[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited from my diigo]
Make America Punk Again
— Splitcoil (@Splitcoil) March 9, 2018
the kids set up a playdate! pic.twitter.com/M4XHCvYPv8
— Edel Rodriguez (@edelstudio) March 9, 2018
Chewbacca riding a giant squirrel fighting the nazis, your argument is invalid pic.twitter.com/32PfMhk154
— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) March 8, 2018
From my understanding, this Science paper does not compare the spread of real news vs fake news, but rather of fake rumors vs real ones – this is an artifact of their data collection methodology https://t.co/ogArFlRhji 1/
— Gianluca Stringhini (@gianluca_string) March 9, 2018
My complete review of @jordanbpeterson’s ‘12 Rules For Life’:
This may be a masterpiece, in that I have never yet come across a book that so thoroughly disproves its own premise simply by existing. 1/2 >— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) March 7, 2018
Each morning I pray to set aside everything I THINK I know, so I may have an open mind and a new experience. I understand and regret the hurt I have caused. The trans community are heroes of our shared LGBTQ movement. You are my teachers. pic.twitter.com/80Qi2halN2
— RuPaul (@RuPaul) March 5, 2018
Dear world. What you see at the #BannonZurich event, has nothing to do with journalism, pic.twitter.com/CBzHOqWQBo
— Petar Marjanović (@petarmarj) March 6, 2018
#ifyouonlyreadone
You can deny environmental calamity – until you check the facts | George Monbiot – “Rosy worldviews that rely on avoiding inconvenient truths should always set alarm bells ringing” Pinker gets ripped a new one here.
#watch,
danah boyd | What Hath We Wrought? | SXSW EDU 2018 – “Empathy is a powerful emotion, one that most educators want to encourage. But when you start to empathize with worldviews that are toxic, it’s very hard to stay grounded. It requires deep cognitive strength.”
The Case for Museums – “The powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it’s only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?” Some very nice images, pretty annoying narration.
British diver films deluge of plastic waste off Bali – “Diver Rich Horner has captured video of himself swimming through water densely strewn with plastic waste and yellowing food wrappers, with the occasional tropical fish darting around.” Haunting. Made us cry.
listen and
Solecast: Efrim Manuel Manuck of Godspeed You! Black Emperor – “Efrim and his comrades have been making radical, innovative and genre defying music for over 2 decades, fusing post-rock, punk ethos and classical aesthetics.”
Fake News oder Wahrheit? – Tom Kummer – Händler der vielen Wahrheiten – “In den 90er-Jahren interviewte der Schweizer Autor die berühmtesten Hollywoodstars für die besten Magazine. Dann flog auf: alles gefälscht, alles ausgedacht. Riesenskandal. 2017 war er wieder da. Wieder kam raus: Abgeschrieben” Priceless. When you listen to a show about a lying journalist and discover several lies, because you personally know him.
#learn
Steve Bannon Gets Hero’s Welcome Taking Trumpism to Europe – A decent article on the visit to Switzerland by Bannon, however the parallel to Lenin towards the end feels forced.
Elizabeth Warren Refuses to Let Democrats Off the Hook for Their Latest Cave to Wall Street – “The fight over the Bank Lobbyist Act isn’t over yet.” Just ditch the democrats, they have not been leftist for ages.
Climate change ‘impacts women more than men’ – “Women are more likely than men to be affected by climate change, studies show.”
Revenge Porn Moves to Slack – “In its continuing move from websites such as Anon-IB, revenge porn has shifted not only onto Discord, but now Slack as well.” Assholes. Because they can be.
The Shape of Solidarity: Popular Feminisms and the International Women’s Strike – Jump page to 5 essays on march 8th, women’s day.
Jordan Peterson’s Gospel of Masculinity – “How did a once obscure academic become the Internet’s most revered—and reviled—intellectual?” Much too tame, and ultimately one of the articles that will lead to normalising Petersons toxic thinking. But it contains some interesting pieces of background information.
Reddit CEO ‘Aware’ of Community That Makes Memes of Dead Children – “A subreddit full of videos of people burning to death and memes of mutilated, dead children evaded a crackdown on violent content; Reddit says it’s now “under review.”
Macron going for broke – “President Macron has adopted all the tricks of this shock strategy. Everywhere – the SNCF (the national rail company), the civil service, hospitals, schools, labour legislation, capital taxation, immigration, public broadcasting (which Macron has called ‘a national shame’) – ‘reform’ is going full steam ahead on the pretext of impending catastrophe or soaring debt.” Slash and burn capitalism in France.
Black Atlantis – “This review of Marvel’s Black Panther is part of a forthcoming dossier on the political thought of Huey P. Newton. It contains spoilers.”
The Left Shouldn’t Be Too Proud to Meme – “If the goal is to build a movement that is effective in opposing attacks on democratic ideals and a free press, the left can’t be too proud to meme.” Don’t think pride is the issue that prevents the left from adapting memes as a tactics. Also who knows, this meme thing might get old very fast, so better stick to your values than get them imposed on you.
Which VPN Services Keep You Anonymous in 2018? – “We take a look at the logging policies and other privacy features of dozens of VPN providers.”
How Wild Animals Self-Medicate – “It’s not a giant leap to imagine that our earliest ancestors gained the roots of medical knowledge by observing apes or other animals.”
23,000 HTTPS certificates axed after CEO emails private keys – “Flap that goes public renews troubling questions about issuance of certificates.”
#oldiebutgoodie
Die Schweiz als Avantgarde des europäischen Rechtspopulismus – “Die Schweiz ist seit Jahrzehnten die Avantgarde des Rechtspopulismus in Europa. Nirgendwo sonst haben fremdenfeindliche Parteien mit populistischen Parolen gegen die “Elite” eine so lange Tradition wie in der Alpenrepublik. Und nirgendwo sonst waren sie so erfolgreich.”
Der grösste Internet-Hetzer der Schweiz wohnt in einer Villa in Riehen – “Er schreibt seit Jahren fast alles und jeden nieder. Auf unterstem Niveau. Im Internet. Als die TagesWoche ihn besucht, wird der härteste rechtsradikale Troll der Schweiz plötzlich kleinlaut.”
Influencer in Uniform: Wenn die Exekutive viral geht – “In den sozialen Medien erfinden sich die deutschen Polizeien gerade ein Stück weit neu. Wo früher spröder Amtscharme herrschte, twittern die Beamten nun lässige Sprüche, begleiten Demonstrationen mit Social-Media-Teams in Echtzeit und warnen partywütige Jugendliche vor zu viel Radau. Dürfen die das alles eigentlich?”
Frauen*tag 2018 – “Die Rechten haben recht: Wenn nur ein kleiner Teil dessen, was Frauen* derzeit wollen und fordern, erreicht wird, ändert sich die Gesellschaft grundlegend. Und das ist, wovor ihnen graut. Nehmen wir zum Beispiel die feministische Forderung nach einer Welt der Fürsorge, Empathie, Intersubjektivität und Vulnerabilität (Judith Butler).”
Deshalb ist “Filterblase” die blödeste Metapher des Internets – “Gute Nachrichten: Filterblasen gibt es nicht. Das Wort, das seit Jahren durch die Medien geistert, ist ein Hirngespinst. Ein Problem mit sozialen Medien gibt es trotzdem.”
Social Catch – “Samedi 24 mars avait lieu à Ivry un grand gala de Catch en soutien à l’APEIS (Association pour l’Information, l’Emploi et la Solidarité des Chômeurs).”
Giftkeulen-Verbot für Hobbygärtner gefordert – “Hobbygärtner sollen keine Pestizide mehr einsetzen dürfen. Das fordern Gewässerschutzexperten. Nun erhalten sie Support vom Bauernverband.”
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