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Ars Technica News<p>Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed <a href="https://arstechni.ca/zRAc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/zRAc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/agent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agent</span></a>-basedmodeling <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialpsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialpsychology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialsciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialsciences</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialworks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Features" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Features</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a></p>
Wes Fryer<p>Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again. (The Intercept, 08 Aug 2025)<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/08/08/trump-confederate-statues/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/08/08/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-confederate-statues/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/edtechSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edtechSR</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/ConCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConCW</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/Whiteness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whiteness</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/ConfrontingWhiteness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConfrontingWhiteness</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/HardHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardHistory</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>😵 Rigid and negative thought patterns linked to increasing political polarization online</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-rigid-negative-thought-patterns-linked.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-rigid-ne</span><span class="invisible">gative-thought-patterns-linked.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cbt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generalsemantics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generalsemantics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/book2read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book2read</span></a>: Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfhemi O. Táíwò<br><a href="https://a.co/d/3iAXMY2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/3iAXMY2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>via<br><a href="https://www.criticalinternet.org/podcast#season-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">criticalinternet.org/podcast#s</span><span class="invisible">eason-1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ConCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConCW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ResistAndHeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAndHeal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p>(2/2) entirely). We&nbsp;have actually popular ideas on our side, we just need to be less complacent and become more vocal in our advocacy.”</p><p>The War On Science Is Coming From Inside The Book (POLITE CONVERSATIONS, 9 Mar 2025)<br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/123635833" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/123635833</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ConCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConCW</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p>Outstanding analysis here by Mike Masnick. Media literacy is so important to avoid mal-information and propaganda.</p><p>Tulsi Gabbard Uses The Twitter Files Playbook To Mislead Gullible MAGA Fools (Techdirt, 21 Jul 2025)<br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/21/tulsi-gabbard-uses-the-twitter-files-playbook-to-mislead-gullible-maga-fools/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/07/21/tulsi-</span><span class="invisible">gabbard-uses-the-twitter-files-playbook-to-mislead-gullible-maga-fools/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/edtechSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edtechSR</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>🤼 To understand America today, study the zero-sum mindset, writes Stefanie Stantcheva</p><p>Young people and city-dwellers are among those most likely to see one group’s gain as another’s loss</p><p>(great insight into political psychology!)</p><p><a href="https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/07/07/to-understand-america-today-study-the-zero-sum-mindset-writes-stefanie-stantcheva" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economist.com/by-invitation/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/07/to-understand-america-today-study-the-zero-sum-mindset-writes-stefanie-stantcheva</span></a></p><p>🆓 <a href="https://archive.ph/fW8sW" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fW8sW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zerosum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zerosum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demographics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demographics</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/book2read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book2read</span></a>: Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam<br><a href="https://a.co/d/fLuNixl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/fLuNixl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>via Unabashed Faith: Resisting Anti-Spiritual Influences in the Modern World by C. Andrew Doyle<br><a href="https://a.co/d/5QeXagv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/5QeXagv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HealOurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealOurCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/book2read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book2read</span></a>: Unabashed Faith: Resisting Anti-Spiritual Influences in the Modern World by C. Andrew Doyle<br><a href="https://a.co/d/5QeXagv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/5QeXagv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>via [PODCAST] Resisting Anti-Spiritual Influences in the Modern World w/ Bishop Andy Doyle A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast<br>·S1 E239<br><a href="https://pca.st/episode/dc2e4d17-66eb-4856-8f1e-07060b6f0f2e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pca.st/episode/dc2e4d17-66eb-4</span><span class="invisible">856-8f1e-07060b6f0f2e</span></a></p><p>More of my podcast reccs:<br><a href="https://pinboard.in/u:wfryer/t:podcastrecc/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinboard.in/u:wfryer/t:podcast</span><span class="invisible">recc/</span></a></p><p>Learn &amp; connect with me:<br><a href="https://wesfryer.com/after/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wesfryer.com/after/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/PodcastRecc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PodcastRecc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/mentalheslth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalheslth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Recommended book: The Disunited States - Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work. Ryan D. Griffiths. Examines the growing interest in a national divorce between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> America and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. Discusses how current <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> in America is a problem, but it is one that needs to be worked out through dialogue rather than a bloody <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilwar</span></a>. Brings expert analysis on the topic of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/secession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secession</span></a>, &amp; how it works <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/globally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globally</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-disunited-states-9780197816257?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">global.oup.com/academic/produc</span><span class="invisible">t/the-disunited-states-9780197816257?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p>NC Republicans Banished Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Now the Only Perspective That Matters to Them Is Their Own (Herald Sun, 30 June 2025)<br><a href="https://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/article309546875.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heraldsun.com/opinion/article3</span><span class="invisible">09546875.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ConCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConCW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ConCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConCW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/CultureWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CultureWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a></p><p>AI image generated by:<br><a href="https://ai.wesfryer.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ai.wesfryer.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
IT News<p>Homebrew Pockels Cell Is Worth the Wait - We haven’t seen any projects from serial experimenter [Les Wright] for quite a whi... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/homebrew-pockels-cell-is-worth-the-wait/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/06/25/homebr</span><span class="invisible">ew-pockels-cell-is-worth-the-wait/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>non</span></a>-linearoptics <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/indiumtinoxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiumtinoxide</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/highvoltage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highvoltage</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mischacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mischacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/laser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laser</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ito</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kdp</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/book2read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book2read</span></a>: How Civil Wars Start: And How To Stop Them (Amazon, 23 June 2025)<br><a href="https://a.co/d/6Sm80Ee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/6Sm80Ee</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ConCW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConCW</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>There was a political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/arrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arrests</span></a> across the country of govt officials protesting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> agenda, along w/political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> so acute that it is affecting people’s views on a broad array of topics.</p><p>Whether you are feeling upbeat about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stock</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> may depend, in part, on your political alignment. Gallup reported in April that 58% of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> expected the stock market to rise, compared with only 21% of independents &amp; 12% of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>.</p>
Wesley Fryer<p>Check out and share my latest blog post, “Hijacked Minds and Broken Trust”<br><a href="https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/06/19/hijacked-minds-and-broken-trust/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">speedofcreativity.org/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">19/hijacked-minds-and-broken-trust/</span></a></p><p>(btw I blogged this on my iPad, which I’m trying to use more for media creation and sharing)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/edtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HealOurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealOurCulture</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> conditions surrounding the current deployment are dramatically different from those during that prior wave. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> has spread from society to the political elites, who now, more than ever, seek to use the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> for political gain. On the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> side, Donald <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> appears eager to deploy the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Army</span></a> against left-wing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Title10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Title10</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PosseComitatusAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Marines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marines</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Next at the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SolarEclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEclipse</span></a> Conference Nick James talked about new (and finally amateur-affordable) polarization-sensitive cameras in which each pixel comes with a polarizer: since it's a while til the next solar eclipse he demonstrated it with the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> where the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> of the maria is higher than of the highlands, matching expectations. 2/n</p>
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.<p>Trading Spaces: <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> Edition</p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/05/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewresearch.org/short-reads/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/05/republicans-and-democrats-on-x-differ-over-the-sites-politics-and-their-experiences/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2138919/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2138919/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Physicists Study How Light Interacts with Quantum Vacuum <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Electron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/laser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laser</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LightByLightScattering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightByLightScattering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Photon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Positron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Positron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QuantumVacuum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantumVacuum</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vacuum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vacuum</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>Why Alberta politics may be getting more polarized — and why that matters<br>Data from CBC News’ recent polling suggests an increase in political polarization amongst Albertans, pointing toward possibly more contentious times ahead for the prairie province.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Calgary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Calgary</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cbc-calgary-poll-2025-political-polarization-1.7548522?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cbc</span><span class="invisible">-calgary-poll-2025-political-polarization-1.7548522?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
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