curated video essays

JohnTheDuncan (36:23)

OUTLINE

• Housing is a human right
• The displacement thesis
• Endlessly polyvalent!
• Contesting commodification

Mina Le (41:02)

TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - the situation 7:03 - third places 21:30 - friendship is hard 26:41 - friction is good actually 36:21 - conclusion

Dr. Fatima's desperate plea for scientists to give a shit about imperialism (2:51:56)

00:00:00 - Cold Open 00:02:31 - Introduction 00:05:34 - Act 1: A Telescope Controversy 00:36:37 - An Aside on Palestinian Liberation 01:32:17 - Act 2: The Colonial Premise 02:05:48 - An Emotional Coda 02:28:09 - Praxis Postscript 02:43:32 - Conclusion 02:49:50 - Credits

Dan Olson / Folding Ideas (1:15:37) (liy: for anyone who's ever had to write for money!!!)

00:00:00 Preface 00:05:03 GRIFTMAP 00:22:19 SAUSAGE FACTORY 00:34:12 I WROTE A BOOK 00:45:39 LET'S GET SOME CHARTS 01:01:11 SAVY WRITES BOOKS 01:11:00 LET'S WRAP THIS UP

Dan Olson / Folding Ideas on how if someone pitches you on a "great" Web3 project, ask them if it requires buying or selling crypto to do what they say it does (2:18:23) (liy: essential viewing for anyone who's considered cryptocurrency)

00:00:00 Preface 00:01:12 0. In 2008 The Economy Collapsed 00:07:09 1. Bitcoin 00:18:18 2. Ethereum 00:24:34 3. The Machine 00:39:07 4. NFTs Exist To Get You To Buy Crypto 00:57:54 5. The Unbearable Cringe Of Crypto 01:11:46 6. A Self-Organizing High Control Group 01:16:57 7. Crypto Reality 01:25:36 8. There Is No Privacy On The Chain 01:32:52 9. If This "Looks Like Scam" Then Every NFT Room I'm In Looks Like Scam LOL 01:38:29 10. Play To Earn Exists To Get You To Buy Crypto 01:46:39 11. We're All Gonna Make It And By "We" I Mean "Us" Not You 01:56:08 12. DAOs Exist To Get You To Buy Crypto 02:13:21 13. I Know It's Rigged, But It's The Only Game In Town

Andrew Sage (26:56): The library has been a long-standing institution in our society, but what if we applied its philosophy more broadly? Let's imagine what it would mean to realise the possibilities of this proto-socialist concept and reintroduce free access to the commons through a library economy.

Introduction - 0:00 Brief History of Libraries - 3:11 The Rise of the Internet (wow!) - 5:42 Foundational Concepts of a Library Economy - 6:58 Imagining a Library Economy - 16:05 Questions & Concerns of a Libray Economy - 18:11 Outro - 22:03

Andrew Sage (28:52): Let's unravel the defining characteristics of third places, tap into their historical significance and evolution, and explore how we can build and nurture the enduring allure of these social sanctuaries in the modern world.

Introduction - 0:00 What Are Third Places? - 1:57 The Benefits of Third Places - 7:02 The Historical Power of the Third Place - 8:34 What Happened To Third Places? - 9:52 Le Third Place - 13:33 A Few Teensy Critiques - 16:08 Radical, Revived Third Places - 24:20

Teanna / Fab Socialism (47:04)

Intro - 0:00 Mutual Aid Network - 2:45 Online Safety - 7:23 Covid - 13:51 Courses - 18:38 Budget - 21:20 Boycotting - 30:56 Student Loans - 35:37 Tenant Union - 37:15 From Scratch - 39:15 Safety Plans - 40:15 Voting - 41:17

Teanna / Fab Socialism (49:53)

Thumbnail Explained - 0:00 YouTube Statement -3:42 Socialism - 15:58 Finances - 18:43 Phones and Data - 25:09 Patience - 28:57 Emergency Prepping - 35:21 Mutual Aid - 39:47 New Normal - 43:37 Your Needs - 45:42

Teanna / Fab Socialism (1:02:50)

intro - 0:00 disillusioned - 5:46 abolition - 9:59 covid - 41:11 tips - 59:14

brattyxbre (28:15): In today's video we will be discussing the 5 pieces of advice I'd follow if I were to start making zines from scratch. Over the past 6+ years of making zines, I've learned many valuable lessons that I hope will help you in your zine journey (especially if you're new to the zine community!)

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:22 What is a zine? 0:40 If I Were to Start Making Zines in 2024 1:22 A Word on Gatekeeping 4:30 Step 1 Follow Zine Makers Online 9:40 Step 2 Go to the Dollar Store 10:30 Step 3 Keep a Journal 11:30 Step 4 Read A LOT of Zines 16:00 Step 5 F*ck the Algorithm 27:00 Leave a Comment!

Intelexual (2:01:32) What were the major (and not-so-reported-but-still-major) world events of the early 1990s? The USSR was dying, the economy was suffering, and problems abounded. Observers theorized on America's future role in a post-soviet world. First, we look into America's foreign policy and George Bush's New World Order speech before noting the role of the United Nations. Then we travel to dozens of locations around the world (from the UK, to France, to Afghanistan, to Palestine, to Rwanda, to South Africa, to Cuba, to Peru, to Japan, to China-- and lots of places in between. How did structural adjustment, the World Bank, and the international monetary fund impact developing nations? How did George Bush lie about Iraq? How were revolutionary governments neutered by globalization and neoliberal politics? How did some governments, like China and Cuba, adapt? How did the world fail Rwanda and other nations struggling from genocide?

TIMESTAMPS 0:00-New World Order Intro 2:42- Lexual Does The 90s Theme Song 3:25- Worldwide Disease/Virus and The UN 6:06- The UK and Thatcher's Fall 9:38- The Woes of The Royal Family 12:07- Modern Advancements in the UK 13:16- The Troubles and Stephen Lawerence 14:30- Mary Robinson and Sinead O Connor (Ireland) 16:53- Americanization and Nationalism in France 18:25- Racism and Xenophobia in France 21:08- Racism and Xenophobia in Germany
22:48- The Fall of the USSR 27:01- Boris Yeltsin and Russia's Shock Therapy 30:46- The Breakup of Yugoslavia, Croatian War For Independence 33:06- The Bosnian Genocide 40:23- The Invasion of Kuwait and Sadaam Hussein 42:50- The Nayirah Testimony 44:34- The Gulf War 47:09- Saudi Arabia 48:33- Afghanistan and The Rise of The Taliban 51:25- Zionism, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon 54:03- Sierra Leone, Liberia, Libya 56:37- Nigerian Coup and Oil Strike 57:43- Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea 58:19- Somalia 1:01:37- The Rwandan Genocide 1:10:57-Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe 1:11:51- Nelson Mandela and South Africa 1:15:47- Noriega and The Invasion of Panama 1:17:12- Aristide and Haiti 1:21:00- Jamaica 1:21:22- Cuba's Special Period 1:27:00- NAFTA, Mexico, and the Zapatistas 1:28:50- Nicaragua and the End of Sandinista Programs 1:30:59- Colombia 1:33:47- Peru and Alberto Fujimori 1:38:09- India 1:39:38- Black May in Thailand 1:41:00- Unrest in Indonesia, Violence in East Timor 1:42:57- Problems in the Philippines 1:45:01- Japan's Bubble & Gender Dynamics 1:48:00- Aum Shinrikyo 1:49:00- North Korea 1:49:18- China and Deng's Southern Tour 1:54:07- The Bush Presidency 1:58:45- Conclusion

Intelexual (1:52:30) Perestroika and Glasnost, George Bush bag of crack, The Fall of the Berlin Wall, and the beginning of the end of communist/socialist rule in various countries, Thomas Sankara, America and Ronald Reagan’s role in the Iran-Contra Affair, The 1986 Bombing of Libya, the end of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship, Manuel Noriega, The First Intifada and the Palestine/Israel Conflict, Tiananmen Square in China, Salman Rushdie, Islamic Extremism, and Censorship, Margaret Thatcher, Cuba, Khalistan, India, Iran and Iraq, Qadaffi and Libya, William Horton, 1988 Presidential Election, Dan Quayle, Robert Bork and the Supreme Court, Gukurahundi in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, South African Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, PW Botha, David Dinkins, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Dukakis

TIMESTAMPS 0:00-0:46 1989 TV Shows 0:47- 2:23 The Soviet Union Begins Building McDonalds + Intro 2:24- The Lexual Does The 80s Syllabus 3:50-5:19 Princess Diana and HIV/AIDS Stigma 5:20-8:49 Margaret Thatcher + the 1987 General UK Election 8:50-13:06 The Satanic Verses and Censorship in The UK 13:07-14:15 The Chernobyl Disaster 14:16- 15:12 Perestroika and Glasnost In The USSR 15:13- Issues in East Germany 17:25-19:00 The Fall of the Berlin Wall 19:01-20:09 Why Dissidents in the Soviet Bloc Succeeded 20:10- Poland, Hungary, and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia 20:55-21:27 The Baltic Way (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia) 21:28- Gorbachev and Reagan 22:20-23:15 Soviet Union Pulls out of Afghanistan 23:16- Cuba and Radio Marti 24:00- The Cuban Prisoner Riots 26:52- Cuba and Angola 27:11- Central American Peace Accord 27:44- Manual Noriega, Panama, and the CIA 28:59- Colombia Fights Pablo Escobar + the Medellin Cartel 30:02-31:04 Peru's "Lost Decade" 31:05-31:36 Chilean Citizens Rebel Against Augusto Pinochet 31:37- Uganda, Algeria, Benin, + Ethiopia 32:01- Thomas Sankara and Burkina Faso 34:05- Ibrahim Babangida and Nigeria 34:36- Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and Gukurahundi 35:31-38:03 South African Apartheid + The Divestment Movement 38:04- Qadaffi + Libya 39:13- Reagan and The Libyan Air Strike 42:12- Libya and the Revolution Within a Revolution 42:44- Israel, Palestine, + The First Intifada 48:37- The Lebanese Civil War Continues and Hezbollah Emerges 49:16- Yemen Unites 49:45- The End of the Iran-Iraq War and Saddam Hussein 51:23- Iran's Executions 51:43- Rajiv Gandhi, India, + Sikhs Seeking Khalistan 52:24- Burma/Myanmar, The 8888 Uprising, +Aung San Suu Kyi 53:08-56:05 Ferdinand + Imelda Marcos, The Phillipines 56:06- Changes in South Korea 56:48- The Japanese Economic Bubble & Yellow Peril Politics 1:00:23- Otaku Culture in Japan 1:02:05- KFC in China + Deng's Open Door Policy Continues 1:03:46- The 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests 1:06:55- Lexual Does The 80s Infomercial 1:07:45- The Iran-Contra Scandal is Exposed 1:19:18- Robert Bork and Reagan's Impact on the Courts 1:24:09- Reagan's Environmental Record 1:26:41- George HW Bush Runs For President 1:30:06- Oh, Dan Quayle. 1:31:39- Gary Hart Bites The Dust 1:33:17- Joe Biden Bites The Dust 1:34:07- The Woes of Mike Dukakis 1:36:49- The William Horton Ad 1:39:28- The Growing Latino Vote 1:40:21- The 1988 Election Results 1:41:57- The 1989 New York Mayoral Election 1:43:47- Bill Clinton 1:44:15- George Bush in 1989, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 1:45:11- George Bush Holds a Bag of Crack on TV 1:46:26- HAPPY NEW YEAR! 1:46:46- Conclusion 1:51:38- I Cant Wait To Do The 90s

Intelexual (1:03:31) What are global events that occurred in the 1980s and influenced pop culture and politics? Who were important world leaders from the 1980s? Were any of the world leaders even close to perfect? Before you answer, come back for global events part 2 in episode 7! This is a massive first episode, establishing a lot of context for future episodes based in America. [Indira Gandhi, India, Bhopal, Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher, Tory, Britain, Labor, Deng Xiaoping, Fidel Castro, Cuba, Mariel Port, USSR, Soviets, Grenada, Robert Mugabe, Princess Diana, United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth Assassination Attempt, Tom Brokaw, PW Botha, Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tricameral Parliamentary System]

TIMESTAMPS

0:00-1:00 Intro 1:01-3:00 The People's Wedding 3:02-3:38 General Worldwide Happenings 3:39-5:33 Indira Gandhi and India 5:34-7:06 Ethiopia and Poverty Porn 7:07-9:32 Lebanese Civil War, Palestine, Israel 9:33-11:03 Iraq and Iran 11:04-12:51 Saudi Arabia and Middle-East Complications 12:52-15:14 South Korea and The Gwangju Massacre 15:15-21:57 Changes in China 21:58-26:12 The UK, Thatcherism, and the IRA 26:13-28:48 Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe 28:49-32:22 South African Apartheid and Nelson Mandela 32:23-38:51 Cuba, Angola, Mariel Boatlift 38:52- 44:21 Grenada and Maurice Bishop 44:22 -45:59 Nicaragua 46:00-49:28 Central America and 'Low Intensity' Warfare 49:29-51:25 Liberia's Coup 51:26-54:19 Reagan and the USSR 54:20-57:00 The Day After and Red Dawn 57:01- 59:49 Nuclear Winter or Detente? 59:50 - 1:01:41 AIDS Crisis Begins to Explode 1:01:42 - 1:02:58 Conclusion 1:02:59- 1:03:30 Credits and Patreon

Ornament and Crime: What does Jewish mythology have to teach us - or rather, what warnings does it have - about Israel's oppression of Palestinians? (1:34:34)

"when we forget ourselves, we become the monster"

Liy: A Jewish anti-fascist art historian wears the kuffiyeh and chats like a friend with receipts. I thought I didn't need this video but I was wrong actually! This is exactly how I want to learn abt Jewish solidarity with Palestine. You've probably been scrolling through a lot of rapid short-form education... Focusing for 90min seems wild but it's a great antidote for my broken brain. At one point she takes a break, pause and do the same! I love long videos because there's more room to feel human when sharing info instead of in polished 5min rapid summaries. She weaves together what u learned from social media but with art, architecture, history. Her cat Pikachu is VERY CUTE

Cheyenne Lin (1:13:23) The U.S. is known as ‘the best country in the world’, but where does this notion even come from and why is it so persistent despite the fact that the U.S. seems to be inferior to many countries, specifically other wealthy nations in the imperial core when it comes to walkability, third places, car culture, and public transport? In addition, is the U.S. only inferior to their ‘first world’ equals or to countries in the global south as well? And lastly, how does first world privilege come into play when moving abroad and romanticizing one’s life there? In this video essay I talk about imperial privilege, as well as U.S. privilege and ‘first world’ privilege and how its tied to race and class, as well as the global hierarchy of countries and U.S. imperialism. I also talk about the decline of the U.S., no third spaces, car culture, and the romanticization of your life abroad trend as an American.

TIMESTAMPS Intro: The Best Country in the World? 0:00 Part 1: The Rise of a Superpower and The American Century 09:20 Part 2: U.S. Privilege 34:04 Part 3: The U.S. vs. The Rest of the World 46:07

• no third spaces
• car culture
• schooling
• healthcare
• dress
• food quality and food deserts Part 4: Romanticization of Life Abroad 1:05:42
• romanticizing life abroad
• passport bros Conclusion 1:12:35

Alexander Avila (1:26:11)

TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Intro 00:07:07 PART 1: Ideology 00:14:44 PART 2: Unpacking the Rules 00:15:38 Rule 1: Treasure Your Normal Life 00:24:44 Rule 2: It's Okay to Make Mistakes 00:31:17 Rule 3: Be True to Yourself 00:48:15 PART 3: The Excess 01:15:31 PART 4: Choose Yourself

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Let's Talk Religion (1:12:10) In this very long video, I give an introduction to one of the most significant, yet often misunderstood thinkers and mystics in history - Ibn 'Arabi. The video will be released in parts soon as well, but I wanted to put this up first as an epic, full introduction to his life and ideas.

OUTLINE

• The Unity of a Being
• The Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca
• The Unity of Being
• What Is Creation
• The Loci Of God's Self-Disclosure
• God's Self-Manifestation
• Immutable Entities
• The Divinity of Beliefs
• The Interpreter of Desires
• The Human Being and God
• The Eye of Certainty

Alexander Avila (1:09:00)

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Sophie From Mars (2:21:29) I raved about this essay on https://liyyusof.com/doomer-mushroom/

00:00 Part 1: The Uninabitable Earth 40:31 Part 2: How To Blow Up A Pipeline 01:24:35 Part 3: The Mushroom At The End Of The World

Rowan Ellis (1:15:57): Sherlock, Sheldon, and Dr Shaun "I am a Surgeon" Murphy - surely autistic represenation can do better than this? Let's deep dive into the tropes and stereotypes to find the truth beneath

liy: really great overview of the tropes and stereotypes of autism in the media, a good starting point for most people whose references of autism come from tv and movies

Shanspeare (42:58)

timestamps 0:00 sponsor 1:13 intro 5:00 humble beginnings of the genre 11:11 breadtube???? 24:06 the modern video essay (and its shortcomings)