Tag Archives: Politics

How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords

If there’s one thing cult leaders do, it’s talk. A LOT. Language is an integral part of how cults keep their members bonded, isolated and obedient. Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential … Continue reading →

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Democracy or Republic?

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BBC Radio 4 – Orwell vs Kafka, Ep 2: Telescreens

Big Brother Is Watching You Helen Lewis and Ian Hislop refine their focus in this second episode of Orwell Vs Kafka to examine what the warnings and insights in the novel’s of both men tell us about Surveillance and the … Continue reading →

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Brazil apologises after three diplomats’ Black teenagers searched at gunpoint

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Orwell’s Warning: The Insidious Nature of Political Language

Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: https://bit.ly/3VgvCD2 Imagine waking up in a world where words no longer mean what they appear to. A place where language, the very tool we use to communicate and understand reality, is twisted … Continue reading →

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The Cascara Controversy Explained by Dr. Steffen Schwarz

Cascara has long been hailed as the next big thing in coffee. But due to issues with food safety concerns, we still haven’t seen a wave of cascara products roll over the market. This will probably change very soon as … Continue reading →

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Banksy. Genius.

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Episode 105: Civil Disobedience with Noëlle McAfee | Overthink podcast

Do political subjects have a default obligation to obey the law? In episode 105 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss civil disobedience in the present context of university activism for divestment from genocide in Gaza. They chart the genealogy of … Continue reading →

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The INSANE Truth About IKEA

[…] Music used: https://magnates.media/music + https://storyblocks.com/Magnates The INSANE Truth About IKEA How IKEA Brainwashes You How IKEA Manipulates You How IKEA Brainwashed Everyone How IKEA Tricks You The Wild Truth About IKEA IKEA Business Documentary (mini business movie) – How … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – Free Thinking, Positive and negative politics, ‘intellectual vices’ and the face you bring to work

Sir Richard Evans, Margaret Heffernan, Isabel Oakeshott, Quassim Cassam join Anne McElvoy to look at the ideas shaping our lives today. Are they optimists or pessimists ? How negative should we be in political campaigning, doomscrolling, parenting, writing reviews or … Continue reading →

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Why Japan Doesn’t Have Cities

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Railings: Suprisingly Interesting

Oh, and some railings are made out of stretchers or whatever. You can support the channel on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/jdraperlondon You can book me for real-life tours! Find out about that here: http://www.jdraper.co.uk/private-tours You can find me on the clock … Continue reading →

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