TPM > A Huge, Huge Deal

2016-05-25 Thread nettime's_speculator
< http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-huge-huge-deal > A Huge, Huge Deal By Josh Marshall Published May 24, 2016, 9:57 PM EDT Here and there we've reported on the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against Gawker. As you probably know, Hogan won the case and won a massive judgment of $115 million dollars

Re: artfcity: Turbulence.org Going Offline

2016-05-25 Thread t byfield
On 24 May 2016, at 19:35, morlockel...@yahoo.com wrote: > BTW, note that one way to really 'write in private' is to use hardware > bought for cash while not carrying cellphone, connect to the network > in a crowded public space, without carrying cellphone or credit cards, > send one message

Re: alex van der bellen wins austrian presidentials!!!

2016-05-25 Thread Alex Foti
Wow, Brian, comparative analysis of euroamerican middle classes and the populist left! according to laclau-chantalmouffe (from what I learned from Paolo Gerbaudo, check out his upcoming book) the people is constructed around a signifier (the wronged citizenry, the exploited

Re: alex van der bellen wins austrian presidentials!!!

2016-05-25 Thread morlockelloi
These are connected, however unpalatable it sounds. The single prevailing reason for the mass people movements, voluntary or involuntary, in the last few centuries, since governments had solid means of closing the borders, is to lower the local wages and increase profits, thus the local