Aeillien
@aeillien.bsky.social
History and Literature Geek. Teacher. Husband. Father. Hispanic. Feminist. Socialist. General threat to society.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
It's really on brand that Trump and his cronies love to extol the *idea* of the Greatest Generation while spitting on the world that generation struggled to create. It sure is...something.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's really on brand that Trump and his cronies love to extol the *idea* of the Greatest Generation while spitting on the world that generation struggled to create. It sure is...something.
It's worse. In a fundamental sense the Greatest Generation created, expanded and enforced the laws of warfare as a *result* of WW2.
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's worse. In a fundamental sense the Greatest Generation created, expanded and enforced the laws of warfare as a *result* of WW2.
Fundamentally, its been clear what we've faced since at least the "Mass Deportation Now" signs at the RNC, but over time it becomes ever more explicit: this is a political movement that seeks to use the power of the state to ethnically cleanse this country until only whites remain.
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Fundamentally, its been clear what we've faced since at least the "Mass Deportation Now" signs at the RNC, but over time it becomes ever more explicit: this is a political movement that seeks to use the power of the state to ethnically cleanse this country until only whites remain.
Yeah, with some artists and some art, the art is so clearly and inextricably linked to them and who they are that one *can't* take one w/o the other. Certain kind of creator (usually white men) who get hailed as geniuses feel permission to let be "themselves" more openly over time. Whedon is such.
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Yeah, with some artists and some art, the art is so clearly and inextricably linked to them and who they are that one *can't* take one w/o the other. Certain kind of creator (usually white men) who get hailed as geniuses feel permission to let be "themselves" more openly over time. Whedon is such.