Timely (if not belately) research. Social media has been reeking havoc on political discourse. In large part this is due to the fact that social media built a perfect inroad for Russian disinfo, but the polarization is also build into the algos.
tech.slashdot.org
Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn From Each Other, Research Shows - Slashdot
William Brady writes via The Conversation: People are increasingly interacting with others in social media environments where algorithms control the flow of social information they see. Algorithms determine in part which messages, which people and which ideas social media users see. On social media..
08:07 AM - Aug 23, 2023
A note to the post-Post crowd: #YouAreTheAlgorithm . Content will not be force-fed to you. Engagement comes from actually ENGAGING. It takes a LOT of getting used to when you're used to how other sites do it.
01:53 PM - Apr 19, 2024
Five sure-fire signs a political movement are the bad guys:
1. They blame the country's problems on a minority group.
2. They support book bans/burnings.
3. They discourage voting.
4. They have armed rallies.
5. They are built around following a single Leader figure.
1. They blame the country's problems on a minority group.
2. They support book bans/burnings.
3. They discourage voting.
4. They have armed rallies.
5. They are built around following a single Leader figure.
02:37 AM - Apr 19, 2024
Yeah, Netanyahu was a honey badger in a past life. He don't want peace, he wants problems.
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Nefarious Newt @NefariousNewtNever let it be said that Netanyahu ever made good decisions. 😡10:25 PM - Apr 18, 2024
10:27 PM - Apr 18, 2024
Yikes:
“I think that COVID is setting us up for a hundred years of problems.”
https://newatlas.com/healt...
“I think that COVID is setting us up for a hundred years of problems.”
https://newatlas.com/healt...
newatlas.com
Has COVID set us up for a major heart disease epidemic? It’s happened before
Researchers suggest the 1918 influenza pandemic caused a wave of heart disease in the 20th century. With new evidence showing the impact of COVID on our hearts, could this recent pandemic be setting us up for another century of cardiac problems?
11:04 PM - Apr 18, 2024
Beats me why any brand still wants to be associated with this cesspool.
https://www.nbcnews.com/te...
https://www.nbcnews.com/te...
08:55 PM - Apr 18, 2024
In response to Kachinadoll.
They want everyone to have to carry ID at all times? "Papers, please." Where have we heard that before? Oh, yeah, under Nazi regimes. Right.
04:44 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Remember this when someone starts with the both sides nonsense.
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André Ware @EyzwidopnRepublican Louisiana lawmakers did this, but the media is allergic to distinctions.
https://www.nola.com/news/...03:49 PM - Apr 18, 2024
04:14 PM - Apr 18, 2024
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🇮🇱Barbara Sobel🇺🇦(SlavaUkraine)
barbarajsobel:
Rep Rosa DeLauro is so underrated.
When she took off her glasses, it was truth time. A must watch.
🇮🇱Barbara Sobel🇺🇦(SlavaUkraine)
barbarajsobel:
Rep Rosa DeLauro is so underrated.
When she took off her glasses, it was truth time. A must watch.
12:04 PM - Apr 18, 2024
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Francy NOT Fancy @Lady_Liberty“very real threats to your institutions, houses of worship, schools and university organizations, individuals in your communities simply for being who you are.”02:42 AM - Apr 18, 2024
FBI on alert for threats to the Jewish community ahead of Passover, director says | CNN Politics
Federal law enforcement is on alert for any potential threats to the US Jewish community ahead of the start of the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a group of nationwide security officials Wednesday.
02:55 AM - Apr 18, 2024
Looks like Spoutible made it big enough to attract pyramid scheme fraudsters.
08:48 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Listen, I hope that opinion piece from the Guardian that was shared wakes everybody up. The GOP wants to use Gaza as a wedge issue to break Democrats/Indies. We can't be letting that happen. Also it's already recognized that Netanyahu and Hamas both are vile for harming innocents.
05:24 PM - Apr 17, 2024
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Mybuddysully @mybuddysullyOmission of reconciliation 'glaring' and 'alarming' in budget speech, First Nations leaders say06:02 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Omission of reconciliation 'glaring' and 'alarming' in budget speech, First Nations leaders say | CBC News
First Nations leaders are panning this year's federal budget and demanding a renewed commitment from the Liberal government, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland failed to mention reconciliatio...
06:04 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Gifted link and important read.
Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
https://wapo.st/3vMlQ39
Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
https://wapo.st/3vMlQ39
09:57 AM - Apr 17, 2024
SCOTUS is all but declaring Insurrection legal if Republicans do it, and I expect the majority will seize on any pretext to declare Trump the winner of the election.
Vote blue so our position is as strong as possible, but be prepared to have to defend the results via protests and strikes.
Vote blue so our position is as strong as possible, but be prepared to have to defend the results via protests and strikes.
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jenn ○f many things @JennOfManyThingsHow sad.03:24 PM - Apr 17, 2024
03:36 PM - Apr 17, 2024
They want 1824 America and they want people to be mute about the dehumanization they have to offer.
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Thomas Liljeruhm @Kosacki03:05 PM - Apr 17, 2024
04:14 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Poll: Majority of Americans Prefer Sleeping Trump to Conscious Version
https://www.borowitzreport...
https://www.borowitzreport...
04:17 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Surprising perspective from a Chinese analyst.
https://www.newsweek.com/r...
https://www.newsweek.com/r...
02:18 AM - Apr 17, 2024
I will cheer the day these people are brought down. They are evil, Miscavige in particular.
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Ramona Hillier-O'Hara @RamonaFeministThis is really messed up. This cult has way too much power and money.06:24 PM - Apr 16, 2024
11:07 PM - Apr 16, 2024
Trump thought Ukraine ‘must be part of Russia’ during presidency, book says | Donald Trump | https://www.theguardian.co...
11:30 AM - Apr 16, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
#UkraineAid The president argued — as Democrats have for two months now — that it would be better for the House to take up the Senate-passed bill waiting in its hopper. If Johnson did otherwise, Biden questioned whether the Senate could process it.
03:50 PM - Apr 16, 2024
These folks are so obviously compromised it begs the question what a politician has to do in DC to be identified as under foreign control.
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M @MegMeansthomas massie + moscow marge = nothing good for #Ukraine .06:02 PM - Apr 16, 2024
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Zaya Rose ⛧ @ZayaRose7Missing in Tennessee07:56 PM - Apr 16, 2024![ALEXANDRIA CHATMAN
Missing in Tennessee since April 12, 2024]()
07:57 PM - Apr 16, 2024
Very important to pay attention to the latest strategy of Republican subversion.
https://jessica.substack.c...
https://jessica.substack.c...
05:02 PM - Apr 16, 2024
Some of the White American massacres of Black Americans https://x.com/GunnyJ/statu...
12:00 PM - Apr 16, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
“The legitimacy of American governance rests upon the honesty of our elections. When information is withheld from voters, as Bragg alleges happened here, that undermines democracy. Calling this trial a mere ‘hush money’ case risks minimizing what’s at stake.
10:20 AM - Apr 16, 2024
Often times modern architecture seems rather impractical and smacks a bit of elitism. This breaks the mold.
https://newatlas.com/archi...
https://newatlas.com/archi...
newatlas.com
Honeycomb House showcases the future of urban living in Germany
In the city of Munich, a groundbreaking endeavour is transforming communal living. Crafted by architectural firm Peter Haimerl Architektur, the Clusterwohnen Wabenhaus – aka the Honeycomb House – is a symbol of efficiency and community harmony.
12:24 AM - Apr 16, 2024
