ICE misconduct megathread (Immigration "enforcement" in the US)

[Sheilbh]

Yeah, AI is a worry (in Hungary, Fidesz is making heavy use of it already, although only in mocking videos I don't think they expect even their followers to truly believe authentic), but hopefully it will ultimately swing the pendulum back in the sense that it will make people seek out trustworthy, larger organisations (newspapers and such) as sources of news rather than relying on ChadAlpha69 on Twitter for their news updates.

Maybe - I think there'll be a reaction against it to some extent. But I also worry the opposite is happening and worry that we're heading into a more oral, post-literate world of rumour and anecdote and re-enchantment and "seems like".

[Oexmelin]

It would go along with the re-monarchization of our political culture.

[DGuller]

Why does ICE always travel in threes?
One to read, one to write, and one to keep an eye on the two intellectuals.

We're to the point where we can just reuse the Soviet jokes. 

[HisMajestyBOB]

Why does ICE always travel in threes?
One to read, one to write, and one to keep an eye on the two intellectuals.

We're to the point where we can just reuse the Soviet jokes. 

I've been checking the front page of the newspaper for an obituary every day.

[grumbler]

Why does ICE always travel in threes?
One to read, one to write, and one to keep an eye on the two intellectuals.

We're to the point where we can just reuse the Soviet jokes. 

I've been checking the front page of the newspaper for an obituary every day.

"But obituaries aren't on the front page."

[Sheilbh]

It would go along with the re-monarchization of our political culture.

Yeah.

Weirdly I've been reading Gyorgy Lukacs recently - I'm not an expert and I've nothing concrete from it. But while I'm nodding along, I'm also not sure what will be produced with the new oral/video first communication or knowledge production and economic structure.

(There is nothing to make you mourn for the old haute bourgeois like reading an inter-war Marxist and then looking at the cultural detritus of our elites.)

[viper37]

It would go along with the re-monarchization of our political culture.

Did we ever stop that?


First day in weeks I open MSN.ca and there's no news about Meghan Markle, one of the Prince, the King, the Queen in waiting or some other royal somewhere else.

(yeah, yeah, I know, now what Oex meant).