Andrew Pyle
@aspyle.bsky.social
Communication professor at Clemson University
Faculty bio: https://bit.ly/4gdFlmY
#CrisisComm #RiskComm
Faculty bio: https://bit.ly/4gdFlmY
#CrisisComm #RiskComm
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November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen is the best epic fantasy series I’ve ever read send tweet
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Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Look, I know we're all sick of hearing "if this had happened with any other president ..." but it's absolutely true and absolutely can't be forgotten.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
For some reason, this nation gives this idiotic spoiled brat a free pass from things that would destroy the administration of any other person.
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
"that doesn't sound comfortable"
October 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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BREAKING: economist discovers “second shift,” a concept coined by sociologists almost 50 years ago; gives it new, stupider, and less explicitly labor-oriented name
October 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
BREAKING: economist discovers “second shift,” a concept coined by sociologists almost 50 years ago; gives it new, stupider, and less explicitly labor-oriented name
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I've seen a lot of concern about staying within the "rules" of each bracket; and would like to reiterate that these are not rules. They are the average expectations of players in that kind of game. If your deck doesn't meet those expectations, you can ALWAYS mention it to adjust those expectations.
No major changes to the Brackets this time, but we've been working on clarifying some of the ~*vibes~* around each Bracket, including adding "safe turns" and delineating expectations for decks, win conditions, and gameplay.
We've also removed tutor restriction from 1 & 2.
We've also removed tutor restriction from 1 & 2.
October 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I've seen a lot of concern about staying within the "rules" of each bracket; and would like to reiterate that these are not rules. They are the average expectations of players in that kind of game. If your deck doesn't meet those expectations, you can ALWAYS mention it to adjust those expectations.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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My book American Idolatry uses data and history to tell Christians
1: the best way to love God is to love your neighbor and to define neighbor as broadly as possible
And
2: Christian nationalism keeps you from doing #1 b/c it demands you idolize power, fear, and violence
1: the best way to love God is to love your neighbor and to define neighbor as broadly as possible
And
2: Christian nationalism keeps you from doing #1 b/c it demands you idolize power, fear, and violence
October 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My book American Idolatry uses data and history to tell Christians
1: the best way to love God is to love your neighbor and to define neighbor as broadly as possible
And
2: Christian nationalism keeps you from doing #1 b/c it demands you idolize power, fear, and violence
1: the best way to love God is to love your neighbor and to define neighbor as broadly as possible
And
2: Christian nationalism keeps you from doing #1 b/c it demands you idolize power, fear, and violence
My high school German teacher passed away this week. She was one of those one-in-a-million teachers who changes the way you think about learning. As a professor, she's one of the teachers I regularly think about as someone I want to emulate.
Today, I'm thankful for amazing teachers.
Today, I'm thankful for amazing teachers.
October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My high school German teacher passed away this week. She was one of those one-in-a-million teachers who changes the way you think about learning. As a professor, she's one of the teachers I regularly think about as someone I want to emulate.
Today, I'm thankful for amazing teachers.
Today, I'm thankful for amazing teachers.
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Lot of unhappy things going on at large and in this article, but one of them is that there a contingent of RW activists searching through social media for comments they can use to get people fired or worse. Be careful.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Workers are getting fired, placed on leave over Charlie Kirk posts
Reactions to the conservative activist’s killing have become a litmus test for employers’ tolerance for political speech by employees, in public and private.
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September 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Lot of unhappy things going on at large and in this article, but one of them is that there a contingent of RW activists searching through social media for comments they can use to get people fired or worse. Be careful.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts
Social media accounts that appear to be connected to the 16-year-old shooter are littered with references to mass shootings and antisemitic views, The Denver Post found.
www.denverpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
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Some claim "Christian nationalism" is just "loving Jesus" & "being patriotic."
Lots of social scientific evidence shows the "Christianity" of Christian nationalism is much more than that.
In fact, it brings with it 5 pieces of cultural baggage.
kettering.org/five-element...
@kettering.org
Lots of social scientific evidence shows the "Christianity" of Christian nationalism is much more than that.
In fact, it brings with it 5 pieces of cultural baggage.
kettering.org/five-element...
@kettering.org
Five Elements of Christian Nationalism
Christian nationalism envisions a very particular nation: one that is ordered in such a way that only a certain group remains at the top and in charge while others have limited access to the levers of...
kettering.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Some claim "Christian nationalism" is just "loving Jesus" & "being patriotic."
Lots of social scientific evidence shows the "Christianity" of Christian nationalism is much more than that.
In fact, it brings with it 5 pieces of cultural baggage.
kettering.org/five-element...
@kettering.org
Lots of social scientific evidence shows the "Christianity" of Christian nationalism is much more than that.
In fact, it brings with it 5 pieces of cultural baggage.
kettering.org/five-element...
@kettering.org
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Protesters chanted that President Donald Trump is the “Hitler of our time” while he dined at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab on Tuesday, a rare journey outside the White House to a D.C. restaurant. https://wapo.st/3V6st9v
September 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Protesters chanted that President Donald Trump is the “Hitler of our time” while he dined at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab on Tuesday, a rare journey outside the White House to a D.C. restaurant. https://wapo.st/3V6st9v
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ICYMI:
-SCOTUS ruled that "common sense" racial profiling is A-okay when ICE does it
-The WSJ released Trump's vulgar Epstein drawing
-The White House sent out an invitation for the public hanging of the separation of church and state
-The ickiest Murdoch gets to keep control of Fox
-SCOTUS ruled that "common sense" racial profiling is A-okay when ICE does it
-The WSJ released Trump's vulgar Epstein drawing
-The White House sent out an invitation for the public hanging of the separation of church and state
-The ickiest Murdoch gets to keep control of Fox
It's hard to say whether dignity or democracy had a worse day today.
If today had a taste, it would be the stale vomit-y grossness of Day 2 of a 48-hour stomach flu.
If today had a taste, it would be the stale vomit-y grossness of Day 2 of a 48-hour stomach flu.
September 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
ICYMI:
-SCOTUS ruled that "common sense" racial profiling is A-okay when ICE does it
-The WSJ released Trump's vulgar Epstein drawing
-The White House sent out an invitation for the public hanging of the separation of church and state
-The ickiest Murdoch gets to keep control of Fox
-SCOTUS ruled that "common sense" racial profiling is A-okay when ICE does it
-The WSJ released Trump's vulgar Epstein drawing
-The White House sent out an invitation for the public hanging of the separation of church and state
-The ickiest Murdoch gets to keep control of Fox
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This week on Culture Critically, @aspyle.bsky.social joins us to talk about the relationships between crisis communication and critical analysis
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Episode 03: Crisis Communication w/ Dr. Andrew Pyle
Podcast Episode · Culture Critically · 09/04/2025 · 53m
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September 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This week on Culture Critically, @aspyle.bsky.social joins us to talk about the relationships between crisis communication and critical analysis
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Great episode, really fun listen from a couple of “well seasoned millennials”
On the latest episode of Culture Critically, we're joined by Dr. Brandon Boatwright to talk about why social media research matters, and some of the challenges it faces in the current social media ecosystem.
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Episode 02: Social media research w/ Brandon Boatwright
Podcast Episode · Culture Critically · 08/21/2025 · 46m
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August 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Great episode, really fun listen from a couple of “well seasoned millennials”
My brilliant friend and colleague @jamesngilmore.bsky.social has relaunched his podcast and you should absolutely check it out!
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Episode 02: Social media research w/ Brandon Boatwright
Podcast Episode · Culture Critically · 08/21/2025 · 46m
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August 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My brilliant friend and colleague @jamesngilmore.bsky.social has relaunched his podcast and you should absolutely check it out!
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This is why "diversity of thought" is a dead end. Equating anti-science quacks with professional scientists is how you end up putting worm-for-brains RFK in charge of spreading measles to Texas families.
Scientific consensus is good, actually.
Scientific consensus is good, actually.
"The gap was particularly large for climate scientists, medical researchers and social scientists. ... The trust gap was smaller in technical and applied disciplines, such as industrial chemistry. ... "But it remains striking that even here, conservatives show lower trust."
Fun!
Fun!
Conservative Americans consistently distrust science, survey finds
Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview, but also, compared to lib...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is why "diversity of thought" is a dead end. Equating anti-science quacks with professional scientists is how you end up putting worm-for-brains RFK in charge of spreading measles to Texas families.
Scientific consensus is good, actually.
Scientific consensus is good, actually.
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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Whoa.
"Now the debate among national security professionals is over whether the secretary was just incompetent or whether he was drunk. That’s how low this has gone.
- Seth Moulton, not pulling any punches
"Now the debate among national security professionals is over whether the secretary was just incompetent or whether he was drunk. That’s how low this has gone.
- Seth Moulton, not pulling any punches
March 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Whoa.
"Now the debate among national security professionals is over whether the secretary was just incompetent or whether he was drunk. That’s how low this has gone.
- Seth Moulton, not pulling any punches
"Now the debate among national security professionals is over whether the secretary was just incompetent or whether he was drunk. That’s how low this has gone.
- Seth Moulton, not pulling any punches
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GET IN LOSERS, WE’RE GOING TO DESTROY THE COUNTRY
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
GET IN LOSERS, WE’RE GOING TO DESTROY THE COUNTRY
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I had to bring this here because it’s so good
March 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I had to bring this here because it’s so good