"We must question whether it remains not only possible, but relevant to unmask ideological symbols through irony, parody, satire, or exaggeration."
"We must question whether it remains not only possible, but relevant to unmask ideological symbols through irony, parody, satire, or exaggeration."
"In a world where the most shocking statements come directly from those in charge, Tactical Media no longer works as a form of resistance."
"This isn't satire failing; it's satire working too well. The fiction blends so seamlessly into the real that the object is mistaken for affirmation."
What happens when satirical Video becomes presidential propaganda? When does AI-generated parody get embraced by its target?
Essay on "Trump Gaza" video explores how traditional artistic critique breaks down when power no longer hides behind ideological pretense
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Iโm not sure Iโve seen enough discussion about the fact that when cars are โself drivingโ, they are actually just owned by a company, and that company can turn them off whenever they like.
Or in other words:
Whoever controls the algorithm also feels the fire.
*Same thing with the electric scooters, which were thrown into the fires.
In an era where ICE can't operate without Palantir (look at the company's stock rise this week), and a Waymo vehicle isn't just a robotaxi but also a surveillance device on wheels, it's clear that the struggle isn't just political. It's also infrastructural. (And honestly, it always was.)
Streets are flooded with surveillance cameras, algorithms govern urban management, and cars have become powerful surveillance devices that collect data that goes who knows where. Since the authorities operate through tech companies, the protest also updates its version.
Instead, protesters target tools belonging to a tech giant (Waymo is owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company)
The LA protests are primarily aimed at an administration pursuing vicious immigration policies and the ICE enforcing them. But in a digital city, even resistance evolves with the times
Protesters order a driverless car through the app, direct it to the protest site, then set it ablaze to block traffic.
It's unpleasant and quite polluting, but there's a strategic precision to it: no civilians are harmed, no private cars are burned, and no drivers are injuredโbecause there are none.
A Waymo car burns in the street as smoke billows during protests in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. David Pashaee | Afp | Getty Images
Smart Protest for a Smart City
Over the weekend in Los Angeles, as protests erupted following ICE raids throughout the city, demonstrators began setting fire to Waymo autonomous taxis. This isn't random vandalism or isolated incidentsโit's a deliberate tactic.
ื ืืฆืืชื ืืช ืืฉืงื ืฉื ืืืืงืจ ืืื - ืขื ืืจืื ืืจืขื ืืืืฅ ืืจืื ืืฉืจืคื ืืืจื ืืจืืฉืืื - ืืืชืื ืืช ืืืฉืืืชืื ืขื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืื, ืืขื ืืืืคื ืฉืื ืชืืื ื ืืืช ืืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืขืืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืืื, ืชืงืืื ืืืืืง.
ืืฆืจืฃ ืืชืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืืจ - ืืฉืื ืืฉืืืข ืืช ืืืฉืืืชืืื
ืืชืืื ื ืืชืืชืื ืืจืืฉื ืขื "ืืืื ืืืืกืืืจืื" ืฉื ืคืืื ืงืื ืืคืจืฉื ืืชื ืืืคืืจืกืืช ืฉื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืื - ืืืชื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืขืืจ ืืขืื ืกืขืจืช ืืงืืื ืืืืคืช ืืืชื ืงืืืื.
ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืจืฉ ืื ืจืง ืืฆืจ ืืืืขืืช ืืืกืื ืืืืฉื ืืืงืืืงืืืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืืข ืืืื ืืืืืง ืคืืืืื ืืืฉื. ืืืืืืืชืื ืืืจืืฉืืช ืฉื ืืืื ื'ืื ืืืืืืื โ "ืืื ืืืจื ืืืคืื"
ืืืขืฆื ืฉืืืจ ืฉื ืื ืจืืืช ืขืืกืง ืืืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืงืื ืืืจืชืืื, ืืจืืจืชื ืจืืืช ืขื ืืชืืื ื ืืืืงืื ืืช ืฉื ืืจืฉ - ืืืชื ืืื ืืขื ืืืชืฃ ืฉืืคื ืืืืืจืืช ืืกืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืง ืืืืืคืื.
ืื ืื ืืงืจื ืฉืืืืืื ืืื ืืืคืืข ืืื ืืงืื - ืขื ืฉืืืื, ืืืืฆืืช, ืืืฉืืงื ืืืืจืื ืืืืืจืกื ืืืืคืื ืืช ืืจืืื ืืืจืฅ ืืืขืืื.ื.
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Tucker Carlson and others alleging new Deep State conspiracy about JFK records. Someone at National Archives with knowledge of the situation, meanwhile, tells me that thousands of pages of 60-year-old documents don't just magically digitize themselves
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Is the Trump administration now also bigoted against gingers and people with freckles? Or do they just think that any book that teaches kids to be proud of who they are and to stand up to bullies is a secret allegory about LGBT people?
Law, Rebellion, and Collec0ve Resistance: Stories from Egypt
If you are in Vienna, join us for an excellent and quite interesting Artist Talk by Sussman prize winner Jasmina Metwaly
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ืืืืจื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืืขืืจืจ ืคืจื ืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืขืจืขืจ ืืช ืืจืฆืื ืฉื ืืฃ ืืื.ืช ืืืฉืชืชืฃ ืืืคืื ืืช ืืืืืืืช. ืืืขืฉื, ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืช ืื.ื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืืข ืืช ืงืืื.ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื. ืขื ืืืช, ืื ื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืฉืชืชืคืืช ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืื ืกืืืื ืื ืืกืืืืื, ืืฉืืืคืื ืืกืืืข ืื ืืฆืืฆื ืืช ืืกืืืื ืื ืืืื.
ืฉืื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืช ืืคืจืกืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืจืืช ืืืขืจืืืช
ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื
ืืืคืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืืืืืช ืืืคืืื ืื.ืืช
ืืื ืง ืืืืจืื ื-pdf
ืืฉ ืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืคืกืืช- ืชืฆืจื ืงืฉืจ ืืคืจืื ืขื ืจืืฆืื/ืืช
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ืขื ืืืช, ืื ื ืื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืฉืืฉืชืชืคืืช ืืืืื ืขืืืื ืืืืื ืกืืืื ืื ืืกืืืืื, ืืฉืืืคืื ืืกืืืข ืื ืืฆืืฆื ืืช ืืกืืืื ืื ืืืื.
ืืืืจื ืฉื ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืกืคืง ืืืืข ืืืืข ืฉืืืคืฉืจื ืื ืืงืื ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืืชืืกืก ืขื ืื ืกืืืืช ืืืืฉืืืช, ืขื ื ืืืืช ืืื, ืขื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืขื ืกืชื ื ืืืืช.
ืืคื ื ืืืื, ืืฉืื ืืืืืืฉ: ืืืืจื ืฉืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืืขืืจืจ ืคืจื ืืืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืืขืจืขืจ ืืช ืืจืฆืื ืฉื ืืฃ ืืื.ืช ืืืฉืชืชืฃ ืืืคืื ืืช ืืืืืืืช. ืืืขืฉื, ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืจื ืืืื ืืช ืื.ื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืืข ืืช ืงืืื.ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื.
Email saying: "Dear Professor Binns: My grandson, who is in high school here in Puerto Rico, is trying to access your article, Ethical Challenges in AI-Driven Decision-making. I believe it was printed in the Journal of Ethics and Technology in 2020. He has searched everywhere, but cannot find a copy. Can you direct him? I apologize for troubling you, but would be most grateful if you could help"
The amount of time that will be wasted by students, and even apparently their grandparents, chasing after fake AI-generated citations is thoroughly depressing
ืื ืขืฉืื ื ืืืื ืกืืกื.
ืืื ืฉืื ืืืงืฉื ืฉื ืืื ืกืืื ืื ืืืจืืืช ืืื. ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ื ืืฉืช ืืื ืื ืืืฉืคืื.