A Normies Guide to the Alt-Right, the New Right & Their Tactics for Recruitment
Right wing movements hav changed the environment of our politics and culture, something I will write more about later. It has shifted the Overton window of what is acceptable in politics and moved Democrats further right on issues like immigration and militarized policing in their policies over the years. Let’s look back at this old research to see where this began.
Oakland Activist Kenzie Smith Was the Man on the Moon
What We Can Learn from a Community Activist Who Died Young Suffering from PTSD and Mental Health When...
The Familiar Grief of Death, Love Addiction, and Withdrawal
We know death is as inevitable as life, yet we barely talk about it. When death does occur, we look for blame. We become victims. If it was a violent death, then hate is born, and vengeance must be sought no matter the societal cost.
Five Years After BBQ Becky – What Media Has Consistently Gotten Wrong
Five years after “BBQ Becky” was dubbed into meme infamy, the story has become a hero myth, losing...
Tupac Shakur, the Modern Day Makeveli Prince
What We Can Learn from Dear Mama Docuseries on Tupac and Afeni Shakur’s Legacies, The Black Panthers, and Niccolò Machiavelli's book “The Prince.”
Populism, Nationalism, and Capitalism, it’s not just for White People
(originally posted on DopeEraMagazine.com 11/21/2016) Updated October 29, 2022 After Kanye West, Tila Tequila, and a few other...
QAnons Extreme Appeal and Social Media Pipeline Explained
In depth QAnon research and explanation how extremism is cultivated online.
Art Blooms in Oakland After Chaotic Protest Nights End
If silence is violence, the residents of Oakland have an answer for that; art. Throughout Saturday artists of all ages and ethnicities took their paint, paintbrushes and spray paint to claim boarded windows in Downtown Oakland as forms of beautiful expression.
No One is Immune to Online Manipulation. It’s Time We Take it Seriously
How the “Dirt-Bag Left” misogyny broke the political left in 2020. Certain people seem more susceptible to misinformation...
Five Types of Attraction and How to Grow a Romantic Garden
Love is like a garden. If you don’t maintain and prune a garden, it becomes prickly, painful to navigate, and unsightly. Letting one side overrule the other becomes unhealthy and filled with weeds.
