My latest on @alexanderrusso.bsky.social The Grade is about discussing, and journalists covering, stories of online manipulation of kids & the importance of covering red flags & ways that kids can be better protected from predatory content @perilresearch.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

How to cover online manipulation of students — without exacerbating the problem

Online extremism and radicalization are affecting students, educators, and families. We need prevention-focused media coverage that doesn’t sensationalize outlier scenarios.

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Incredible thread detailed Bad Bunny’s halftime show!

Becky Hammer@beckyhammer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

First shot: sugarcane The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times Still used to make rum of course!

First shot: sugarcane The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times Still used to make rum of course!

With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders www.reuters.com/investigatio...

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era

With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.

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Keep fighting @harvard.edu! This fight is for all of us!

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · last yr.

The Trump administration threatened to assume ownership of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of patents from Harvard University, accusing the Ivy League college of failing to comply with the law.

My latest piece is up on @contrariannews.org talking about the ways we need to support kids as they begin their online life contrarian.substack.com/p/your-kids-...

Your Kids Are Online – Do They have the Tools to Avoid Falling into Rabbit Holes?

By Christine German

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Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.

Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance

As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Want to take a break from the feuding? My team at @perilresearch.bsky.social just launched the DUCC curriculum: a tool to teach digital literacy for K-5 kids - critical skills for kids whose lives are increasingly online to help them identify and avoid harmful online content www.danieltheducc.org

DUCC

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Liberation Day

Noah Rosenblum@narosenblum.bsky.social · last yr.

160 years ago today, the traitor Jefferson Davis and his treasonous cabinet abandoned Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, spelling the beginning of the end of the Civil War. A day for all patriots to celebrate.

WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.

OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases

WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.

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Incredibly important information here for all researchers!

Critical Internet Studies Institute@criticalinternet.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 NEW: Our introductory tip sheet on digital security for journalists & civil servants working under pressure. 📢 Co-authors @bostonjoan.bsky.social & @threatc.at offer 📌 five basic steps 📌 for truth-telling practitioners to protect their work & their communities www.criticalinternet.org/research

I’ve seen this NYT article being shared with various snippets being singled out as being a good synopsis of Christians’ perceived persecution. But I think this quote is more significant: (1/n) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

Judge Timothy Kelly a Trump appointee, said Enrique Tarrio, who Trump just freed with a full pardon, is a terrorist. www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/p...

A lot has already been said about this by very smart people. Let me just add that whatever you might say it is (“my heart goes out to you” according to Musk, or the Nazi salute), it’s a signal. Public gestures make public statements.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

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Adding this to my ever-growing, never-diminishing to read list. Send help.

Political Science Research@poscresearch.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧵Do Left-Right and Radical Right divides matter for affective polarization in multi-party systems? Check out this recent article in @electoralstudies.bsky.social by Ivo Bantel: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #polisky

This article overlooks that much of tradwife content, esp on TikTok, is targeted towards the male gaze. And young men are adopting more conservative & traditionalist views compared to young women. We’re seeing a crisis of misogyny, not just a crisis of masculinity. www.salon.com/2024/12/19/t...

"Tradwives" were the hot online topic in 2024 — but offline, women are more independent than ever

Social media celebrating women's submission is propaganda, not a reflection of reality

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New Gender Update out in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. With data from the new wave of the EES, I show a strong increase in support for the far right among young voters. Especially the share of young men who consider voting for the far right has exploded. bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

So cool! Thanks for sharing this recipe for a multi-hour rabbit hole to go down and procrastinate writing my dissertation!

Teddy Wilson@reportbywilson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Researchers Uncover the Oldest Record of Humans Using Fire in Tasmania, Almost 2,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Known

Wow, hi everyone! Thanks for the follows! A little about me: I work with great folks @perilresearch.bsky.social & am finishing a PhD on the ways that extremist beliefs impact political violence. I’m also a 15+ year grizzled int’l aid worker, a plant enthusiast, and ok-ish at this whole BlueSky thing

ICCT just published 3 papers on gender and violent extremism today. Research on gender and radicalisation (2014–2024) has grown, focusing mainly on women in Islamist extremism, leaving gaps in literature and practice. The report highlights trends and underexplored areas. www.icct.nl/publication/...

Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome! We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:

I cannot wait to see what the Onion does with Infowars.

Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’

Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, int...

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