Ms Informed Newsletter | White Supremacy, Vikings and Twitter's Trump Ban
Why were those guys who stormed Capitol Hill wearing Viking costumes? We explain it all on this week's episode.
This Week's Show
Show Notes
Time magazine on the myth of the Vikings
DW on Merkel calling Trump’s Twitter ban problematic
National Geographic on decoding symbols of hate at the capitol
Washington Post on White Nationalists and the Vikings
The Conversation on why free speech needs a rethink after trump’s Twitter ban
Vox on what the history of the KKK can teach us about the storm
Business Insiders on the stock market value of Facebook and Twitter
Forbes on the attention economy
The history of the Confederate battle flag
Mind the use of the word terrorist
The Anti-Semitic archetype of the Witch
No White Saviours on Instagram
This week’s distraction
This week’s distraction is the election in Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for the last 35 years. On January 14th, 2021 Uganda held a general election with opposition leader Bobi Wine winning 35% of the votes. Since then Bobi has been hiding in his house fearing for his life. Just before the election, the government shut down the internet in the country. The lead up to the election has been marked by violence and accusations of corruption. Read more on the BBC here and read up on Yoweri Museveni grip on power here.
This week Madhvi has been reading
This week Madhvi has been reading composer Philip Glass’s memoir Words Without Music. He started composing music because he was pondering the question “Where does music come from?” A question he still hasn’t found the answer to. Glass was born in 1937, and offers a fascinating insight into what life was like for his generation — going to Paris by boat, and entering a life in the arts. It also references tons of musicians and composers that I’m writing down and listening to as I go. If you want to listen to some of Glass’s compositions, I’d recommend his collaborations with Ravi Shankar. Glass spent a lot of time in India learning from Ravi Shankar and other Indian musicians, and his compositions that came out of this time are some of my favourite.
This week Rina has been watching
This week Rina has almost finished Netflix’s Lupin. As we can’t travel right now and life seems to be stalling a little, this suave, action-packed series was the perfect remedy for the corona winter blues.
This week’s inspiration
This week’s inspiration is Berlin’s very own a feminist coach and community strategist Margherita from This Fair Force. We’ve been following Margherita on Instagram for a while now, and love her content — it’s full of tips on how to build your business, your personal life and communities in a mindful, ethical and authentic way. As I’m sure you’ll agree, we need more of this in the world, and change starts with each one of us, so give her a follow on Insta, and if you like, subscribe to her newsletter at the bottom of the page here.
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