It's also interesting that we're only tangentially making the connection between shit social media and fascism. What we are not saying is that control of social space *is* a form of governance. Humans have the right to free social spaces, both physical and digital.
When we think about social media as a system of control, as a government, we see that capitalist social media results in incredibly abusive dictatorships. These dictatorships exist solely to exploit their citizens, extracting both labor and attention, for the gain of a few. They manipulate their citizens to keep them locked in. It's not a coincidence that these systems algorithmically promote fascist ideology. They are themselves a type of fascist government that pushes fascism into the physical space.
Homage or coincidence? Bryce Young's dab after breaking Cam Newton's record goes viral https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47040199/bryce-young-cam-newton-dab-panthers
Journalists of color on being laid off amid Trump’s anti-DEI push:
It's not just a coincidence
Black and brown former employees from CBS, NBC and Teen Vogue talk about the effects of being let go
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d
Didn't go to the mountains today but went photographing some foggy scenes (with moderate success).
And by coincidence met a colleague from work that I hadn't seen for a while and z met a friend who just came to town today.
Happy coincidences.
Everyone is completely shocked by this, right? Like we're all absolutely positive that the timing was just a coincidence, aren't we? #FirstAmendment #NewHampshire
I suppose this must be a coincidence as the C64 is charged in USD, but I was amused to see a charge of 2.999,64 DKK on my card. #commodore
I used to always say that I don’t believe in coincidence, but when I identified/found my biological families, that changed. My adoptive brothers are named Rick & Jim. Turns out, I have 2 bio brothers I didn’t know existed. Their names are Rick & Jim. Isn’t that weird? #adoption
So, both Drupal and Phoenix Nights are 25 years old. I feel that this is not a coincidence…
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/14/phoenix-nights-25-years-since-peter-kays-record-breaking-tv-c…
The $10bn Trump/BBC lawsuit announced shortly before the BBC charter renewal green paper? What a remarkable coincidence.
Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar.
Don't tell me that's a coincidence.