SOLVED! #15 - This is Propaganda Country: The Grotesque, Cruel, & Artificial Aesthetics of Modern Fascism

Air Date: 7–13-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

⁃ The calculated, propaganda motives behind “Mar-a-Lago face”

and bizarre MAGA hyper-femininity

⁃ How MAGA uses Kristi Noem’s “Border Barbie” vibes to attempt to

soften its vicious immigration policy, and project victimization

⁃ How bad AI imagery is now the look of modern fascism

⁃ The cruelty of the White House X account - a propaganda

machine of memes (run by Groypers)

⁃ The Right’s psychopathic treatment of immigrants, and bracing

ourselves for what’s coming next

⁃ …and more in BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (MEMBERS

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REFERENCES:

MAGA glam isn’t about beauty — it’s about politics - Vox

The “Delicate, Beautiful, Tiny” Fascism of Kristi Noem - Mother Jones

AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism - New Socialist

The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account - The Atlantic

The Right’s Cruelty to Immigrants Is Psychopathic - Current Affairs

EXTRAS:

@Novaramedia and @blindboyboatclub (The video on Trump and

wrestling that Erin couldn’t recall during the show!)

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