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+ Policy 360 explainers (either in a podcast episode or an article): Dismantling Department of Education, Dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, etc.
+ How Covid Changed Everything from Know Your Enemy. Tries to take an honest look at what Covid did to us. (I specifically asked them to share this one with the main feed, and since others did too, they listened!)
+ Republic Makeup. This ended up being way more interesting than I thought it would be and I wish it was longer. Fascism, anti-trans-ness, privilege, performance of wealth, artificiality, aspirations to godhood, the most annoying song I've ever heard in my life...I could read a whole book about this.
+ The FBI stole a money launderer's identity and ran his business for a year. Nobody is out here doing reporting like 404 Media.
+ This AI Calls Your Elderly Parents If You Can't Be Bothered. I hate this world!!!!! The way we're trying to outsource every single thing that makes us human and gives life meaning to technology!!!! All so we can, what, be more productive little capitalists???
+ The 'She Made Him Do It' Theory of Everything. I love Rebecca Solnit.
+ What Exactly Does Trump Think Is in the Smithsonian? This is a WaPo link, but it's so good--I was so moved. You should be able to access this even if you don't have a subscription (which I do not).
+ My Strange Weekend with the Pronatalists.
+ Are People Bad at Their Jobs or Are The Jobs Just Bad?
+ Mis-perceptions of parity in m/f relationships. Yikes.
+ DOGE Is About Sex. Also yikes, but gets at something I think is very true and under-discussed.
+ Simulacra for Bootlickers - The McMansion Hell lady on the intersection of architecture and fascism by way of snark.
+ How Covid Changed Everything from Know Your Enemy. Tries to take an honest look at what Covid did to us. (I specifically asked them to share this one with the main feed, and since others did too, they listened!)
+ Republic Makeup. This ended up being way more interesting than I thought it would be and I wish it was longer. Fascism, anti-trans-ness, privilege, performance of wealth, artificiality, aspirations to godhood, the most annoying song I've ever heard in my life...I could read a whole book about this.
+ The FBI stole a money launderer's identity and ran his business for a year. Nobody is out here doing reporting like 404 Media.
+ This AI Calls Your Elderly Parents If You Can't Be Bothered. I hate this world!!!!! The way we're trying to outsource every single thing that makes us human and gives life meaning to technology!!!! All so we can, what, be more productive little capitalists???
+ The 'She Made Him Do It' Theory of Everything. I love Rebecca Solnit.
+ What Exactly Does Trump Think Is in the Smithsonian? This is a WaPo link, but it's so good--I was so moved. You should be able to access this even if you don't have a subscription (which I do not).
+ My Strange Weekend with the Pronatalists.
+ Are People Bad at Their Jobs or Are The Jobs Just Bad?
+ Mis-perceptions of parity in m/f relationships. Yikes.
+ DOGE Is About Sex. Also yikes, but gets at something I think is very true and under-discussed.
+ Simulacra for Bootlickers - The McMansion Hell lady on the intersection of architecture and fascism by way of snark.
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Using my Terminator icon unironically right now!
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I think many of these folks (maybe not the DOGE people, but who knows) do want dependence - but on them, with folks needing to be in the good graces of whoever is in charge to receive support. Cooperation is a foundation of human society though, and if they tear down one, we'll build another system or have no society at all.
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I have not read much about the who-is-in DOGE piece as I have what-DOGE-is-doing piece, but my sense is they're mostly very young, and what you're saying tracks exactly with that. Young people also tend to think they're untouchable, because they haven't seen as much as others have yet. However, That Is Not Reality D:
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