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  • Notes of the Week 01 04 25

    Notes of the Week 01 04 25

    Apocalypse Now Remains a Christmas Classic Apparently the coda for US imperialism is nation building, according to the NYT, given their take on the invasion of Venezuela. There is some sort of distinction between Venezuela under Trump and Iraq under Bush. The nuance at this time escapes me:  “Instead, they vaguely sketched out an arrangement…

  • The Aestheticization of Mamdani

    The Aestheticization of Mamdani

    First time the NYT introduced me to Mamdani it was in the style section. The commentary referring to the look and feel, and the social media presentation of the candidate and the campaign. He was seen by the NYT as a competitor, but not a threat to Cuomo at the time.  It was late May,…