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Welcome to our monthly book discussion series hosted by Marisa Serafini (@serafinitv) and me, Phil Svitek! This month, we dive into 1984 by George Orwell—a haunting dystopian novel that remains startlingly relevant more than 75 years after its release.We follow Winston Smith, a quiet rebel in a world where the Party controls truth, history, language, and even thought. As Winston struggles to hold onto his sense of reality and love in a society ruled by surveillance, propaganda, and fear, Orwell forces us to confront the dangers of authoritarianism and the erosion of individual freedom.In this conversation, we unpack the novel's central ideas—from Newspeak, doublethink, and Big Brother to the manipulation of memory and meaning. We also explore Orwell's personal history, his political awakening, and why this story continues to resonate with readers facing censorship, misinformation, and political polarization today.Join us as we break down Orwell's major themes, timeless warnings, and literary legacy—and don't forget to share your takeaways in the comments!Upcoming Reads:-Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay (June 2025)-TBD (July 2025)-Directed By by James Burrows (August 2025)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comSam is a biographer, historian, and journalist. He used to be the editor of the New York Times Book Review, a features writer for Vanity Fair, and a writer for Prospect magazine. He's currently a contributing writer for the Washington Post. His many books include The Death of Conservatism and Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, and his new one is Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America.It's a huge tome — almost 1,000 pages! — but fascinating, with new and startling revelations, and a breeze to read. It's crack to me, of course, and we went long — a Rogan-worthy three hours. But I loved it, and hope you do too. It's not just about Buckley; it's about now, and how Buckleyism is more similar to Trumpism than I initially understood. It's about American conservatism as a whole.For three clips of our convo — Buckley as a humane segregationist, his isolationism even after Pearl Harbor, and getting gay-baited by Gore Vidal — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: me dragging Sam to a drag show in Ptown; the elite upbringing of Buckley during the Depression; his bigoted but charitable dad who struck rich with oil; his Southern mom who birthed a dozen kids; why the polyglot Buckley didn't learn English until age 7; aspiring to be a priest or a pianist; a middle child craving the approval of dad; a poor student at first; his pranks and recklessness; being the big man on campus at Yale; leading the Yale Daily News; skewering liberal profs; his deep Catholicism; God and Man at Yale; Skull and Bones; his stint in the Army; Charles Lindbergh and America First; defending Joe McCarthy until the bitter end and beyond; launching National Review; Joan Didion; Birchers; Brown v. Board; Albert Jay Nock; Evelyn Waugh; Whittaker Chambers; Brent Bozell; Willmoore Kendall; James Burnham; Orwell; Hitchens; Russell Kirk; not liking Ike; underestimating Goldwater; Nixon and the Southern Strategy; Buckley's ties to Watergate; getting snubbed by Reagan; Julian Bond and John Lewis on Firing Line; the epic debate with James Baldwin; George Will; Michael Lind; David Brooks and David Frum; Rick Hertzberg; Buckley's wife a fag hag who raised money for AIDS; Roy Cohn; Bill Rusher; Scott Bessent; how Buckley was a forerunner for Trump; and much more. It's a Rogan-length pod.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on the Biden cover-up, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Tara Zahra on the last revolt against globalization after WWI, N.S. Lyons on the Trump era, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, and Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
A "Média és valóság viszonya a 21. században" című kurzusunk utolsó alkalmának felvétele 2025 május 21-én.Kurzusvezető: Balázs Zsuzsanna - újságíróA kerekasztal résztvevői: Bánszegi Rebeka, a 24.hu közéleti-politikai újságírójaKálmán Attila, az Investigate Europe oknyomozó újságírójaTőke János, a Szabad Magyar Szó szerkesztőjeTeczár Szilárd, a Lakmusz főszerkesztőjeAz újságírói kerekasztal eredetileg a Média és valóság a 21. században kurzus záró, értékelő beszélgetése lett volna. Időközben azonban a magyarországi sajtóval nagyot fordult a világ, így az újságírók beszélgetését újraterveztük, és önálló eseményként is meghirdetjük. A közéleti átláthatóságról szóló törvénytervezet árnyékában a meghívott újságírókkal csak érintőlegesen fogunk beszélni a sajtó globális válságáról. Ehelyett tágabb perspektívában, a magyar határokon túl is kiterjedt tapasztalatokkal bíró újságírókkal fogjuk vizsgálni az aktuális magyar és régiós nyomást, ami az újságírásra nehezedik. Beszélünk arról, hogyan jutottunk el az elsősorban a 2010-es sajtótörvénnyel kezdődő, majd a gazdasági kivéreztetéssel folytatódó magyarországi sajtóviszonyoktól a május 14-én napvilágra került ügynöktörvényig. A Magyarországon és Romániában is dolgozó Parászka Boróka és a Vajdaságban a Szabad Szó című közéleti lapot szerkesztő Tőke János segítségével kitekintünk arra, hogy vannak-e a magyarországihoz hasonló törekvések a demokratikus viszonyok határait ugyancsak feszegető szomszédos országokban, Romániában és Szerbiában. Ennek különös jelentőséget adhat, hogy május 18-án lezajlik a romániai választások második fordulója. Határon túli magyar újságíró résztvevőink pedig segíthetnek megérteni, milyen közönsége van az anyaországi sajtónak a határon túli magyarság körében. A 24.hu közéleti-politikai újságírója, Bánszegi Rebeka első kézből tud majd beszélni arról, milyen tapasztalatokat gyűjtött magyarországi újságíróként a romániai választásokon. Egyúttal érzékeltetni tudja, milyen hatással van a kiszámíthatatlanság egy klasszikus „napilapos” működésű szerkesztőség életére. Kerekasztalunk másik két résztvevője, Kálmán Attila, az Investigate Europe uniós oknyomozó műhely újságírója, valamint az adatújságírás egyik hazai zászlóvivője, a Lakmusz főszerkesztője, Teczár Szilárd segítenek értékelni, hogy a Halász János egyéni indítványára benyújtott ügynöktörvény hogyan befolyásolhatja Magyarország uniós tagságát, és megvizsgáljuk azt is, teremthetnek-e az uniós szervek jogkört arra, hogy – amint azt Karácsony Gergely főpolgármester indítványozta – hatékonyan és gyorsan beavatkozzanak a magyarországi sajtószabadság védelmében. Megvizsgáljuk, hogyan erősödtek meg az újságírói együttműködések az Európai Unióban, miért támogatják az uniós hivatalok pályázatok kiírásával a tagállamokban működő szabad sajtót. Van-e ennek a finanszírozási formának hatása a tagországok médiájának működésére, és van-e – legalább részben – igazság a kormány azon vádjaiban, hogy ez beavatkozást jelent a sajtó és azon keresztül a közélet működésébe. Hogyan értelmezhető egyáltalán a globális gyakorlatban az a kitétel, hogy nem befolyásolhatja egy sajtótermék a közéleti diskurzust, amikor annak végső soron, akárcsak Orwell 1984, vagy Huxley Szép új világ című regényének, alapvető lényege, hogy azt befolyásolja?https://biboszabadegyetem.org/kurzus/media-es-valosag-viszonya-a-21-szazadban/
Ep. 316: Robert Daniels on Eddington, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Raoul Peck's Orwell Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. I'm back at the Cannes Film Festival to talk about the highlights with another all-star cast of guests. This time I'm very pleased to sit down with Robert Daniels, associate editor at RogerEbert.com and a columnist and reviewer at The New York Times, among other writing. We focus on a few films spanning a wide variety of form and genre: Eddington (Ari Aster), Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning (Christopher McQuarrie), and the documentary Orwell: 2+5=5 (Raoul Peck). Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass
Something passed between them: the faintest hint of a common destiny. Does this describe Paul and Arlo's first meeting, or the first time Farmer Hoggett sets eyes on the piglet known as Babe? What's the difference? For a new That Was Then, the boys are joined by perennial guest Eric Sipple to discuss Chris Noonan's 1995 film Babe. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the unlikely Best Picture nominee set a new standard for animal VFX and influenced a generation of vegetarians and vegans. The gang discusses the film's surprising macabre side, its view of destiny, how it compares to Orwell's Animal Farm, the contentious relationship between Noonan and co-writer/producer/shadow director (?) George Miller, and much more. NEXT: drop some acid, find your spiritual center, and join us for a Four-Color Flashback exploring the first three volumes of Alejandro Jodorowsky & Mœbius' The Incal. BREAKDOWN 00:01:22 - Intro / Banter 00:03:38 - That Was Then: 1995 00:24:20 - Babe 01:47:28 - Outro / Next MUSIC “Pigs on the Wing” by Pink Floyd, Animals (1977) “Piggies” by the Beatles, The Beatles (1968) GOBBLEDYCARES National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/ Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://www.unduemedicaldebt.org/ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/
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John and Sarah discuss the UK's sharp shift right on immigration, Sinn Fein's George Orwell moment on transgender issues, Sinead Gibney's painted nails, and the role of porn in the Hawes family murders.
Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Alan Minskoff talk about Laila Lalami's dystopian novel, set in an uncomfortably near future. It's narrated by an exceptional Frankie Corzo, who voices an innocent woman incarcerated for her dreams. Much of the narrative is the protagonist Sara's thoughts, feelings, and reactions. The novel is reminiscent of Kafka and Orwell, had they lived in the Internet Age. Sara and her cohorts' mysterious plight seem frighteningly possible. This eloquently written, Earphones Award-winning audiobook lingers with the listener. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Random House Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Orwell napsal, že „kdo ovládá minulost, ovládá budoucnost. Kdo ovládá přítomnost, ovládá také minulost.“ V posledních týdnech jsme byli svědky toho, jak si někteří politici vytahují z historie symboly a události, aby jimi zdůvodnili své politické kroky.Minulý týden na pražském náměstí Republiky a nedalekém Staroměstském náměstí demonstrovaly proruské politické strany. První z nich měla podtitul demonstrace „Za urovnání vztahů s Ruskou federací.“ Na demonstraci mluvil také bývalý politik z devadesátých let Miroslav Sládek. Na jeho příběhu je možné popsat, jak se posunula politika. Tento zakladatel českého populismu byl vždy primárně protiněmecký, stejně jako většina radikálních stran z okraje společnosti. Dnes vidí hlavní zlo v Evropské unii a naopak vyzdvihuje dobré vztahy s Ruskem.Ještě výraznější posun se odehrál na Slovensku. Svou cestou na oslavy výročí konce války v Moskvě premiér Fico jen zvýraznil svou proruskou politiku, která je raritní v celé Evropě. Slučuje v sobě fašistické a komunistické tradice a směřuje slovenskou zahraniční politiku na Východ.Fico nikdy nedělal konzistentní zahraniční politiku, ta vždycky byla jen odleskem politiky vnitřní, které všechno přizpůsoboval. Z jeho kroků lze vyčíst, že počítá s předčasnými volbami a svou obhajobou ruských zájmů chce na svou stranu přitáhnout voliče ze Slovenské národní strany a Republiky. Celé Slovensko tím však vtahuje do izolace.
Sara Reginella"Le guerre che ti vendono"Manipolazione e propaganda in Ucraina e altrovePrefazione di Luciano CanforaEdizioni Dedalowww.edizionidedalo.itUn libro che analizza il “marketing” di ogni guerra, attraverso testimonianze sul campo, per permettere al lettore di capire i meccanismi all'origine della propaganda sui conflitti bellici.Analizzando la guerra in Ucraina, Sara Reginella – psicoterapeuta e reporter, che documenta il conflitto dalle sue origini, con quattro spedizioni nell'arco di otto anni – ne scandaglia i diversi piani della manipolazione e della propaganda, mettendo in luce come il modus operandi connesso alla genesi e all'incedere drammatico dello scontro russo-ucraino sia generalizzabile anche ad altri conflitti. Fornendo al lettore strumenti utili per l'identificazione dei meccanismi all'origine degli scontri bellici, l'autrice analizza rodati modelli di ingerenza politica, svela metodi e strategie psicologiche proprie del “marketing della guerra” e offre antidoti di resistenza alla disinformazione che sottende ogni propaganda bellica.Per tutti quelli che desiderano comprendere i meccanismi nascosti di manipolazione mediatica connessi al “marketing” di ogni guerra.Sara Reginella è psicologa e psicoterapeuta. Parallelamente all'attività clinica, ha coltivato in modo indipendente un percorso di studi nel ramo cinematografico, diplomandosi nel 2016 in Regia e Sceneggiatura presso l'Accademia Nazionale del Cinema di Bologna. Testimone del conflitto ucraino dalle sue origini, essendosi recata nei territori di guerra, dal 2015 è attiva in campo documentaristico. È autrice del reportage narrativo Donbass. La guerra fantasma nel cuore d'Europa (Exòrma Edizioni), oltre che dei documentari Start Up a War. Psicologia di un conflitto e Il fronte degli invisibili, che hanno ottenuto selezioni ufficiali in festival internazionali.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.
Pensamentos, pitacos e poesias - Podcast com o Professor Samer Agi
Fim de tarde, e eu aqui com um clássico nas mãos: A Revolução dos Bichos, de George Orwell.Pense comigo: direita e esquerda. Parece um cabo de guerra infinito, não é? Cada lado puxando com tanta força que a corda acaba arrebentando. E onde a gente fica? No meio do caos.O Orwell, com toda a sua genialidade, já antecipava esse cenário. Em pleno século XX, ele criou um enredo simples e brilhante sobre poder e manipulação. E é disso que eu quero falar hoje.Se você acha que A Revolução dos Bichos é só uma fábula bonitinha sobre animais se rebelando, sinto te dizer: não entendeu nada. O livro é um espelho, daqueles que incomodam. Não importa se você se identifica mais com a direita ou com a esquerda — Orwell expõe a fragilidade de ambos os lados quando o poder sobe à cabeça.A ideia aqui não é escolher um lado. É entender como o discurso político, quando mal utilizado, transforma ideais em desculpas para manipulação. E, no meio disso tudo, o que sobra para quem está apenas tentando viver sua vida em paz?Então, se você está cansado de extremos e busca um olhar mais crítico e sensato sobre política e poder, esse vídeo é para você. Vamos refletir juntos?
Trump is pointing to Kilmar Abrego Garcia's tattoos to justify his indefinite detention without charge in the ultra-oppressive Salvadoran prison gulag. These notoriously include a cannabis leaf, demonstrating the continued propaganda utility of the "Reefer Madness" stigma, even as a multi-milion dollar legal industry emerges. But the White House actually added the characters "MS13" (name of the notorious Salvadoran gang) to the shot of Abrego Garcia's knuckles in a crude photoshop job—despite transparent denials from Trump. Lubricating the emerging transnational mass detention program with this Orwellian post-truth stratagem, the Trump regime meanwhile moves toward actual deportation of US citizens. Bill Weinberg raises the alarm in Episode 277 of the CounterVortex podcast. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 70 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 71!
First published on 8th June 1949, George Orwell's dystopian novel '1984' has ironic similarities with the state of the Sikhs today. In almost prophetic fashion, Orwell seems to have spelt out the subjugation and mental regression of the Sikhs to enslave them to the overarching agendas of Hindus and Muslims post-independence.This episode furnishes a Sikh-led reading of Orwell in the current context of the ongoing Indo-Pak conflict and how both nations are enacting the same charades that Orwell's states in '1984' enact to distract their populations by uniting them around a convenient external aggressor.Can the Sikhs not only survive but also thrive in this conflict? Listen to find out more.
In dieser Episode von "Offenbar wie Orwell" beschäftigen wir uns eingehend mit der zweiten Folge der Staffel von "The Orville". Arne und Hoaxis nehmen die Zuhörer mit durch die Handlung und analysieren dabei sowohl die Charaktere als auch die verschiedenen Handlungsstränge. Wir diskutieren die jüngsten Entwicklungen in der Show, einschließlich der bisherigen Verhandlungen mit den Kalon und der Bedeutung der neuen Technologien und Waffen, die die Handlung maßgeblich beeinflussen. Wir beginnen mit einer detaillierten Analyse der politischen Dynamik innerhalb der Planetary Union und ihrer Auseinandersetzungen mit den Kalon. Insbesondere beleuchten wir die komplexen Verhandlungen und die Feststellung, dass die Kalon in dieser Episode als potenzielle Verbündete präsentiert werden, trotz der Bedrohung, die sie historisch für die Union darstellten. Eine zentrale Frage in dieser Diskussion ist die moralische und ethische Dimension der Entscheidungen, die die Charaktere treffen – bieten sie den Kalon in ihrer Not tatsächlich eine Waffe an, um sich zu verteidigen, oder handeln sie aus purer Verzweiflung? Wir nehmen uns die Zeit, um über die Gestaltung der Szenen zu reflektieren, einschließlich der langen Sequenzen, die uns durch verschiedene Umgebungen führen. Diese werden von den Hosts als sowohl visuell beeindruckend als auch manchmal überlang empfunden, was die Spannung und Dynamik der Handlung ausbremst. Die wiederholte Erwähnung von Design und visueller Umsetzung zieht sich durch das gesamte Gespräch, wobei Arne und Hoaxis ein Gespür für Details und Konsistenz in der Darstellung an den Tag legen. Im Verlauf unserer Analyse wird die Frage aufgeworfen, inwieweit die Handlung sich von anderen Science-Fiction-Produktionen inspiriert fühlt, insbesondere von ikonischen Filmen wie "Star Wars". Die Hosts diskutieren klug, wie die Visualisierungsentscheidungen und die musikalischen Begleitungen diese Parallelen hervorrufen und dabei sowohl Nostalgie als auch eine kritische Perspektive auf die Originalität der Show schaffen. Zusätzlich reflektieren wir über die Charakterentwicklung und die Interaktionen zwischen den Crewmitgliedern der Orville. Besonders im Hinblick auf Charlie Burke und ihre Rolle im Kontext der Beweggründe und Entscheidungsfindungen, welche die einzelnen Charaktere treiben, beleuchten wir, wie sich die Narrative in den letzten Episoden verändern. Die Beziehung zwischen den Charakteren wird als zentral für die emotionale Tiefe der Handlung erkannt und beleuchtet, wie individualisierte Konflikte in den größeren politischen Rahmen der Serie eingebettet sind. In der Schlussfolgerung betonen Arne und Hoaxis, dass trotz der Kritik an einigen Aspekten der Episode das Gesamterlebnis von "The Orville" durch die Mischung aus Humor, Spannung und den tiefgründigen Themen der Show bereichert wird. Sie fordern die Zuhörer auf, auch die kommenden Folgen nicht zu verpassen, während sie gespannt darauf warten, wie die Konflikte weiter ausgearbeitet werden und was das Schicksal der Charaktere in den zukünftigen Episoden bringen könnte.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comClaire Lehmann is a journalist and publisher. In 2015, after leaving academia, she founded the online magazine Quillette, where she is still editor-in-chief. She's also a newspaper columnist for The Australian.For two clips of our convo — on how journalists shouldn't be too friendly with one another, and how postmodernism takes the joy out of literature — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: a modest upbringing in Adelaide; her hippie parents; their small-c conservatism; her many working-class jobs; ADHD; aspiring to be a Shakespeare scholar; enjoying Foucault … at first; her “great disillusionment” with pomo theory; the impenetrable prose of Butler; the great Germaine Greer; praising Camille Paglia; evolutionary psychology; Wright's The Moral Animal and Pinker's The Blank Slate; Claire switching to forensic psychology after an abusive relationship; the TV show Adolescence; getting hired by the Sydney Morning Herald to write op-eds — her first on marriage equality; Bush's federal amendment; competition among women; tribalism and mass migration; soaring housing costs in Australia; rising populism in the West; creating Quillette; the IDW; being anti-anti-Trump; audience capture; Islamism and Charlie Hebdo; Covid; critical Trump theory; tariffs; reflexive anti-elitism; Joe Rogan; Almost Famous; Orwell; Spinoza; Oakeshott; Fukuyama and boredom; tech billionaires on Inauguration Day; the sycophants of Trump 2.0; and X as a state propaganda platform.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Next week: David Graham on Project 2025. After that: Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on the Biden years, Sam Tanenhaus on Bill Buckley, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, and Paul Elie on his book The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
Did Amazon secretly alter the 2010 Robin Hood film?... Today we're unpacking a viral conspiracy about media giants reshaping historical narratives. We'll unpack the Robin Hood Conspiracy: Jeff Bezos illuminate confirmed, government propaganda, George Orwell's 1984, Epstein Files update, underground bunker for elites, Leo lives on in Isaac's heart and the Animal Farm CIA conspiracy. If you're into real censorship cases, cultural manipulation, and deep state breadcrumbs; this one's for you!LINK TO THE 2010 Robin Hood video edit proof now up on Josie's Instagram (subscribe while you're there!): https://www.instagram.com/p/DJUhpdkO05F/You can now sign up for our commercial-free version of the show with a Patreon exclusive bonus show called “Morning Coffee w/ the Weishaupts” at Patreon.com/BreakingSocialNorms OR subscribe on the Apple Podcasts app to get all the same bonus “Morning Coffee” episodes AD-FREE with early access! (*Patreon is also NOW enabled to connect with Spotify! https://rb.gy/r34zj)Want more?…Index of all previous episodes on free feed: https://breakingsocialnorms.com/2021/03/22/index-of-archived-episodes/Leave a review or rating wherever you listen and we'll see what you've got to say!Follow us on the socials:instagram.com/theweishaupts2/Amazon Affiliate shop (*still under construction) with our favorite hair, skin care and horny books: https://breakingsocialnorms.com/2024/08/24/amazon-shopping-list-josie-and-isaacs-list/Check out Isaac's conspiracy podcasts, merch, etc:AllMyLinks.com/IsaacWOccult Symbolism and Pop Culture (on all podcast platforms or IlluminatiWatcher.com)Isaac Weishaupt's book are all on Amazon and Audible; *author narrated audiobooks*STATEMENT: This show is full of Isaac's and Josie's useless opinions and presented for entertainment purposes. Audio clips used in Fair Use and taken from YouTube videos.
This week we look at Animal Pound, a recent comic that updates Orwell's Animal Farm, and the fallout of that big death in The Last of Us!https://www.editorsnotecomics.comhttps://www.patreon.com/editorsnotecomicsPop Culture News 5:10Weird Comics Facts 17:20Sports Report 21:35The Last of Us 32:30Animal Pound 39:15When Did Movies Stop Having Credits At The Beginning? 51:40
2:30 Chemtrails, mRNA Kill Shots Self-Amplifying and Aerosol Trump's administration is fast-tracking mRNA genetic injections again — this time self-amplifying — even as a new study shows spike in all cause mortality from the previous Trump shots And as RFKj confirms DARPA's chilling chemtrail program, a new AeroVax aerosol inhalable mRNA nanotech is nearing approval 26:39 Trump Goes Full Knucklehead with MS-13 Tattoo Tantrum Over a Photoshopped Lie Trump's unhinged meltdown over a crudely photoshopped MS-13 tattoo exposes not only his shocking ignorance but an administration cowed into sycophancy, afraid to tell him when he forgets to wear his pants. His administration is ignoring REAL evidence of cartel activity by the individual in question and doubling down on fake evidence out of pride and a determination to never admit a mistake. How typical. How telling. How amusing and dangerous at the same time. 50:42 Trump's First 100 Days: Dark Time for Free SpeechPalestinian student kidnapped by masked ICE agents without a warrant speaks for the first time as a multitude of free speech organizations line up behind the grad student similarly kidnapped merely for writing an op-ed that Trump disagreed with 1:03:26 Biden's Persecution of Ranchers DroppedBut will the Forest Service and armed agents be punished and dismissed? 1:13:14 LIVE audience comments 1:18:26 King Charles' Dark Night of the Soul as He Deals with CancerUnlike past monarchs who stood in awe of the King of Kings during Handel's Messiah or humbled themselves as “sinners” at death's door as the Hapsburg Emperors, Charles clings to a dark, hopeless view of mortality, ignoring the confident expectation of Christian salvation. 1:23:56 Supreme Court's Dangerous Gamble: Funding Catholic Charter Schools Could Unleash a Flood of Taxpayer-Backed Islamic Madrassas A Catholic church's push for a taxpayer-backed charter school threatens to set a precedent that would funnel billions to Islamic madrassas, like those run by the Gulenists, who've already siphon nearly a billion annually in Texas alone under the guise of “science and math” schools. From secular humanism to Sharia law, this explosive case risks entangling education with government money strings 1:33:39 Treasury Report Shows The STABLECOIN CONSPIRACYTony Arterburn, DavidKnight.gold, joins The most recent Treasury report projects explosive growth for stablecoins over the next 3 years — and why not since they'll be used to soak up treasury bonds and repos. It's a public-private partnership Trojan horse designed to track your every move and make everything a government-granted “privilege” With trade wars, supply chain shocks, and currency manipulation on the horizon, gold and silver remain as true safe havens. 2:13:33 Eric Trump: “Banks Will Be Gone in 10 Years”Eric Trump is storming Dubai, hawking luxury properties and sketchy crypto schemes — Meet the New Crime Family, Same as the Old Crime Family They can't stop talking about a complete restructuring of financial systems. 2:22:13 “Freedom Cities” Exposed: A Crypto-Fascist Plot to Trap You in High-Tech Concentration Camps This sinister scheme promises 10 new U.S. cities built on public land, free from “red tape.” But don't be fooled! With the Department of Interior and HUD joining forces to seize federal land these cities are a combination “company town” and “Smart City” 2:36:37 VISA Wants You to Give Your Credit Card to an “AI Agent” Rolling out now are AI agents with the power to carry out designated complex tasks. And VISA would like to encourage you to give it your credit card! What could possibly go wrong? 2:41:59 The ONE-TWO Punch of Orwell, Then KafkaFederal agents from the FBI, ICE, and U.S. Marshals are terrorized an innocent family and took all their possessions. Now, after the Orwellian SWAT Teaming IN ERROR, no one will talk to them about where their property is located like some out of control kafkaesque dictatorship 2:51:32 "Trump's Militarized Border: Enter NM and You Officially Enter a “Military Base” Trump's plan to turn the U.S. border into a 60-foot-wide military no-man's-land, patrolled by troops and high-tech drones We might want to remind ourselves that the US government created many of the most dangerous drugs as well as creating the drug cartels with the Drug WarIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764 Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT For 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.
2:30 Chemtrails, mRNA Kill Shots Self-Amplifying and Aerosol Trump's administration is fast-tracking mRNA genetic injections again — this time self-amplifying — even as a new study shows spike in all cause mortality from the previous Trump shots And as RFKj confirms DARPA's chilling chemtrail program, a new AeroVax aerosol inhalable mRNA nanotech is nearing approval 26:39 Trump Goes Full Knucklehead with MS-13 Tattoo Tantrum Over a Photoshopped Lie Trump's unhinged meltdown over a crudely photoshopped MS-13 tattoo exposes not only his shocking ignorance but an administration cowed into sycophancy, afraid to tell him when he forgets to wear his pants. His administration is ignoring REAL evidence of cartel activity by the individual in question and doubling down on fake evidence out of pride and a determination to never admit a mistake. How typical. How telling. How amusing and dangerous at the same time. 50:42 Trump's First 100 Days: Dark Time for Free SpeechPalestinian student kidnapped by masked ICE agents without a warrant speaks for the first time as a multitude of free speech organizations line up behind the grad student similarly kidnapped merely for writing an op-ed that Trump disagreed with 1:03:26 Biden's Persecution of Ranchers DroppedBut will the Forest Service and armed agents be punished and dismissed? 1:13:14 LIVE audience comments 1:18:26 King Charles' Dark Night of the Soul as He Deals with CancerUnlike past monarchs who stood in awe of the King of Kings during Handel's Messiah or humbled themselves as “sinners” at death's door as the Hapsburg Emperors, Charles clings to a dark, hopeless view of mortality, ignoring the confident expectation of Christian salvation. 1:23:56 Supreme Court's Dangerous Gamble: Funding Catholic Charter Schools Could Unleash a Flood of Taxpayer-Backed Islamic Madrassas A Catholic church's push for a taxpayer-backed charter school threatens to set a precedent that would funnel billions to Islamic madrassas, like those run by the Gulenists, who've already siphon nearly a billion annually in Texas alone under the guise of “science and math” schools. From secular humanism to Sharia law, this explosive case risks entangling education with government money strings 1:33:39 Treasury Report Shows The STABLECOIN CONSPIRACYTony Arterburn, DavidKnight.gold, joins The most recent Treasury report projects explosive growth for stablecoins over the next 3 years — and why not since they'll be used to soak up treasury bonds and repos. It's a public-private partnership Trojan horse designed to track your every move and make everything a government-granted “privilege” With trade wars, supply chain shocks, and currency manipulation on the horizon, gold and silver remain as true safe havens. 2:13:33 Eric Trump: “Banks Will Be Gone in 10 Years”Eric Trump is storming Dubai, hawking luxury properties and sketchy crypto schemes — Meet the New Crime Family, Same as the Old Crime Family They can't stop talking about a complete restructuring of financial systems. 2:22:13 “Freedom Cities” Exposed: A Crypto-Fascist Plot to Trap You in High-Tech Concentration Camps This sinister scheme promises 10 new U.S. cities built on public land, free from “red tape.” But don't be fooled! With the Department of Interior and HUD joining forces to seize federal land these cities are a combination “company town” and “Smart City” 2:36:37 VISA Wants You to Give Your Credit Card to an “AI Agent” Rolling out now are AI agents with the power to carry out designated complex tasks. And VISA would like to encourage you to give it your credit card! What could possibly go wrong? 2:41:59 The ONE-TWO Punch of Orwell, Then KafkaFederal agents from the FBI, ICE, and U.S. Marshals are terrorized an innocent family and took all their possessions. Now, after the Orwellian SWAT Teaming IN ERROR, no one will talk to them about where their property is located like some out of control kafkaesque dictatorship 2:51:32 "Trump's Militarized Border: Enter NM and You Officially Enter a “Military Base” Trump's plan to turn the U.S. border into a 60-foot-wide military no-man's-land, patrolled by troops and high-tech drones We might want to remind ourselves that the US government created many of the most dangerous drugs as well as creating the drug cartels with the Drug WarIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation through Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764 Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7 Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT For 10% off supplements and books, go to RNCstore.com and enter the code KNIGHTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”―George Orwell,1984It isn't that one crazy, alleged animal-abusing Democrat who just introduced articles of impeachment against Trump who will define Resistance 2.0.It's the more serious threat that looms ahead should the Democrats take the House next year.Steve Bannon has become the harbinger. He predicted it in 2018, and he's predicting it now.He's right. They have no other plan for America, not in the four years Trump was in power the first time, not for Biden's four years, and not now. They have one directive: to purge Trump and MAGA from utopia.It's beginning to look a lot like 2016, only this time I'm watching from the other side of the door. I escaped, but only just barely. I sometimes look back at who I was then and scratch my head. How could I have been that easily manipulated? How could I have believed them?I believed it all. I read every book on Putin. I hung on every word that came out of Rachel Maddow's mouth. I believed the New York Times had our best interests at heart. I could not believe or even imagine that the people I trusted would eventually expose themselves as weaponized, partisan propaganda machines.I try to connect with the Democratic centrist I used to be because that is still where most of my friends and family are, not to mention all of American culture and most institutions. They live in a completely separate reality, and I live in this one.The only comparison I can make takes us back to just before the last Civil War. One reality not only justified slavery but also existed inside a utopian Antebellum paradise of Southern Belles and wealthy plantations, but also believed ending slavery was an existential crisis they could not survive. How else to convince so many to go fight and die for a cause?The pre-war propaganda whipped both sides into a frenzy that would eventually take them to war. From War History Online:In the decade prior to the Civil War, the American press began flourishing and evolved rapidly in terms of technology, output, and distribution. Meanwhile, the number of newspapers expanded and a new style of weekly pictorial publications filled with comics and illustrations became popular and widespread in northern and southern states.This mass distribution of picture-based media was eagerly and voraciously consumed by the American public. It also proved ideal for distributing and disseminating propaganda and successfully pushed divisive ideologies from both sides of the divide.Sound familiar?When the Union Army won the war, however, their utopian paradise in the South was upended, which kicked off episodes of mass hysteria that would eventually lead to Jim Crow laws, the KKK, segregation, and worse.It's easy, especially for the modern-day Left, to see those crimes against humanity as a disease that lives inside of white people, the sin of racism, a war they believe they're still fighting today.The side that suddenly had all of the wealth and power after the rise of Silicon Valley and the marriage between the Obama coalition and culture was lacking only one thing: spiritual reliefI was part of it. I was a “woke” blogger, though we did not use that word then, and many don't dare use it now. What mattered to me was elevating non-whites and other marginalized groups in the film industry. That gave me, a white woman, a sense of purpose, a deeper meaning for my work and my life, something I'd never felt before.But to be “woke” as translated for white people means believing you share your country and your culture with racists afflicted with “white fragility.” At first, it was an idea that spread, but by 2020, it was mandated.It makes sense when you consider our country expanding onto the new frontier of the internet, where the free market, cities, towns, and demographic groups mattered less than this giant swirling soup of humanity we suddenly had to make sense of. What better way than to divide us up into easily recognizable categories?2016 was, to all of us, a sign that the Confederacy had returned, especially since Trump was now a prominent figure on Twitter, just like Obama had been. We saw his win as an act of war. We were to obstruct, block, shun, attack, or resist. He was not to be allowed to govern, which would ensure his destruction, or so we thought.What we didn't do, however, was listen to the voters. They were invisible to us because we wrote them off as angry white deplorables clinging to their guns and religion. They don't deserve representation. No, it wasn't we who failed. It was Trump who invaded us and is now oppressing us.We couldn't see things any other way. Because we were the “good” side and those people over there had to be the “bad side.” The nation's first Black president, we believed, was hated by white Americans, and now, they were coming to dismantle his legacy, our utopia, and Make America White Again. They still believe that. It is existential to them, which explains the ongoing need to purge their utopia of threatening people.Those same realities that decided who got to stay and who had to go also existed in George Orwell's 1984. What is “cancel culture” anyway, but virtual gulags?Anyone who didn't agree with the reversed hierarchy was out. You couldn't just go along with it; you had to believe it. You had to love Big Brother.Orwell had it so right when he wrote in that last paragraph, “He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody.”I could feel it, the mass dehumanization. It didn't sit right with me. I was disgusted by how my side was behaving, but it wasn't until I walked in the shoes of Trump supporters that I knew for sure that this really was a Civil War.No, Trump supporters were not getting lynched or put in concentration camps or a gulag. But the mechanisms at play are the same. I've never seen people in America feel emboldened to attack another group this way, but no doubt it has happened many times throughout our history.To justify that they are the “good” side, they must continue to find victims of oppression based on skin color or gender identity. They don't seem to care that much about the hollowed-out, torn-down neighborhoods in the middle of the country, where people of all skin colors are suffering. No, it has to be those who come from other countries, helpless and faceless, defined only by one thing: the color of their skin. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sashastone.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode, we dive deep into the totalitarian world of George Orwell's 1984 and ask: Could a Stoic survive—and even thrive—there? What does inner freedom look like when the outer world is a prison? And how might Stoic philosophy be the ultimate rebellion in a world where truth is erased, thought is policed, and fear is everywhere?This podcast is listener-supported; if you would like to support the Strong Stoic (as well as gain access to exclusive content), you can do so on Patreon or Substack:Patreon: www.patreon.com/brandontumblinSubstack: https://strongstoic.substack.com
In this episode, we dive deep into the totalitarian world of George Orwell's 1984 and ask: Could a Stoic survive—and even thrive—there? What does inner freedom look like when the outer world is a prison? And how might Stoic philosophy be the ultimate rebellion in a world where truth is erased, thought is policed, and fear is everywhere?This podcast is listener-supported; if you would like to support the Strong Stoic (as well as gain access to exclusive content), you can do so on Patreon or Substack:Patreon: www.patreon.com/brandontumblinSubstack: https://strongstoic.substack.com
Zweite Ausgabe der neuen Sendereihe in Kooperation mit dem Online-Magazin Libratus: Chefredakteur Christoph Wellner im Gespräch mit Libratus-Herausgeberin Gudula Walterskirchen. Themen sind diesmal das Menschenbild des digitalen Zeitalters (Transhumanismus) und die totale Kontrolle der Bürger in den Plänen der EU und etlicher Nationalstaaten. Walterskirchen: "Frei nach Orwell: 1984 sollte eine Warnung sein, keine Handlungsanleitung!"
SEASON 3 EPISODE 120: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: We’ve all known it would come to this; we’ve all WARNED it would come to this; we’ve all PREDICTED they’d try to ease the knife in slowly, they’d take the boiling frog route, and here it comes. It’s in every piece of political science fiction from "1984" to "Brazil" to "V For Vendetta." And it is now real: if everything Trump does deserves criticism and gets criticism there is only one thing for Trump and his gang to do: prosecute criticism of Trump and claim those WHO criticize him are aiding and abetting terrorists. The ultimate Thought Crime was given voice by no less a figure than Trump's Counterterrorism Director, who, since Trump found the worst possible person to do each job (and bin Laden is dead) is Sebastian Gorka. The threat is connected to the push to send not just immigrants to rot in a For-Profit El Salvador Rendition Center, but American citizens too, especially those who standup to Trump's attempt to purge Hispanics from this country. Axios reports that one of the other potential new Orwellian crimes would be advising detainees of their rights. If that's not directed at AOC I don't know what could be. B-Block (25:20) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Derrick Van Orden attacks Wisconsin's governor because Van Orden thinks Milwaukee kids are stupid - and he misspells the word "how" in his post. Brian Kilmeade's Hegseth spoiler alert: he calls him "former secretary." And we are all very proud here that one of 'our own' has reduced Bill Maher to graffiti. Further details on "My Dinner With Adolf." C-Block (37:45) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: I had literally forgotten - until I literally worked through the neighborhood - that I made my Broadway singing and dancing debut seven years ago. I mean literally, on stage, during an actual Broadway show. If it made that much of an impression on me, imagine how bored the audience was! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SEASON 3 EPISODE 119: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:45) SPECIAL COMMENT: Senator Lisa Murkowski may be the most important person in the country right now. Her public confession that she too is afraid of the Trump nightmare and her HINTS at talking to Senate colleagues ABOUT her fear – could provide just enough Republican rebellion to rein Trump in. It feels as if she just got it, as if she just understood that yes Trump is Nazi-esque and yes Trump often emulates the Soviets but the closest parallel to him is O'Brien and "The Party" in Orwell's "1984" and the simple terrifying conviction that "the object of power is power." That's why I think when Kristi Garden Noem and Secretary of Defense (and Vodka) Hegseth (if he's still on the job after ANOTHER Signal chat came to light) file their report on the border to Trump this week and tell him no, they don't need to invoke The Insurrection Act, he may do it anyway because... the object of power is power. Murkowski and thirteen other Republican Senators and at most four Republican Representatives can stop this. They can save the country. They can impeach Trump or if they still can’t get over the hump, the 18 of you can use the THREAT to impeach him, to virtually fetter him, to at least control the width and breadth of his damage, to make him know the Senate WILL vote against him. She can also talk to anybody on the Supreme Court except Alito or Thomas. The other seven, in the middle of the damn night - at 1 AM Saturday - stepped in to freeze any further disappearing Americans under the phony premise of The Alien Enemies Act. And there is reason to hope that these Murkowski-led conversations might happen before the iron curtain of dictatorship descends: Later in her confession of fear, she hinted at doing exactly what I just suggested. Meanwhile, how many times can you self-destruct on this? Gavin Newsom dismisses the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case as a "distraction" and calls Democrats sheep for defending the constitution. On the other hand, Senator Ed Markey is crafting a sense of the senate resolution stating Trump cannot again be elected, and cannot again serve, as president or vice president. Damn Straight. B-Block (40:00) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: The Musk Crappertruck Owner who claims to also be a "girl dad"; Pennsylvania congressman Dan Meuser kinda blames Governor Josh Shapiro's criticizing Trump for provoking the attempt to incinerate him and his family in the governor's mansion on Passover. And Trump DEI hire Pam Bondi lies that compulsive martyr and 85th Place Olympic Trials finisher Riley Gaines "went to the Olympics." Not unless she bought a ticket, Pam Blondie. C-Block (55:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: The renewed Trump bid to ban the Associated Press got me talking to a friend: How MANY times have I been banned, as a reporter? Do you mean this century, or in total? It's... a lot. From the LA Clippers to the ESPN Campus, I've been banned... a lot. And je ne regret rien!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us a textEpisode 321: 2059 and the Future of Education with Micah ShippeeWhat if we stopped reacting to every new tech tool and started preparing with intention? In this bold conversation, I sit down with educator, futurist, and Samsung's Director of Education Solutions, Micah Shippee, to explore his new book 2059: The Future of Education.We dive deep into what the future could look like across AI, classroom models, access, agency, and everything in between. If you're an educator, leader, or just curious about what's next in learning, this episode is for you.Bonus: Grab 2059 with 20% off at Micah's website https://micahshippee.com/Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this episode possible: Book Creator, Eduaide, and Yellowdig.Timestamps Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome & Episode Intro 02:00 – Who is Micah Shippee? Background & Vision 03:30 – Why the year 2059? A nod to Orwell and bold futurism 05:00 – The post-scarcity scholar: most controversial prediction? 06:40 – The Fusion Model & the “Pencil Moment” in innovation 09:00 – Integration vs. Adoption: A critical distinction 10:45 – Advice for tech leaders: How to evaluate AI platforms 13:00 – What teachers still get wrong about AI 16:00 – Augmenting classroom learning with AI (not replacing it) 17:45 – 4 Future Scenarios: Which excites Micah most? 19:00 – Why bio-integration might go too far 22:00 – Teachers CANNOT be replaced – Here's why 25:00 – Responding to AI hype: why slower is better 27:00 – Access to agency: modeling vulnerability and real learning 30:00 – Practical implementation tips for all educators 33:00 – Who struggles most with AI? (It's not who you think) 34:30 – Micah's 3 steps to begin your AI journey 36:30 – The WHY behind tech: Micah's journey from classroom to Samsung 38:00 – What Micah hopes readers take away from 2059 41:30 – The 2059 vision: thinking long-term about change 44:00 – Fun wrap-up questions + 20% off the book!
İki Savaş Bir Yazar'ın ilk bölümünde Prof. Dr. Korgün Koral ve Prof. Dr. Burak Bilgehan Özpek George Orwell'in hayatını, eserlerini ve eserlerini ortaya koyduğu dönemi tartışıyor. 1984'ten Aspidistra'ya, Burma Günleri'nden Hayvan Çiftliği'ne Orwell'in edebi yolculuğunun izleri sürülüyor.Bizi Patreon'dan Destekleyin
In this week's episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Laura Grant, an associate professor at Claremont McKenna College. Many environmental nonprofit groups have been working to influence policy, but relatively little research has demonstrated how the efforts of these groups shape policy outcomes, and how some groups may support, catalyze, or even substitute for government action. In this episode of Resources Radio, Grant discusses new research that aims to better understand the work of environmental nonprofits, including various methods that environmental groups use to advance progress on key environmental issues, from headline-grabbing protests to litigation and research. References and recommendations: “The Roles of Environmental Groups in Economics” by Laura Grant and Christian Langpap; https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/730902 “Orwell's Roses” by Rebecca Solnit; http://rebeccasolnit.net/book/orwells-roses/
Zdravo. Tokrat začnemo nostalgično s Quelle katalogi, ki so pustili globlje sledi, kot si je marsikdo lahko predstavljal. Ker Peli ne najde dotičnega kataloga, vas prosimo, da nam sporočite, če ga morda imate. Nadaljujemo z debato o Berlinu pred II. svetovno vojno, medtem ko Ministrstvo za resnico že kuka iz bližnje prihodnosti. Prihodnost bo očitno kombinacija Huxleyjevih, Orwellovih in Atwoodinih vizij, mi pa se elegantno preselimo med parkirne angele, obdelamo javni prevoz (predvsem metroje) v Londonu, nato pa skočimo na vesoljsko ladjo, kjer Ford besno nakupuje s kartico brez limita in modruje o ljubezni … in to najstnici. Zaključimo z majhnim opozorilom: če so najstniki prijazni, najbrž nekaj hočejo.
For our final season, we're covering the short life of Martin Goodman's Atlas/Seaboard comics by reviewing all the debut issues from their line. What do you get when you make a stew out of Orwell's 1984 heavily seasoned with Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and generous pinches of A Clockwork Orange and a dash of The Time Machine? Why, Michael Fleisher's crazy dystopian body horror sci-fi book MORLOCK 2001, of course! You can read all 3 issues here: https://archive.org/details/morlock-2001-complete/Morlock%202001%2001 Watch it on YouTube with BEAUTIFUL ART! https://youtu.be/syhSwk8EcIw MAIL: bronzeagemonsters@gmail.com STORE: https://bronzeagemonsters.threadless.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/BronzeAgeMonsters DISCORD: https://discord.gg/wdXKUzpEh7
DITCH YOUR DOCTOR! https://www.livelongerformula.com/wam Get a natural health practitioner and work with Christian Yordanov! Mention WAM and get a FREE masterclass! You will ALSO get a FREE metabolic function assessment! HELP SUPPORT US AS WE DOCUMENT HISTORY HERE: https://gogetfunding.com/help-wam-cover-history/ GET NON-MRNA FREEZE DRIED MEAT HERE: https://wambeef.com/ Use code WAMBEEF to save 20%! GET HEIRLOOM SEEDS & NON GMO SURVIVAL FOOD HERE: https://heavensharvest.com/ USE Code WAM to save 5% plus free shipping! GET YOUR APRICOT SEEDS at the life-saving Richardson Nutritional Center HERE: https://rncstore.com/r?id=bg8qc1 Josh Sigurdson reports on the newly leaked audio exposing the head of AIPAC among many members speaking off the record about how they control the United States government. AIPAC CEO Eliot Brandt admitted in the audio leak that he has "lifeline" access to Trump's top national security officials. The leak involves talk of stifling all pro-Palestinian influence in academia, stifling free speech, controlling AI and public discourse. This leak comes out ad President Trump appoints Chabad-Lubavitch Israeli born rabbi Yahuda Kaploun as the US Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. Essentially, a foreign agent was employed in the US government to stifle any free speech surrounding criticism of Israel. Many are calling this treason. This is the most woke free speech restriction we've seen as of yet. It should outrage the pro free speech groups yet most will bow to Trump and ignore it. Out of sight, out of mind right? Ignorance is bliss. Or should we say ignorance is strength as Orwell would say? Interestingly, this is becoming an incredibly Orwellian environment as pro free speech groups will cheer on the destruction of free speech as people are rounded up and deported for simply criticizing Israel. People who are legally in the United States we should add... This is happening as the USCIS expands social media screening for visa applicants to ensure none are critical of Israel. The Israeli government certainly controls US foreign policy. Netanyahu lobbied the US into the war in Iraq himself, making up the weapons of mass destruction myth. This lead to 2 million deaths and instability in the region which of course benefits Israel. They have killed around 100,000 women and children in Palestine throughout Gaza and elsewhere. They're devastating Lebanon. They just armed terrorists to takeover Syria as the CIA predicted in the 80s, attacking Alawites and Christians. They now have sights on Iran as the Greater Israel Project pushes forward. Conveniently, Trump, the so-called "peace president" who wants to cut wasteful spending announced alongside Netanyahu the largest defense spending budget ever. 1 trillion dollars. All to benefit Israel and devastate the Middle East. Welcome to the New World Order. Next stop, digital IDs and food rations. Stay tuned for more from WAM! Get local, healthy, pasture raised meat delivered to your door here: https://wildpastures.com/promos/save-20-for-life/bonus15?oid=6&affid=321 USE THE LINK & get 20% off for life and $15 off your first box! SIGN UP FOR HOMESTEADING COURSES NOW: https://freedomfarmers.com/link/17150/ Get Prepared & Start The Move Towards Real Independence With Curtis Stone's Courses! GET YOUR WAV WATCH HERE: https://buy.wavwatch.com/WAM Use Code WAM to save $100 and purchase amazing healing frequency technology! GET ORGANIC CHAGA MUSHROOMS HERE: https://alaskachaga.com/wam Use code WAM to save money! See shop for a wide range of products! GET AMAZING MEAT STICKS HERE: https://4db671-1e.myshopify.com/discount/WAM?rfsn=8425577.918561&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=8425577.918561 USE CODE WAM TO SAVE MONEY! GET YOUR FREEDOM KELLY KETTLE KIT HERE: https://patriotprepared.com/shop/freedom-kettle/ Use Code WAM and enjoy many solutions for the outdoors in the face of the impending reset! BUY GOLD HERE: https://firstnationalbullion.com/schedule-consult/ PayPal: ancientwonderstelevision@gmail.com FIND OUR CoinTree page here: https://cointr.ee/joshsigurdson JOIN US on SubscribeStar here: https://www.subscribestar.com/world-alternative-media For subscriber only content! Pledge here! Just a dollar a month can help us alive! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2652072&ty=h&u=2652072 BITCOIN ADDRESS: 18d1WEnYYhBRgZVbeyLr6UfiJhrQygcgNU World Alternative Media 2025
Like my guest today, I've never found it particularly useful to cast François Duvalier as some frothing, otherworldly monster. That story is too easy. It offers too little. Once you wrap him in the veil of pathology, the conversation dies. You've exiled him to a place beyond history, beyond explanation, beyond us. But what haunts me still—what lives in the marrow of Belleau's work—is not the spectacle of evil, but its intimacy. The way Duvalier wrapped the Haitian state around himself like a second skin. The way repression was not distant, not sterile, but close. Whisper-close.This week on the Nèg Mawon Podcast, I sat with anthropologist Jean-Philippe Belleau, and we waded deep into the dark waters of the Duvalier regime—not for the thrill of horror, but to understand the anatomy of power when it is warm, personal, and woven through the lives of the very people it crushes. Here are three strands we pulled from that knot:1. Power in the First PersonBelleau unearths a truth many prefer buried: that Duvalier's rule was not built in cold, bureaucratic chambers, but in bedrooms, churches, courtyards. It lived in nods and whispers, in godfather promises and godson debts. This was not Orwell's 1984—this was something older, more Haitian, more intimate. The regime was not an iron wall; it was a web, spun from relationships and obligations, holding the country not at gunpoint, but by the soul.2. Who Gets to Be a Victim?There is a comfort in believing the elite escaped unscathed, that they watched from balconies while the poor bled. But Belleau complicates that myth. His research pulls us toward a difficult truth: the violence had no clean class lines. Elites, too, were crushed, sometimes precisely because they presumed immunity. Belleau invites us to reconsider how history renders victims—how it decides who gets remembered as broken, and who gets blamed for surviving.3. The Ties That Bind (Even in Hell)And still—amid the surveillance, the fear, the Tonton Macoutes—Haitians clung to each other. Kinship, friendship, neighborhood, lakou… these weren't just sentimental relics. They were lifelines. Belleau shows us that even in the shadow of dictatorship, the social fabric didn't unravel. It tensed, stretched, contorted—but it held. And in that, there is something both tragic and profoundly human.To understand Duvalier is not to exorcise a demon, but to study a mirror. We cannot afford to look away—not when the terror came wearing a neighbor's face, a cousin's smile. Not when history walks so close to home.
DITCH YOUR DOCTOR! https://www.livelongerformula.com/wam Get a natural health practitioner and work with Christian Yordanov! Mention WAM and get a FREE masterclass! HELP SUPPORT US AS WE DOCUMENT HISTORY HERE: https://gogetfunding.com/help-wam-cover-history/ GET NON-MRNA FREEZE DRIED MEAT HERE: https://wambeef.com/ Use code WAMBEEF to save 20%! GET HEIRLOOM SEEDS & NON GMO SURVIVAL FOOD HERE: https://heavensharvest.com/ USE Code WAM to save 5% plus free shipping! GET YOUR APRICOT SEEDS at the life-saving Richardson Nutritional Center HERE: https://rncstore.com/r?id=bg8qc1 Josh Sigurdson reports on the psychological inversions of reality and the Orwellian demoralization of society as western civilization collapses. From headlines like, "German Government To Ban Lies" to "Maryland Democrats Pass "Sleep Tax." From the ban on fishing boats in the UK to the suspension and expulsion of toddlers for misgendering other kids. From digital IDs being implemented to CBDCs coming into play in the EU by October this year. We are purposely being demoralized for the purpose of creating a global technocracy the likes of which will force via convenience a tyranny we've never seen the likes of before. First they need to as Orwell said demoralize society. In Colorado, the House Speaker has proposed aborting babies to be more "budget friendly." They need to weaken, demoralize and impoverish society before that society accepts their technocratic solution which the World Economic Forum and the Trilateral Commission have been manufacturing for decades. The left side of the paradigm pushes insane transhumanist child gender abuse as well as supply chain crushing climate policies and of course insane taxes. The right side of the paradigm pushes migrant biometrics while dropping bombs, forcing mass migration and under the guise of being "based," pushes the AI agenda as well as furthering big pharma while pretending to be against it. It's a circle and all roads lead to Rome. In this video we talk about the psychological manipulation and demoralization of the public to bring the world to their end goal. Some call it the Great Reset. Whatever you want to call it, it's happening. Prepare and stay tuned for more from WAM! Get local, healthy, pasture raised meat delivered to your door here: https://wildpastures.com/promos/save-20-for-life/bonus15?oid=6&affid=321 USE THE LINK & get 20% off for life and $15 off your first box! SIGN UP FOR HOMESTEADING COURSES NOW: https://freedomfarmers.com/link/17150/ Get Prepared & Start The Move Towards Real Independence With Curtis Stone's Courses! GET YOUR WAV WATCH HERE: https://buy.wavwatch.com/WAM Use Code WAM to save $100 and purchase amazing healing frequency technology! GET ORGANIC CHAGA MUSHROOMS HERE: https://alaskachaga.com/wam Use code WAM to save money! See shop for a wide range of products! GET AMAZING MEAT STICKS HERE: https://4db671-1e.myshopify.com/discount/WAM?rfsn=8425577.918561&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=8425577.918561 USE CODE WAM TO SAVE MONEY! GET YOUR FREEDOM KELLY KETTLE KIT HERE: https://patriotprepared.com/shop/freedom-kettle/ Use Code WAM and enjoy many solutions for the outdoors in the face of the impending reset! BUY GOLD HERE: https://firstnationalbullion.com/schedule-consult/ PayPal: ancientwonderstelevision@gmail.com FIND OUR CoinTree page here: https://cointr.ee/joshsigurdson JOIN US on SubscribeStar here: https://www.subscribestar.com/world-alternative-media For subscriber only content! Pledge here! Just a dollar a month can help us alive! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2652072&ty=h&u=2652072 BITCOIN ADDRESS: 18d1WEnYYhBRgZVbeyLr6UfiJhrQygcgNU World Alternative Media 2025
Was passiert, wenn ein düsterer Orwell'scher Überwachungsstaat auf die surreale Bildsprache eines David Lynch trifft? Richtig: Karma: The Dark World – ein Horrorspiel aus Shanghai, das sich anfühlt wie ein Fiebertraum in Betonoptik. In dieser gemeinsamen Folge von Insert Moin und Ink Ribbon Radio sprechen Micha, Björn und Benny über paranoide Bürokratie, psychologischen Horror und die Frage, ob man Erinnerungen eigentlich trauen sollte.
We are now witnessing a complete upgrade of the US government and our very lives. The War on Terror foundation and blueprint is there, and being used to go even further. There can be no true freedom from here on out, but there sure will be a lot more things labeled as “liberty.” Will you “stand with” this abomination? Topics include: Bookshop dot org affiliate link and buying books, techno eugenics, recent guests, digital propaganda stream, Tech moguls in charge of our government, total control, flaunting themselves in public view, evolution of Military Industrial Complex, Big Tech takeover from Aerospace, national security, defense, DIB, DIU, Eric Schmidt, cyber security, AI, future warfare, implied crony capitalism, F35, new dominant narrative centered on government waste, Deep State boogeyman, pure Libertarian Capitalism, Art of the Deal, new American Imperialism, American exceptionalism, cyber terror attacks, new rulers will exploit attacks, Musk and his super geniuses, desire for apocalyptic events by super rich, DOGE, facade of efficiency, AI directed government, ownership of data, privacy, Peter Thiel brand of Libertarianism, freedom and liberty, crushing individual rights, War on Terror foundations, PNAC, safety and security, 9/11, enemy combatants, Bush as the bad guy, daughter Cheney, DC corruption, MAGA narrative, 1776ing, Orwell, Erik Prince criticism of War on Terror, anti-establishment aspect of new dominant propaganda narrative, the new mainstream media, enemy networks capitulation, future of cable TV, social media is the new mainstream, interactive media, algorithms, systems designed to promote favored content, former iconoclastic critics of establishment now are mouthpieces of ruling regime, information war, bullhorns, brazen attitude at street protests, international deals, social media feeds meant to distract and confuse, Freedom Cities vs 15 Minute Cities, constant updates, lowest common denominator continues to work, guise of conservatism, I Stand With movement
The Age of Transitions and Uncle 3-28-2025AOT #454We are now witnessing a complete upgrade of the US government and our very lives. The War on Terror foundation and blueprint is there, and being used to go even further. There can be no true freedom from here on out, but there sure will be a lot more things labeled as “liberty.” Will you “stand with” this abomination? Topics include: Bookshop dot org affiliate link and buying books, techno eugenics, recent guests, digital propaganda stream, Tech moguls in charge of our government, total control, flaunting themselves in public view, evolution of Military Industrial Complex, Big Tech takeover from Aerospace, national security, defense, DIB, DIU, Eric Schmidt, cyber security, AI, future warfare, implied crony capitalism, F35, new dominant narrative centered on government waste, Deep State boogeyman, pure Libertarian Capitalism, Art of the Deal, new American Imperialism, American exceptionalism, cyber terror attacks, new rulers will exploit attacks, Musk and his super geniuses, desire for apocalyptic events by super rich, DOGE, facade of efficiency, AI directed government, ownership of data, privacy, Peter Thiel brand of Libertarianism, freedom and liberty, crushing individual rights, War on Terror foundations, PNAC, safety and security, 9/11, enemy combatants, Bush as the bad guy, daughter Cheney, DC corruption, MAGA narrative, 1776ing, Orwell, Erik Prince criticism of War on Terror, anti-establishment aspect of new dominant propaganda narrative, the new mainstream media, enemy networks capitulation, future of cable TV, social media is the new mainstream, interactive media, algorithms, systems designed to promote favored content, former iconoclastic critics of establishment now are mouthpieces of ruling regime, information war, bullhorns, brazen attitude at street protests, international deals, social media feeds meant to distract and confuse, Freedom Cities vs 15 Minute Cities, constant updates, lowest common denominator continues to work, guise of conservatism, I Stand With movementUTP #362The great Super Bowl wager controversy is finally worked out on this episode of the broadcast. Luckily, Sidekick and Creative Accidents both brought clips from the original show as evidence that settled the dispute. Three beer reviews were also thrown into the mix for good measure. What a show. Topics include: drinks, 66 Tropical Golden Ale, street Coors Light, no more Skype, Uncle's TikTok, recycling at Cash4Cans, Human Computer, acting not completely insane, David Lynch beer pour, Canada Boy, Jimmy James, Super Bowl bet controversy worked out, audio clip of previous show, Creative Accidents clip, bet on the bet, tariffs, Squirrel Man, no Cooley, collecting addresses, eggs smuggled over the border, Tigers vs Dodgers, Mac & Jack beer, bringing the ruckus, Dust Bowl Brewery craft beer, unclethepodcast TIkTak, will make it every Friday we can, VHS tapesFRANZ MAIN HUB:https://theageoftransitions.com/PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/aaronfranzUNCLEhttps://unclethepodcast.com/ORhttps://theageoftransitions.com/category/uncle-the-podcast/FRANZ and UNCLE Merchhttps://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/Email Chuck or PayPalblindjfkresearcher@gmail.comBE THE EFFECTListen/Chat on the Sitehttps://ochelli.com/listen-live/TuneInhttp://tun.in/sfxkxAPPLEhttps://music.apple.com/us/station/ochelli-com/ra.1461174708Ochelli Link Treehttps://linktr.ee/chuckochelli
Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post, "Escaping Orwell's Memory Hole: Why Digital Truth Should Outlast Big Brother." The podcasters dig into Ralph's post on how digital systems can be erased of certain content, easier in some ways than Orwell's memory holing of printed material, and more difficult, since the Internet remembers everything. The Internet Archive and content replication on the net preserves, but may not be easy to find, especially with filtering firewalls. The discussion includes the psychological impact of information being difficult to find, or untrusted. The podcasters conclude with steps to strengthen our psychological resilience.
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Authoritarian cults like Scientology use loaded language to restrict and control thinking. Spike joins Jon for a discussion of this and some of the vital ways in which language is used to bypass reasoning.#scientologycult #scientology #lronhubbard #dianetics Links:The appendix to Orwell's 1984The Hubbard "Zimbabwe" interviewJon's paper, "Scientology: Religion or Intelligence Agency?"More about the Bear Fedio IndexThe hospital scene in Star Trek IVSpike's open letter to the media relations director of LegolandSpike's love of Lego made manifest
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comMike White is a writer, director, and actor. Among his many films, he wrote and starred in Chuck & Buck and wrote the screenplay for School of Rock. In television, he co-created and starred in Enlightened, and he's the brilliant auteur of The White Lotus, currently in its third season. In reality TV, he competed on Survivor: David vs. Goliath and two seasons of The Amazing Race, alongside his gay evangelical father, Mel White, whom I knew well before I came to admire his son's work.For three clips of our convo — on the humanism of The White Lotus, Mike finding Buddhism, and his courageous gay dad — pop over to our YouTube page.Other topics: growing up in the boring suburbs of Pasadena; attending a private school of rich kids; his mom a teacher and homemaker; Mel the minister and ghostwriter for famous televangelists; the productive pain of adolescence; Mike studying postmodernists like Judith Butler at Wesleyan; Mel coming out of the closet right after his kids left college; Soul Force; Mike's power of observation; his love of Camille Paglia; Sexual Personae; the subtle psychological warfare in White Lotus; how its characters aren't didactic; how identity politics is bad for art; the golden age of reality TV; Mel joining Falwell's church with his partner; the pressure to be the model gay; the gay characters of South Park; Mike's nervous breakdown; the humor and lightness in Buddhism; meditation; Oakeshott and the ordeal of consciousness; Orwell and the clarity of nonfiction; Jennifer Coolidge and the evil gays; Parker Posey; Sam Rockwell's autogynephilic role; bro-cest; the mysteries of desire; Freud; how iPhones kill imagination; Mike's veganism; how class gets eclipsed in wokeness; and the redeemable qualities in all the White Lotus characters.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Nick Denton on China's inevitable world domination, Evan Wolfson on the history of marriage equality, Francis Collins on faith and science, and Douglas Murray on Israel and Gaza. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
On March 19, Friends of The New Criterion gathered in New York to hear a conversation between the New Criterion contributors D. J. Taylor and Dominic Green on the question “What would Orwell do?”
Are we being controlled by fear or by pleasure? The boys drink and review an imperial pilsner, then discuss the contrasting visions of the future by Orwell and Huxley. P&C explore the strange relevance of 1984 and Brave New World -- from constant surveillance, censorship, and thought control, to mindless entertainment, dopamine addiction, and emotional infantilization. Both dystopian visions offer chilling insights into modern society. We break down the contrasting methods of control: Orwell's world of pain and suppression vs. Huxley's world of pleasure and distraction. Drawing from key quotes, real-world parallels, and cultural trends.
Cet épisode est une lecture de ma newsletter disponible ici. Vous pouvez retrouver la vidéo de cet épisode sur Youtube sur la chaîne de Vlan!Dans cette époque particulièrement dystopique, la gentillesse trône au sommet de la hiérarchie des vertus recherchées.On la réclame, on la valorise, on l'érige en panacée contre toutes les violences contemporaines. Partout, on implore la bonté, on quémande la générosité, on s'abreuve avidement aux sources des énergies positives.Et je m'y plie avec dévotion depuis ma plus tendre enfance.Je me suis toujours défini comme un « gentil » et c'est probablement ainsi que mon entourage me décrirait sans hésiter quoique c'est sans doute présomptueux de ma part. Mais cette vertu tant louée dissimule-t-elle des zones d'ombre que je refuse obstinément de reconnaître ou plutôt contre lesquelles je ne travaille pas assez?Il y a quelques mois, le jour de mon anniversaire, une amie autrice britannique, Taiye Selasi, m'a lancé cette phrase qui m'a ébranlé : « The problem, Greg, is that you are a nice guy when you should be kind instead ».Encore une fois, une nuance linguistique anglaise qui m'échappait. Car comme vous sans doute, à cet instant précis, j'étais incapable de distinguer entre « nice » et « kind », les deux se fondant dans le même mot français : « gentil ». Je lui ai donc demandé d'éclairer ma lanterne.Gentil ou authentique : le dilemme qui vous détruitElle m'a expliqué que « kind » incarnait une forme de bienveillance et de bonté du cœur qui circule dans les deux sens – envers les autres, mais aussi, et c'est crucial, envers soi-même.Une personne « kind » connaît intimement ses propres limites et pose des frontières claires aux autres. Tandis qu'une personne « nice » serait rongée par un besoin viscéral d'être aimée, au point que toutes ses barrières s'effondrent – transformant cette prétendue qualité en authentique défaut.Elle m'a alors recommandé la lecture de « No More Mister Nice Guy » de Robert Glover, que j'ai reçu sans tarder sur Vlan !L'épisode étant en anglais, j'ai décidé d'en faire cette newsletter pour vous expliquer pourquoi ce sujet me touche personnellement, et partager avec vous ce que j'en retire.Il y a tant de personnes méchantes et sournoises dans ce monde, pourquoi donc questionner la gentillesse ?Existe-t-il véritablement un « syndrome du gentil » ?La gentillesse pourrait-elle cacher des faces obscures ? Comment être gentil de manière juste ? Doit-on adhérer entièrement à la réflexion de Robert Glover ? Quelles critiques peut-on lui adresser ?La gentillesse comme bouclier contre les coupsPour saisir pourquoi ce sujet me touche particulièrement, je dois vous embarquer dans la construction de mon identité, et je pressens que cela résonnera avec certains d'entre vous.Ma mère n'était pas fondamentalement maltraitante, mais elle nous battait, mon frère et moi, de façon régulière (oui j'ai traité le sujet avec elle depuis).J'ai donc appris très tôt cette équation fatale : pour être aimé, il fallait être gentil, se plier en quatre pour tenter désespérément de faire plaisir.Bien sûr, je suis naturellement doté d'une bonté et d'une générosité profonde, mais vous remarquerez sans doute que la gentillesse dans laquelle je me suis enfermé n'était pas authentiquement la mienne. J'y reviendrai.Mon objectif premier ? Éviter les coups, tout simplement, mais surtout – gagner l'amour de ma mère. Cela implique que j'ai également intégré l'idée que les coups pouvaient s'entrelacer à l'amour – mais c'est un autre sujet que j'explorerai en temps voulu.Mon enfance s'est structurée sur ces fondations : la gentillesse comme mécanisme instinctif de protection et le rire comme échappatoire vitale. Comment refuser d'aimer une personne gentille ? Une personne qui s'évertue à devancer vos moindres attentes ?Au fil des années, je me suis métamorphosé en véritable caméléon, tentant de devenir ce que j'imaginais que les autres attendaient de moi, fuyant le conflit comme la peste.“Qu'est-ce qu'ils vont penser ?” : le mantra des dominésIl y a évidemment une part naturelle de socialisation et un besoin viscéral d'appartenance dans tout cela.Particulièrement quand, comme moi, vous êtes métis sans racines solides d'un côté puisque « descendant d'esclaves », portant le fardeau de la culpabilité d'être différent, écrasé par la pression sociétale d'être un « bon français », ce qui en France, avec notre modèle d'intégration républicaine, suppose d'être « plus blanc que blanc ».Ma mère nous a inculqué très tôt l'obligation d'être plus polis, plus irréprochables que quiconque, nous martelant régulièrement cette question : « qu'est-ce qu'ils vont penser ? ».Déjà qu'on nous montrait du doigt dans le village de mes grands-parents paternels – il semblait évident qu'on devait faire profil bas.Cqfd : cette stratégie est vouée à l'échec. On vous reprochera toujours votre couleur de peau jusqu'à ce que vous vous intégriez socialement, c'est-à-dire jusqu'à ce que vos revenus ou votre statut vous permettent de transcender cette réalité.Et même dans ce cas, dans certains contextes, cela reste illusoire.Pour être sincère, les gens tombent toujours des nues quand j'évoque le racisme ordinaire qui a jalonné mon existence, car après tout « on ne dirait pas vraiment que tu es noir toi, on pourrait penser que tu es italien, israélien, libanais, marocain, etc. ».J'ai entendu cette phrase un nombre incalculable de fois et ma réponse reste invariablement la même : « ce qui est certain, c'est que je ne suis pas blanc, et je peux t'assurer que la rue, la police, les institutions me le rappellent régulièrement ». Je vous le confie ici : je suis né d'un père bourguignon et d'une mère martiniquaise, elle-même métisse noire et indienne – et aujourd'hui, j'en porte fièrement l'héritage.Par ailleurs, il faut savoir qu'une règle tacite règne presque universellement (y compris sur les continents africain et asiatique) : plus la peau est claire, plus on vous valorise – le noir occupant le bas de l'échelle, particulièrement pour les femmes malheureusement pour elles, les études sont unanimes.Je vous raconte tout cela car ce phénomène a exacerbé un complexe qui grandissait insidieusement en moi.Votre gentillesse vous étouffe - et les autres le sententComme Robert Glover l'explique, être un "nice guy" suppose de dissimuler sa véritable nature pour éviter de froisser quiconque.Cette dynamique rappelle étrangement le "doublethink" décrit par Orwell dans "1984" – cette capacité à maintenir simultanément deux croyances contradictoires. D'un côté, notre authenticité profonde, et de l'autre, l'image que nous projetons pour être acceptés.Le terme qui définirait le plus justement ce type de gentillesse serait peut-être « débonnaire », qui signifie selon le Larousse « être bon jusqu'à la faiblesse ».Un terme rarement utilisé mais qui capture parfaitement ce que Robert Glover décrit, et que j'adopterai désormais dans cette newsletter pour définir ce type de « gentillesse ».Cela me permet en outre de préserver le terme « gentil » qui me semble fondamentalement précieux.Les débonnaires, donc, sont tellement obsédés par la dissimulation de leur véritable nature et par les désirs des autres qu'ils en oublient leurs propres aspirations.Une voix intérieure nous souffle : « ça sera plus simple comme ça, sinon ça va créer du conflit et on doit pouvoir l'éviter ». Deux scénarios se présentent alors : soit notre interlocuteur, presque malgré lui, repousse les limites et devient maltraitant – un comportement infantile qui révèle le besoin que quelqu'un fixe des frontières.Soit le débonnaire accumule tant de frustrations qu'il finit par exploser, provoquant précisément les tensions qu'il s'efforçait d'éviter.Dans les deux cas, nous sommes inéluctablement perdants.Je suis gentil, donc je ne suis pasSelon Robert Glover, la débonnaireté s'enracine dans deux terrains principaux : une honte toxique accompagnée d'une petite voix intérieure qui murmure « je ne suis pas assez bien comme je suis » ou simplement « je ne suis pas assez », et une angoisse dévorante d'être abandonné ou blessé.On retrouve ici les personnes avec un attachement anxieux. J'ai d'ailleurs consacré un épisode de Vlan ! à ce sujet, si vous souhaitez l'approfondir.En deux mots, la théorie de l'attachement, développée par John Bowlby, distingue trois types principaux d'attachement : anxieux, sécurisé et évitant. Ces modèles d'attachement se forgent généralement durant l'enfance.L'attachement anxieux se développe lorsque la réponse aux besoins émotionnels de l'enfant est imprévisible ou incohérente.En grandissant, ces individus vivent dans la crainte perpétuelle de perdre l'affection ou l'attention d'autrui, cherchant à compenser cette insécurité fondamentale par des comportements de dépendance affective marqués.Une personne ayant développé un attachement anxieux sera particulièrement vulnérable à la codépendance.Elle s'enferme dans une dynamique où ses besoins, ses désirs et son équilibre émotionnel dépendent étroitement du regard et de l'attention de l'autre.Cette dépendance excessive engendre souvent un cercle vicieux : plus la personne s'accroche, plus elle risque d'éloigner l'autre, confirmant ainsi sa peur primordiale de l'abandon.Vivre par procuration : l'existence fantômeLa codépendance est un concept initialement forgé dans le contexte des addictions, spécifiquement pour décrire le comportement des proches de personnes dépendantes à l'alcool ou à des substances. Il émerge aux États-Unis dans les années 1970, en parallèle de la prise de conscience des dynamiques relationnelles au sein des familles d'alcooliques.Originellement, être codépendant signifiait adopter un comportement centré sur l'autre, jusqu'à s'oublier soi-même, dans une tentative désespérée de contrôler, sauver ou protéger la personne dépendante.Au fil du temps, le concept de codépendance a transcendé le cadre strict des addictions pour décrire des relations affectives marquées par une anxiété relationnelle intense. Aujourd'hui, la codépendance désigne une tendance à s'investir excessivement dans les relations, à dépendre viscéralement de l'approbation d'autrui pour nourrir son estime de soi, et à éprouver une anxiété dévorante liée à la peur de l'abandon ou du rejet.Prendre conscience de ces mécanismes permet de mieux comprendre et d'apaiser ces dynamiques relationnelles en travaillant notamment sur la sécurisation de son attachement et sur l'affirmation de soi.Personnellement, je ne pense pas avoir vécu de véritable codépendance, mais j'ai longtemps navigué avec un attachement anxieux que j'ai laborieusement travaillé en thérapie, me permettant d'atteindre aujourd'hui un attachement bien plus sécurisé. D'ailleurs, plus que de codépendance, Robert Glover préfère parler de « fonctionnement emprunté » (« borrowed functioning »).Ce concept décrit une situation où l'on s'appuie excessivement sur les compétences, les émotions ou la validation d'autrui pour fonctionner quotidiennement, faute de pouvoir mobiliser ses propres ressources intérieures. Cette perspective souligne l'importance cruciale de cultiver une véritable autonomie émotionnelle plutôt que de vivre par procuration.Le contrat invisible qui pourrit vos relationsCette démarche, observée avec recul, recèle une dimension profondément auto-centrée : la personne cherche avant tout à éviter l'abandon, à s'assurer d'être aimée – il s'agit fondamentalement d'elle-même, non de l'autre.Comme l'explique Robert Glover, cela revient implicitement à dire : « regarde comme je suis gentil, regarde tout ce que je fais pour toi, regarde comme il n'y a jamais de problème avec moi ».L'injustice fondamentale de cette approche réside dans le contrat tacite que le débonnaire établit : « si j'agis ainsi pour toi, alors tu dois agir ainsi pour moi » – mais l'autre ignore tout de ce contrat implicite, et l'émetteur lui-même n'en a souvent pas conscience.J'évoquais plus haut l'effet « cocotte-minute » des débonnaires, un phénomène que je m'efforce d'éviter mais auquel je me dois d'avour que je succombe encore régulièrement.Robert Glover explique que cela peut culminer en un véritable déversement victimaire : « regarde comme tu me traites alors que moi, j'ai fait tout cela pour toi, et moi, et moi... »L'injustice fondamentale tient au fait que le débonnaire incrimine l'autre pour des choses qu'elle n'a jamais explicitement demandées.Parfois, ce comportement sabote la relation elle-même : à force de vouloir éviter de heurter qui que ce soit, on finit par causer des blessures bien plus profondes.Le paradoxe fatal : blesser en voulant protégerJe me souviens d'une situation emblématique entre une amie très proche, de passage à Paris, et ma nouvelle compagne de l'époque, il y a 15 ou 20 ans.Toutes deux souhaitaient me voir au même moment, et je désirais les voir toutes les deux.Plutôt que d'aborder franchement la situation avec l'une ou l'autre, j'ai tenté de les voir toutes les deux, résultant en une double frustration : aucune n'avait eu suffisamment de mon temps.Sur le moment, j'ai trouvé leur réaction profondément injuste, alors qu'il aurait suffi d'exprimer clairement la situation, sans craindre un désaccord imaginaire, pour que tout se résolve naturellement.En réalité, nous présupposons les réactions des autres sans jamais solliciter leur avis – c'est l'un des travers majeurs des débonnaires, qui deviennent ainsi, paradoxalement, manipulateurs.Le paradoxe, c'est que j'apprécie profondément cette facette de ma personnalité : ma générosité, mon empathie, ma nature accommodante.La question n'est évidemment pas de renier ces qualités, mais plutôt d'apprendre à reconnaître ce qui nous dérange, à l'exprimer sereinement et à établir des limites claires.Dit ainsi, cela semble simple – mais je sais pertinemment qu'on ne réalise souvent qu'après coup qu'on n'a pas respecté ses propres limites.Vers une gentillesse authentique : pistes de reconstructionComment s'extraire de ces mécanismes, ou comment accompagner quelqu'un qui s'y reconnaît ?Je crois que l'essentiel réside dans la communication ouverte, la compréhension des traumas sous-jacents, puis un travail personnel, en couple et généralement avec un thérapeute in fine.Un conseil précieux que j'ai reçu et que je m'efforce d'appliquer : quand on est fondamentalement cérébral, il peut être révélateur de se tourner vers des approches thérapeutiques centrées sur le corps – et inversement.Notre tendance naturelle nous pousse vers des thérapies qui font écho à notre fonctionnement, mais l'inverse peut s'avérer profondément transformateur.J'ai d'ailleurs consacré plusieurs épisodes au corps, notamment sur la posture juste avec Thierry Janssen, chirurgien devenu thérapeute, sur le nerf vague avec Ludovic Leroux, ou encore sur l'intelligence corporelle avec Eve Berger.On peut commencer par cultiver l'affirmation de soi, apprendre l'art du refus, exprimer clairement ses ressentis, et privilégier son bien-être personnel.S'exercer simplement à dire « non » dans des contextes peu menaçants pour renforcer progressivement sa confiance.C'est en tout cas, ce que je m'assigne à faire.Parallement, si cela peut résonner avec vous, consignez régulièrement dans un journal les situations où vous avez peiné à établir vos limites, en identifiant précisément ce que vous auriez préféré dire ou faire.Une thérapie cognitive comportementale (TCC) peut également vous aider à repérer vos schémas de pensée automatiques et à les remplacer par des perspectives plus réalistes et affirmées.De mon côté, je crois que je vais aller avec un thérapeute somatique pour terminer le travail déjà bien débuté.Si vous n'êtes pas concernée mais que vous côtoyez une personne encline à cette gentillesse excessive, vous pouvez l'aider délicatement à prendre conscience de ses propres limites.Au lieu d'entretenir indirectement ce déséquilibre, encouragez-la à exprimer clairement ses désirs et besoins, même lorsqu'ils diffèrent des vôtres.Proposez-lui des échanges réguliers où elle peut s'exercer à l'affirmation de soi, dans un espace sécurisant où elle peut librement exprimer ses véritables émotions.Évitez tout jugement ou culpabilisation, mais valorisez chaque avancée, même infime, vers l'affirmation personnelle.La question de la masculinité : limite de l'approche de GloverJe diverge de Robert Glover concernant sa vision des relations de genre – son livre s'adresse aux hommes et soutient l'idée que la masculinité serait menacée.Dans notre conversation, il explique qu'historiquement, en raison du patriarcat, les femmes dépendaient financièrement de leurs maris puisqu'elles ne travaillaient pas (ce qui, soit dit en passant, est inexact pour le Moyen Âge).Selon lui, la situation s'est inversée : les femmes seraient devenues plus compétitrices que les hommes.Ces derniers seraient plus passifs, se retrouveraient en position de dépendance, cherchant désespérément à séduire et à plaire.Il dépeint également les réseaux sociaux et les services comme Uber ou Deliveroo comme des « assassins de la masculinité », renforçant prétendument la passivité masculine.Pendant ce temps, les femmes seraient constamment dans la prise de décision et l'action. Elles travaillent majoritairement et, de retour au foyer, assument l'essentiel de la charge mentale et des responsabilités parentales (école, médecin, anticipation des besoins...) – toutes ces activités s'inscrivant dans une dynamique d'action associée, selon lui, à une énergie « masculine ».Selon lui, elles auraient besoin qu'on honore leur féminité, tandis que les hommes devraient reprendre les rênes décisionnelles et l'initiative, sans pour autant chercher à contrôler leurs partenaires.Je ne m'oppose pas totalement à ces pensées mais n'ayant pas approfondi cette dimension avec lui, je peine à cerner pleinement sa penséeToutefois, il me semble important de mentionner que certains lui reprochent une approche qualifiée de masculiniste.Je consacrerai prochainement une newsletter à la masculinité – un sujet fascinant, tant je constate la désorientation de nombreux hommes face à des demandes féminines parfois contradictoires, qu'elles soient conscientes ou non.Être vrai avant d'être gentil : le nouveau contrat social"Si la gentillesse demeure une valeur cardinale, elle doit s'exercer dans un respect égal de soi-même et d'autrui. Comme l'écrivait George Orwell à propos de son engagement contre le fascisme durant la guerre civile espagnole : « Si vous m'aviez demandé pourquoi j'avais rejoint la milice, j'aurais répondu : 'Pour lutter contre le fascisme', et si vous m'aviez demandé pour quoi je me battais, j'aurais répondu : 'Pour la décence commune'. »Cette « décence commune » pourrait bien constituer la clé d'une gentillesse authentique – non pas une gentillesse qui mendie l'approbation à tout prix, mais une bienveillance ancrée dans l'intégrité personnelle, consciente de ses propres limites tout en s'ouvrant généreusement aux autres.Le chemin est sinueux, semé d'obstacles, mais chaque pas vers cette authenticité représente une victoire.Car être véritablement gentil, c'est avant tout être vrai. Suggestion d'autres épisodes à écouter : #171 Mieux se connaitre pour trouver une posture juste avec Thierry Janssen (https://audmns.com/jeikAHO) Vlan #135 Se reconnecter à l'intelligence du corps avec Eve Berger Grosjean (https://audmns.com/ETKQSfx) #288 le remède miracle contre le stress avec Ludovic Leroux (https://audmns.com/aHHEdaH)Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Sooo...um...remember how the Trump Admin is like, cool with segregation? Or maybe uncool is the better answer since they reversed the protections that made it illegal. Make America Segregated Again I guess? You know what, I don't like how accurate that acronym is to this context. Anyhow, this is banger. We talk nihilism vs pessimism vs cynicism, Steinbeck, Orwell, scurvy, friendship, and myths. After this schizo episode, we gotta be the same unhinged, right? Right?? Get corrupted with Janaya Future Khan. SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon - https://patreon.com/@darkwoke Tip w/ a One Time Donation SUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW IG: www.instagram.com/darkwokejfk Youtube: www.youtube.com/@darkwoke TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janayafk
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In the debut episode of All the Buried Women, co-hosts Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke aim to uncover women's stories hidden in the Southern Baptist Convention's archives. The story begins in an unexpected place for a podcast about Southern Baptists: 4th-century Rome with Saint Fabiola. Because Fabiola challenged religious and societal norms, her story has become a safe harbor for women with similar experiences… even women in the SBC. Fast forward to 1984, where a pivotal moment in Kansas City, Missouri, changed the trajectory of women's roles in the Southern Baptist Convention. There's a reason Orwell warned us about 1984. Listen to Episode 1 to find out more. We reached out to the SBC, Paige Patterson, Darryl Gilyard, Tommy Gilmore, and the Council for National Policy for comment, and did not hear back. Credits: Hosts: Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke Producer: Savannah Locke Writing and Editing: Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke Sound Editing and Music: Savannah Locke and Todd Locke Introduction and Closing Song: Jaded by Savannah Locke Special Thanks (in order of appearance): Jemar Tisby, Pamela Durso, Barry Hankins, and Meredith Stone Partner Organization: The Bible for Normal People Additional Thanks: Andy Clark, Systems Administrator within the University Libraries at Baylor University; Erin Smith, Marketing Manager at Baker Publishing Group; Jordan Corona; Dr. Taffey Hall, Director of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives; Brittany Prescott, Podcast Producer for The Bible for Normal People; Adam McCullough, Archivist of Canadian Baptist Archives at McMaster Divinity College; Gordon Heath, Director of Canadian Baptist Archives at McMaster Divinity College; Rev. Leanne Friesen, Executive Minister of Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ) and CBOQ executive board; and Audrey and Alex from Lawyers for Reporters. Social Media Links: Follow us on Instagram: @alltheburiedwomen @bethallisonbarr @savannah_locke @thebiblefornormalpeople Subscribe to Beth's Substack: https://bethallisonbarr.substack.com Subscribe to Savannah's Substack: https://savannahlocke.substack.com Promo Code: Use code PODCAST40 to get 40% off Becoming the Pastor's Wife until April 30th through Baker Publishing Group's Website: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/becoming-the-pastor-s-wife/414910 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It all started with 1984, as so many things do. I wanted students to see how the ideas in the book were splashed across the world around them - yes, in their magazines and ads, but also in the current events they saw on the news and the news sites covering them. So I asked them to create collages, connecting 1984 to their lives. As we put the collages up across one wall on the classroom, the startling connections between what they were reading and what they were seeing in the world around them sprang out in bright colors. Sitting beside us as we discussed and wrote about the novel, they provided a constant reminder that Orwell's writing was as relevant as it gets, many decades later. So am I suggesting you do a context collage next time YOU teach Orwell? Nope, today I want to suggest that a context collage as a stellar go-to anytime you're trying to help students see the connections between a text and their lives. Let me walk you through it. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Grab the free Better Discussions toolkit Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how totalitarian states destroy the human spirit before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Orwell explores the possibility of a regime influencing human nature by controlling history and reforming language to limit the range of ideas its subjects can contemplate. Although the novel does not provide hope to the characters, the reader is inspired to courageous resistance against such a regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how totalitarian states destroy the human spirit before introducing Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry P. Arnn. Totalitarian novels depict regimes that exert complete and pervasive control over the lives of their subjects. George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, and C.S. Lewis imagine the terrible possibilities of unchecked modern tyranny. Join Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, and Hillsdale College students in this exploration of 1984, Brave New World, Darkness at Noon, and That Hideous Strength. The course includes four lectures and four conversations, each about 30 minutes long. It is structured with one lecture about each book followed by a conversation between Dr. Arnn and the students about themes from that book. Orwell explores the possibility of a regime influencing human nature by controlling history and reforming language to limit the range of ideas its subjects can contemplate. Although the novel does not provide hope to the characters, the reader is inspired to courageous resistance against such a regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.