Aeron Davis
@aerond.bsky.social
Prof of Political Communication at THW-VUW in Wellington. Also, research on Media/Journalism, Elites, Economic Sociology and Policy/Financialization, currently looking at the Housing Crisis in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Great what AI can do ...
August 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great what AI can do ...
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Britain is very much not the US but this is a nice example of such research
Manchester University Press - Reckless opportunists
Reckless opportunists - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Reckless opportunists by Aeron Davis
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Britain is very much not the US but this is a nice example of such research
It's not trickle down, it's trickle up ...
June 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It's not trickle down, it's trickle up ...
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This week's cover, on the newsstand from tomorrow.
May 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This week's cover, on the newsstand from tomorrow.
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The Lib Dems (Vince Cable) was on side as was Nick Macpherson top dog at the Treasury...Dunn's review draws on Aeron Davis's book- Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bsilouts - another must-read.
May 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The Lib Dems (Vince Cable) was on side as was Nick Macpherson top dog at the Treasury...Dunn's review draws on Aeron Davis's book- Bankruptcy, Bubbles and Bsilouts - another must-read.
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The extraordinary thing was Labour going along with the lie, on the grounds that they didn't want to challenge the right wing papers (a Blairite obsession with the idea that doing so will lose you votes). Even Corbyn didn't challenge it directly enough, maybe felt he had enough fights on his plate.
Will Dunn in the New Statesman on Osborne's "most consequential and obvious lie in modern British politics" (that Labour and not the City/Wall Street was to blame for the collapse of the economy and therefore the rise in public debt) - is refreshingly honest.
May 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The extraordinary thing was Labour going along with the lie, on the grounds that they didn't want to challenge the right wing papers (a Blairite obsession with the idea that doing so will lose you votes). Even Corbyn didn't challenge it directly enough, maybe felt he had enough fights on his plate.
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People looking back on this period will never understand, because there is no way to understand, how Israel deliberately starved Palestinians in Gaza, how food aid piled up at every border of the Gaza strip and the entire world could not compel Israel to let it through
May 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
People looking back on this period will never understand, because there is no way to understand, how Israel deliberately starved Palestinians in Gaza, how food aid piled up at every border of the Gaza strip and the entire world could not compel Israel to let it through
Dear Grok
How corrupt is Elon Musk?
How corrupt is Elon Musk?
May 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Dear Grok
How corrupt is Elon Musk?
How corrupt is Elon Musk?
How many days have passed since Trump said he would end the Russian-Ukraine war (invasion really) on day one of his presidency ...?
May 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
How many days have passed since Trump said he would end the Russian-Ukraine war (invasion really) on day one of his presidency ...?
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The US is now almost alone in climate change denial. Worse, the Trump administration is destroying even our capacity to understand it
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The US is now almost alone in climate change denial. Worse, the Trump administration is destroying even our capacity to understand it
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
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Musk is enabling election interference against political parties he dislikes. He will keep doing it until governments stop him.
“A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney.”
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election
FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
www.ft.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Musk is enabling election interference against political parties he dislikes. He will keep doing it until governments stop him.
So gutted that one of the last people the pope saw, probably under duress, was JD Vance.
April 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
So gutted that one of the last people the pope saw, probably under duress, was JD Vance.
please keep spending Elon ... all the way to those mid terms
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wisconsin supreme court race: liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate
Liberal judge says victory is against ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy’ after defeating Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
please keep spending Elon ... all the way to those mid terms
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New from 404 Media: a site called 'Dogequest' claims to be doxing Tesla owners across the U.S. Verified that at least some of the people in there are Tesla/Musk supporters. Comes as Trump has said that violence against Tesla would be domestic terrorism www.404media.co/dogequest-si...
‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
The site also has information on Tesla dealerships and members of DOGE. “At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest that you can execute from the comfort of your own home.”
www.404media.co
March 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
New from 404 Media: a site called 'Dogequest' claims to be doxing Tesla owners across the U.S. Verified that at least some of the people in there are Tesla/Musk supporters. Comes as Trump has said that violence against Tesla would be domestic terrorism www.404media.co/dogequest-si...
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In fewer than 2 months, the US is approaching North Korean levels of Dear Leader sycophancy--not just at the federal level, but in the states.
Oklahoma, which already forced public schools to buy Trump Bibles, is now trying to get them to teach "Stop the Steal."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
Oklahoma, which already forced public schools to buy Trump Bibles, is now trying to get them to teach "Stop the Steal."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
Oklahoma Proposes Teaching 2020 Election ‘Discrepancies’ in U.S. History
The Oklahoma Board of Education recently approved a new, more conservative social studies agenda that has irked even some Republicans.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In fewer than 2 months, the US is approaching North Korean levels of Dear Leader sycophancy--not just at the federal level, but in the states.
Oklahoma, which already forced public schools to buy Trump Bibles, is now trying to get them to teach "Stop the Steal."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
Oklahoma, which already forced public schools to buy Trump Bibles, is now trying to get them to teach "Stop the Steal."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
The best bit is noone actually signed the letter for fear of getting fired 😂
One person familiar with the process of sending the letter said: “It’s a polite way to say that the bipolar tariff regime is screwing over Tesla.”
March 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The best bit is noone actually signed the letter for fear of getting fired 😂
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Make Billionaires Fret Again
NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion
As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...
www.bloomberg.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Make Billionaires Fret Again
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
March 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
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Today on Volts: you may have noticed that some climate/energy types (like me) have become obsessed with housing & urban land use lately. Why? Why are they climate issues? What's the connection? The great @mateosfo.bsky.social and I attempt to answer those questions.
Why housing is a pass/fail question for climate
Housing is a climate issue we can't afford to ignore — Matthew Lewis explains why.
www.volts.wtf
March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today on Volts: you may have noticed that some climate/energy types (like me) have become obsessed with housing & urban land use lately. Why? Why are they climate issues? What's the connection? The great @mateosfo.bsky.social and I attempt to answer those questions.
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