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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Really liked the final track i came up with in this stream

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hey! You! Watch my youtube youtube.com/@johnthedunc...

Lenny and carl being told to join the navy

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On ideology

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In some new writing I critique William I. Robinson's book "The Global Police State" to argue that policing is more than just a repressive tool but a way in which labour relations are organised and through which fascist ideology can emerge organically www.patreon.com/johnthedunca...

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My basic contention in this review is that fascist ideology isn't just imposed on society by reactionary blocs but emerges organically through the fundamental labour relations of society. Policing organises these relations through both repression and tolerance of certain groups

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Closing in on 10k for a video of me trying to figure some stuff out

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I will have some new writing on policing and fascism up on patreon and substack tomorrow

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Who is the "subject" of genocide?

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What can the systems that reproduce labour power tell us about the social function of genocide?

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coming up with a god title is the most important part of any prospective research project

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coming up with a god title is the most important part of any prospective research project

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Social reproduction in the global north is deeply entwined with global atrocities

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Zen @keithcross.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Social reproduction in the global north is deeply entwined with global atrocities

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Who constitutes the subject of genocide? What social function does genocide take? How do genocidal relations reinforce hegemony?

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My channel can only survive with audience support so if you like my work and want to support me you can find my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/johnthedun... Paypal: paypal.com/paypalme/joh... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johntheduncan

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here is the link! Watch share, subscribe etc. It's a much more exploratory video than normal youtu.be/qIVOutN1hfg

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From Lemkin to Life-making: Bridging Critical Genocide Studies and Social Reproduction Theory

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"From Lemking to Life-making: bridging Critical Genocide Studies and Social Reproduction Theory" In this I explore what can be gained by bringing these two schools into conversation. What political drive does SRT inject into CGS and what theory can CGS return?

Thumbnail with Lemkin on the left and a burning olive tree on the right. Text reads "genocide and life-making"

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I did a video on how "market socialism" does not make sense as an destination for socialiast horizone (link below) I make my case by going some real core Marxian value theory

thumbnail of a me atop a future scene, pondering. Text reads "the future?"

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I did a video on how "market socialism" does not make sense as an destination for socialiast horizone (link below) I make my case by going some real core Marxian value theory

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Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We're live and we're finally back with some D&D featuring Team Normal made up of @nogenius.bsky.social @johntheduncan.bsky.social @ballistari.bsky.social @brigitteempire.bsky.social and we're back sitting across a desk from some villains youtube.com/live/9r-gRbB...

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The Adventures of Team Normal: Making big beautiful deals with a dragon

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Not been steered wrong by this so far and it seems relevant again as a bunch of biologists push back against Anthropic's announcement of "ground breaking" LLM research

The safe attitude to any groundbreaking announcement from OpenAI and Anthropic is to think "how are these lying fraudsters trying to defraud us?" And then usually within 12 hours the fraud usually revealed

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Free P@lestine 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @vanderwaardart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

First interview for "Guns to Grunglers," a new series where I talk with non-sex workers in written and spoken form about sex worker rights. Today's guest is @johntheduncan.bsky.social, a YouTuber and PhD in sociology specializing in neoliberalism (and fighting it)! Links below!

The header for John Duncan's interview (at Persephone's Castle): https://persephonescastle.com/2026/09/from-guns-to-grunglers-an-interview-with-john-duncan.html

This interview belongs to"From Guns to Grunglers," a series where I talk with non-sex workers in written and spoken form about sex worker rights (the latter finding friends in a increasingly pimp-like world, grunglers* the ideal choice); i.e., alongside my Q&A series with sex workers, "Hailing Hellions" (2025). Both appear in "What Dreams May Come," the book promotion for my latest volume, Intersectionality† (2026). Today's guest is John Duncan, a YouTuber and PhD in sociology specializing in neoliberalism (and fighting it)!

*Slang for "a cool cis bisexual man/friend to trans folk."

†Go there to see all the interviews (written and spoken) for "Guns and Grunglers." Click here to go to the series abstract (which discusses different theories but especially abjection and the Aegis; see, also: "State Vampirism," 2026). All written interviews feature returning guests from initial spoken interviews—with John kindly returning from his, "Mind the Gap" (2026), to lend his expertise to my work even further.

This interview is for "Hailing Hellions," a Q&A series where I interview sex workers (or ex-sex workers) who have modeled for me and my Sex Positivity* book project. Today's guest is Puppy Tyko!

"Are you John Boner?": Our Poster Grungler and First Interview for the Series

NO SPUNK BUT WHAT WE MAKE

As stated, John Duncan is a YouTuber and PhD; this interview is the written accompaniment to a previous spoken interview with John; re: "Mind the Gap." It's the first for the series, so I'm including a little note about that: our "poster grungler"!

(source screencap, top: Sbassbear's "Game Grumps - The Sperminator"; source skeet, bottom: John the Duncan, 7/17/2026)

John is super nice, and I really appreciate him coming on to take part in the first written interview for "Guns and Grunglers." Bitches need friends, and you couldn't ask for a better ally than John Duncan. Go support his work on Patreon, right now!

John showing support for Palestine like an absolute chad.

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My new video From Lemking to Life-Making: Bridging Critical Genocide Studies and Social Reproduction Theory is now up for patrons. It will be available for channel members tonight and everyone else from Saturday probably www.patreon.com/johnthedunca...

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From Lemkin to Life-making: Bridging Critical Genocide Studies and Social Reproduction Theory (early access) | JohntheDuncan

From Lemkin to Life-making: Bridging Critical Genocide Studies and Social Reproduction Theory (early access) by JohntheDuncan on Patreon. Join JohntheDuncan's community for exclusive content and updat...

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I go through this (via Poulantzas) in this video youtu.be/f-u8aAmQQGE?...

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Radical Centrism: AI Powered Authoritarianism

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Lizzie @lizziecharlton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I really hate Tony Fucking Blair and I wish he'd fuck off permanently.

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Obviously Tony Blair has a massive financial stake in this having recieved at least £250 million from Larry Ellison and Oracle but I also think Blair has a real ideological fetish for AI as a way to fully exclude people from politics and enact authoritarian technocracy

Telegraph image of Tony Blair looking evil with the headline "Tony Blair: don't slow down on AI"

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good first stream in a while. Got some good tunea on the go

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you have enjoyed my work, felt it informative or got any educational value at all from it please do consider becoming a patron or signing up to paid substack (links below) Academia is collapsing and this is my main job!

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John Duncan @johntheduncan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

John's work is insanely well researched amd presented he's an invaluable asset for political analysis on YouTube please support him if you can

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