Day: August 22, 2024

Kamala Harris is campaigning on “joy,” which is interesting, but I find the backlash against Trump’s running mate JD Vance more interesting. Here’s why.

I’m still in disbelief, it all feels so surreal, yet here we are. This whole time I have been absolutely incredulous at the idea of Biden being replaced, even as the red flags piled up. Also remember that conspiracy theories about Biden being replaced by Kamala Harris date back years, even before the 2020 election. … Read more

On social media, people frequently ask the question “Do Russians support Putin?” I find it curious how “freedom loving” westerners turn everything into a loyalty test. George Orwell’s 1984 comes to mind. It is not enough to tolerate Big Brother, you have to love him, and will be tortured until you do. If I love Big Brother, … Read more

I find the most recent Star Wars trilogy significant because it demonstrates an empire with the aesthetics of rebellion, which mirrors real life American tropes. In the previous movie, The Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia and her oligarch friends successfully regime changed the entire galaxy and put themselves in power. 20 years later in The Force Awakens, we … Read more

Tonight there was a terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow several minutes before a concert by the band Picnic. There were apparently at least three or four gunmen with fully-automatic weapons who shot their way into the venue and started a fire. From RT: Crocus City, a large mall and music venue … Read more