Again, saying the quiet part out loud.

One of the most telling ways of how we ended up here is Americans are fine with terror as long as they don't have to make eye contact with it.

And a podcast episode to fit each one! Pick your preferred Genre. @drrgibsongirl.bsky.social has done episodes on: Cloud Atlas (Ep 7) The Matrix (Ep 17) The Handmaid's Tale (Ep 29) The Menu (Ep 32) Ancillary Justice (Bonus) This is How You Lose the Time War.(Ep 58) thesociologistsdojo.libsyn.com

Here is a piece I wrote late last year about Copaganda and authoritarianism of the police are laundered through pop culture, especially film and TV. Reposting due to its relevance to the cultural moment. thesociologistsdojo.blogspot.com/2025/09/your...

Yep. thesociologistsdojo.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...

Talk about wasting talent. If true, I hope Mahershala Ali got a huge "pay or play" buyout.

Robin Hood-Logan Style youtu.be/tlSDDuWxO_0?...

“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

In honor of #NicCage's birthday, Listen to this episode of the Podcast with @courtenaycal.bsky.social thesociologistsdojo.libsyn.com/episode-20-t...

In honor of #NicCage's birthday, read this essay: thesociologistsdojo.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-...

The Trump administration is really doing everything to avoid accountability. Not there has been any to really speak of...

Title could be better, but this looks like it could be fun. The trailer will get me in the theater. But, I reserve judgment. youtu.be/Dn3cmQk4Jms?...

Sociology position at Ferris State: jobs.ferris.edu/en-us/job/49...

Pop Culture is Soft Power. It's especially dangerous when it is misunderstood. Ignorance is weaponized. Satire is invisible. Irony is dead. There is no such thing as subtext in an anti- intellectual administration.

Like, a magnitude worse. And we'd have to explain how Trump never faced consequences. Then, we allowed him to be president again despite section 3 of the 14th amendment and that he pardoned most of the insurrectionists.

It's the same reason Trump supposedly loves Citizen Kane. Media Illiteracy. They have no depth beyond: " That Looks Cool." But with LOTR, it's like they blatantly take the exact opposite message.

In commemoration of 5 years since the insurrection, here is a piece I wrote just 6 days after (still a bit raw TBH) about the relationship between media consumption and the capital riots. Forgive the copy editing issues. thesociologistsdojo.blogspot.com/2021/01/soci...

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

This would get me into an overpriced 500 sqft studio with a kitchenette and a 1/2 bath with a communal shower.

Have to go with #PrincessMononoke. Read my review and my entire Miyazaki Retrospective on the blog. thesociologistsdojo.blogspot.com/search/label...

I did not care for it. boxd.it/bb7IqX

The marketing for Marty Supreme is gonna be even more insufferable now. 🙄 #CriticChoiceAwards

For a very long time, Black folks in the US have been sold the lie that “making it” = sitting at the table of white supremacist and capitalist power. The same table that is propped up by the same systems that exploit our communities. Representation ≠ liberation.

This. 👇🏻

This tracks. Reminds me of the searches about Brexit the morning after the vote.

Just a casual post-New Year Book Haul. (In addition to the Christmas Haul not pictured)

So apt for my Social Problems class it's going on my bookshelf in my office. #Sociology

Jurgen Habermas discussed the internal/external dichotomy that amounts to having a consistent proxy for whatever conflict you are fighting, either at home or abroad. Often used as a distraction from the other. Clinton: Kosavo- Lewinsky Trump: Valenzuela- Epstein

Contrary to fears of indoctrination www.aeaweb.org/conference/2...

History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes. Today is in the key of Dec 13th, 2003.

Here's The Sociologist's Dojo's @letterboxd.social Year in Review:

Time for a #TheHoldovers rewatch with @stephfunnylaughter.bsky.social

Decolonized Sociology is one of many disciplines that teaches how civility masks cruelty under white hegemony. Mamdani seems to get that here.

Ominous, or is this Fate having a sense of humor?

#HappyNewYear As a reminder, The Sociologist's Dojo will be on Winter Break through the month of Jan. The blog and podcast will resume new essays and episodes beginning in Feburary. In Feb: On the Blog: Any essay on the use of AI in films On the Podcast: The Dojo's 2026 State of Cinema Address

It's now time for my seasonal watch of When Harry Met Sally with @stephfunnylaughter.bsky.social #HappyNewYear #RIP #RobReiner

This reminds me of when you'd tell them it's your birthday at a Chuck-E-Cheese. (SHOWBIZ Pizza for my fellow olds)

I’m doing 20% off all orders plus free shipping on alk orders of $25 or more on #PangoBooks. Hazel’s next shock wave therapy session is tomorrow. All proceeds from sales go toward her medical expenses . 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 pangobooks.com/bookstore/st...

Walking into 2026 like:

Bleak, shameful, and unsurprising.

I will undoubtedly cover this in the first episode of the year: The Dojo's 2026 State of #Cinema Address out at the end of Feburary. But, the 2026 film slate looks abysmal. To the point where even a lot of the indie films are looking to be a crap shoot. #filmsky #comingsoon #moviereviews

This season isn’t easy for many of us and that deserves compassion, not silence. May you feel seen, held, and less alone. We see you! You matter! You are not alone! Sending you peace & calm over the holiday season 🎄🫂🎄 #DefendersOfDemocracy

Make a Bond movie academic: "Dr No: AKA Reviewer 2"