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Stephen C. Rea

@stevierea.bsky.social

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Senior Researcher, Critical Internet Studies Institute (@criticalinternet.bsky.social, criticalinternet.org). He/him/his. Views my own; shares, likes, etc. =\= endorsements.

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · Nov 8

Hey new followers! However you found me, glad you’re here. I post a lot about my work researching networked incitement (check out our project linked in the reply), but also about rap, sports, Star Trek, 19th century Russian literature that I’m reading, and general shitposting.

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 1h

Phew!

The Mariners aren't America's team, but maybe they should be

The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut Edition

YouTube video by Secret Base

www.youtube.com

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 2h

Congrats to the Aces on the 🧹!

A'ja Wilson stays steadily making her case to be in the GOAT convo: 4x MVP, 3x champ, and still only 29

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 3h

Street ephemera

A sticker at the bottom of a light pole: text in red reads “MELT ICE BY FIRE.” Below that is an image of an AK-47 (I think?) engulfed in flames

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 10h

*TRUMP TO IMPOSE 100% ADDITIONAL TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

YouTube has also reinstated Sneako. For those unfamiliar with Sneako, first of all, I envy you. Second of all, here’s one of his less inflammatory/bigoted moments:

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

Happy dog

A small brown dog laying on her back, exposing her stomach, on a blue couch

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

💯 I imagine folks are still reeling from 2020 when polls either showed Gideon leading or it being a close race, and then Collins won handily

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

Tucker Carlson must be reaching unforeseen levels of depression

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

Agreed! I’m just saying, describing Mills as “extremely popular” is inaccurate. She’s not *unpopular*, but she’s also not some sort of universally beloved political figure in Maine

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

Source #2

Map shows states with most—and least—popular governors

All but one governor has a positive approval rating in the latest Morning Consult poll.

www.newsweek.com

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

Source #1

More Mainers have higher opinion of Gov. Mills than Sen. Collins, poll finds

Mills, who is nearing the end of her second term, has not ruled out challenging Collins, the five-term Republican seen as vulnerable by Democrats nationally.

www.pressherald.com

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 11h

Fair take, but “extremely popular”? As recently as June, she had a 51% favorability rating. And according to Morning Consult polling in August, she was the second least popular governor in the U.S.

Sexy Sager Costume @mikesager.net · 11h

Hey people complaining about Janet Mills entering the Maine Senate primary: if your dude can't beat her (an extremely popular sitting Governor with an excellent chance at the General) then how are you going to beat Susan Collins?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

EISMAN: Tesla’s earnings “are down 60% from 2022 through 2025. And the stock is slightly higher. ..

“.. it’s a cult.”

@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 14h

A 17-year-old just asked me what websites I mostly hung out on when I was online in 1992 💀😭 But truly nothing has ever given me more belief in the value of my work and everything I write about

I want to make this place better for her 😭

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 14h

As my Federal employee friend says, “If it was that easy to do during a shutdown, they would’ve done it already”

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 14h

Russ Vought just tweeted “The RIFs have begun”

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 14h

Altoona pizza is truly a cursed food (and yet, I want to try it just to experience it)

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 14h

LFG!!!

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 14h

“Extremely angry at this trade hostility that came out of nowhere”

Suspect Guilty GIF

Alt: A white man in a hot dog suit (Tim Robinson in I Think You Should Leave) tells a group of people in a clothing store “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” GIF

media.tenor.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Every day it's just helicopters all day long now and people are somehow still unsure whether to call this an occupation

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 15h

As I was explaining to other family members at this memorial service gathering, if you dig deep enough conspiracy theories usually come back to two things: antisemitism and misogyny

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 15h

Following in the footsteps of Hong Kong (sorta)!

Hong Kong Protesters Love Pepe the Frog. No, They’re Not Alt-Right. (Published 2019)

www.nytimes.com

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 16h

Funny how fans of a guy who gave lip service to the Great Replacement theory would indulge in antisemitic conspiracy theories…

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 16h

That line in particular is flooding social media! It wasn’t what my uncle was talking about (thank goodness), but holy moly, the “Israel did it” narrative isn’t going away. Candace dropping the Telegram messages only cemented the “motive” in people’s minds.

Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 16h

She’s literally older than Collins