The Daily Zeitgeist

The House That Whiteness Built, Reckless TikTok Gumshoes 05.10.23

In episode 1481, Jack and Miles are joined by activist and podcast host, <a href="https://twitter.com/swkkhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Saadia Khan</a>, to discuss... You don't have to be white to be a white supremacist, Elon Musk retweeting racist bullshit... again, TikTok being overrun by amateur sleuths and so much more! 1. <a href="https://twitter.com/kathleen_belew/status/1655714632063934464?s=20">Kathleen Belew on Twitter: "My twitter people, the category of "whiteness" we use right now in the US is not the only one. We've only had this one for about a century"</a> 2. <a href="https://twitter.com/kareem_carr/status/1655614482432012289?s=46&amp;t=i0fr8ANiOMeN9whhmVaerg">Elon Musk retweeting racist BS</a> 3. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2023/jan/19/tiktok-is-overrun-by-amateur-sleuths-so-which-clues-should-i-leave-in-case-i-go-missing">TikTok is overrun by amateur sleuths – so which clues should I leave in case I go missing?</a> LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7kS4drRZkQvCX87edYUA5x?si=ceda9e783c544981">Pink and Orange - Goon</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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