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"The Overseer Class": Steven Thrasher on Black Cops, Pro-Palestine Protests, DEI & More
Steven Thrasher introduces the 'Overseer Class' concept, detailing how individuals from marginalized groups can be co-opted by power structures to suppress their own communities, using examples from policing, university administration, and international politics.
"Emperor" Trump's So-Called Board of Peace Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance
Jared Kushner's vision for a futuristic Gaza resort, backed by Trump's 'Board of Peace,' is exposed as an 'Orwellian' colonial plan to control Palestinians through biometric surveillance and re-education, while Gaza is physically divided and its people face ongoing destruction.
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World
Journalist Karen Hao exposes how Silicon Valley's 'scale at all costs' AI development mirrors historical colonialism, extracting resources, exploiting labor, and threatening democracy while consolidating power.
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