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Stephen C. Rea
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Senior Researcher, Critical Internet Studies Institute (@criticalinternet.bsky.social, criticalinternet.org). He/him/his. Views my own; shares, likes, etc. =\= endorsements.
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · Nov 8
Hey new followers! However you found me, glad you’re here. I post a lot about my work researching networked incitement (check out our project linked in the reply), but also about rap, sports, Star Trek, 19th century Russian literature that I’m reading, and general shitposting.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 5h
"Since the wealthiest 10 per cent of the population own 85 per cent of US stocks, they enjoy the largest wealth effect when they go up... the latest data shows America’s consumer economy rests largely on ...[the spending of the] top 10 per cent" #AI #irrationalexuberance www.ft.com/content/6cc8...
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 6h
Just watched The Lives of Others (2006), which I'd never seen before. Pretty good! And like this Redditor, I really want this jacket now:
From the findfashion community on Reddit: Anyone know where I can find the jacket Wiesler wears in "The Lives of Others" (2006)?
Explore this post and more from the findfashion community
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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 7h
“The African American unemployment rate has surged over the past four months, from 6 to 7.5 percent, while the rate for white people ticked down slightly to 3.7 percent. On top of a slowing economy, the White House’s actions have disproportionately harmed Black workers, economists said.”
Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 7h
Dead Souls is the best novel I’ve ever read, full stop. I’m totally unfamiliar with Leskov or Goncharov, where should I start?
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 9h
You can probably just mute the word, that would take care of most of it
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 17h
What did you think of Resurrection? It’s less famous than the other two, but I’m curious because (according to the Wikipedia details) it’s Tolstoy’s engagement with Georgism, which interests me
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18h
Chicago
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sevedge @sevedge.bsky.social · 1d
photo of a Do Not Enter traffic sign on a Chicago street, but someone has altered it to say Do Not -Let ICE- Enter
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 17h
Question for Russian literature knowers: if you can only read one Tolstoy novel, which one would it be? In other words, which is the most essential?
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 18h
"'The peasants are themselves going to take the land from everyone else. They'll wash it out with their blood from under the gentry and the rich; that is to say, they themselves are going to divide it, and divide it so that there won't be masters or workingmen anymore.'"
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 18h
"'At one end they beat you in the face; at the other they wash your feet. Is there a middle of any kind?'

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'And in the middle stand the people who lick the hands of those who beat you in the face and suck the blood of those whose faces are beaten. That's the middle!'"
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 18h
"'At one end they beat you in the face; at the other they wash your feet. Is there a middle of any kind?'

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'And in the middle stand the people who lick the hands of those who beat you in the face and suck the blood of those whose faces are beaten. That's the middle!'"
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spookillumi @illumi.meme · 22h
frog
A spray painting of the Portland frog holding up a crown with red paint dripping from it. In red across the frog are the words “the f(r)og of war”
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1d
Lmfao this is beautiful exchange, and indicative of the current state of Twitter
A tweet (which is also a paid Twitter ad) showing a generative AI image of Donald Trump holding up a gold medal with his profile on it while standing in front of the White House seal. The text reads: “Sources: New Trump Peace Prize Contains Twice as Much Gold as the Nobel.” Below is a reply: “This is ai.” The original poster replies: “You should Community Note it”
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1d
La di da, la di da
Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977) - La-di-da, la-di-da, la la [sub. español]
YouTube video by Oskar G. Herrera
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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 5d
It's pub day for my book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley," which chronicles the rise of the tech right and their role in the 2024 election. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way.
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Gilded Rage | Linktree
A searing look at the rise of Silicon Valley's far right. Out October 2025.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d
Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1d
#Caturday
A handsome cow cat standing on his hind legs and gripping a window, behind a screen that he has covered with his fur
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1d
Phew!

The Mariners aren't America's team, but maybe they should be
The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut Edition
YouTube video by Secret Base
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1d
Congrats to the Aces on the 🧹!

A'ja Wilson stays steadily making her case to be in the GOAT convo: 4x MVP, 3x champ, and still only 29
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1d
Street ephemera
A sticker at the bottom of a light pole: text in red reads “MELT ICE BY FIRE.” Below that is an image of an AK-47 (I think?) engulfed in flames
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d
*TRUMP TO IMPOSE 100% ADDITIONAL TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 2d
YouTube has also reinstated Sneako. For those unfamiliar with Sneako, first of all, I envy you. Second of all, here’s one of his less inflammatory/bigoted moments:

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 2d
Happy dog
A small brown dog laying on her back, exposing her stomach, on a blue couch
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 2d
💯 I imagine folks are still reeling from 2020 when polls either showed Gideon leading or it being a close race, and then Collins won handily
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 2d
Tucker Carlson must be reaching unforeseen levels of depression
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