"A great book on my nightstand: " Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism" by Amanda Montell. Montell, a linguist and co-host of the "Sounds Like A Cult" podcast, breaks down the rhetoric that helps various communities establish cult-like followings. She analyzes the language used by actual cults to radicalize members, and also explores how other modern cultural movements employ the same manipulation strategies-think multi-level marketing schemes, CrossFit, and even QAnon."
"In one of several videos recorded by bystanders, Good's SUV is stopped perpendicularly on a residential street, appearing to block one lane of travel. She "rolls forward slightly, then stops and waves" at approaching ICE vehicles, "signaling that they should drive past." ( NYT) Two officers exit a pickup truck; one tries to open the SUV's driver-side door and reach through the open window."
More sun today, with highs around 54 degrees. Clouds will roll in overnight, with lows near 39. Contact information lists Bluesky as kmcorliss.19, Signal as kmcorliss.19, and an email link is provided, with a signup available for a morning email newsletter. A recommended book is "Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism" by Amanda Montell, who analyzes rhetoric used by cults and other movements and explores manipulation strategies in groups like multi-level marketing, CrossFit, and QAnon. An ICE agent in Minneapolis shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in her car; bystander footage shows interactions preceding the shooting.
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