The Internet is Crack Podcast
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Technology may be reshaping power in ways we don’t fully understand. Dr. Randolph R. Lewis joins us to discuss techno-authoritarianism and his book Bummerland: Ruin and Restoration in Trump’s New America. Full episode: youtu.be/kv20xToQPnk #TechPolitics #DigitalPower #Podcast
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Hello Tony! Thank you so much! I wish you a successful Friday and a good start into the weekend, too! Have a great day full of happiness and fun! Always take care of you! Cheers my dear friend! 😊🫴🥤🥤🧃🥘🍲🥗🍦🍦🍫🍫🍫🍊🍊🍊
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Does the Democratic Party even practice democracy? - Emma Vigeland on Higher Learning.
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