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Ep 92 - Trumpocalypse: Who Enabled the Gamergate-ification of America?

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Each day there are at least 72.4 new disasters caused by the Trump administration. It seems like Trump and his billionaire N@zi pal Elon, are intentionally accelerating the collapse of the US and world politics as we know it. Who could have predicted they’d hand racist teenage internet trolls access to sensitive government information? Well…. A lot of people who have watched the darker corners of the internet could have warned about some of the stuff we’re seeing now. The presence of similar anti-minority themes, the rationalization of hate and online harassment campaigns have been observed in many rightwing spaces over the years. But Gamergate served as a blueprint for so many of them.


Who paved the way for this nightmare? Was it Rational Centrists who often legitimized rightwing fearmongering, Liberals? Both sidesy media? Was it the Dems who enabled a genocide? Or the people who refused to vote for them? Join me as I explore this topic.


Links:


Majority of Americans approve of Trump's job performance so far, CBS News poll finds https://www.cbsnews.com/video/majority-americans-approve-trump-job-performance-so-far-poll/


Woking Up 11 - ‘Transphobic Meltdown’ https://open.spotify.com/episode/73wtudAwKzLfuqvi2VMTQ1?si=0xEnlU7VQ4uBvES7at5ntA


Trump signs executive order banning trans women from women’s sports https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-executive-order-ban-trans-women-sports-rcna190767


How Hitler used Democracy to take Power https://time.com/6971088/adolf-hitler-take-power-democracy/


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/06/israel-tells-army-to-prepare-plan-for-palestinians-to-voluntarily-leave-gaza Israel tells army to prepare plans for expulsion of Palestinians


Israel’s Smotrich vows escalation against Palestinians in West Bank, threatens Gaza-like fate https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250210-israels-smotrich-vows-escalation-against-palestinians-in-west-bank-threatens-gaza-like-fate/


NYT Burying the lede on how Israel has not held up it’s end of the ceasefire https://x.com/jeremyscahill/status/1889288932971401264?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw


Israel’s economy is in decline https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-economy-in-grave-danger-as-gaza-war-drags-on-economists-warn/


Israel boosts propaganda funding by $150m to sway global opinion against genocide https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-boosts-propaganda-funding-150-million-sway-global-opinion-against


“Operation Wrath of Zion" Aims to Dox and Deport Pro-Palestinian Protestors in New York City https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-palestine-dox-new-york-facial-recognition-ai?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2510348&post_id=156126181&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2yt6x1&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email


'No thanks': White South Africans turn down Trump's immigration offer https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/no-thanks-white-south-africans-turn-down-trumps-immigration-offer-2025-02-09/


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Content provided by Eiynah Mohammed-Smith. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Eiynah Mohammed-Smith or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Each day there are at least 72.4 new disasters caused by the Trump administration. It seems like Trump and his billionaire N@zi pal Elon, are intentionally accelerating the collapse of the US and world politics as we know it. Who could have predicted they’d hand racist teenage internet trolls access to sensitive government information? Well…. A lot of people who have watched the darker corners of the internet could have warned about some of the stuff we’re seeing now. The presence of similar anti-minority themes, the rationalization of hate and online harassment campaigns have been observed in many rightwing spaces over the years. But Gamergate served as a blueprint for so many of them.


Who paved the way for this nightmare? Was it Rational Centrists who often legitimized rightwing fearmongering, Liberals? Both sidesy media? Was it the Dems who enabled a genocide? Or the people who refused to vote for them? Join me as I explore this topic.


Links:


Majority of Americans approve of Trump's job performance so far, CBS News poll finds https://www.cbsnews.com/video/majority-americans-approve-trump-job-performance-so-far-poll/


Woking Up 11 - ‘Transphobic Meltdown’ https://open.spotify.com/episode/73wtudAwKzLfuqvi2VMTQ1?si=0xEnlU7VQ4uBvES7at5ntA


Trump signs executive order banning trans women from women’s sports https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-executive-order-ban-trans-women-sports-rcna190767


How Hitler used Democracy to take Power https://time.com/6971088/adolf-hitler-take-power-democracy/


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/06/israel-tells-army-to-prepare-plan-for-palestinians-to-voluntarily-leave-gaza Israel tells army to prepare plans for expulsion of Palestinians


Israel’s Smotrich vows escalation against Palestinians in West Bank, threatens Gaza-like fate https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250210-israels-smotrich-vows-escalation-against-palestinians-in-west-bank-threatens-gaza-like-fate/


NYT Burying the lede on how Israel has not held up it’s end of the ceasefire https://x.com/jeremyscahill/status/1889288932971401264?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw


Israel’s economy is in decline https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-economy-in-grave-danger-as-gaza-war-drags-on-economists-warn/


Israel boosts propaganda funding by $150m to sway global opinion against genocide https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-boosts-propaganda-funding-150-million-sway-global-opinion-against


“Operation Wrath of Zion" Aims to Dox and Deport Pro-Palestinian Protestors in New York City https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-palestine-dox-new-york-facial-recognition-ai?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2510348&post_id=156126181&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2yt6x1&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email


'No thanks': White South Africans turn down Trump's immigration offer https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/no-thanks-white-south-africans-turn-down-trumps-immigration-offer-2025-02-09/


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