accrual:
1. The act or process of accumulating; an increase.
2. Something that accumulates or increases.
Retrieved from:https://www.thefreedictionary.com/accrual

candid – frank, ingenuous, outspoken; open and sincere; informal; unposed: a candid snapshot;
Not to be confused with:
candied – incrusted with sugar: candied fruit; prepared by cooking in sugar: candied yams; flattering: candied words
Retrieved from:https://www.thefreedictionary.com/candid

cottage industry- an industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment
Retrieved from:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20industry

doom-scrolling – scrolling through one’s social media feeds for the most recent upsetting news about the latest catastrophe
Retrieved from: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=doomscrolling

epistemological– thebranch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity.
Retrieved from: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/epistemological

ethos -The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement: “They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos” (Anthony Burgess).
Retrieved from:https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ethos

expressive individualism – a belief that each person has a unique core of feeling and intuition that should unfold or be expressed if individuality is to be realised
Retrieved from: http://facultysites.vassar.edu/lenevare/archive/2008/soci235/bellah.htm

the five WHYs – an iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem, whereby each answer forms the basis of the next question
Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_whys

freeform stations –
Freeform, or freeform radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. Freeform radio stands in contrast to most commercial radio stations, in which DJs have little or no influence over programming structure or playlists. In the United States, freeform DJs are still bound by Federal Communications Commission regulations.
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free-market extremism (also market fundamentalism) – the exaggerated faith that when markets are left to operate on their own, they can solve all economic and social problems
Retrieved from: http://www.longviewinstitute.org/projects/marketfundamentalism/marketfundamentalism/

interface – a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment or between a person and a computer
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/interface

legitimation – the process of legitimising something; = legalisation, formalisation, legitimisation, validation
Retrieved from: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/legitimation

master narrative (also meta-narrative or grand narrative) – a narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge, which offers a society legitimation through the anticipated completion of a as yet unrealised master idea
Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metanarrative

meta – 1) showing or expressing an explicit awareness of itself or oneself as member of its category; 2) cleverly self-referential
Retrieved from: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meta

meta skills – a high order skill that allows one to engage with functional expertise more effectively
Retrieved from: https://liberationist.org/the-metaskills-you-need-to-thrive-in-the-21st-century/

to redirect – 1) to change the direction of something, especially to send a letter to a new address; 2) to use money, assets, etc. for a different purpose from the one they were originally intended for
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/redirect

RSS reader – stands for Really Simple Syndication and it’s is a simple, standardized content distribution method that can help you stay up-to-date with your favorite newscasts, blogs, websites, and social media channels. Instead of visiting sites to find new posts or subscribing to sites to receive notification of new posts.
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to subsume –to classify or include in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle:
“When late eighteenth-century Americans spoke of politics, they referred to a broad set of principles that they subsumed under the heading of republicanism” (Eric Foner).
Retrieved from: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subsuming

surveillance capitalism – an economic system centred around the commodification of personal data with the core purpose of profit-making
Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism

to synthesise – to combine or produce by synthesis
Retrieved from: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synthesize

taxonomy – the study of the general principles of scientific classificationsystematics
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yokes – To become joined.
Retrieved from: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/yoked

1. Tribalism = a very strong feeling of loyalty to a political or social group, so that you support them whatever they do.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tribalism

2. Capitalism = an economic, political, and social system in which property, business, and industry are privately owned, directed towards making the greatest possible profits for successful organizations and people.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/capitalism

3. Enlightenment = a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent figures included Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
Retrieved from: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/enlightenment?s=t

4. Virtual community = a social network of individuals who connect through specific social media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals.
Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_community

5. Culprit = someone who has done something wrong.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/culprit

6. To flatten = to become level or cause something to become level.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flatten

7. To trivialize = to make something seem less important than it really is.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trivialize

8. To whitewash = to make something bad seem acceptable by hiding the truth.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whitewash

1. to slander – a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement.
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slander

2. Libertarianism is a political philosophy and movement that upholds liberty as a core principle. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association.
Retrieved from : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism

3.bipartisan –
(1) marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties
(2) of, relating to, or involving members of two parties
Retrieved from : https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipartisan

4. NPR – short for National Public Radio
Retrieved from : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR

5. FCC – short for Federal Communications Commision
Retrieved from : https://www.fcc.gov/

6. to affiliate – to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group, or organization
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affiliate

7. mainstream media -forms of the media, especially traditional forms such as newspapers, television, and radio rather than the internet, that influence large numbers of people and are likely to represent generally accepted beliefs and opinions
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mainstream-media

8. snout -the nose and mouth that stick out from the face of some animals
Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/snout

(to) modulate
transitive verb
1: to tune to a key or pitch
2: to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion : TEMPER
3: to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio)also : to vary the velocity of electrons in an electron beam
intransitive verb
1: to play or sing with modulation
2: to pass from one musical key into another by means of intermediary chords or notes that have some relation to both keys
3: to pass gradually from one state to another

(to) undermine
transitive verb
1: to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly trying to undermine his political rivals
2: to weaken or ruin by degrees
3: to wash away supporting material from under
4: to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under : SAP

(to) homogenize
transitive verb
1a: to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout
b: to make uniform in structure or composition throughout : to make homogeneous
2a: to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid
b: to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed specifically : to break up the fat globules of (milk) into very fine particles As a chemist, he developed equipment to homogenize milk— Matt Stiles
intransitive verb
: to become uniform in structure or composition throughout : to become homogenized

(to) junk
: to get rid of as worthless : SCRAP
I’m junking this car.
wind tunnel n.
: a tunnel like passage through which air is blown at a known velocity to investigate air flow around an object (such as an airplane part or model) placed in the passage
diminutive adj.
1: (grammar) : indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible —used of affixes (such as -ette, -kin, -ling) and of words formed with them (such as kitchenette, manikin, duckling), of clipped forms (such as Jim), and of altered forms (such as Peggy)— compare AUGMENTATIVE
2: exceptionally or notably small : TINY
a diminutive performer

(to) modulate
transitive verb
1: to tune to a key or pitch
2: to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion : TEMPER
3: to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio)also : to vary the velocity of electrons in an electron beam
intransitive verb
1: to play or sing with modulation
2: to pass from one musical key into another by means of intermediary chords or notes that have some relation to both keys
3: to pass gradually from one state to another

(to) undermine
transitive verb
1: to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretlytrying to undermine his political rivals
2: to weaken or ruin by degrees
3: to wash away supporting material from under
4: to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under : SAP

(to) homogenize
transitive verb
1a: to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout
b: to make uniform in structure or composition throughout : to make homogeneous
2a: to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid
b: to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributedspecifically : to break up the fat globules of (milk) into very fine particlesAs a chemist, he developed equipment to homogenize milk— Matt Stiles
intransitive verb
: to become uniform in structure or composition throughout : to become homogenized

(to) junk
: to get rid of as worthless : SCRAP
I’m junking this car.

wind tunnel n.
: a tunnel like passage through which air is blown at a known velocity to investigate air flow around an object (such as an airplane part or model) placed in the passage

diminutive adj.
1: (grammar) : indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible —used of affixes (such as -ette, -kin, -ling) and of words formed with them (such as kitchenette, manikin, duckling), of clipped forms (such as Jim), and of altered forms (such as Peggy)— compare AUGMENTATIVE
2: exceptionally or notably small : TINY
a diminutive performer

Education-Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion and directed research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, however learners can also educate themselves. Education can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational. The methodology of teaching is called pedagogy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education
Technology- (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/technology
News-information or reports about recent events https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/news
Amusing-entertaining and funny https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/amusing
Revolution-a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/revolution
Flood-to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flood
Threat-1: an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
2: one that threatens
3: an indication of something impending: the sky held a threat of rain https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threat