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6 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
As this panel kicks off at #AHA22, I'm struck by the ways in which signifiers like "pizzagate" and "JFK Jr.'s return" have become totally commonplace as to not even prompt raised eyebrows. Like, we have a thing such as "pizzagate" that is, speaking bluntly, bonkers, and...meh, OK
As a historian, I find it so fascinating how quickly these tropes become not just part of the discourse, but so ingrained and normalized as to become banal. The internet is part, but not all, of that story I think.
Very cool that @profrichmond is able to join in via Zoom.
So this session has been fascinating, with thoughtful and pointed analyses from @tlecaque @profrichmond and @BenjaminEPark. An excellent start to my AHA experience

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Dierdorf: *pounding happily on the desk in the background*
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