curated video essays

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

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

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

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

Andrewism (34:41) We need a social revolution to build a better future. But how is that process carried out? What tactics and strategies are needed to fundamentally transform the socioeconomic and political order? How do we combine a range of acts of confrontation, noncooperation, and prefiguration to reshape our world? Let's find out.

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Introduction - 0:00 Affinity Groups - 4:22 Oppose (Confrontation) - 6:08 Oppose (Noncooperation) - 14:59 Propose (Prefiguration) - 19:45 Conclusion - 30:16 Outro - 33:54

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

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

Irene / Thought Spot (32:59)

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Intro 00:00-03:06 Magic Mind 03:07-05:13 What is Ego Death? 05:14-06:02 Negative impacts of no Ego 06:03-07:05 Ego Death in childhood 07:06-09:27 Fear of being perceived 12:48-13:42 Painfully self-aware 13:43-15:23 Links to masking 15:24-15:56 Links to BPD 15:57-16:52 Being perceived accurately 16:53-17:43 Part of survival 17:44-20:13 Scapegoating 20:14-21:50 Questioning your reality 21:51-21:41 Positive effects 21:42-30:14 Closing thoughts 30:15-33:00

Hypnotic, soulful guitars with groovy, intricate rhythms; Tichumaren (AKA Sahara desert blues) is one of the most exciting guitar-rock genres to emerge in the 21st century.

"Something incredibly metal about oppressed rebel guitarists living in the desert"

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!

Anark (29:19) In this video, I go over the 8 steps for wrecking organizations laid out by the CIA in its Simple Sabotage Field Manual.

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• Intro
• CIA Field Manual
• Preface
• Do everything through channels
• Make speeches
• Refer to committee
• Bring up irrelevant issues
• Haggle over precise wordings
• Refer back to decisions
• Advocate caution
• Be worried