The Mystical and Militarized Desert
On the Spanish thriller Sirāt, the concept of Saharanism, and our reckoning with narratives about the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
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How YouTube is Promoting White Supremacy to Young Viewers: A Q&A with Shauna Siggelkow
"The 'Great Replacement' isn't new. It’s just that it's been packaged for the digital age in a very effective way."
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