Nina Illingworth Dot Com

Nina Illingworth Dot Com

"When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution"

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No Forward Progress on Can’t You Read (Link)

“The Trump coup is a flop, twitchy contrarians are trying to convince you it was never fascism in the first place and a significant portion of America is about to take its eyes off the rise of a violent, reactionary fascist movement spreading across the entire Pig Empire. That’s a huge mistake according to our intrepid analyst.

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Rupar Loses the Plot on Media Madness (Link)

“Now that we’re sailing into a new-old era of American politics, Nina revives one of her old blogging Features with a new, time-saving twist. Mendacious media minions can run, but then can’t hide from “Great Moments in Media Muppetry” on our Media Madness Blog; today’s first feature contestant? Vox’s professional TV-watcher, Aaron Rupar.

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Opening Pandora’s Box on Can’t You Read (Link)

With Trump’s coup seemingly ground to a halt, it’s time to celebrate the end of the fascist moment – isn’t it? Not so fast says analyst Nina Illingworth. By combining some brief observations on the seemingly-doomed Trumpist “chicken coup,” and a link to a vitally important article by Indi Samarajiva about why even a failed reactionary coup is a disaster for a society that calls itself a democracy, our intrepid author debunks the still quite dangerous idea that we’ve survived the Swine Emperor and everything is going to go back to normal soon.

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Link: “No Magic Man” on Media Madness

A link to a short essay examining the relationship between masculine authority and fascism, as well as the reasons why the Pork Reich will survive just fine without Trump.

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Book Blog: Anarcho-Syndicalism Theory & Practice

A very brief Book Blog on Can’t You Read featuring a recommendation and link to Rudolf Rocker’s “Anarcho-Syndicalism Theory and Practice.”

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Link: On the Rule of Capital, Climate Crisis & the Rise of Fascism in the Pig Empire

Link to a new salon discussion style essay by Nina Illingworth on the connection between the absolute rule of capital, impending climate catastrophe and the rise of fascism across much of the Pig Empire; presented on her Journal/Image Blog at Can’t You Read.

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Film Sessions: Those Darn Gravel Teens

Links to two early Film Sessions prototype posts on Media Madness designed to help The Gravel Institute crush the fascists at PragerU; published Fall, 2020.

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Link: September “Small Ball” Update

Link to a collection of all my recent left wing, off site writing over on my always free to read Patreon blog.

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Media Madness: Law and (the Fascist) Order

A two part essay looking at stories about the Trump Regime’s open fascism that weren’t properly covered by the mainstream American media.

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Can’t You Read: Advice to the Young Leftist

A long, very informal journal on Can’t You Read warning young leftists about the war on sharing, and encouraging them to take heart in our darkest hours.

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Media Madness Blog: Hamstrung

A short but heavily sourced Media Madness blog from September 2020 that looks at the dangers of pushing horseshoe theory in the fascist moment.

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