signs of the times
Political divide based on income.
Life on TikTok Gave Him the Illusion of Love and a Sad, Brutal End
nytimes.com
“Beyond the sorrow and the voyeurism, Mr. Nordquist’s death holds lessons about the often inscrutable digital universe where modern lives are increasingly lived — and provides tragic evidence of the risks of social media and the 21st-century scourge of loneliness.
From NYTimes:
Federal agents in tactical gear armed with military-style rifles threw flash-bang grenades to disperse an angry crowd near downtown Los Angeles on Friday as they conducted an immigration raid on a clothing wholesaler, the latest sign of tensions between protesters and law enforcement over raids carried out at stores, restaurants and court buildings.
This is the intentional design of our current commercialized media ecosystem: to shift our time, attention, experiences, and very humanity from the real world to the digital world. Since the introduction of the television, local civic life has been fighting to survive.
Presser and Duggan on synthetic connection https://open.substack.com/pub/connectivetissue/p/from-organic-community-to-synthetic?r=1i623&utm_medium=ios
Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
nytimes.com
“The meeting quickly became a stark demonstration of Mr. Trump’s belief that the world has aligned against white people, and that Black people and minorities have received preferential treatment. In the case of South Africa, that belief has ballooned into claims of genocide.”
This the time we are living in.
From Mike Pepi
It has become increasingly indefensible to plot ideas, people, or organizations across our existing political spectrum. The traditional left/right and authoritarian/libertarian models are outdated and misleading. Though they might have been useful in the twilight of the 20th Century, they ignore the complexities of today’s digital, networked economy. We need a new framework to grasp emerging powers and their political risks.
People appearing in court think that something good is happening when they hear that the government is moving to dismiss their cases. They're told by a judge that their removal proceedings are being dismissed. People understand that these proceedings are meant to ultimately deport them, so it's good to have them dismissed.
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From Hellgate