“The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected, from 1760...
“The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected, from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington.” –John Adams to Thomas Jefferson (1815) It is very doubtful that there should have been a successful American Revolution if the colonists had the opportunity to avail themselves of Twitter or TikTok. If Samuel Adams and John Hancock had a video podcast, I suspect we would all still be speaking the King’s English. This view runs counter to the populist instincts dominating political discourse today –and runs afoul of the utopianism of the technologists who promise us that ubiquitous access to information is the key to liberation.1 Surely, one might argue, if Thomas…Open
Zeteo – a far left-leaning media company founded by one-time Islamist preacher-turned-MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan – is launching a UK site thanks to its boost in subscribers.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Zeteo, a far-left media company founded by former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan, is expanding to the United Kingdom with a new standalone site, Zeteo UK, set to launch this week. The news is a reflection of how left-media sites get far more support from their base than right-wing media, which is shrinking across the board. DETAIL: The expansion includes hiring Shehab Khan, a former UK ITV News host, as well as Becky Gardiner, a former far-left Guardian editor, along with other contributors like hardline Marxist Owen Jones and pro-Iran stooge Peter Oborne. Zeteo is known for its combative stance against Donald Trump and the MAGA base, and its increasingly left-leaning editorial positions. KEY QUOTE: “The UK, where I…Open
