ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Now seems like a good time to talk about how far-right extremists are using the Overton Window theory to force their ideas into the mainstream. The premise here is that today’s fringe ideas/beliefs can become tomorrow’s normal by shifting the boundaries of acceptable discourse. You do that by introducing people to more & more extreme ideas, so everything else seems reasonable in comparison.

eg, when “praising Hitler” becomes the comparison point, low-key bigotry suddenly doesn’t seem so bad. 1/

‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed to Track Them https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gwy3/no-grad-students-analyze-hack-and-remove-under-desk-surveillance-devices-designed-to-track-them

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There are two topics that I'm actively researching:

Early Television Science Fiction
Early Participatory Media/DIY TV

and there are not exactly a plethora of published works on either topic.

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Wow, it really works! Take my money!

Have seen some lately that are like "you cannot share this contract with anyone" in the contract. You should be able to talk to other writers and talk about what terms are expected or reasonable, if someone insists on that they're leaning on already unbalanced power differential.

#writers of all kinds, I need your help.
Please take a moment to comment how you use writing in your profession. I want to show my students that all jobs require writing skills and effective communication. Mention your job title, but I will keep names private. And please boost, as I am still building followers. Many thanks!

Hilarious.

Judge sanctions Alan #Dershowitz for "recklessly" filing "false, misleading, and unsupported" claims in Kari Lake's election lawsuit | Boing Boing

https://boingboing.net/2022/12/02/judge-sanctions-alan-dershowitz-for-recklessly-filing-false-misleading-and-unsupported-claims-in-kari-lakes-election-lawsuit.html

#Arizona #KariLake #Dumbass #ArizonaElections2022

"To find out who rules you find out who you can't criticize."

It sounds like it might be saying something profound-- but it's really nonsense. (and often bigoted nonsense)

Who rules you isn't a secret. It would be much more glamorous if it were but none of us are important enough to merit such subterfuge.

One of the great privileges of power is the ability to operate in the open, because no one can stop you.

The more I think about this the more bonkers it is.

The work-for-income paradigm has been obsolete for ~20 years. You should only be working for like 5 hours a week, doing meaningful things. Unfortunately, your governments forced you to destroy your planet via 3-4 billion nonsensical #bullshitjobs instead.
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/david-graeber-to-save-the-world-were-going-to-have-to-stop-working/

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https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/blog/nakayama-munetoshi-court-muzan-editions

* Photograph taken with full consent. Photograph taken 2022 * This is Dimitri, friendly, intelligent and would be a valuable asset to any employer. Due to a number of events in his life that were no fault of his, he ended up on the streets. He is a reminder that we need to help people on the streets and that homelessness is only a few unlucky events away for anyone. #homelessness #photography #streetphotography

Do you prefer to write Mastodon posts with your phone or desktop? Plz boost for reach. #Mastodon

#WhoGoesNazi read this piece, written by the first female journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany, #DorothyThompson she sets the reader up at a gala. Each person we meet is a letter of the alphabet. Which letter would you be most similar to? Your neighbor? Brother? Auntie? (Ps. I don’t know who shared it first, but thank you. It is so helpful to understand the human nature, & background that helps create the #Nazi).

https://harpers.org/archive/1941/08/who-goes-nazi/

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There's no fish in here!