"NATO would never lose against Russia" forgets the part where NATO's largest member is currently captured by Russia and has Donald Trump dismantling it by proxy.

The pro wrestling aspects of Trumpism have been well-developed. But while pro wrestling is only ever scripted, Trumpism always threatens to escape the barriers of the staged.

That's why for me, Bakhtin's "carnivalesque" is the dominant paradigm, not just of Trumpism but of our political moment.

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MAGA is an op and all the so called “influencers” that propagate it are propagandists and operatives. They aren’t entertainment or practicing free speech, they are carrying out an attack.

Collapse happens gradually and then suddenly. USA is in the sudden phase. Gradually went the erosion of economic equality, infrastructure decay, debt accumulation, weakening of institutions, social trust, and global influence. Organize yourselves immediately.

1. It’s time I explained what I mean by rightwing media apparatus.

I don’t mean Fox.

I don’t mean Breitbart or Twitter.

I don’t mean Joe Rogan or TikTok.

I had someone recommend that I restart my X account, which had ~100k followers, to “gain even more reach.”

Nope. I deleted the account altogether, and am not going back.

The site is unsafe, doesn’t respect its community, and doesn’t meet any reasonable professional standards.

Staying here.