In 1997 philosopher Charles Mills coined the term "epistemology of ignorance" to describe how white supremacy situates white people so they cannot accurately perceive or understand the world in which they live. He called it "virtual reality" then. We just have new technology w which this happens
I wrote about the hurricanes, attention grifters, the limits of the term misinformation, and how it is more apt to call it a full cultural and political assault on any person or institution that operates in reality. (gift link)
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
Thank you.
Per NYT, X's crackdown on Ken Klippenstein and the Iran-hacked Vance doc came after the Trump campaign reached out. Well within each party's right, but this is the exact same thing Musk, Trump, and the right threw a yearslong fit about over Hunter Biden. www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/u...
Tomorrow on "History Matters": "Accountability Matters. Really." We live at a time that proves it matters--politically--every day. How did people in the past deal w/un-accountable politicians? Join us for more. Friday 10AM ET NCHEteach.org/conversations
The main article leads to the policy briefs and I swear all of them do the "the election is a land of contrasts" schtick in some form
"We've elevated the circle-jerk to High Art!" Or some such. 🙄
Hogan spent his entire administration refusing to disclose who his consulting clients were, then bragged about them on his website after he left office.
“Over Hogan’s eight years in office, nearly 40% of the competitive affordable housing awards overseen by the governor went to developers listed as clients on HOGAN’s website, according to a TIME review of public records.” time.com/7081664/excl...
Six of Hogan's listed clients won nearly 40% of housing awards over eight years. Experts call for investigation.