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[–] adhd_traco@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Weee! Looking forward to looking up some books here and finding something new to read!

Used to read a lot, but struggle to find novels I like, to get back into it. So it's mainly non-fiction now.

Autocracy inc. by Anne Applebaum - very well done book
How to win an information war: The propagandist who outwitted Hitler by Peter Pomerantsev - It's pretty much the story of Sefton Dehlmer and the group of counter-propaganda he led in Britain.
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Nobody's Girl by Vrginia Roberts Giuffre
Code Name Pale Horse How I Went Undercover to Expose Americas Nazis by Scott Payne

Currently on Mysticism in the 21st Century by Connell Monette - very high quality text, picked it up after reading some of the things in the aforementioned book and wanting to dig in deeper.

Also reading some Graeber. Started with an audiobook and tried for months, but I just can't for this type of stuff.

[–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the recommendation on the propaganda war book, will check it out.