Germany’s Far-Right Political Party, the AfD, Is Dominating Facebook This Election – The Markup ⌘ Read more
I was on a call this evening discussing various redistricting proposals. Some dude seriously asserted that over-representation by Multnomah county in regional politics might lead to… genocide. 😳
On the blog: Age Cohorts, Ruining Things, and Apocalypses https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/15/generations.html #rant #politics
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Typhoon, Part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/14/typhoon2.html Generations in a Nutshell https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/08/15/generations.html #rant #politics
identity politics defection from class warfare, maybe?
@niplav@niplav.github.io “Markov” sounds more like meaningless babble (maybe from a political opponent). See also: “duckspeak”.
The rifleman ⌘ Read more…
Reading : Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter ⌘ Read more…
On the blog: Winning the Twenty-First Century https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/05/30/winning.html #rant #politics
The Problems with Utilitarianism
I originally wrote this essay in 2014 or 2015 in a Chinese buffet in Athens, Georgia. I’ve changed some of it and am re-adding it here. I talk about the issues with Utilitarianism and a bad book by Sam Harris.
At a dumb intuitive level, the “ethical” idea of Utilitarianism in principle gets pretty close to what most people reflexively want from social-political affairs: the greatest good for the greatest number of people—who … ⌘ Read more
Yay! Biden admin drops IP protection on Covid-19 vaccine patents. #TRIPSwaiver ⌘ Read more…
Peter Saint-Andre: Politically Independent ⌘ Read more…
On the blog: Asian Women in Fiction https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/03/21/asian.html #politics #harm #media
On the blog: Explaining Gender to the Biased https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/02/28/genders.html #quora #rant #politics
Acting as if one is Already Free: David Graeber’s Political Economy and the Strategic Impasse of the Left ⌘ Read more…
On the blog: An Unexpected Case for Reparations https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/02/14/reparations.html #politics #rant #community
Facebook will try to reduce political content on Facebook ⌘ Read more…
Ad Watch by Persuasion Lab - Political ad spending Belgium Dashboard ⌘ https://ad.watch/country/belgium.html
On the blog: Loving It and/or Leaving It and What “It” Might Be https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/11/15/love-leave.html #rant #politics #media
I’m not particularly interested in foreign politics, never have been, but this is fucking gold https://imgur.com/uFQx4Ca
On the blog: Post-Election Reconciliation https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/11/08/reconciliation.html #politics #rant
My Neighbor Joined NXIVM Sex Cult; It Explains a Lot About Trump’s America ⌘ https://medium.com/politically-speaking/my-neighbor-joined-a-sex-cult-it-explains-a-lot-about-trumps-america-6b53697ddf41?_branch_match_id=850021123196509299
On the blog: Politics in Art and Technology https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/18/stories.html #politics #art #software #rant
On the blog: Free Culture Book Club — Where Are the Joneses? Part 4 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/17/joneses4.html Politics in Art and Technology https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/18/stories.html #
On the blog: Voting as a Communal Activity https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/10/11/vote.html #politics #voting #rant
On the blog: The Fight of the Century (and The Last Century) https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/09/06/enlight.html #quora #freedom #philosophy #politics #rant
On the blog: Of Course Political Parties Don’t Reflect You! https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/08/30/parties.html #rant #politics
On the blog: Fiction — Grandfathers, Butterflies, and Patient Minus-One https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/08/16/butterfly.html #freeculture #creativecommons #politics
What devotees of sadomasochism do to their bodies is nothing compared to the torments that those addicted to the news and political commentary inflict on their minds almost every hour of the day. Ask HN: Is it just me? why is “news” so addictive? | Hacker News
Diversity at all costs: except diversity of opinion. Politically-correct witch-hunt is killing free speech | Hacker News
Politics matters most to slaves. ⌘
Why do I so rarely talk about politics on my channel? ⌘
On the blog: Re-Imagining Law Enforcement https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/05/31/police.html #history #philosophy #politics
Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: On Electability and Complicity https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/03/01/electability.html #politics #rant #voting
just finished the ‘It Could Happen Here’ podcast… i highly recommend it, required listening for the current political climate https://www.itcouldhappenherepod.com/
The Politics of Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUxtQX9XSJs
Random link from the archives: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/summer_movies/2006/06/watching_the_detectives.html originally archived Thu Aug 2 07:50:49 EDT 2018
The Politics of UFOs https://longreads.com/2019/04/11/the-politics-of-ufos/
Random link from the archives: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/9/16614672/ideology-liberal-conservatives originally archived Fri Nov 10 08:36:31 EST 2017
I could never become a politician. They’d have to swear me in on a copy of the Principia Discordia, and I suspect swearing people in on the Principia might be the cause of our current political situation…
Robert Heinlein and the Harsh Politics of Science Fiction | Leaping Robot Blog | Patrick McCray http://www.patrickmccray.com/2013/09/12/robert-heinlein-and-the-harsh-politics-of-science-fiction/
All worldbuilding, without exception, is political | columns | Hindustan Times https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/all-worldbuilding-without-exception-is-political/story-iE1Gc0R4ULSq8khLaJ1dEO.html
Campus political correctness: Data paints a different picture - Vox https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/12/17100496/political-correctness-data
Facebook filed a patent for a ‘civil’ political debate forum - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/28/18244632/facebook-political-debate-system-digital-forum-reputation-patent-filing
‘Playing the victim’ is politically vital and morally serious | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/playing-the-victim-is-politically-vital-and-morally-serious
Inertia and institutional damage in politics “ John Ohno ” Medium https://medium.com/@/inertia-and-institutional-damage-in-politics-9d9e670c182?source=friends_link&sk=8d1730ed3c394a1bc1876bd0f7a209c5
Limits of the Market: Notes on Political Economy & Externalities - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rYHhc7OsJ0
Avoiding the tendency toward recentralization is a (if not the) primary concern of anarchocommunist & left-libertarian political philosophy, so the association between ancaps & ‘decentralizaiton’ seems strange.