored to be mulling over a coordinated X ban with Australia and the UK.
When there's smoke, there's fire.
When there's smoke, there's fire.
January 12, 2026 at 6:13 AM
There will be people who download a VPN for the first time to maintain their access to the child porn website and I think that's something
Fallout 4 doing a psychic lady with a crazy thick Pennsylvania accent in the first act might be the high point of the game from what I've seen so far
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Fallout 4 doing a psychic lady with a crazy thick Pennsylvania accent in the first act might be the high point of the game from what I've seen so far
Josh Allen listening to "this year" on repeat on the sidelines and completely misunderstanding it every time
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Josh Allen listening to "this year" on repeat on the sidelines and completely misunderstanding it every time
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Cleaning out old screenshots/photos and this on got me all over again
January 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Cleaning out old screenshots/photos and this on got me all over again
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Thinking of that dominoes falling scene in v for vendetta
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Thinking of that dominoes falling scene in v for vendetta
When you submit a complaint, Google asks for a URL for an example of illegal content on Twitter and I can't help but feel insane knowing it's illegal for me to share some of that content because it's literally child porn
January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
When you submit a complaint, Google asks for a URL for an example of illegal content on Twitter and I can't help but feel insane knowing it's illegal for me to share some of that content because it's literally child porn
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On my way to get a little treat after work
January 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
On my way to get a little treat after work
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*t-pAIn voice*🎶 I'm in love with the chat bot 🎶
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
*t-pAIn voice*🎶 I'm in love with the chat bot 🎶
You can see my pinned skeet for an example of how to discuss culture war topics in a relevant fashion
this is why I think publications that focus almost solely on culture war issues are so empty. The genuine economic, health, welfare etc impacts of policy are much more important than Ivy League coursework discourse but become sideshows to these people.
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 AM
You can see my pinned skeet for an example of how to discuss culture war topics in a relevant fashion
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Has anyone done this yet
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Has anyone done this yet
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Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
Thinking about Superman and how it's the perfect superhero movie again
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Thinking about Superman and how it's the perfect superhero movie again
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
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still my favorite christmas post
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
still my favorite christmas post
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His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, Tiny Tim. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
Something you can say for Bluesky is that no other website is cranking out Muppet Christmas Carol Tiny Tim jokes like this place
December 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, Tiny Tim. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.