Good thinking
Bursting the Facebook bubble: we asked voters on the left and right to swap feeds
This is a brilliant idea. Real news outlets like the Guardian basically now have four years to educate as many humans as possible about how to guard themselves against the hyper-hysteria of the 2019-20 campaign.
Unless Trump packs it all in before he's inaugurated, which I'm starting to think he might.
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Holy shit
Selfie-Taking Tourist Destroys 18th-Century Saint Michael Statue in Lisbon
LOLOLOLOLOL. But also not.
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Bungee jumper dunks biscuit from 75m, setting world record
If there was ever going to be a music video made to accompany the National Anthem...
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Good writing
A Normie’s Guide to the Alt-Right
Now, bear in mind this is a guide to the Alt-Right written by a leading member of the Alt-Right, so expect some phrases to pop out more than others. Such as, 'the ineptitude of Blacks' and' innate biological incapacity to compete in White society.'
However repulsive their views, they are/it is a subculture we should be aware of. They are influential both online and in the real world - see Trump, his appointment of Steve Bannon (his website Breitbart is an Alt-Right megaphone) and the recent widespread proliferation of fake news during the election campaign.
They like to believe his election represents their ascension to the mainstream. I don't buy it - mainly because judging the size of your movement by the volume of trolls you can summon gives you zero clue as to the depth of their real support for your insane racist bullshit - but that doesn't mean they're going away.