thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 17/01/2026this is a sophomoric argument & trump's own words prove why. (among many other things). we have to stop listening to anyone who thinks like this. it's actually embarrassing. 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025diddy is one example. tory lanez and megan thee stallion are another. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025in a way, actors who advance fictive narratives through mythologizing or world-building participate in a digital form of "sleight of hand". they draw upon real histories and injustices to rebuild a truth that squarely places trust into the powerful. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025perhaps the campaign is so masterful that it made zohran's clear embrace of all the stuff we're told to keep quiet about - ethnicity, religion, immigration, gender, poverty - seem inevitable or invisible. either way, his team is incredible. they've already built a new website, soliciting resumes! 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025notice what's a shift online of late? a huge uptick in creativity about the election! new social media memes and trends about mamdani and his wife, Rama! much of it rooted in an embrace of the social politics that are being disintegrated federally: equality! multiculturalism! 120 2
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025and my last point and the real reason i created this thread: we're in a cultural recession. authoritarianism and represssion suppresses humanity through fear, anxiety, and terror. humor, light-heartedness and creativity are often stifled amidst authoritarianism and economic decline. 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025an excellent NYT article analyzes how the mamdani volunteer arm created community through various meet ups, events, and activities - getting people off their phones and into the real world! connecting with other human beings over shared interest. a huge deal in the age of disconnection. 120 2
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025the most popular campaign videos on his youtube include: -convo with bernie sanders -meeting with taxi cab drivers, all immigrants, who were drowning in debt before a hunger strike. -a ramadan video with Egyptian comedian kareem, famous for "subway takes" -a get out the vote promo in Urdu 120 2
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025he eschewed the unspoken rule of colorblindness touted by the left ("people don't care about identity when they can't afford the rent" is the very false mentality) and leaned into it! take his "until it's done" short form series, for example, highlighting historic new yorkers - almost all POC. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025rather than fearing "identity politics", zohran wholeheartedly embraced his multiple identities as a third culture kid with roots in uganda, south africa, india and new york. his short form videos posted across platforms featured working class immigrants, almost all POC, some muslim. 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Zohran's campaign ads buck the traditional, predictable (inherently coded white-straight-male) aesthetics. the team opted for colorful, artistic, and yes, wedded to his cultural heritage. The designer says Zohran was inspired by Bollywood. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic... 120 2
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025can't underscore enough how deeply important cultural artifacts are, particularly around food, music, film, and so forth. this isn't unique to POC, but it is uniquely amplified by POC, esp. the black community in the U.S. from whence the mainstream taps the most popular memes, jokes. 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025obviously, i must mention: -zohran was an aspiring soundcloud rapper who uses social media with ease. he promoted cool music videos on his various platforms. -he's the son of an iconic female director, mira nair. a rich tapestry of color, sound, sights wasn't taken for granted 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025lefties generally discount the importance of tapping into the zeitgest to garner support from young(ish) voters, the social media generations (millenials and down). zohran mamdani and his campaign, fortunately, did not. they leaned into it, heavily. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025nyc mayoral election perfectly exemplifies this: neither adams nor cuomo could gain a foothold into youth demos that admire, excuse, or embrace them. & young people embrace a lot of, let's say, morally questionable people! it was an utter failture on their part. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025if there's one area for improvement among political analysis, it's just how profoundly impactful *culture* is to campaigns, win or lose. 110 1
Reposted by thee sociologistJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16/06/2025I've said it many times before and Andrew Cuomo is making me say it again: we don't have a cancellation problem. We have never had a cancellation problem. To the contrary, we have a problem that "disgrace" is a very temporary embarrassment— an brief entr'acte more than an intermission. 150101571764 10.2K
Reposted by thee sociologistWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Last month I did a little experiment. I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky. The results were...interesting... [Thread] 12424781404 2.5K
Reposted by thee sociologistSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 30/01/2025From "The Confluence": substack.com/home/post/p-... 1133196 331
Reposted by thee sociologistEddie S. Glaude @esglaude.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Awash in stupidity.. 3415 41
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 23/01/2025re: ryan grim everything glenn greenwald touches withers and dies. the intercept to ardent right wing "populist" pipeline is one example. 000 0
Reposted by thee sociologistNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I’m a proud progressive journalist who speaks truth to DNC power. Here’s why, after spilling endless ink to legitimize Tara Reade (before she moved to Russia), I will now do the same for Christopher Rufo. by Ryan Grim 1978263 782
Reposted by thee sociologistjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/01/2025i would love to know how a systematic attempt to delegitimize the abilities of nonwhites, women and queer people contributes to solidarity 1564595443 4.6K
Reposted by thee sociologistThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/01/2025Under Trump, it will be legal to bribe politicians again, the revolving door of Washington will continue to swing, and calls to “drain the swamp” will fade into nothing more than a dull murmur.newrepublic.comTrump Just Made Bribing Politicians Legal AgainDonald Trump issued an executive order regarding receiving gifts from lobbyists. 691023494 1K
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 22/01/2025this "free speech" EO is another "perverse reverse" measure - it permits trump to target and punish any org or platform for removing hate speech, misinformation and disinformation. it opens the floodgates for a digital reality imbued with hate and bigotry - without guardrails. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 22/01/2025www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/m...cnn.comDisinformation experts blast Trump’s executive order on government censorship as ‘direct assault on reality’ | CNN BusinessOne of President Donald Trump’s first actions as he returned to the Oval Office on Monday was signing an executive order aimed at “restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship” of US citi... 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 22/01/2025disturbing is an understatement. repealing equal employment protections and birthright citizenship in 48 hours? enslavement doesn't seem too far off, and no, i'm not kidding. seems like they are planning for civil war. 000 0
Reposted by thee sociologistLeon Yin @leonyin.org · 22/01/2025NEW: Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... 33710234 710
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 22/01/2025i really appreciate @nkalamb.bsky.social 's theory of "structural coercion". it's an incisive framework for a theory i formulated 8 years ago about the reality TV contestant to influencer pipeline. who cares if you want to find love? what you really need is economic mobiliy. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 21/01/20257 years ago, black scholars and advocates urged the threat of trump ending birthright citizenship and dismantling the 14th amendment. this amendment gave black americans legal rights as citizens. it created protections that birthed broader movements. the U.S. continues to fail us. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 20/01/2025slash trump forces them to sell or bans them...like tiktok. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 09/01/2025winter in houston, fires in LA...cataclysmic climate disasters are unfolding around us as experts and advocates warned. in our post-knowledge information environment, i see viral posts that this is a conspiracy. the scope of media disinformation has eliminated multi-sytems thinking. terrifying. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 29/12/2024chris hedges, glenn greenwald, aaron mate, jimmy dore... the so called post-left was never that left anway. 020 2
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 29/12/2024this was a masterclass in courage. not only did ask good questions, you had excellent reasoning, retort, and most importantly, an excellent sense of humor. you've gained a huge fan! 080 8
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024That's problematic because part of reading is comprehension and *thinking*. Writing with incorrect spelling and grammar isn't about elite snobbery, it's clarity. Lack of clear thinking leads to lack of clear ideas. Transmitted confidently to MILLIONS of followers! 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I don't bring this up to mock illiteracy - quite the reverse. I am incredulous that there's not a single person managing this account to edit or verify basic sentence structure. My research on such sites have led me to believe that this is a feature, not a bug! 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This is the kind of "hip hop" site that posts celebrity gossip and "news". On November 22, they posted this image on Twitter. Notive anything about the headline? "Woman is Going Viral For saying thi about her date paying for her nails the moment she brung it up." No, seriously. 110 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024case study #1 - Illiteracy in gossip blogs/"media" sites, example 1: This is Raphouse TV, a blog "for the culture". they post content on Twitter (148K), IG (499K), TikTok (185K), Facebook (163K), Youtube (490K) and a website. Across social media alone that's 1.5 million followers. 120 2
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024and there you have it. an explosion of sketchy "journalism"/gossip pages covertly promoting illiteracy and poor reading comprehension spread conspiracy theories about megan thee stallion's shooting and vaccines. the bad news is these sites are super successful and growing in influence. 000 0
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024for good reason, many Black Americans don't trust biomedical/scientific communities. the notion that the vaccine is a chip wasn't a far cry from other conspiracy theories about HIV transmission. there was a successful cultural shift from 2020-2022: all bets are off. everything is a conspiracy. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024COVID-19 was a turning point in the U.S. it marked a time of fear, shock, and upheaval. conspiracy theories, fake scientific articles/reports about vaccines flourished. black americans were specifically targeted & it worked. because of culturally-specific beliefs. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024i believe literacy is DECLINING because social media sites stopped using spell and grammar correction/checking. the rudimentary writing level is shocking. but it's everywhere, not just the "news" blogs. if you struggle to write a cogent sentence, you are VULNERABLE to content farms & disinfo. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024the most frustrating aspect of viewing these so-called "journalism" or "news" pages is the complete LACK of journalistic integrity. almost zero spell checking, let alone grammar. entire headlines misspelled. names, dates, locations inaccurate or decontextualized. poor literacy was a trademark. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024conspiracy theory illuminati demonic sacrifice wrongfully convicted black men women lying on men there are deeply-held cultural beliefs about ALL of these topics to most Black Americans. they are triggers. they are vulnerabilities. this case created a COTTAGE INDUSTRY of willing participants. 100 1
thee sociologist @theesociologist.bsky.social · 03/12/2024lanez' father, sunstar, screamed at the top of his lungs outside the court that jay-z & roc nation were conspiring against his son. this snowballed into the theory that roc nation demands demonic sacrifice, which tory refused leading to a conspiracy. the biggest "black media" pages CASHED IN. 100 1
