As the year comes to a close, join me as I reflect on 2023. From personal milestones, to the ramping up of production around here…to my current thoughts on the ongoing mass violence inflicted on Palestinians...& the silence of many left leaning content creators - all that and more in my final episode of the year. —————Links:Israel bans surfboards https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/gaza-surfing-ban-illegal-documentary-palestinians-a8525091.html“Israel prohibits the importation of surfboards. Israel is, in effect, outlawing surfing, just as the buttoned-up East Coast evangelicals tried to do in Hawaii.”Israel intercepts 23 tons of chocolate it says was intended to finance Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-intercepts-23-tons-of-chocolate-it-says-was-intended-to-finance-hamas/Users on social media mock 'cartoon villains stealing candy', as Israeli officials link confectionary sales to terrorism https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-chocolate-bar-confiscated-claim-fund-hamas Why Won't Israel Allow Gazans to Import Coriander(Cilantro)?In its response to a freedom-of-information suit last week, the state admitted that there is a specific list of goods permissible for import to Strip. https://www.haaretz.com/2010-05-07/ty-article/why-wont-israel-allow-gazans-to-import-coriander/0000017f-f866-d887-a7ff-f8e6fc210000“The Defense Ministry is refusing - on security grounds, it says - to reveal why Israel prohibits the import into the Gaza Strip of items such as cilantro, sage, jam, chocolate, french fries, dried fruit, fabrics, notebooks, empty flowerpots and toys…” Israel once banned pasta: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-pasta-paper-and-hearing-aids-that-could-threaten-israeli-security-1635143.html“It was only after Senator John Kerry, the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, raised the issue with Defence Minister Ehud Barak after their trip last month that Israel allowed the pasta in. Macaroni was considered a luxury item, not a humanitarian necessity, they were told. “———ICYMI the Evopsych episodes when they came out, you can check them out here: Evopsych ep 69 (pt 1) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4jSFhcmT6xNJ4JOwbEkscE?si=9wlTnl8uTp6a6y92T3RuswEvopsych ep 69 (pt 2) https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gvuP3xLyqKSpJgTjf43A3?si=OsnZ5XT6R-6bty2uHg7kTQ

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[This Episode was released on Patreon on Nov 30. Sign up on Patreon.com/nicemangos for early access to episodes like this one]——Brace yourselves for Sam & Eric pushing some of the worst talking points of the Israeli government without any scrutiny whatsoever. Join me as I break down their attempts to stereotype muslims and generalize them as tacitly endorsing religious extremism, in a time where there’s a very real cost to spreading such dangerous tropes and a very real campaign of violence/dehumanization ongoing against Palestinian muslims. LinksThe cursed thumbnail of Eric and Sam https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1716804481558421712?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwIsraeli Forces routinely violate Palestinian children’s rights in the Israeli military detention system https://x.com/dcipalestine/status/1727348433219178960?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwFrom a 2009 Israeli military order: “according to Israeli military orders in effect in the area, rain is the property of the Israeli authorities and thus Palestinians are forbidden from gathering rain water for domestic or agricultural needs.”https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/22/palestinians-rainwater-israeli-property/IDF using Human Shields: https://www.btselem.org/human_shieldsGiora Eiland columnhttps://x.com/mehdirhasan/status/1726655990169501966?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwMy episode on Sam Harris’ thoughts on White Supremacy https://open.spotify.com/episode/37j0nLRxRsVoJUD5ES4QXI?si=tFb6tjShRsqchVh5MVx8BgNetenyahu Buckled under public pressure to accept the same deal he already rejectedhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwizhqeNueyCAxV3HjQIHRm-BH4QFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fisrael-news%2F2023-11-22%2Fty-article%2F.premium%2Fnetanyahu-buckled-under-public-pressure-to-accept-the-same-deal-he-already-rejected%2F0000018b-f458-dcf8-a3db-f7fa8b7a0000&usg=AOvVaw2oLcCSHJPLF2wHnyHPoJGj&opi=89978449Netenyahu rejects Gaza Ceasefire amid reports of limited hostage releasehttps://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-772241Israel appears to reject U.S. push for ‘pauses’ in Gaza assaulthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/03/blinken-israel-visit-gaza-hamas-war/#

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[This is a SAMPLE of my new Premium Miniseries, pls subscribe to the premium tiers via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the full episode]_______For Episode 3 of The Global Far Right series, I was joined by German far-right/extremism researcher Miro Dittrich [@DittrichMiro on Twitter, mirod.bsky.social on BlueSky], co-founder and senior researcher at Cemas [cemas.io/en/]We talked about broad themes and split lines on the far-right, how Germany has the biggest non-English speaking QAnon movement in the world, the German ‘Sovereign Citizen’ movement, overlaps the German far-right had with the American one via QAnon Narratives, things like stolen election narratives….All that and more, here on episode 3! An enlightening…and frightening conversation.

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This episode I was joined by Journalist and writer Parker Molloy [@Parkermolloy on Twitter]We discussed Free Speech ‘hero’ Elon, suing Media Matters, Ben Shapiro’s recent self-own of a movie “Lady Ballers”, the conflation of anti Zionism & anti semitism, various moral panics about the left, is TikTok really turning young leftists into Bin Laden Supporters? All that and more, right here.Check out Parker’s newsletter at: www.readtpa.com ——If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

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(This is a PREVIEW of Woking Up 10, the full episode is available via patreon.com/nicemangos)Brace yourselves for Sam & Eric pushing some of the worst talking points of the Israeli government without any scrutiny whatsoever. Join me as I break down their attempts to stereotype muslims and generalize them as tacitly endorsing religious extremism, in a time where there’s a very real cost to spreading such dangerous tropes and a very real campaign of violence/dehumanization ongoing against Palestinian muslims. If you enjoy the show please consider supporting via patreon and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ———LinksThe cursed thumbnail of Eric and Sam https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1716804481558421712?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwIsraeli Forces routinely violate Palestinian children’s rights in the Israeli military detention system https://x.com/dcipalestine/status/1727348433219178960?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwFrom a 2009 Israeli military order: “according to Israeli military orders in effect in the area, rain is the property of the Israeli authorities and thus Palestinians are forbidden from gathering rain water for domestic or agricultural needs.”https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/22/palestinians-rainwater-israeli-property/IDF using Human Shields: https://www.btselem.org/human_shieldsGiora Eiland columnhttps://x.com/mehdirhasan/status/1726655990169501966?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50LqwMy episode on Sam Harris’ thoughts on White Supremacy https://open.spotify.com/episode/37j0nLRxRsVoJUD5ES4QXI?si=tFb6tjShRsqchVh5MVx8BgNetenyahu Buckled under public pressure to accept the same deal he already rejectedhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwizhqeNueyCAxV3HjQIHRm-BH4QFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.haaretz.com%2Fisrael-news%2F2023-11-22%2Fty-article%2F.premium%2Fnetanyahu-buckled-under-public-pressure-to-accept-the-same-deal-he-already-rejected%2F0000018b-f458-dcf8-a3db-f7fa8b7a0000&usg=AOvVaw2oLcCSHJPLF2wHnyHPoJGj&opi=89978449Netenyahu rejects Gaza Ceasefire amid reports of limited hostage releasehttps://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-772241Israel appears to reject U.S. push for ‘pauses’ in Gaza assaulthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/03/blinken-israel-visit-gaza-hamas-war/#

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This is Part 2 of a 2 part episode. If you haven’t yet listened to part 1 please check that out first. ⚠️CW: Discussions of extreme v!0l*nce and dehumanizing language——We have seen both US & Israeli officials engage in dehumanizing eliminationist rhetoric over the past few weeks. We’ve seen western media engage in linguistic gymnastics every day to avoid accurately reporting what’s happening to Palestinians.Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green joins me to discuss this difficult subject.——Links:Arab Muslim student struck in hit-and-run calls for love, compassion, from hospital bed https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/05/us/stanford-student-hit-run-over/index.htmlStanford Chalk Students condemn lack of University action on Islamophobia as hate crime investigation continues over hit-and-run https://stanforddaily.com/2023/11/04/students-condemn-lack-of-university-action-on-islamophobia-as-hate-crime-investigation-continues-over-hit-and-run/Doxxing Truck https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/business/harvard-doxxing-truck-israel-hamas-statement/index.htmlIDF thirst traps https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/israel-defense-force-idf-tiktok-thirst-trap-1174211/Israeli officials in their own words https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1720215711925043260?t=xTGBSYT_a8gl_tEkOwKyzg&s=19For years U.S. Jewish leaders tried to center diaspora identity around Israel: https://www.972mag.com/antisemitism-american-jews-israel-ihra/

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Join me and author Byron C. Clark (@ByroncClark on Twitter) for a discussion on the far right in New Zealand.We discuss trucker convoys, WEF (World Economic Forum) conspiracy theories, insect paste conspiracy theories, fearmongering about the ‘tyranny’ of 15 minute cities, the pandemic’s role in opening people up to believing such things. We discuss the Christchurch mosque shooting, Byron’s personal experiences with the far right and their insecurities around masculinity - all this and more!Thanks again to Premium Patrons for making this miniseries possible.If you enjoy the show pls consider subscribing via Patreon.com/nicemangosYou can find more of Byron’s work here:http://byron.geek.nzSubstack: http://feijoa.substack.com

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⚠️CW: Discussions of extreme v!0l*nce and dehumanizing languageThis is Part 1 of a 2 part episode. Subscribe via patreon to get both episodes early. ——We have seen both US & Israeli officials engage in dehumanizing eliminationist rhetoric over the past few weeks. We’ve seen western media engage in linguistic gymnastics every day to avoid accurately reporting what’s happening to Palestinians.Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green joins me to discuss this difficult subject.

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(This is a SAMPLE of my new Premium Miniseries, pls subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos to access the full episode.)Join me and author Byron C. Clark (@ByroncClark on Twitter) for a discussion on the far right in New Zealand. We discuss trucker convoys, WEF (World Economic Forum) conspiracy theories, insect paste conspiracy theories, fearmongering about the ‘tyranny’ of 15 minute cities, the pandemic’s role in opening people up to believing such things. We discuss the Christchurch mosque shooting, Byron’s personal experiences with the far right and their insecurities around masculinity - all this and more! Thanks again to Premium Patrons for making this miniseries possible.You can find more of Byron’s work here: http://byron.geek.nzSubstack: http://feijoa.substack.com

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[This is the *full* version of the previously released sample, originally released Oct 8 2023 on Patreon. If you would like early and full access to all episodes in this new miniseries, please subscribe via patreon.com/nicemangos]⚠️[CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of extreme vi*l*nce, ab*se, r*pe]—————Join myself and associate professor/Author Gaurav Sabnis (@GauravSabnis) for the very first episode of my new miniseries on The Global Far Right.In this episode, we discuss both the history of and whats been happening more recently, with the far right in India.We talk about the types of tactics used by Hindu nationalists, to promote Hindu supremacy, terms like ‘Love Jihad’…. we discuss overlaps between Modi-ism and Trumpism, rhetoric being used that is reminiscent of white supremacists, the recent tensions between Canada & India, state complicity in prejudice, the role of social media as a catalyst, and how Hindu Supremacists are becoming a global issue….all that & more…Here’s a tragic but important thread by Gaurav going back a couple of years, with endless examples of fascism & bigotry in India https://x.com/gauravsabnis/status/1453105434034851842?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

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