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Navigating the Discourse

Exploring how can you better equip yourself in the jungle of modern-day debate.

How to See Through the Lies: A Digital Survival Guide

How to See Through the Lies: A Digital Survival Guide

A talk I gave on digital literacy and the fight for critical thinking.

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Humble pie, and a voice from the past

It’s rare for your past self to tap you on the shoulder and say, ‘You’ve screwed up.’ But as the new year began, tha

How Harris Outplayed Trump In The Debate

How Harris Outplayed Trump In The Debate

The US presidential debate is a masterclass in political communications.

Jaw-jaw beats war-war. Every time.

Jaw-jaw beats war-war. Every time.

Putin, Tucker and avoiding apocalypse.

Digital Battlegrounds: How Social Media Shapes the Israel-Palestine Narrative

Digital Battlegrounds: How Social Media Shapes the Israel-Palestine Narrative

A deep dive into the online battle over Gaza, with DiEM25 Communications Director Lucas Febraro.

Less Shock, More Strategy. Please.

Less Shock, More Strategy. Please.

When the far right wins, we should study and adapt. Rather than simply react.

Just because it feels right, doesn't make it smart

Just because it feels right, doesn't make it smart

I'm trying and failing to make sense of the left's Holocaust rhetoric on Gaza.

Notes on an information war

Notes on an information war

Activist take-aways from the horrors of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Russell Brand Divide

The Russell Brand Divide

Withholding judgment is an activist superpower.

The Underrated Power of Media Literacy

The Underrated Power of Media Literacy

Boosting our digital immunity is the only lasting cure for internet lies.

Covid: A retrospective

Covid: A retrospective

A post-mortem on a mass-pain event.

The Great Election Hacking Freakout

The Great Election Hacking Freakout

Stop panicking and look closer.

The mania over Musk

The mania over Musk

Myth-busting around the battle for control over the information ecosystem.

Wargames

Wargames

Making peace talks happen on Ukraine is the key activism project of our time.

Grief and dissent

Grief and dissent

The reaction to the Queen’s death is a test case for our discourse.


I’m Mehran Khalili, a political consultant and photographer based in Athens. Get Subvrt — strategy and tactics for movements.