My M.A. thesis, "Citing Silences: Finding a History 'Outside' the Archive," is available open access on PhilArchive. It argues that silences produced by Euro-Western historiography in the service of white supremacy can be cited in ways that force the archive to acknowledge its own violence — developing the concept of the "hauntological irrealis."
https://philpapers.org/rec/HENCSF
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Deirdre Anne Hendrick, Citing Silences: Finding a History ‘Outside’ the Archive - PhilPapers

This thesis examines how the authorizing norms of Euro-Western historiography—organized by white supremacy—produce and maintain silences, excluding entire communities from historical narrative. Trouillot identifies silences as structural to historical narrative, operating ...

It is kind of unfair that Nakatani sat on Bantamweight when he is significantly bigger than the other fighters there. At Super Bantamweight, there is a conversation about him being bigger than Inoue, which would factor into their fight.

Comparably, Inoue has faced the better fighters in championship fights. The only fighter of note that he hasn't fought is John Riel #Casimero, whom he should have fought for Undisputed Bantamweight instead of Paul #Butler. #InoueCasimero would have been 🔥👊💪.

#PonderingPolitics discusses #DonaldTrump, who was visibly STUNNED when #60Minutes host #NorahODonnell informed him about the increasingly WIDESPREAD belief among the left AND right that the shootings at the #WHCD and the 2024 MAGA rally in #Butler, #Pennsylvania were FAKE. youtu.be/RPfdnO4e80A?...

Trump TOLD TO HIS FACE people ...
Trump TOLD TO HIS FACE people think his shootings ARE FAKE

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#correspondentsdinner
Never forget: The Nazis burnt down the Reichstag to get rid of opposition.
Now that peoole finally ask whether the shooting in #Butler was staged, I applause everybody who asks if this was staged so much more...
They wanted to award documentary regarding the #Epstein #epsteincoverup
And we shall imagine Count Flatula just sit there and watch this?
How could a highly armed man even get that close - let alone INSIDE of the venue?
This stinks.
I am certain this was #staged
Change my mind...

Il Tempo: Trump e il trucco di magia: "Segnale per gli spari". Il video scatena i complottisti

La cena con l'associazione dei corrispondenti alla Casa Bianca si è trasformata in una notte di paura, quando spari si sono uditi a pochi metri dalla sala. Il presidente Donald Trump è rimasto illeso, e altri alti funzionari della Casa Bianca sono stati evacuati. Le autorità hanno dichiarato che l'incidente è avvenuto all'esterno della sala da ballo dove erano seduti Trump e gli altri ospiti. L'evento è stato annullato e verrà riprogrammato. L'uomo armato, identificato come Cole Tomas Allen, 31 anni, residente a Torrance, un sobborgo di Los Angeles, laureato in ingegneria, sviluppatore di videogiochi e insegnante part-time sotto la custodia dell'Fbi, la procuratrice federale Jeanine Pirro ha dichiarato che il sospettato è stato preliminarmente incriminato con due capi d'accusa relativi all'uso di un'arma da fuoco e all'aggressione di un agente con un'arma pericolosa, ma che saranno presentate molte altre accuse "sulla base delle informazioni che stiamo raccogliendo in questa situazione molto mutevole". 

Il presidente sfugge a un altro attentato, dunque. E in queste ore sui social vengono passati al setaccio i video della serata, che mostrano il tavolo di Trump con la moglie Melania e la messa in sicurezza del vicepresidente JD Vance. Un filmato in particolare ha scatenato una nuova teoria del complotto, come spesso accade in queste situazioni, basti pensare a dopo l'attentato di Butler.  Su X è virale un video che mostra il famoso mentalista Oz Pearlman al tavolo di Trump che esegue dei giochi di prestigio durante l'evento. La "teoria" che circola su X cerca di collegare questi momenti alla sparatoria, suggerendo due narrazioni principali (entrambe prive di prove). Alcuni sostengono che il trucco servisse a distrarre l'attenzione del presidente e di sua moglie o della sicurezza per facilitare l'attacco. Altri ipotizzano che determinati gesti del prestigiatore fossero un segnale in codice per dare il via all'azione all'esterno. Ad alimentare certe ipotesi, prive di riscontri, potrebbe essere anche la scelta dell'intrattenitore della serata, che era caduta non su un comico di grido ma sul famoso mentalista Oz Pearlman.

WILD: Oz Pearlman the ‘Mentalist' was performing a trick on Donald Trump when the shots rang out @OzTheMentalist pic.twitter.com/45H3rh6UM3 — College Transfer Portal (@CollegeFBPortal)
April 26, 2026

Trump and the magic trick: "Signal for the gunshots." The video sparks conspiracy theorists.

The dinner with the White House Correspondents’ Association turned into a night of terror when gunshots were heard just meters from the hall. President Donald Trump remained unharmed, and other high-ranking White House officials were evacuated. Authorities stated that the incident occurred outside the ballroom where Trump and the other guests were seated. The event was canceled and will be rescheduled. The armed man, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a resident of Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles, an engineering graduate, video game developer, and part-time teacher under the custody of the FBI, federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro stated that the suspect was preliminarily charged with two counts related to the use of a firearm and the assault of an agent with a dangerous weapon, but that many more charges would be presented “based on the information we are gathering in this very fluid situation.”

The president narrowly avoids another attack, therefore. And in the hours that followed, videos from the evening are being scrutinized on social media, showing Trump’s table with his wife Melania and the security of Vice President JD Vance. In particular, a video has sparked a new conspiracy theory, as often happens in these situations, think after the Butler incident. On X, a viral video shows the famous mentalist Oz Pearlman performing tricks at Trump’s table during the event. The “theory” circulating on X attempts to link these moments to the shooting, suggesting two main narratives (both lacking proof). Some claim the trick was intended to distract the president and his wife or security to facilitate the attack. Others hypothesize that certain gestures by the magician were a code signal to initiate the action outside. Fueling certain hypotheses, lacking evidence, could be the choice of the evening’s entertainer, who was not a popular comedian but the famous mentalist Oz Pearlman.

WILD: Oz Pearlman the ‘Mentalist’ was performing a trick on Donald Trump when the shots rang out @OzTheMentalist — College Transfer Portal (@CollegeFBPortal) April 26, 2026

#DonaldTrump #WhiteHouse #Trump #ColeTomasAllen #Torrance #LosAngeles #JeaninePirro #Melania #JDVance #Butler #OzPearlman #the‘Mentalist’

https://www.iltempo.it/esteri/2026/04/26/news/attentato-trump-video-trucco-magia-segnale-mentalista-oz-pearlman-47436725/

Trump e il trucco di magia: "Segnale per gli spari". Il video scatena i complottisti

La cena con l'associazione dei corrispondenti alla Casa Bianca si è trasformata in una notte di paura, quando spari si sono uditi a pochi m...

The manager of the #Spirit #Halloween in #Butler, PA is very sad it's the off-season.
Le problème est qu’il part dans tous les sens à la fois. À quoi bon ses apologies de réactionnaires complotistes (#RenaudCamus), nihilistes (#Houellebecq) ou j’m’enfoutiste (#Finkielkraut) ? Je suis tout Team Tolérance aux Ambiguïtés, mais ça relève d’une confusion sévère de directionnalité, non ? Il devrait faire beaucoup mieux dans sa prise de position entre une droite française décomplexée et une gauche tragique, mais à force de critiquer le « Jew-splitting » tel que le propose #Butler (« Être juif, c’est se séparer de soi-même. ») il perd de vue la vraie lutte contre la simplification, l’essentialisme et le déclin de pensée (française pars pro toto). 3/3
Ausgerechnet Vertreter der #MAGA Basis sprechen öffentlich aus, dass sie glauben, der Anschlag in #Butler auf #Trump, wäre eine Inszenierung, ein #Fake gewesen.