Oh wow, absolute power corrupted you absolutely? That’s so weird, I got absolute power last year and my subjects say I’ve only gotten wiser and more virtuous

A rather common way of discussing algorithmic populism is through the framework of polarization where algorithmic 'filter bubbles' gradually exacerbate existing political divides. While there may be a kernel of truth to this line of argument...
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polyamory schmolyamory, the critical test for any academic's capacity to feel joy for others is whether you can be happy for other people's books

Over the last several years my left and right hands have taken turns passing the same 100 dollar bill back and forth, and I'm proud to report that thanks to this investment my net value is now one trillion dollars

should a brown man be mayor? We asked a eugenicist

they ask politicians like Mamdani if they are communists but they never ask anyone if they are a fascist and that's all you really need to know

BRICS and Socialism: Solidarities and Possibilities in the Global South. 🇧🇷 🇷🇺 🇮🇳 🇨🇳 🇿🇦

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The entire US Republican party after Trump bombed Iran.

this whole saga sums up Trump perfectly: the most corrupt president in US history and also the easiest mark

i have somehow managed to avoid ever reading anything by gad saad until now. good lord. what a desperate man

If Elon Musk’s direct involvement in proliferating racialized hate online goes unchecked, it will set a dangerous precedent. Aishik Saha covers key findings from a recent Center for the Study of Organized Hate report.

The normalization of the far-right most often happens not because those ideas become popular, but because mainstream entities go to great lengths to normalize them. We are seeing that now with Big Tech, with X taking the charge in quite a few ways.

My piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social.

🚨 NEW REPORT: Racialized Grooming Gangs: Elon Musk, X, and Amplification of Islamophobia in the UK
From the Center for the Study of Organized Hate.

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“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”

Nuns and the Church are known for their corporal punishments so… He could.

But as God’s messenger, it would be akin to God slapping Vance. So he should.