curated video essays

Language is an integral part of how cults keep their members bonded, isolated and obedient. Covers research on speech patterns, thoughts-terminating cliches, jargon can function as a linguistic conspicuous consumption

also references Amanda Montell’s book Cultish

language empowers cult leaders to create a mini universe around their followers. the only defense is from knowledge as widely as possible. that way no one person has the power to shape your reality

on the uniquely patriarchal conditions of korea, marriage strike, child penalty, brief history and context of how women are seen in korea, korean female deities, catholicism in korea, women adopting each other to have legal rights of care, the real work of gender liberation is done by women quietly doing community care work

the problem of fighting for rights at the expense of other people’s rights

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

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)

Andrewism (16:21) Whether positively or negatively, the tourism industry affects us all. Let's explore the many ethical dilemmas that may be found in one's pursuit of wanderlust.

TIMESTAMPS Introduction - 0:00 Ethical Dilemmas of Tourism - 2:38 Enter: The Untourist - 10:26 Radicalising Travel - 12:19

liy: Feels like calling a friend over for an hour to break it down for you, who pulls up links and watches them with you, yells at bad takes so you don't have to... all without the possibility of losing that friendship. not really an essay so the time flies by (1:03:47)

• He breaks it down like he's running media literacy 101 daycare for a generation younger than him (because he is),
• he answers questions in chat along the way,
• his examples are clear but not gory,
• and his editors are very good at cutting together a tight explainer video out of a much longer livestream.

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 (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 (1:02:50)

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

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

Elliot Sang (1:01:12) liy: A deep dive on tea

TIME STAMPS 00:00 introducTion 03:28 i like To cha cha 10:49 myThs 19:15 briTish Tea 36:59 The beginnings of chai

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 (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

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 (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

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

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.

TIMESTAMP

• 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

Alexander Avila (1:09:00)

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