Philosopher of comedy BG Kumbi joins me for a coming out party! BG is infamous for his YouTube wars with Pewdiepie as well as infamous Fox News level trolling that propelled him to internet diva status like myself. BG is a comedy genius and I was lucky enough to score an interview concerning his greatest […]
The legendary troll and satire king Samuel Hyde joins me to discuss his influences, ideas, plans and more. Sam talks about Liquid Television, being an entrepreneur, becoming and man and overcoming the lies of mass media, finding meaning and the art of mockery with his legendary Ted Talk stunt and more!
Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian individuals and agencies on conspiracy charges for meddling with the 2016 presidential election. He has NOT indicted any Americans. Hmm… The 13 Russian individuals and agencies are as follows:
The Internet Research Agency, LLC, aka Mediasintez LLC, aka Glavset LLC, aka MIXINFO LLC, asa AZIMUT LLC, aka NovInfo LLC,
(ANTIMEDIA) Agrochemical giant Monsanto hired internet trolls to combat negative perceptions about their brand on social media and across the internet, according to a lawsuit filed by U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit organization “working for transparency and accountability” in the American food system. The company has also been accused of manufacturing scientific research to support their products.
President Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall with business leaders in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, April 4, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
President Trump keeps getting trolled.
Shortly after he was elected and began signing executive orders, the internet had a field day with an image of the president holding a folder containing blank pages.
Trolls photoshopped text into the blank pages in the photograph, mocking the newly-inaugurated head of state.
Today I am joined by my sister Emma to discuss and dissect season 20 of South Park. We begin by explaining what transpired this season: Mr. Garrison becoming President, Cartman falling love, gender wars, and the dangers of internet trolling. We begin by talking about the “Member Berries” and their devious plot to use the power of nostalgia to elect the Trump like Mr. Garrison. Emma and I discuss the power that nostalgia can have on ones psyche, and how we are constantly manipulated into following certain trends because of it.
Väldigt intressant om hur trollande kan fungera som politiskt verktyg:”On the personal side, these folks find trolling progressives online almost orgasmically cathartic; in the longer game, they believe that repeatedly poking communities of so-called “Social Justice Warriors” online makes these sub-communities look so ridiculous in the public gaze that any broad-based support for them will eventually collapse.”Folk underskattar makten av trollande.
I was reading this article about the alt-right, and I came across a piece about how trolling can be used as a political tool, that I found quite fascinating:
(ANTIMEDIA) The Federal Reserve bank is well-known for its secrecy. But in an attempt to reach out to the people it claims to serve, the monolithic bank just created a Facebook page . . . and it’s probably really regretting that decision.
