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• Electionstrut 2024

  ketan

  November 21
  i thought about it mainly in terms of class.  the cost of living has made it really hard for working class people since the pandemic. something has got to give. harris was all about helping the middle class (bastions of the status quo they are when it comes to the economy).  poor people and many low wage workers are not turning out for that in 2024. they seemed more interested in wooing centre-right folks, so they didn't come out strong on sure wins for turnout (like, from leftists) like abortion rights or gaza ceasefire.
  
  meanwhile, trump's base all came out.  whatever else motivated those voters, he promised radical change (tarrifs) that will bring back manufacturing jobs, so i'm sure many ppl held their nose and voted for him.  at least it was something radical! and now americans get to experience that radical change, brought to you by the (new) Status Quo.  sure to be less fair than the previous one.
  
  i also think national elections (everywhere?) in this social media age are being, uh, globalized like everything else. everyone must be f'ing with everyone else's elections! so we're all just suckers to the game in new and exciting ways. stuff like this:
  https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/1gouvit/youre_being_targeted_by_disinformation_networks/
  
  (source: not american)

  

• 2024 RIP Thraed

  ketan

  November 19
  RIP Saafir

  

• SoundCloud Mixes

  ketan

  November 17
  peace - i'm doing shitty paperwork this afternoon so this is currently making it for me. 
  
  

  

• Recent Finds

  ketan

  November 9
  this is also from that last haul. I had never actually heard this record before,.
  
  
  

  

• Rap You're Liking

  ketan

  November 7
  Loving the new Kurious album.   I find NEMS hilarious. This is mad disrespectful.