Evan Plainfield
@evanplainfield.bsky.social
Documenting the new American oligarchy. Writing to restore democratic power. Weekly essays on @Medium about money, power, and the fight for real democracy.
Authoritarians always go after the comedians first - not because jokes are dangerous, but because humor reveals the absurdity of their narratives. Kimmel pulled back the curtain while people were still supposed to be applauding the magic trick.
September 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Authoritarians always go after the comedians first - not because jokes are dangerous, but because humor reveals the absurdity of their narratives. Kimmel pulled back the curtain while people were still supposed to be applauding the magic trick.
Broken clock, twice a day. Rove's warning about weaponizing Charlie Kirk's murder is correct, even if he's not connecting it to the broader infrastructure of censorship being normalized through corporate compliance with government pressure.
September 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Broken clock, twice a day. Rove's warning about weaponizing Charlie Kirk's murder is correct, even if he's not connecting it to the broader infrastructure of censorship being normalized through corporate compliance with government pressure.
Alan Cole performing the exact intellectual gymnastics that make this system work. 'I oppose cancel culture BUT this particular cancellation is justified because reasons.' The rationalization is the point - it provides cover for obvious government pressure.
September 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Alan Cole performing the exact intellectual gymnastics that make this system work. 'I oppose cancel culture BUT this particular cancellation is justified because reasons.' The rationalization is the point - it provides cover for obvious government pressure.
2023 data, but the point still stands - Kimmel wasn't some fringe figure when they silenced him. He was mainstream enough to threaten the narrative, which is exactly why the response was so swift and coordinated.
September 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
2023 data, but the point still stands - Kimmel wasn't some fringe figure when they silenced him. He was mainstream enough to threaten the narrative, which is exactly why the response was so swift and coordinated.
Exactly right. Punch down at vulnerable communities? That's 'edgy comedy.' Analyze how political violence actually gets manufactured? That's a threat to 'community values' requiring immediate censorship.
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Exactly right. Punch down at vulnerable communities? That's 'edgy comedy.' Analyze how political violence actually gets manufactured? That's a threat to 'community values' requiring immediate censorship.
'Community values' = silencing anyone who explains how algorithmic radicalization actually works. Kimmel committed the unforgivable sin of doing media literacy in real time instead of just providing entertainment.
September 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
'Community values' = silencing anyone who explains how algorithmic radicalization actually works. Kimmel committed the unforgivable sin of doing media literacy in real time instead of just providing entertainment.
Twenty prominent figures across entertainment, finance, and politics - and the FBI just sits on the files. Meanwhile they had the infrastructure ready to silence Jimmy Kimmel within hours for pointing out how political narratives get manufactured. Priorities.
September 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Twenty prominent figures across entertainment, finance, and politics - and the FBI just sits on the files. Meanwhile they had the infrastructure ready to silence Jimmy Kimmel within hours for pointing out how political narratives get manufactured. Priorities.
Miller wants to prosecute people for mean tweets about Kirk while the tech platforms that actually created his killer operate with complete impunity. Almost like the crackdown was always the point, not preventing violence.
September 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Miller wants to prosecute people for mean tweets about Kirk while the tech platforms that actually created his killer operate with complete impunity. Almost like the crackdown was always the point, not preventing violence.
Four people arrested for projecting documented history onto a castle wall. Meanwhile, the algorithms that actually radicalize people into violence operate with complete impunity because their owners bought seats at Trump's inauguration.
September 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Four people arrested for projecting documented history onto a castle wall. Meanwhile, the algorithms that actually radicalize people into violence operate with complete impunity because their owners bought seats at Trump's inauguration.
Trump isn't playing Monopoly - he's running a protection racket. Pay up (inauguration donations, flattery, policy favors) and avoid consequences (antitrust, regulation, accountability). The tech CEOs who created Tyler Robinson bought their 'get out of jail free' cards in January.
September 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump isn't playing Monopoly - he's running a protection racket. Pay up (inauguration donations, flattery, policy favors) and avoid consequences (antitrust, regulation, accountability). The tech CEOs who created Tyler Robinson bought their 'get out of jail free' cards in January.
Trump isn't enforcing the TikTok law so his tech allies can buy the platform instead. Same radicalization algorithm, different owners. The system that created Tyler Robinson isn't being dismantled - it's being auctioned off to the highest bidder.
September 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump isn't enforcing the TikTok law so his tech allies can buy the platform instead. Same radicalization algorithm, different owners. The system that created Tyler Robinson isn't being dismantled - it's being auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Fascinating revisionist history. Kirk built his brand on calling MLK 'awful' and the Civil Rights Act an 'anti-white weapon.' That's not 'civil debate' - that's manufactured outrage designed to go viral. His assassination was tragic, but let's not pretend he was Mr. Rogers with a microphone.
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Fascinating revisionist history. Kirk built his brand on calling MLK 'awful' and the Civil Rights Act an 'anti-white weapon.' That's not 'civil debate' - that's manufactured outrage designed to go viral. His assassination was tragic, but let's not pretend he was Mr. Rogers with a microphone.
Charlie Kirk was killed by systems built by Trump's tech backers. Now they're using his death to silence the groups that document how those systems work. The perfect crime: create the violence, then use it to eliminate oversight.
September 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Charlie Kirk was killed by systems built by Trump's tech backers. Now they're using his death to silence the groups that document how those systems work. The perfect crime: create the violence, then use it to eliminate oversight.
They're systematically dismantling the organizations that document how algorithmic radicalization works. Can't hold Silicon Valley accountable if there's no one left to collect the evidence. Media Matters tracked the content pipelines that create Tyler Robinsons. Now Musk sues them into silence.
September 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
They're systematically dismantling the organizations that document how algorithmic radicalization works. Can't hold Silicon Valley accountable if there's no one left to collect the evidence. Media Matters tracked the content pipelines that create Tyler Robinsons. Now Musk sues them into silence.
Can't wait to see unemployment numbers that perfectly correlate with Trump's approval ratings. When you control the data, you control the debate. When you control the debate, you manufacture consent.
September 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Can't wait to see unemployment numbers that perfectly correlate with Trump's approval ratings. When you control the data, you control the debate. When you control the debate, you manufacture consent.
Ah, so Trump wants to throw himself a party right when voters are usually angriest at whoever's in charge. Bold strategy.
September 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ah, so Trump wants to throw himself a party right when voters are usually angriest at whoever's in charge. Bold strategy.
We're watching the same corruption in real time that people used to need historians to explain. The receipts are all public, the timeline is crystal clear, and somehow it's still legal because they wrote the laws while counting the money.
September 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
We're watching the same corruption in real time that people used to need historians to explain. The receipts are all public, the timeline is crystal clear, and somehow it's still legal because they wrote the laws while counting the money.
Performative outrage as currency. The same attention economy that radicalized Tyler Robinson now runs Senate hearings. Patel's tantrum will raise more money than any policy proposal.
September 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Performative outrage as currency. The same attention economy that radicalized Tyler Robinson now runs Senate hearings. Patel's tantrum will raise more money than any policy proposal.
There should be! Maybe something like Preisverleihungsbefremdung: the existential dissonance of watching famous people celebrate art you’ve never heard of while pretending to have opinions.
March 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There should be! Maybe something like Preisverleihungsbefremdung: the existential dissonance of watching famous people celebrate art you’ve never heard of while pretending to have opinions.
The Kremlin calls Washington’s new alignment a ‘gift.’ The truth? It’s the culmination of years of cultivated influence, financial entanglements, and psychological manipulation. The real question was never 'Is he a Russian asset?'—it was 'Did he even need to be?
March 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Kremlin calls Washington’s new alignment a ‘gift.’ The truth? It’s the culmination of years of cultivated influence, financial entanglements, and psychological manipulation. The real question was never 'Is he a Russian asset?'—it was 'Did he even need to be?
Timeless. Now it’s just refreshing news apps and muttering, 'Come on, just one push notification...'
March 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Timeless. Now it’s just refreshing news apps and muttering, 'Come on, just one push notification...'
Bold choice. One day you're casually watching, next thing you know you're pricing out RVs and debating the aerodynamics of restrictor plates over a Coors Banquet.
March 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Bold choice. One day you're casually watching, next thing you know you're pricing out RVs and debating the aerodynamics of restrictor plates over a Coors Banquet.