How amazing and normal and cool that the world's richest man, with high-level security clearances, who holds an entire satellite telecom platform in his hands, is throwing a tantrum over dELiBeRaTe wHiTe eRaSuRe because of the casting in an upcoming film.

How amazing and normal and cool that the world's richest man, with high-level security clearances, who holds an entire satellite telecom platform in his hands, is throwing a tantrum over dELiBeRaTe wHiTe eRaSuRe because of the casting in an upcoming film.

New (open-access) publication! Where I account for how the Trump campaign (helped by Musk, Ramaswamy, et al.) used so-called "replacement" fantasies to hijack democratic values and push a politics of racial panic over national identity.

New (open-access) publication! Where I account for how the Trump campaign (helped by Musk, Ramaswamy, et al.) used so-called "replacement" fantasies to hijack democratic values and push a politics of racial panic over national identity.

This is just open, unabashed white nationalist rhetoric at this point.

I, for one, think it should probably be bigger news that the world's richest man, who runs the world's biggest microblogging platform and has a boatload of DoD contracts, spends his days posting white-panic dreck about international organizations (in this case, the UN).

I, for one, think it should probably be bigger news that the world's richest man, who runs the world's biggest microblogging platform and has a boatload of DoD contracts, spends his days posting white-panic dreck about international organizations (in this case, the UN).

In case you were wondering, yes. This whole Trump admin "never apologize for your heritage" schtick is (once again) drawn directly from the playbook of white supremacist/far right orgs. Nazi sh*t.

In case you were wondering, yes. This whole Trump admin "never apologize for your heritage" schtick is (once again) drawn directly from the playbook of white supremacist/far right orgs. Nazi sh*t.

The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.

A very normal and cool thing from a regime that is super-duper sincerely on the side of free speech.

A very normal and cool thing from a regime that is super-duper sincerely on the side of free speech.

Yesterday, the Trump nominee for a high-level State position (Jeremy Carl) went in front of Congress. Some might know that he wrote a book-length expression of white grievance politics ("Unprotected Class"). I finally took the book off my shelf, so you can see exactly what the regime is promoting. 🧵

Yesterday, the Trump nominee for a high-level State position (Jeremy Carl) went in front of Congress. Some might know that he wrote a book-length expression of white grievance politics ("Unprotected Class"). I finally took the book off my shelf, so you can see exactly what the regime is promoting. 🧵

Jeremy Carl wrote a book ("Unprotected Class") that offers the most unvarnished possible expression of the white-persecution complex that fuels the far right. Where every change is a loss for whiteness. Every gain for others, an attack on white America. 400 pp of grievance. This is the Trump admin.

Remember when Trump called fossil fuel execs down to a private function at Mar-a-Lago and told them that they'd see massive returns if they raised boatloads of money for his re-election campaign? I think about that a lot these days.

This man doesn't just run the world's largest far right incubation chamber. He holds DOD contracts, has privileged access to government databases, and possesses a high-level security clearance. No sane administration would allow this.

New publication! Where I account for how the Trump campaign (along with Musk, Ramaswamy, et al.) used so-called "replacement" fantasies to hijack democratic ideals and push a racialized panic over national identity.

This man doesn't just run the world's largest far right incubation chamber. He holds DOD contracts, has privileged access to government databases, and possesses a high-level security clearance. No sane administration would allow this.

New publication! Where I account for how the Trump campaign (along with Musk, Ramaswamy, et al.) used so-called "replacement" fantasies to hijack democratic ideals and push a racialized panic over national identity.

The Bari Weiss effect.

Strong "COVID infection rates won't go up if you just don't report them" vibes.

Strong "COVID infection rates won't go up if you just don't report them" vibes.

Worth reading. A reminder of the cozy relationship between regime fascism and its decentralized paramilitary flank -- mobilizing violence in service of the regime, while being coaxed, enabled, protected, and absolved from on high.

Worth reading. A reminder of the cozy relationship between regime fascism and its decentralized paramilitary flank -- mobilizing violence in service of the regime, while being coaxed, enabled, protected, and absolved from on high.

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This tracks one of the deepest beliefs of the far right: that feminism was a culture-defining error. That it upset the 'natural' gender hierarchy -- convinced women that true fulfillment could be found outside of family -- and diverted women from their reproductive 'duty' to culture, race, & nation.

Of course, as anyone with even passing knowledge of Trumpism could tell you, there were plenty of so-called "libertarians" and lib foundations/institutes that fueled Trump's rise with their active, willing, visceral, public support. Curiously missing from this piece. Hint: it's the racism.

This tracks one of the deepest beliefs of the far right: that feminism was a culture-defining error. That it upset the 'natural' gender hierarchy -- convinced women that true fulfillment could be found outside of family -- and diverted women from their reproductive 'duty' to culture, race, & nation.

Of course, as anyone with even passing knowledge of Trumpism could tell you, there were plenty of so-called "libertarians" and lib foundations/institutes that fueled Trump's rise with their active, willing, visceral, public support. Curiously missing from this piece. Hint: it's the racism.

They're taking it well.

They're taking it well.

Big takeaway so far: Legalizing sports gambling was a mistake (can't wait to see 4,376 more DraftKings commercials)

The GOP, y'all.

The GOP, y'all.

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"Democracy Dies in Darkness" For Bezos, we now know, an aspirational slogan.

Y'all. The richest man in the world.

"Democracy Dies in Darkness" For Bezos, we now know, an aspirational slogan.

Y'all. The richest man in the world.

Coolcool. But who really needs a habitable planet? Probably worth it to churn out some sick memes, fake photos, and plagiarized papers. Right?