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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS – JANUARY 30, 2024  
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January 30, 2024
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_ Oscar fever _

New Orleans fisherman Travis Dardar speaks to protest organizer
Roishetta Ozane, pointing to the area where police forced himself and
other fisherman to move their boats. Credit, Emily Topping

 

* A Constitutional Crisis in the Making
* The Hostile Architecture of Late-Stage Capitalism
* Shutting Manhattan for Gaza
* Barbie and Oscar
* Jews and Oscar
* Bobi Wine and Oscar
* Blackballing Palestine Supporters
* Buffalo, Deep Freeze and Social Solidarity
* MAGA Misogynists Betray Themselves
* Climate Crusaders Throw Down in New Orleans

A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN THE MAKING
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By Matt Ford
The New Republic

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement arguing that the Biden
administration’s inaction on border crossings had reached a level
that justified extraordinary new steps by the Texas state
government. Abbott said he was invoking a provision in the
Constitution that he claimed would allow him to circumvent federal law
by drawing upon constitutional powers reserved to the states.

THE HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE OF LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM
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By Kathleen Wallace
CounterPunch

The trend towards “hostile architecture” is another glaring visual
exhibit of our callousness to fellow humans. Ubiquitous spikes and
benches that allow for sitting, but not sleeping are all a very real
part of urban planning these days. Spikes in some locations are even
to the point of being dangerous for those who might trip and fall near
them. 

Shutting Manhattan for Gaza
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By Arielle Isack
The Baffler

Several people I spoke to about January 8 suggested that the
police’s aggression and negligence represented a shift from previous
Palestine actions: “The police have been fairly chill in this latest
cycle of protests. But the escalation this time from the NYPD in
particular was very, very, very aggressive,” said one protester, who
had been blocking the Manhattan Bridge. 

BARBIE AND OSCAR
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By Caryn James
BBC

Being based on a doll really hurt Barbie at the Oscars. Greta Gerwig
was snubbed as director and Margot Robbie left out of the best actress
category, omissions that caused a flood of outrage. Oscar voters
refused to take the toy-based film seriously, ignoring how inventive
it is, dismissing it as a billion-dollar popcorn movie when it is also
a funny, subversive cultural statement.

JEWS AND OSCAR
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By Rebecca Sun
The Hollywood Reporter

Jewish entertainment figures have come together to issue an
open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences criticizing their exclusion from being specified as an
underrepresented group. The letter states: “There are very few films
about Jews, aside from ones about the Holocaust. Moreover, when Jewish
characters are featured, they are often played by non-Jews.”

BOBI WINE AND OSCAR
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By Sophie Neiman
Al Jazeera

The nomination of “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” for Best
Documentary Feature at the Oscars marks the first time a Ugandan film
has earned recognition from the Academy Awards. Wine, whose real name
is Robert Kyagulanyi, was shocked by the nomination. “I screamed,”
he said. “If there was any police officer nearby, I would have been
arrested immediately.”

BLACKBALLING PALESTINE SUPPORTERS
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By Mary Norkol
Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago-area college students and recent graduates’ support for
Palestinian rights has had real-life repercussions, from lost jobs to
being targeted by anti-Palestinian websites. Some websites have
compiled “dossiers” about Palestinian supporters, including
details on their activism that includes photos, videos, social media
handles and LinkedIn pages, among other information.

BUFFALO, DEEP FREEZE AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
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By Harper S.E. Bishop
Convergence

Buffalonians are coming to terms with the fact that they must support
each other and contest for power at the same time. It’s the only way
they can meet the impacts of the climate crisis, on top of
profit-driven development.

MAGA MISOGYNISTS BETRAY THEMSELVES
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By Amanda Marcotte
Salon

The only people Trump and his fans are fooling with their bullying
tactics and false bravado are themselves. It's especially obvious in
the way that right-wing men get fixated on conventionally attractive
feminists. Good-looking women provoke sexual insecurities and
maximally childish behavior from the right-wing man.

CLIMATE CRUSADERS THROW DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
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By Drew Hudson
198 Methods

We went down to New Orleans to help plan and execute an action on LNG
exports at the America’s Energy Summit (AES). The AES is like a
who’s-who meeting of fossil fuel corporations and their enablers in
finance and government and our actions helped it shut down early, and
under-attended!

* texas
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* Greg Abbott
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* Immigration
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* architecture
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* Gaza protests
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* Manhattan
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* Barbie
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* Oscars
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* Jews
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* Hollywood
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* Bobi Wine
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* Uganda
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* Palestine solidarity
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* Buffalo
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* mutual aid
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* MAGA
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* misogyny
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* Climate
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* New Orleans
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* America's Energy Summit
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