A new month and some more links to share with you all.
Techdirt is not known as an overtly political tech news site. That has changed since Elon Musk came into the US government with Trump’s new administration. This post talks about how part of their job now is to chronicle the collapse of the United States as techbros are a major part of dismantling things.
As writer Mike Masnick says,”We’ve always covered the intersection of technology, innovation, and policy (27+ years and counting). Sometimes that meant writing about patents or copyright, sometimes about content moderation, sometimes about privacy. But what happens when the fundamental systems that make all of those conversations possible start breaking down? When the people dismantling those systems aren’t even pretending to replace them with something better?”
Along with that, Jacobin reviews American Socialist: Laurence Gronlund and the Power Behind Revolution by Ryan C. McIlhenny. The book is biography of the life of Gronlund, an American Communist who attempted to take Marx’s often dense writing and parse it for the “man on the street.” I always love learning about revolutionary historical figures institutional academia cuts out in the States because they push against capitalist narratives. Adding this one to my To Be Read list.
Professor Noam Chomsky was a big part of my political awakening when I was in my 20s. Though, I have gone further Left than Chomsky by now, I still respect what he has to say because he such a well-studied, wise voice. In this interview, he speaks about the current tension between the US and China and acknowledges that the United States is clearly not the driving force in the world anymore.
If you live in the United States, you’ve likely heard about the measles outbreak that is hitting multiple countries. Several unvaccinated children have died as a result. J.P. Hill talks about the deadly dumbing down of America. While anti-intellectualism has always been fosters in the States, this is a dangerous new expansion.
I have adored playing Shawn Tomkin’s Ironsworn line of solo tabletop RPGs. In this interview Tomkin talks about a whole host of things around the solo tabletop RPG scene.
Learning about often over-looked aspects of filmmaking is something I enjoy a lot. Little White Lies delves into the art of subtitles. It’s a much more complex skill than you might imagine touching areas of accessibility and graphic design.
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