Minor assault at No Kings protest in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, illustrates how patriotic symbols have become flashpoints for political aggression in our polarized civic space. #NoKings #Indivisible #50501Movement #SymbolicPolitics #Flashpoint #CivilProtest #NorthCarolina #TheOuterBanksInsider
Kitty Hawk woman arrested, charged with assaulting protester and ‘forcefully grabbing’ his American flag during ‘No Kings’ protest
A Kitty Hawk woman is facing misdemeanor simple assault, attempted larceny and disorderly conduct charges following an arrest for her alleged behavior toward a protester at Saturday’s “No Kings” prote...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Minor assault at No Kings protest in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, illustrates how patriotic symbols have become flashpoints for political aggression in our polarized civic space. #NoKings #Indivisible #50501Movement #SymbolicPolitics #Flashpoint #CivilProtest #NorthCarolina #TheOuterBanksInsider
Trump turns mockery and dehumanization into governance using AI memes, royal imagery, and violence to normalize authoritarian rule. #Trump #NoKings #InformationOperations #AuthoritarianRhetoric #TheHill #Project2025 #Propaganda #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #CivilDiscourse #Democracy
thehill.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trump turns mockery and dehumanization into governance using AI memes, royal imagery, and violence to normalize authoritarian rule. #Trump #NoKings #InformationOperations #AuthoritarianRhetoric #TheHill #Project2025 #Propaganda #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #CivilDiscourse #Democracy
Republican officials pushed Charlie Kirk memorials and campus renamings, backed by funding threats and AI displays, turning universities into culture-war ads. #Trump #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #SymbolicPolitics #Disinformation #CultureWar #Propaganda #Project2025 #FreeSpeech #TheGuardian
The right wants Charlie Kirk memorials across the US – but is it just an attempt to capitalize on his killing?
Critics say mandatory statues on college campuses and street renamings are a way to keep US culture wars going
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Republican officials pushed Charlie Kirk memorials and campus renamings, backed by funding threats and AI displays, turning universities into culture-war ads. #Trump #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #SymbolicPolitics #Disinformation #CultureWar #Propaganda #Project2025 #FreeSpeech #TheGuardian
A unified “POLICE” identity, spanning federal, state, and local enforcement, has become the new symbol of regime order, reframing repression as stability and dissent as chaos. #Trump #CivilMilitary #Police #PoliceState #NarrativeControl #AuthoritarianNormalization #SymbolicPolitics #TheIntercept
The United Police State of America Has Arrived
The lines between local, state, and federal law enforcement and the military have blurred.
theintercept.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A unified “POLICE” identity, spanning federal, state, and local enforcement, has become the new symbol of regime order, reframing repression as stability and dissent as chaos. #Trump #CivilMilitary #Police #PoliceState #NarrativeControl #AuthoritarianNormalization #SymbolicPolitics #TheIntercept
A unified “POLICE” identity, spanning federal, state, and local enforcement, has become the new symbol of regime order, reframing repression as stability and dissent as chaos. #Trump #CivilMilitary #PoliceState #NarrativeControl #AuthoritarianNormalization #SymbolicPolitics #USATODAY #TheIntercept
The United Police State of America Has Arrived
The lines between local, state, and federal law enforcement and the military have blurred.
theintercept.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A unified “POLICE” identity, spanning federal, state, and local enforcement, has become the new symbol of regime order, reframing repression as stability and dissent as chaos. #Trump #CivilMilitary #PoliceState #NarrativeControl #AuthoritarianNormalization #SymbolicPolitics #USATODAY #TheIntercept
Charlie Kirk’s assassination has ignited a struggle over narrative framing, embedding martyrdom politics into U.S. discourse and obscuring the role of right-wing extremism. #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #Guardian
‘What have we become?’: shock across US political parties after Charlie Kirk shooting
After rightwing activist was killed, nation already grappling with polarization faces shock bordering on despair
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Charlie Kirk’s assassination has ignited a struggle over narrative framing, embedding martyrdom politics into U.S. discourse and obscuring the role of right-wing extremism. #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #Guardian
Extremist groups that once derided Charlie Kirk now exploit his assassination to cast him as a martyr, fueling vengeance narratives and symbolic mobilization. #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #Wired
Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others
The Oath Keepers are apparently restarting, and extremist groups like the Proud Boys are calling for “state violence” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
www.wired.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Extremist groups that once derided Charlie Kirk now exploit his assassination to cast him as a martyr, fueling vengeance narratives and symbolic mobilization. #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #Wired
Far-right influencers framed Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a “Reichstag Fire,” urging rebellion, Insurrection Act mobilization, and civil war rhetoric. #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #Wired
‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence
Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.wired.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Far-right influencers framed Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a “Reichstag Fire,” urging rebellion, Insurrection Act mobilization, and civil war rhetoric. #RightWingExtremism #SymbolicPolitics #Wired
White supremacist and extremist networks exploited Charlie Kirk’s assassination to merge racial grievance with Christian nationalism, amplifying martyrdom as a call for retaliatory violence. #Trump #SymbolicPolitics #Martyrdom #WhiteSupremacy #Latimes
Amid quiet mourning, some are calling Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' and want vengeance
Trump and other supporters of Charlie Kirk suggest he was killed for his religious and political beliefs, and are calling for revenge.
www.latimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
White supremacist and extremist networks exploited Charlie Kirk’s assassination to merge racial grievance with Christian nationalism, amplifying martyrdom as a call for retaliatory violence. #Trump #SymbolicPolitics #Martyrdom #WhiteSupremacy #Latimes
Trump and administration allies framed Charlie Kirk’s assassination as martyrdom, embedding symbolic politics into authoritarian mobilization. #Trump #SymbolicPolitics #Martyrdom #Latimes
Amid quiet mourning, some are calling Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' and want vengeance
Trump and other supporters of Charlie Kirk suggest he was killed for his religious and political beliefs, and are calling for revenge.
www.latimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Trump and administration allies framed Charlie Kirk’s assassination as martyrdom, embedding symbolic politics into authoritarian mobilization. #Trump #SymbolicPolitics #Martyrdom #Latimes
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is being reframed as Christian nationalist martyrdom, fueling authoritarian mythmaking and extremist calls for vengeance. #Trump #SymbolicPolitics #Martyrdom #Latimes
Amid quiet mourning, some are calling Charlie Kirk a 'martyr' and want vengeance
Trump and other supporters of Charlie Kirk suggest he was killed for his religious and political beliefs, and are calling for revenge.
www.latimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is being reframed as Christian nationalist martyrdom, fueling authoritarian mythmaking and extremist calls for vengeance. #Trump #SymbolicPolitics #Martyrdom #Latimes
Trump’s D.C. Guard deployment centers on beautification projects, reframing military occupation as civic service and masking it under the guise of community improvement. #Trump #CivilMilitary #Authoritarianism #SymbolicPolitics #NationalGuard #DC #ProtestRights #NPSCuts #StarsAndStripes
National Guard troops patrolling Washington take on beautification tasks
President Donald Trump says crime is down since National Guard troops — who also are working on beautification projects — have deployed to Washington, D.C.
www.stripes.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump’s D.C. Guard deployment centers on beautification projects, reframing military occupation as civic service and masking it under the guise of community improvement. #Trump #CivilMilitary #Authoritarianism #SymbolicPolitics #NationalGuard #DC #ProtestRights #NPSCuts #StarsAndStripes
DHS has entered the cultural battlefield—weaponizing nostalgia through a Thomas Kinkade-inspired meme campaign to emotionally condition the public toward state patriotism.
#DHS #NarrativeControl #SymbolicPolitics #MemeticInfluence #ReligionNews
#DHS #NarrativeControl #SymbolicPolitics #MemeticInfluence #ReligionNews
Homeland Security meme nudges 'Painter of Light' Thomas Kinkade into dark territory
(RNS) — A Department of Homeland Security social media post leaned on the sentimentalism of the Kinkade painting.
religionnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
DHS has entered the cultural battlefield—weaponizing nostalgia through a Thomas Kinkade-inspired meme campaign to emotionally condition the public toward state patriotism.
#DHS #NarrativeControl #SymbolicPolitics #MemeticInfluence #ReligionNews
#DHS #NarrativeControl #SymbolicPolitics #MemeticInfluence #ReligionNews
Trump's D.C. military parade reframes the armed forces as a personal power symbol, critics warn of authoritarian spectacle.
#Trump #MilitarySpectacle #Authoritarianism #SymbolicPolitics #Guardian
#Trump #MilitarySpectacle #Authoritarianism #SymbolicPolitics #Guardian
Tanks, flypasts, missiles: what to expect at Trump’s ‘dictator chic’ military parade
Washington will host a celebration of US army’s 250th anniversary, which also coincides with president’s birthday
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Trump's D.C. military parade reframes the armed forces as a personal power symbol, critics warn of authoritarian spectacle.
#Trump #MilitarySpectacle #Authoritarianism #SymbolicPolitics #Guardian
#Trump #MilitarySpectacle #Authoritarianism #SymbolicPolitics #Guardian
Far-right parties across Europe are using anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to sow division, mirroring tactics already gaining ground in the U.S.
#LGBTQ #FarRight #SymbolicPolitics #Disinformation #TransatlanticThreats #TheGuardian
#LGBTQ #FarRight #SymbolicPolitics #Disinformation #TransatlanticThreats #TheGuardian
Far right weaponising LGBTQ+ rights in Europe to sow division, campaigners say
At the start of Pride month, groups report rise in hate crimes as politicians use laws and speeches to target trans people in particular
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Far-right parties across Europe are using anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to sow division, mirroring tactics already gaining ground in the U.S.
#LGBTQ #FarRight #SymbolicPolitics #Disinformation #TransatlanticThreats #TheGuardian
#LGBTQ #FarRight #SymbolicPolitics #Disinformation #TransatlanticThreats #TheGuardian
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Symbolic Leverage: Nominating (Non)veiled Women as an Electoral Competition Strategy in Polarized Turkey | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Symbolic Leverage: Nominating (Non)veiled Women as an Electoral Competition Strategy in Polarized Turkey
www.cambridge.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In this paper, I analyze the strategic nomination of (Non)veiled women as a tool for electoral competition within Turkey's highly polarized political environment. #GenderPolitics #Turkey #SymbolicPolitics #Gendersky #Electionsky
April 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
In this paper, I analyze the strategic nomination of (Non)veiled women as a tool for electoral competition within Turkey's highly polarized political environment. #GenderPolitics #Turkey #SymbolicPolitics #Gendersky #Electionsky
It examines how these candidate selections function as 'symbolic leverage' & conceptualizes the mechanisms and elite motivations driving such a strategy. #SymbolicPolitics #Elections
April 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It examines how these candidate selections function as 'symbolic leverage' & conceptualizes the mechanisms and elite motivations driving such a strategy. #SymbolicPolitics #Elections
The Night Wolves don’t just show you what Russia is.
They show you what it must be.
And in doing so, they turn national identity into a weapon.
#NarrativeWarfare #SymbolicPolitics #NightWolves
They show you what it must be.
And in doing so, they turn national identity into a weapon.
#NarrativeWarfare #SymbolicPolitics #NightWolves
April 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The Night Wolves don’t just show you what Russia is.
They show you what it must be.
And in doing so, they turn national identity into a weapon.
#NarrativeWarfare #SymbolicPolitics #NightWolves
They show you what it must be.
And in doing so, they turn national identity into a weapon.
#NarrativeWarfare #SymbolicPolitics #NightWolves
📢 Seminar Alert! 📢
Join Sarah Engler as she presents her research on how politicians’ cultural consumption affects electoral appeal.
🗓️ Feb 26, 2025 | ⏰ 1:30–3:10 PM CET
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#PoliticalScience #Elections #ClassSignaling #SymbolicPolitics
Join Sarah Engler as she presents her research on how politicians’ cultural consumption affects electoral appeal.
🗓️ Feb 26, 2025 | ⏰ 1:30–3:10 PM CET
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#PoliticalScience #Elections #ClassSignaling #SymbolicPolitics
February 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📢 Seminar Alert! 📢
Join Sarah Engler as she presents her research on how politicians’ cultural consumption affects electoral appeal.
🗓️ Feb 26, 2025 | ⏰ 1:30–3:10 PM CET
📍 CEU Vienna & Online
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/dskkeSsPNq
#PoliticalScience #Elections #ClassSignaling #SymbolicPolitics
Join Sarah Engler as she presents her research on how politicians’ cultural consumption affects electoral appeal.
🗓️ Feb 26, 2025 | ⏰ 1:30–3:10 PM CET
📍 CEU Vienna & Online
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/dskkeSsPNq
#PoliticalScience #Elections #ClassSignaling #SymbolicPolitics
If you're studying for #comm3610 this is a good recent event to think about wrt race, sex and politics. #symbolicpolitics #polcomneu
To recap, in political disputes seemingly far removed from interracial politics, sexual fears often play a role. #politicsofirr #polcomneu
Spencer explicitly links race, gender and sexual politics. Football must go as it makes idols of black athletes + leads to interracial sex.
November 18, 2024 at 11:26 AM
If you're studying for #comm3610 this is a good recent event to think about wrt race, sex and politics. #symbolicpolitics #polcomneu