Air Date: 7–13-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
⁃ The calculated, propaganda motives behind “Mar-a-Lago face”
and bizarre MAGA hyper-femininity
⁃ How MAGA uses Kristi Noem’s “Border Barbie” vibes to attempt to
soften its vicious immigration policy, and project victimization
⁃ How bad AI imagery is now the look of modern fascism
⁃ The cruelty of the White House X account - a propaganda
machine of memes (run by Groypers)
⁃ The Right’s psychopathic treatment of immigrants, and bracing
ourselves for what’s coming next
⁃ …and more in BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (MEMBERS
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REFERENCES:
MAGA glam isn’t about beauty — it’s about politics - Vox
The “Delicate, Beautiful, Tiny” Fascism of Kristi Noem - Mother Jones
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism - New Socialist
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account - The Atlantic
The Right’s Cruelty to Immigrants Is Psychopathic - Current Affairs
EXTRAS:
@Novaramedia and @blindboyboatclub (The video on Trump and
wrestling that Erin couldn’t recall during the show!)
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Produced by:
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