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Lauren Tokos

@ltokos.bsky.social

PhD-ing @ UPenn Annenberg Political economy of media, communication history, satellites, and suppression of dissent Cat mom and Oregonian 🐈‍⬛🌿

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Lauren Tokos@ltokos.bsky.social · 2w ago

Lots to say about the new “licensing assembly line…” Put simply: The FCC created a regulatory boon for vertically integrated companies like SpaceX, hidden beneath the guise of innovation and global leadership in space communication— all to the detriment of the market and consumers.

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Lauren Tokos@ltokos.bsky.social · last mo.

Proud Oregonian moment. And very proud to be the child of an OJD employee/ advocate. www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/n...

Attorney General Rayfield Secures Approval For 16 New Positions to Fight Corporate Mergers and Monopolies - Oregon Department of Justice

Added positions will expand the Oregon DOJ’s efforts to protect consumers from higher costs and fewer choices This afternoon, the Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board met and approved Attorney General...

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Lauren Tokos@ltokos.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Went to an incredible exhibit yesterday at the Palazzo Diedo in Venice that touched on AI and the future of humanism. Amazing to see critical ideologies/ perspectives on AI latent in the construction and experience of art.

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Lauren Tokos@ltokos.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So excited to share my new article out in Javnost- The Public! The piece uncovers hidden details about political economist, Robert A. Brady’s, personal history— which was deeply effected by the Cold War’s crusade against suspected communists. It also discusses Brady’s broader relevance to the field.

Lauren Tokos@ltokos.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I read Habermas’ public sphere theory my sophomore year of undergrad in an introductory media studies course. I ended up using his theory for my final paper that term. I had never felt more inspired. His work helped convince me of our field’s importance. I will forever be indebted to his influence.

German philosopher and social critic Jürgen Habermas dies at 96

One the most influential thinkers in post-war Germany, he linked philosophy and political action throughout his life.

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Lauren Tokos@ltokos.bsky.social · 6mo ago

To use Chomsky and Herman’s propaganda model, “slopagandists” are creating a “common enemy”— in this case the mainstream media— to mobilize viewers against and “gain their consent” (views).

sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This piece is incredibly important for understanding the Trump administration and what happens next. There's a stochastic element to what they do, because social media algorithms are central, not incidental, to government policy www.theverge.com/news/869824/...

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6mo ago

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU

Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.

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Minnesota House DFL@mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.

Status Coup News@statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨ICE violently dragged a U.S. veteran out of her car near Minneapolis ICE: Get out of the f*cking car! Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran? ICE: I don't care what you are! [ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger] ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

The Gravamen of the Disclosure 4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows: a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency. b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7mo ago

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.