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I Smell Petrol, I See Fire: A History of Success for Pathetic Fascism

Remain alert, for the smell of petrol is permeating our society. Remember, the fascism of yesterday will not look like the fascism of tomorrow.

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The Battle for Fiction: Robots vs. Writers

AI can copy, it can learn and emulate but it can’t build, can’t master and most importantly, AI cannot craft.

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It's Not Just Because He’s Hot: Luigi Mangione and Media Misogyny

Characterising Luigi Mangione’s supporters as women who find him attractive regardless of his alleged violent actions reads as an attempt to avoid having this complex discussion.

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‘Soviet Core:’ Exploiting Trauma through Aestheticisation

By diffusing this romanticised vision of Russia and its Soviet past, we strengthen Russia’s international image and with it, its cultural impact.

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Activism at SOAS faces an Antisemitism Issue, and We Need to Address It

By Anonymous SOAS has always been a radical place for organising, for community and most importantly a place where I felt comfortable standing up for Palestine. It has also been a space where certain groups have failed to address antisemitism to the point where they have allowed it to become

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The US has extreme FOMO

US hegemony is dangerous to the rest of the world, as the nation creates its own standards on what is internationally acceptable, as well as avoiding accountability regardless of the damage caused

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We’re Just Friends

Friendship is a means of survival for my community, but it can also be the source of your learning

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The encroachment of ‘third spaces’ in the modern day, and its impact on loneliness

The erasure of third spaces is slowly rising. This is not only due to external factors but also because people tend to deprioritise third spaces and the importance they have within communities