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Matthew N. Hannah

@tinkeringhuman.bsky.social
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Studying the political economy of digital platforms and conspiracy theories. "Conspiracy, one is tempted to say, is the poor person's cognitive mapping in the postmodern age." - F. Jameson

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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sad to hear that First Monday ceased publishing. A great journal with so many fantastic articles: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
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First Monday
First Monday is one of the first openly accessible, peer–reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It’s crazy how much has changed but if I had to identify a moment we surrendered on surveillance it would be the USA Patriot Act
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The US State Department folks…at this point, the government’s only success seems to be trolling
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Taco Bell running nostalgia ads about “reliving 2016” is an act of violence
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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God @thegodshow.com · 25/08/2026
Welcome to Heaven, Dolly. Thou shalt bring her book club to every state.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New from me in the Conversation: theconversation.com/the-long-aft...
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The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics
Ideas from QAnon’s conspiracy theory have appeared on government social media sites during Trump’s second term and continue to divide America amid social and economic crises.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I’m old enough to remember when Republicans were sure that Biden would take away cheeseburgers…
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I’m not ashamed of being an American. I’m ashamed of what being an American means to other people.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
predictably excellent from hollingshead, every word "Against the forces of antiintellectual fascists+AI tech lords, self-flagellating academics+immediacy fetishists alike, we need to champion the difficulties+pleasures of humanities scholarship with our whole chests." defector.com/humanists-ha...
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Humanists Have Done Nothing Wrong | Defector
For many years, I’ve held a pet theory that cultural consumers can be grouped into two broad categories: Primary Source People and Secondary Source People. The former are the book lovers, cinephiles, ...
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Incredible new book from my friend Jen Hoewe! Details how the news environment has evolved in recent decades and explains the impact of those changes on news consumers, concluding with recommendations for journalists and the public moving forward. Pre-order here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205591...
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Enjoyment Is Breaking News
TikTok. Short-form reels. Late-night TV monologues. Podcasts. The way news is delivered has changed dramatically and so has the way we consume it. Now, we no...
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Let’s go!
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I have never understood the American stubbornness to the notion that rich people will try to enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
You may not believe in climate change, but climate change believes in you.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Each layer of the Odyssey is its own legendary masterpiece. The source material, the translation, the actors, the locations, the music, the photography, the special effects, the technical interventions, the vision, the costumes. Each on its own would be an accomplishment. But together?
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Summer 2026 has been a delight.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Odyssey is a masterpiece based on technical filmmaking alone. Let alone the rest of it.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Best commentary I’ve read yet on The Odyssey: lareviewofbooks.org/article/home...
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The Filmography That Launched a Thousand Ships | Los Angeles Review of Books
Decentering Homer and reflecting on the self-referential nature of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Loving Odyssey Summer so far
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
There was a war on hamburgers after all!!
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Glen Hansard @glenhansard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning. We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time. . Photo by Mikolaj Rotowski
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Following the discourse about whether Wilson’s or Nolan’s vision of the Odyssey starring Matt Damon is better while the Tate brothers are rotting in jail feels like visiting an alternate timeline where Democrats won the 2024 election.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
There are still heros.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I love it when literature and film and politics align so perfectly. What a wonderful story!
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
They’ve just gotta ruin everything.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Chaco Canyon is an irreplaceable national treasure and must be protected.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’ll go a step further. Had anyone along the line said no, the US would have performed with a modicum of self-respect.
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kyleayers.bsky.social @kyleayers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Disney should do a “Cool Runnings” style movie about the soccer team from Cabo Verde.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I have loved watching Cabo Verde this #WorldCup
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
One thing you can see with the reaction to birthright citizenship decision is that Great Replacement Theory is now pretty much the center of the American Right's whole project.
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Bruno Fernandes needs punched in the throat @thombomb816.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.
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Schera Wyss 💀 SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines
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Alan Liu @alanyliu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Beginning of @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social & @miriamposner.com’s Ch 17, “Digital Humanities from Below: Speculating on Solidarity Infrastructure” in _Critical Infrastructure Studies and Digital Humanities_ (p. 315 in print ed.) dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/critica... @uminnpress.bsky.social
Beginning of Matthew N. Hannah &  Miriam Posner’s Ch 17, “Digital Humanities from Below: Speculating on Solidarity Infrastructure” in _Critical Infrastructure Studies and Digital Humanities_ (p. 308 in print ed.). Transcription of screenshot of text passage:

"In the 1966 issue of the Times Literary Supplement, Marxist historian E. P. Thompson advocated an analysis of history “from below.” Rather than emphasize the “great men” model of history—from above—Thompson posited that historical research should focus on the commoner, the everyday, the masses. Such an emphasis on “below” proffers a Marxist critique of history, elevating the laboring masses as subjects of history over the powerful, rich, and important. But his model of history was also infrastructural. It required a conceptual restructuring of societal models, attending to base over superstructure, emphasizing below over above. In this chapter, we adapt Thompson’s theory of history to advance “digital humanities from below,” critiquing current infrastructural topologies of the field, which still rely on marquee projects, elite institutions, and academic stars as prime drivers of new research. Instead, we advocate for a “solidarity infrastructure,” offering a speculative infrastructural space that addresses the needs of information workers as a laboring class, redistributes resources from top to bottom, and employs an implicit commitment to openness."
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
this is the ideal newspaper columnist. you may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like
Pump-action soap dispensers are a disgrace -and I won't put up with them any longer
By Adrian Chiles, a perfect man
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Part of Bari’s problem is she’s trying to go all-in on state propaganda during the regime’s low point, it’s like opening a flip-phone store
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...
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Paramount is apparently trying to suppress copies of "Only in Monroe" from appearing on other social platforms by filing frivolous copyright notices, even though the show was produced by a public access TV channel and doesn't use their intellectual property...
https://x.com/MatthewKeysLive/status/2058567331992023172
Michelle Kinney
@MichelleKinney
Happened to us at The Mayday Network as well — this is insanity.
https://x.com/MichelleKinney/status/2058596263004721436
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This may be the most brilliant piece of comedic concept art since Norm MacDonald’s roast of Bob Sagat
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Kinda feel like they did Ozzy dirty with that t-shirt gift on #Survivor50. Dude is really hurting
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
So happy to see Aubry win #Survivor50. A bit of Survivor exorcism!!
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
#Survivor50 seems to be about forcing people to relive their traumas between Ozzy and Rizo
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Wife mistakenly used the phrase “end-stage capitalism” but now I can’t stop thinking about it…
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Perhaps I’ve been delving too deeply into conspiracy theories but…
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
CFP on Conspiracy Theories and Visual Culture: Proposals between 250 and 500 words, CVs, and brief author bios (50-80 words) should be submitted to Stephanie Beene (sbeene@unm.edu) and Katie Greer (greer@oakland.edu) by COB July 31, 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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CFP: Conspiracies and Visual Culture
Conspiracies and Visual Culture Editor Information: Stephanie Beene (sbeene@unm.edu) and Katie Greer (greer@oakland.edu) Abstract Conspiracy ideation in America is on the rise and has infected popular...
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Hello everybody, I want to believe just as much as anybody else does but I really need to tell you that in my 10+ years of experience as a disinformation expert, the only reason UFO shit gets put out by the government is to distract you from other really bad things
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New writing out from me today on the rise of “platform conspiracism” and the Epstein Files: theconversation.com/conspiracy-t...
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Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to the Epstein files – and presenting their views as data analysis
People have created their own online platforms to probe the millions of Epstein file documents, fostering new conspiracies that link to older ones like QAnon.
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New book has a cover
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Matthew N. Hannah @tinkeringhuman.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Each time I start a section of my Conspiracy Theories class, I take attendance while playing some music and have created a conspiracy theories playlist. Thought I would share in case you'd like to use it! Thread below matches songs to topic.
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