Odette Yousef

Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 15:58 UTC

When I googled for resources on reporting on movements, the top results were all related to livestock 😕 Which maybe explains why journalism is the way it is.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 17, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Thanks! Yes, I feel that this has long been the way dehumanizing ideas are laundered in online 4chan-y spaces with the use of memes, etc.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 14:48 UTC

Have you read Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s “Strongman”? Its excellent.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 14:37 UTC

I suppose moving from calling for the state to suppress speech to now calling for citizens to commit acts of violence against each other is an evolution worth noting, though...

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 14:36 UTC

Yes, this I certainly recall.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 16, 2024 at 14:32 UTC

In which a sitting U.S. Senator urges political violence.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 22, 2024 at 20:42 UTC

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 22, 2024 at 20:15 UTC

I spend so much of my time feeling very down about the state of this country and the world, but occasionally I scroll by an ad that makes me think that Stanley Tucci is just really winning at life right now and it makes me feel a little bit better.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 16:40 UTC

You are so kind, @petersagal.bsky.social ! And because I can't resist the opportunity for a shameless plug... it was because of my work on season 3 of WBEZ's Motive podcast. Anyone trying to understand the resurgence of white supremacy in the U.S. should listen. www.wbez.org/collections/...

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 13:19 UTC

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 14, 2024 at 12:15 UTC

My current obsession is how moral panics are exploited to seed extremist or fringe ideas into the mainstream. This is the first of what I hope will be many stories that explore this pattern.

www.npr.org/2024/03/14/1...

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 13, 2024 at 18:31 UTC

Thank you, everyone, for your interest and input. Updating here just to note that the issue regarding the Kit Kat is now... moot.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 13, 2024 at 17:24 UTC

Do I, or do I not, finally deserve to eat the jumbo Kit Kat bar that's been hiding in the snack box since Halloween? All opinions entertained, but not necessarily given equal weight.

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 12, 2024 at 20:34 UTC

Are we allowed to call it a moral panic yet?

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 21:21 UTC

LALALALALALALALALA <blocks ears>

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 21:08 UTC

It’s Friday, right?

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 01, 2023 at 15:37 UTC

When the FBI developed its system to track hate crimes in the early '90s, it included a category for anti-Arab hate crimes. But that category was quietly dropped by the time it started releasing its reports. It wasn't reintroduced until 2015.

www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1...

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Nov 16, 2023 at 14:32 UTC

Thanks! I hope lots of people listen. It is a very interesting topic!

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Oct 22, 2023 at 16:57 UTC

A great deep dive into the records of Oath Keepers serving in the Chicago Police Dept. When @npr.org investigated in 2021, we found more members on that force than in the police depts of NYC and LA combined. Which should prompt some questions. graphics.suntimes.com/extremism-ra...

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 22, 2023 at 20:18 UTC

Yep, I've got a copy!

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Odette Yousef @oyousef.bsky.social [ View ] Aug 22, 2023 at 19:31 UTC

Folks - any recs on an expert who's studied the use of pop culture (think: racist Oi! music, internet memes, etc.) in mainstreaming extremist ideas or conspiracy theories? Thanks and thanks.

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