Good Reads

[smat]

I have started this extremely thread as a place to share good reads pertaining to news and current affairs.

Folks, I'm talking about journalism.

This is not a discussion thread. Do not discuss things in my thread. There are other threads for discussions.

Here's a good read: 4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump

Please post some good reads you've read and I'll add them to my Pocket.

 

[sl1k]

Great extremely thread is this.

The Denationalization of American Muslims

https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...on-of-american-muslims/519954/?utm_source=twb

 

[Abertawe]

Long reads, too long to read.

 

[Martino Quackavelli]

You're probz best sticking to breitbart anyway.

 

[Abertawe]

You're probz best sticking to breitbart anyway.

Dunno what that is fam.

 

[Stagat]

Hope you guys aren't discussing something.

 

[johnnytodd]

Great site lads.

 

[shane]

As per the headline, I had no idea about this: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/27/sand-mining-global-environmental-crisis-never-heard

 

[Red]

Excellent book

 

[smat]

Excellent book

lol wtf? Is this a joke?

 

[Indian Dan]

I will soon be enjoying - again - The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle when grandson number 1 pops out in a couple of weeks.

 

[Renegade]

The initial article is giving a bit too much credit to a bunch of self-loathing nerds to the rise of Trump. The author doesn't really help himself by consistently drawing attention to the mental state of these people, a lot of conjecture and reductive conclusions. Correlation =/= causation and all that. Nice writing style though.

 

[smat]

The initial article is giving a bit too much credit to a bunch of self-loathing nerds to the rise of Trump. The author doesn't really help himself by consistently drawing attention to the mental state of these people, a lot of conjecture and reductive conclusions. Correlation =/= causation and all that. Nice writing style though.

No discussion thanks. Post a good read or get out.

 

[sl1k]

European Islamaphobia report 2016

United Kingdom - page 583

 

[Red]

lol wtf? Is this a joke?

I know, there's no pictures in it and lots of writing, try and persevere though.

 

[smat]

Interesting read on the commercial fetishisation of insecure employment for bugger all money:

The Gig Economy Celebrates You Working Yourself To Death

 

[Ian_Wrexham]

Are we allowed to talk about books? If so, I would recommend The Muslims Are Coming by Arun Kundnani as a way of understanding much of contemporary politics.

 

[smat]

Are we allowed to talk about books? If so, I would recommend The Muslims Are Coming by Arun Kundnani as a way of understanding much of contemporary politics.

NO FFSS

 

[Ian_Wrexham]

sorry smat

 

[Captain Scumbag]

If we were allowed to recommend books, I would recommend Ian disabuse himself of some his sillier notions by reading The Significance of Borders by Thierry Baudet. Alas, this is Smat’s thread and his wishes must be respected.

 

[smat]

ARARRRRRGGGGGHHHH

THERE'S A THREAD FOR BOOKS ALREADY

i assume

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Thierry Baudet

 

[Red]

Are we allowed to talk about books? If so, I would recommend The Muslims Are Coming by Arun Kundnani as a way of understanding much of contemporary politics.

I came across this fella when I did a paper on Islamophobia, really good commentator.

 

[smat]

The Unhappy Medium

https://thebaffler.com/blog/the-unhappy-medium-bevins

This is about common sense centrists. It's not even that good of a read, I just agreed the fuck out of it.

 

[shane]

Post a good read or get out.

It's not even that good of a read

You're a disgrace.

 

[smat]

I have decided to relax the rules of this thread and permit (some) discussion.

 

[Ian_Wrexham]

Enjoyed this short piece about Jolyons
https://anomiegeographie.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/the-jolyoncene/

 

[sl1k]

Reborn Into Terrorism
Why are so many ISIS recruits ex-cons and converts?

 

[smat]

The Economist on how the referendum has ruined everything

 

[Ian_Wrexham]

Intesteing take on the "£500m for blue passports" stories

https://www.johnband.org/blog/2017/04/02/dont-believe-passport-story-til-bus/