'The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth—it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true'
December 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM
'The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth—it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true'
asgore and his dark world simulacrum of toriel
June 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
asgore and his dark world simulacrum of toriel
Another example of civil society censoring itself, creating a simulacrum of normality when things are not normal
More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Another example of civil society censoring itself, creating a simulacrum of normality when things are not normal
Propping up the simulacrum
the trump administration is living inside a social media dreamworld where the US is literally all-powerful and can do anything it wants to anyone it wants, and the US media, rather than pointing out this is deranged madness, is trying to demonstrate its neutrality by dignifying the fantasy
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Propping up the simulacrum
Hyperreal simulacrum vs actual reality
Wednesday: @jaketapper.bsky.social says Gen Z is "gonna be a lot more conservative."
Also Wednesday: Trump gets a 20% approve / 75% disapprove rating among Americans age 18-29. (Via Economist/YouGov poll)
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Also Wednesday: Trump gets a 20% approve / 75% disapprove rating among Americans age 18-29. (Via Economist/YouGov poll)
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CNN’s Jake Tapper says Gen Z will be ‘a lot more conservative’ after schools forced lefty politics ‘down their throats’
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hyperreal simulacrum vs actual reality
hyperreal simulacrum dwellers vs actual journalists
Worst part of the new @status.news report is that the Bari Weiss team appears to get its view of what is actually happening in the world from Twitter.
They were asking Vega to include things that *weren't real* b/c they didn't know any better.
www.status.news/p/cecilia-ve...
They were asking Vega to include things that *weren't real* b/c they didn't know any better.
www.status.news/p/cecilia-ve...
July 25, 2026 at 4:59 AM
hyperreal simulacrum dwellers vs actual journalists
Hyperreal simulacrum vs actual reality:
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Hyperreal simulacrum vs actual reality:
May 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
yelling "foul simulacrum!" and hurling a harpoon at a funko pop
April 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
yelling "foul simulacrum!" and hurling a harpoon at a funko pop
Economic news from inside the hyperreal simulacrum
Fox News is embracing the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz as an economic boon for U.S. petroleum exports — even though the closure will further increase American gasoline prices.
As gas prices go up from the Iran war, Fox News celebrates the “biggest payday in history” for oil companies
Fox News is embracing the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to President Donald Trump’s war against Iran as an economic boon for U.S. petroleum exports — even though the closure will furth...
www.mediamatters.org
April 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Economic news from inside the hyperreal simulacrum
You could write a treatise on Dubai Influencers being shelled. The most postmodern of vocations, a simulacrum of a simulacrum of a simulacrum of a simulacrum, the furthest you can get from God, staring mortality in the face in its most primal form.
March 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
You could write a treatise on Dubai Influencers being shelled. The most postmodern of vocations, a simulacrum of a simulacrum of a simulacrum of a simulacrum, the furthest you can get from God, staring mortality in the face in its most primal form.
Notes from inside Elon Musk's hyperreal simulacrum
The Bluesky-ization of the American left
The Bluesky-ization of the American left
Progressives discovered a seemingly invincible weapon. One day it stopped working.
www.noahpinion.blog
September 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Notes from inside Elon Musk's hyperreal simulacrum
Simulacrum? More like simulaCUM haha am I late to the party?
September 19, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Simulacrum? More like simulaCUM haha am I late to the party?
Solemn
Simulacrum
Simulacrum
November 24, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Solemn
Simulacrum
Simulacrum
equestrian simulacrum
September 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
equestrian simulacrum
Simulacrum: Chapter One
January 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Simulacrum: Chapter One
first time a tragedy, this time a simulacrum
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
first time a tragedy, this time a simulacrum
