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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert

@upine.bsky.social

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Analysis of effects of disinfo on social systems, writer http://Medium.com/@upine "All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do bothsidesism."

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · Dec 26

Right Wing Domination of Media & Politics Keeps Us Stuck in Disinformation and Right Wing Government

(I found a better named for this article later, after I first wrote it, and so I retitled it, which is why the title now comes out wrong when I type in the url.)

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How People Try to Solve Problems in a Libertarian Culture

There once was a land without environmental regulations. So various companies routinely poisoned the air, the water and the land. Everyone…

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 1m

This is about the U.S. but it's similar the world over.

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Why Mainstream Media is So Right Wing Biased and How to Chang

I just did a Twitter thread a few days ago, on why mainstream media is so Right Wing biased. Rather than keep this information just on…

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 1m

Con artists are gonna con. Serving others is a foreign concept to them. Though they may take a job where they campaigned on promises to serve others, as part of their con.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 51m

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We should fund them again like the triumph of civilization that they are: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 2m

Actually there is a group of oligarchs & their servants like Vance & Miller, behind the president, who make policy. Listen to T speak. His brain doesn't work well enough to make policy himself.

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 18h

I’m not seeing a lot of comprehension about the fact that in order to build a rare earth supply chain, America needs Chinese materials to build its own extraction equipment. What’s not clicking?

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 15h

Pasta Chef Creates Ravioli in the Perfect Shape of a Classic Le Creuset Casserole Dish laughingsquid.com/le-crueset-c...

Pasta Chef Creates Ravioli in the Perfect Shape of a Classic Le Creuset Casserole Dish

Zielonka utilized his exceptional pasta-making skills to create ravioli in the shape of the classic dark blue Le Creuset casserole dish.

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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 47m

Judge Blocks Trump From Sending Troops To Chicago

This judge saw through all the BS right to the heart of the matter.

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 4m

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Why Mainstream Media is So Right Wing Biased and How to Chang

I just did a Twitter thread a few days ago, on why mainstream media is so Right Wing biased. Rather than keep this information just on…

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h

Ha ha ha they're like authoritarians www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Adele Barsh @info-monger.bsky.social · 15h

Does anyone else ever feel a little judged for their #Caturday breakfast choices? I know i do. #cats #catsky #orangecats #MelloCat #CatsofBluesky

Photo of a cream-colored adult shorthair cat. She’s laying atop my table in front of my cereal bowl, staring at me as if she doesn’t understand why I don’t have tasty tuna or beef for breakfast so I might share it with her.

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 6m

@volts.wtf Do you agree?

Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 18h

Do you remember that Germany was pushing photovoltaics decades ago and now (with wind) it's CHEAPEST freedom energy, clean? Yes.
We need a plan to SCALE UP renewable material capacity as well, urgently, yesterday.
foto: @ecococon.bsky.social
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ecococon all-robot straw panel factory tour, the factory itself is built with the same panels that the factory produces.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6h

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 7h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 41m

FFS. Is Vought going to be held accountable for this fuck-up?

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 8m

Mainstream media are not going to stop. They're owned by wealthy ppl who want the GOP to do deregulation & to give them tax breaks.

Both sidesing is a subtle enough way to do Right Wing bias, so it works on the liberal audiences of mainstream media who see right thru the blatant disinfo on Fox.

Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 8m

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 32m

A Donald Trump aide recently hinted at the president's plan to obtain "limitless power," according to a former prosecutor this weekend.

'What is coming': Former prosecutor previews Trump's plan to obtain 'limitless power'

A Donald Trump aide recently hinted at the president's plan to obtain "limitless power," according to a former prosecutor this weekend.Ex-federal prosecutor Joyce Vance on Saturday called "When they Bukele the Courts," in which she talks about Trump following on the path of Nayib Bukele, the Preside...

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 12m

Some ppl are not aware of all the Blue voting cities in Red states. In a way there are no Blue or Red states--only mostly Blue cities and mostly Red rural areas. This is why Blue states seceding isn't the answer to our problems.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20m

RESULT: New Orleans has a new mayor. Helena Moreno, a Democrat known as a progressive member of the city council, easily won today’s mayoral race and cleared the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. She’ll replace the retiring Democratic Mayor, Cantrell.

Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 14m

Someone started one at bsky.app/profile/wapo... but seems to have abandoned it months ago. So maybe someone else will start one.

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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert @upine.bsky.social · 15m

Brexit happened thru propaganda. Have U read the bk on the billionaire financed social media campaign to do Brexit & elect Trump in 2016? Mindf*ck by Christopher Wylie. I highly recommend. It's an eye opener. The world needs to spread truth further than lies are spread or else we see more of this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Nice recap

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h

If you're going to write headlines like this, why even have newspapers?

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h

If you're going to write headlines like this, why even have newspapers?

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Anthony Purpura @anthonypurpura.bsky.social · 1d

spooky szn

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

“This immigration issue is a remnant of Subu’s original case. Since that wrongful conviction has now been officially vacated and all charges against Subu have been dismissed, we have asked the immigration court to reopen the case and consider the fact that Subu has been exonerated.”

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