As if we need it, more proof that the #criticaltheorists were always right: Media indirectly controlled by political threats from a billionaire politician.
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CBS owner Paramount reportedly intends to settle Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit
Lawsuit seen as frivolous, but Paramount needs FCC approval for Skydance merger.
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May 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
As if we need it, more proof that the #criticaltheorists were always right: Media indirectly controlled by political threats from a billionaire politician.
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Here's a question for #arthistorians #criticaltheorists #mediatheorists. Where do we look for a genealogy of this kind of political imagery? Which aspects of it are new, & which are genuinely novel conjunctions?
The fascistic AI imagery of the grotesque Trump Gaza video aims to alienate, disaffect, and deny futures. The point is not to coalesce publics behind visions of the future, but to assert power over futurity itself through the shitty banality of its anesthetics.
There is nothing crazy about this. This horrific video epitomizes the logic of current meme-fascism: it's a colonization of the imagination that precedes and aestheticizes real neo-imperialist violence, dressed up in the glossy looks of stock imagery, influencer content and online scamming
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February 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Here's a question for #arthistorians #criticaltheorists #mediatheorists. Where do we look for a genealogy of this kind of political imagery? Which aspects of it are new, & which are genuinely novel conjunctions?
The #CriticalTheorists were always right: Owners of mass media not only expect profits, but also use the product to both shape attitudes toward wealth and power, and to curry favor with politicians
October 30, 2024 at 11:05 AM
The #CriticalTheorists were always right: Owners of mass media not only expect profits, but also use the product to both shape attitudes toward wealth and power, and to curry favor with politicians