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The "Globalist" Dog Whistle

24 March 2025

Globalist on its face, it sounds harmless—maybe even aspirational. Like, Hey, we're all citizens of the world, man!, But in the mouths of certain right-wing politicians, conspiracy theorists, and Tucker Carlson's haunted Victorian child portrait, it doesn't mean global cooperation. It means "Jews".

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  • bigotry
  • dog whistle
  • antisemitic
  • conspiracy theory

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

20 March 2025

“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” song and the album it came from went viral hits decades before Xitter, Facebook, or even the Internet ruined our collective attention spans. But it didn’t get much radio play because the lyrics were, incendiary.

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  • culture
  • social movements
  • social justice
  • black americans
  • protest
  • civil rights
  • freedom of speech

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Fascism

19 March 2025

Let’s talk about fascism. You know, that thing we all thought was safely tucked away in the history books, next to Mussolini’s bad hair decisions and Hitler’s failed art career. But here’s the thing about fascism—it’s like herpes. It never really goes away. It just lies dormant, waiting for the right conditions to flare up again.

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  • freedom
  • fascism
  • politics
  • dictators
  • hitler
  • Mussolini
  • nazi

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Banned Words and Terms by Trump's regime

18 March 2025

Ah, freedom of speech. That sacred American value, cherished by patriots, defended by the First Amendment, and apparently… completely misunderstood by the guy who tweets at 3 a.m. about how much he loves free speech.

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  • fascism
  • freedom of speech
  • trump
  • not joking
  • wtf
  • project 2025
  • fafo

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Photo of the Reichstag building on fire

The Reichstag Fire

17 March 2025

On the night of February 27, 1933, the Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building, was engulfed in flames. The fire was a catastrophic event, but its true devastation was not the destruction of a building, but in the destruction of democracy itself.

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  • equity
  • freedom
  • fascism
  • democracy
  • authoritarian
  • dictators

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Elon Musk doing a Nazi salute

yahtzee!

19 February 2025

An Awkward Gesture.

On January 20, 2025 Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States of America. During the ceremony, a special guest addressed the attendees with a short speech. Towards the end of the speech he said “This was no ordinary victory. This was a fork in the road of human civilisation,” and “This one really mattered. Thank you for making it happen! Thank you,” at which point he made a Sieg Heil salute and proceed to say “My heart goes out to you.

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  • racism
  • fascism
  • politics
  • dog whistle
  • democracy

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The Hidden Language of Dog Whistles

18 February 2025

Dog whistles are coded phrases or terms that appear neutral or benign on the surface but carry hidden, harmful, meanings. In this article I aim to explore some of them and their historical context, how they function, and why they remain effective in modern times.

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  • racism
  • civil rights
  • prejudice
  • bigotry

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Charles Chaplin imitating Hitler

Analyzing Mein Kampf

17 February 2025

Adolf Hitler's book "My Struggle" showcases his bigotry, insecurity, fragility, ideological beliefs and political strategies, including his hate for specific groups of people and views on propaganda, leadership, and control. While the book is pure evil shit, it is important to analyze it critically to understand the mechanisms of authoritarianism and manipulation used by Hitler and other autoritarian assholes

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  • ideas
  • racism
  • culture war
  • freedom
  • fascism
  • politics
  • scapegoating
  • propaganda
  • free press

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Tim Minchin playing a grand piano

White Wine in the Sun

04 January 2025

A sentimental song about Christmas. This version is taken from the Australian 'Ready For This?' DVD. Every year, all proceeds from the sale of (either version of) this song during the months of November, December and January, go to an organisation which supports children and/or adults on the autism spectrum. This year, 2024, that will be Aspect in Australia.Tim Minchin

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  • music
  • x-mas
  • traditions
  • family
  • memories

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A kid pointing to a car's engine saying 'This engine is WOKE'

A Woke by any other name

31 December 2024

The term woke has deep roots, and it didn’t just pop out of thin air in recent years. Originally, woke came from Black American Vernacular English, where it simply meant being awake or alert. But in the 1930s, the term started carrying a the deeper, more broad meaning of staying vigilant to social and political injustices.

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  • woke
  • fairness
  • social justice
  • culture war
  • black americans
  • protest
  • civil rights
  • equity
  • movements
  • activism

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Grumpy cat meme

Of Mice and Memes

30 December 2024

The Origin of Memes

The word "meme" comes from the 1976 book The Selfish Gene, written by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, who turned out to be a transphobic asshole. Dawkins coined the term to describe an idea, behavior, or cultural practice that spreads within a society, similar to how genes replicate and evolve.

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  • meme
  • culture
  • Anthropology
  • social movements
  • evolution
  • ideas
  • religion
  • racism

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