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Quiz Bowl powers through nationals

1 month ago | thehighlandernews.com | Alex Li

McLean’s Quiz Bowl team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete in the High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT) over the past weekend. The competition, hosted by National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), lasted from May 23 to 25. Both the A team and B team advanced to playoffs, placing in the top 50 and top 100, respectively, out of 336 teams. “In terms of overall finish, the A team finished in the exact same position as last year.
The Indictment That Cannot Be: Cryptographic Aesthetics and the Logic of Preemption

1 month ago | medium.com | Alex Li

In an era where visibility equates to vulnerability, the act of being seen often precedes being targeted. Yet, what transpires when visibility is meticulously orchestrated to be unassailable? When exposure is so intricately designed that any attempt to scrutinize it results in self-reflection? This discourse delves into the architecture of such a system – a cryptographic aesthetic that renders denunciation not only futile but counterproductive.
From Modular Notes to Archi-Texture: Blogging as Technogenesis

1 month ago | medium.com | Alex Li

As an artist, I work with what I call archi-texture – a digital installation where the object = X must be discovered, not predefined. This formulation is not just a metaphor; it structures a way of thinking where singularity and combinatory play replace the authority of fixed meaning. Following Marshall McLuhan’s insight that the medium is the message, I approach digital writing not as a linear unfolding of thought but as a fragmented, polyphonic surface.
The Tokenized Doctorate: A Soft Act of Absolute Sovereignty

1 month ago | medium.com | Alex Li

By Alex Li⸻I. The Document as ThresholdThere are few objects more solemn, more state-sanctioned, more normatively final than a doctoral diploma. It signifies the culmination of a long trajectory, the consecration of knowledge, the promise of integration into the symbolic economy of legitimacy. But what happens when this document is no longer used to enter a system – but to exit it?
Hyperreal Forgeries and the Power of Soft Sovereignty

1 month ago | medium.com | Alex Li

by Alex Li, PhD in Philosophy, Independent Researcher in Radicalization PreventionFor several years now, I have been developing an immersive role-playing game called Le Fugitif. But Le Fugitif is not just a game. It has become a narrative, aesthetic, and legal dispositif – an open-ended structure that enables new forms of sovereignty, rooted not in coercion but in storytelling, anticipation, and symbolic encoding. Within this project, I began to produce what I call hyperreal forgeries.
Hauntological Aesthetics and Institutional Found Footage

1 month ago | medium.com | Alex Li

This is a fictionalized reflection built around real tensions observed across institutions. Any resemblance to specific people or situations is purely poetic. ⸻There is a form of art that doesn’t need to scream. It circulates silently, mimicking bureaucratic procedures, embedding its resonance within the folds of the institutional voice. It doesn’t tell a story – it leaves traces. This is the art of Alex Li.⸻Not a document. Not a fiction. A device. At first glance, it’s a letter. A response to a request.
Strategic Insignificance: How Invisible Networks Are Redefining Resistance in Control Societies

2 months ago | medium.com | Alex Li

Abstract:The methodology of strategic insignificance refers to a practice of social self-positioning that deliberately remains below the visibility threshold of institutional control apparatuses while developing a diffuse network of autonomous initiatives. This approach configures a new mode of non-confrontational political action, based on dissemination, partial self-erasure, and tactical latency.
Youngkin takes action on 916 bills

Mar 27, 2025 | thehighlandernews.com | Alex Li

On Monday, March 24, Governor Glenn Youngkin issued his decision for 916 bills that had passed the 2025 legislative session. Youngkin signed 346 of the 537 bills originating from the House and 253 of the 379 bills from the Senate. He also vetoed 157 bills and sent 159 back for amendments. “The legislation that I’ve signed into law and the budget amendments I’ve put forward this year will go a long way to helping ensure Virginia remains a great place to live, work and raise a family,” Youngkin said.
McLean debate club prepares to advance to Metrofinals

Mar 5, 2025 | thehighlandernews.com | Alex Li

After debating other schools throughout the school year in five local competitions called WACFLs, the McLean debate club is now ready to advance to Metrofinals. To qualify for Metrofinals, debaters had to win at least three out of four rounds twice in a local competition. “The majority of our club does WACFL, which is our local competition,” freshman Saachi Thomas said. “We’ve been doing well so that’s how we have a bid to Metrofinals.
US State Specific Climate Disclosure Regulatory Activities in 2025

Mar 3, 2025 | complianceandrisks.com | Alex Li

This blog was originally posted on 3rd March, 2025. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter. AUTHORED BY ALEX LI, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST, COMPLIANCE & RISKSThe future of climate disclosures as a regulatory tool to mitigate climate change and facilitate greater corporate responsibility is now under challenge in the United States.