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Modern Day Kingmakers Think in Code

How social media algorithms are redefining power and influence

Julia Marsiglio
7 min readJun 15, 2021

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The year was 1688. A Catholic king ruled in England once more and had named a Catholic heir. A group of seven powerful men, who would later come to be known as “the Immortal Seven”, penned a letter to William of Orange, the son-in-law and nephew of King James…

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Julia Marsiglio

I answer rhetorical questions. Intersectional feminism. Neurodivergence. Trauma. Grief. Canada things. A smattering of poetry and fiction.