Here's The Thing, Tho with Soaliha

This week we talk about a range of news topics that have occurred over the last fortnight. A little variety episode for you lovely listeners! The contents? Not so lovely.

We discuss the infuriating Kyle Rittenhouse case making global headlines, more local yet equally infuriating stories of police misconduct in NSW, and the way NSW Police seem to be attempting to rehabilitate their image with a new, conveniently timed investigation. 

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Sources 

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of killing two people at Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha  

'Hush' money: NSW police pay out more than $100m in relation to legal settlements 

William Tyrrell search in Kendall to last 'weeks and weeks' as police push through poor weather conditions 

Cleo Smith case sparks calls to treat Indigenous missing children cases equally

Mother and Daughter Spend Months in Jail After Cops Mistake Tea for Drugs 

@QasimRashid tweet 

@middlechurch tweet 

This week we talk about Facebook groups, university campus culture, fandoms and what they all have in common: safe spaces. 

We discuss the ways in which a lot of safe spaces have lost their meaning, often facilitate racism and white fragility, and remain notably unsafe for many marginalised people.

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Sources 

Catherine Fox, 2007, “From Transaction to Transformation: (En)Countering White Heteronormativity in ‘Safe Spaces,’” College Text, vol. 69, no. 5.

You Are Triggering me! The Neo-Liberal Rhetoric of Harm, Danger and Trauma

Lauren Berlant interview 

Roger Ebert's Fanboys (2009) movie review

This week we discuss the concept of ‘churnalism’: a type of journalism that relies on PR packages and repurposing other articles in the writing of stories.

We talk about what it’s like working in the modern-day media industry, the pros and cons of churnalism for both writers and readers, and what it actually means for the future of journalism.

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Email: [email protected]

PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha 

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Sources:

McKenzie Wark, Capital is Dead, 2019

Churnalism or news? How PRs have taken over the media

This week we talk about brand activism: can it ever be sincere? And if so, does it matter if the work being done is still positive?

We discuss a recent news story where a brand went viral for its social commentary, and how that relates to white feminism, commercialisation, and the girlbossification of, well, everything. 

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Sources:

Why Every Feminist Should Start A Business This Year 

Full article: Feminism Means Business: Business Feminism, Sisterhood and Visibility 

This week we talk about parasocial relationships, celebrities, and society’s love for gossip. 

We break down what a parasocial relationship is, discuss celebrity culture and how we use it to navigate our own social relationships, argue the benefits of gossip, and discuss our own experiences being ‘micro-celebrities’.

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Sources:

Why Do People Gossip? Here's What Science Says 

Crystal Abidin: Layers of Identity — Real Life

What Jennifer Lopez is really like, according to celeb publicist Rob Shuter

This week we talk about a range of news topics that have occurred over the last fortnight. A little variety episode for you lovely listeners!

We discuss Georgia Love’s racism scandal, the tensions between Bondi and Western Sydney, NSW’s roadmap to freedom, Police surveillance and cybersecurity, and that awful gameshow, ‘The Activist’.

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree

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Email: [email protected]

PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha 

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Sources:

Why Britney Spears's Dad Jamie Filed to End Conservatorship  

Georgia Love Racism Scandal

Georgia Love Apologises For 'Casually Racist' Insta Video Of A Cat Inside An Asian Restaurant

Surprising twist in Georgia Love's 'racist' video scandal  

Bondi and Western Sydney

John Barilaro Just Admitted Curfews Don't Work & Syd LGAs Only Have One Bc Of Media Pressure 

Brad Hazzard Claimed 'People Of Other Backgrounds' Are Flouting Restrictions & Fkn Excuse Me?

Western Sydney's Outrage Over Bondi's Crowds Is Fair & It's About More Than Just Mask Wearing  

Roadmap to freedom

Government responses to COVID-19 are undermining our democratic commitments — why have progressives remained silent? 

Covid App/Cyber Laws

Is Pandemic Australia Still a Liberal Democracy?

Australia COVID: QR check-in data being used by police to solve crimes

South Australia facial recognition trial: Covid app blasted by Fox and Breitbart criticised over lack of safeguards

Australian powers to spy on cybercrime suspects given green light

NSW Police won't be accountable for 'incorrectly issued fines' says Commissioner 

The Activist 

KIM SAIRA 🦋 on Instagram: “I'm fairly new to the public social media space. I get weird emails all the time, but this one asking me to be on “The Activist” last month…” 

Ferguson Activists Question Deaths of Six Men Connected to Protests 

'DWTS' cohorts defend Julianne Hough over blackface costume

Priyanka Chopra accused of 'encouraging nuclear war' with Pakistan

https://twitter.com/myeshachou/status/1436067293683929092?s=20   

This week we discuss a phrase that’s becoming a bit of a buzzword: no ethical consumption under capitalism.

We talk about what the term means, how it’s being co-opted, and the inherently exploitative nature of any and all labour under capitalism.

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial 

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea 

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Sources:

What Does "There's No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism" Truly Mean? — Sunstroke Magazine 

Ethical Consumerism, Part 1: Is There Such a Thing?

This week we discuss ~conspiracies~: why are they so popular, what is the appeal to them, how are they concocted, and who are the most vulnerable to believing them?

We also talk about the relationship between race, class and conspiracies – how racism is incredibly prevalent in western conspiracies, and that class and racial differences make certain conspiracy theorists more sympathetic than others.

Note: Follow up ends at 19:14

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial 

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea 

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Follow up: 

Eight Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested for defacing Parliament House, the Lodge.

Prime Minister rebukes ‘selfish’ Extinction Rebellion vandals in climate report response

Jamie Spears agrees to step down as Britney Spears' conservator 

Al Jazeera's Live Coverage Of Taliban Takeover

NSW MP Tony Burke Said Class Is The Reason COVID Cases Are Higher In Western Syd & Fkn Finally  

Conspiracies:

How Conspiracy Theorists Have Tapped Into Race and Racism to Further Their Message 

Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist 

As the coronavirus rages on, antisemitic and anti-vaccine conspiracies collide online

The fringe theories long attached to UNESCO sites  

Coronavirus world updates: German nurse accused of injecting saline solution instead of COVID 19 vaccine

This week we discuss the way white people use narratives of domestic violence and misogyny in ethnic communities to justify colonisation.

We talk about the way western media reports on femicide by men in non-white countries, the conflicts of navigating these discussions as a person of colour, and the fact that men of colour experience gendered violence, too. 

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial 

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soaliha

Email: [email protected]

PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha 

Facebook Group: Here’s The Thing, Tho With Soaliha Podcast Group 

Sources:

The Indian girl killed for wearing jeans

People Are Slamming NSW Police For Calling In The Army To Enforce Lockdown In Western Sydney

Welcome to our first interview! In this bonus episode we are in conversation with Grafton Tanner to discuss the politics of nostalgia as it relates to colonial racism, capitalism, and the building of radical futures.

Grafton Tanner: @GraftonTanner

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial 

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea 

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The Hours Have Lost Their Clock out in October