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paul johnson

@rhetoricpj.bsky.social

I live in pittsburgh and like it. wrote a book about conservative populism. have spent the last 15 years studying the right. go arsenal! I like gin. Book: https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817321093/i-the-people/

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Omg i just got out of lecture

05.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
trump saying noem out at dhs, markwayne mullin in

trump saying noem out at dhs, markwayne mullin in

Folks, they're calling it "The Monkey's Paw Timeline"

05.03.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

of course!

05.03.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social for your Too Long List

05.03.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

christ, yes

05.03.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i dont have a lot of confidence about any good things right now but i do think the "ok its time for wartime footing" mass mobilization demand from the government to join the fight in WW3 is going to receive an all-time negative reception from the public

05.03.2026 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks dan!

05.03.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

cc @annakornbluh.bsky.social and @katewagner.wehwalt.net given your recent doings

05.03.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The painter of right: Jon McNaughton and the conservative challenge to visual culture In the last decade, conservative artist Jon McNaughton has gained notoriety. This essay reads McNaughton to make better sense of conservatism's relationship with liberal democratic visual culture. ...

I have a new essay out on the right-wing artist Jon McNaughton. Come for an explanation of how the right-wing perverts Walter Benjamin's understanding of art; check out how race-as-viral-modernity explains a lot; don't miss the potshots at new materialism!

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NGAN2...

05.03.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

James Fishback's Real Real Dumbasssssssss Song

05.03.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How liberals lost the internet | Robert Topinka In the first part of our series on digital politics, we look at how centrists have lost ground fighting disinformation – when the real battle is over emotion and attention, says digital media academic...

β€œThe overwhelming liberal focus on disinformation misreads how digital platforms work: misleading content is everywhere, but the real battleground is over emotion and attention”

A must read by @robtoes.bsky.social in @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

30.01.2026 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You read the book Reverse Colonization?

04.03.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cmon ppl we did civil rights to own the russkies let's be real

04.03.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great stuff!

04.03.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lmaooooooo

04.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Konate in particular, who i think has long been underrated, has just looked pretty stink-o

03.03.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"A full military escort will ensure that no man named Gavrilo Princip will get anywhere near the Archduke!"

03.03.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lmfao

03.03.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Michael Caley mentioned on Sky Sports Challenge"

03.03.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

time to retire the thanatos bit, i guess

03.03.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

my guess is Fred Trump was 'spiritually' born in Germany in the early part of the 20th century, if you catch my drift

03.03.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bracing read

03.03.2026 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Huerzler sucks though

03.03.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Eh even as an arsenal fan i think it needs to be fixed

03.03.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

HELMGHAZI

03.03.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tippecanoe and Typhus Too!

03.03.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Benghazi energy!

03.03.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

"No organization named The Black Hand could wish ill towards a monarch!"

02.03.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the teams have their own real-time feeds b/c they use them for in game coaching so yea you'd just have a team tasked with monitoring footage and recommending whether or not to challenge

02.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0