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Researches Propaganda & IW; Visiting Prof @notredame.bsky.social; Fellow @ Bard; Associate @ Cambridge; Owner Maven of Persuasion; Snr Researcher Oscar-shortlisted The Great Hack on #CambridgeAnalytica. 🐕 https://emma-briant.co.uk signal: Emmalbriant.44
The Secret History of Polymarket – Part 1 unlimitedhangout.com/2026/06/inve...
The Secret History of Polymarket - Part 1
Part 1 of a two-part series exposing the truth behind the world’s most popular prediction market and its dark ambitions to alter both markets and representative government forever
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Delighted to see my #Udemy courses on propaganda and disinformation have helped people in 44 different countries (!) become more digitally literate. Incredible to see such an impact for a course equipping people for our misleading and manipulative online environment. www.udemy.com/course/propa...
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
I do wonder about the psychology of these people who call themselves 'Guru' on LinkedIn. Whether it's Design Guru, Tech Guru or some other Guru - if you have to tell people you're a Guru, you simply aren't. And you may need a therapist.
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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BOMBSHELL story by Olivia Carville @bloomberg.com Internal Report Shows TikTok Kept Safety Feature From Millions A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement NO PAYWALL www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
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The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Being an upstanding citizen, I did as instructed, and also entered customers…
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1
![AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, LEONARD BRIGHT, VANITA REDDY, LANDON SADLER, and AARON GEORGE,
Plaintiffs,
V.
ROBERT L. ALBRITTON, JAY GRAHAM, DAVID
C. BAGGETT, JOHN W. BELLINGER, JAMES R.
BROOKS, MICHAEL A. HERNANDEZ III,
WILLIAM MAHOMES JR., KELLEY SULLIVAN GEORGIADES, and SAM TORN, in their official capacities as members of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents,
Defendants.
CIVIL ACTION NO.
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs American Association of University Professors ("AAUP"), on behalf of
its members in the Texas A&M University System ("Texas A&M"), and individually named member professors Leonard Bright, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, and Aaron George (collectively, "Plaintiffs") challenge Texas A&M System Policy ("System Policy") 08.01's prohibition on teaching "gender and race ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation, and gender identity" in academic coursework (the "Censorship Policy" or the "Policy").
On its face, the Censorship Policy imposes a complete prohibition, in all core-
curriculum courses, on courses "advocat[ing]" particular disfavored views of race or gender, or
any topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, but the Policy does not impose any corresponding ban on opposing views on these issues.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jcats4toei4ybf5ibk3njty3/bafkreidml3fbnbiivajg7rverpx3nckfhv3zdron6klbxc7kaffoyslpty)
Aerial photos show destruction by wildfires in Spokane. Three wildfires have destroyed more than 700 structures and forced tens of thousands to flee to safety.
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
news.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest
Patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff as NHS reports shocking rise in racism
Paul Awah, a Bedfordshire-based diagnostic radiographer originally from Nigeria, said: "It's definitely got worse – people are more expressive."
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Over at LinkedIn (sorry) I have posted this for those of you that partake: www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-tr...
Why Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC is not going well for him
One point which was emphasised in the litigation department of what was then (and still should be) Herbert Smith was to always prepare for trial. Each step of the litigation process, from pre-action c...
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Farmers are struggling with heatwaves and drought, both here in the UK and in many other regions. This summer should be a wake-up call, and yet the propaganda against climate action is unabated.
Farmers 'suncream' apples to stop them boiling in the heatwaves
Farmers say fruit, cattle and crops are struggling to cope in the heatwaves.
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If we weren't so broken, divided and led by corrupt rapists, this would be the biggest story of the week. But barely a blip. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
Capital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering.
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saying this not as a dig to Paul but as a general point, but it does worry me that we've ended up in a world where the two options are seemingly "leftist bubble" or "oh hey the nazis are here" - surely we should be able to have a politically heterogenous platform with tight rules on hate speech etc?
Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · yesterdayThe new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
Excellent article from the Smithsonian: "Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That' The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten #MatildaEffect
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten
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Misogyny is bundled with stupidity all the time.
Turns Out, 1 In 8 Men Think They Can Beat Serena Williams In A Game Of Tennis
Despite Serena Williams being one of the world's most decorated tennis players of all time, a new poll from YouGov has revealed that one in eight men believe they could score a point in a tennis match...
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Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia
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With J6ers getting jobs in the justice department, and presidential memorandum NSPM-7 targeting the “left-wing” and “anti-fascists” as terrorists, it's never been more important to support those tracking the far right.
"It also detected an “unintended consequence” of the ban: the proportion of parents who didn’t know their child had used social media increased by 10%." Spookily enough, this complacency side effect is precisely one of the things we warned about with this and the Online Safety Act in the UK.
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 2d agoAustralia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
WATCH: ProPublica & @drilledmedia.bsky.social found that oil and gas companies have been funding climate research at prestigious US universities for 30+ years. This research fostered a misperception that climate change could be solved without dramatically curtailing fossil fuels: propub.li/3TTgAGp
Australia’s #colonisation in 1788 was to be effected without #slavery, even as Britain’s exploitation of slave trading intensified. As thousands of African bodies were #enslaved, so too were Australia’s #Indigenous dead. Open access. @lindaaburnett.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Enlightenment enslavement and the Indigenous dead: trafficking slaves and skulls in the early colonisation of Australia
In 1787, as the First Fleet made its way across the Atlantic to colonise Australia, it traversed an ocean made synonymous with the violently forced mobility of enslavement, then reaching an unprece...
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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
When propaganda looks like entertainment. My interview today with ABC Radio open.substack.com/pub/dremmalb...
When propaganda looks like entertainment.
My interview today with ABC Radio
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