AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism with Gareth Watkins
Acid Horizon21 Mar 2025

AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism with Gareth Watkins

CW: explicit mentions of pornography and revenge porn Is AI a cruelty machine? In what ways do the aesthetics of fascism intersect with techno-futurism and reactionary fantasies—and how should we respond? Acid Horizon welcomes Gareth Watkins (Death Sentence Podcast, New Socialist) to discuss his article on how the far-right embraces AI—not for innovation, but for domination, aesthetics, and control. From Tommy Robinson’s fake D-Day fantasy to deepfake misogyny and the mutual aid ecosystem of...

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Dissemblage: an Interview with Gerald Raunig

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Welcome to Baroque Sunbursts, a new series from Zer0/Repeater on Music, Culture, and Philosophy. For our inaugural episode Adam and Kyle are joined by Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix; Artist, philosopher, theolo...

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Omnicide 2: A Philosophy of Doom with Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh

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Baudrillard: The Hyperreality [or the Ecstasy] of Posting on Twitter (radio edit)

Baudrillard: The Hyperreality [or the Ecstasy] of Posting on Twitter (radio edit)

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