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M Green
@narrprof.bsky.social
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Communication researcher and social psychologist studying how stories change minds (narrative persuasion).
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M Green @narrprof.bsky.social · Nov 10
Academic friends who are just joining Bluesky, here's a starter pack that may be helpful (media psych folks, please let me know if you'd like to be added or have recommendations for additions): go.bsky.app/2DHceaS

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, Henry Farrell, Greg Linden

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Alexis Madrigal @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social · 21h
One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.

I think this has not been adequately metabolized.

This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
davey.bsky.social Davey Alba @davey.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com

Reposted by Mary Feeney, Philip Nel, Melanie C. Green , and 4 more

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.

I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com

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M Green @narrprof.bsky.social · 1d
A friend ordered a birthday cake for her daughter from a home cook. She was not expecting weed cake, but... 😂

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, Meredith Farkas, Beth Tellman

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.

In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.

🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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Amy Laura Hall @profligategrace.bsky.social · 1d
“their new branding rings soulless and sardonic”

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Editorial: Dear Carolina Community, the University will not protect you from ICE
"In the wake of such cowardice, Carolina students are forced to reconcile with a callous truth: UNC will not protect students and faculty from ICE, at all."
snwrks.co

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Richard Waite, Melanie C. Green , and 5 more

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Rosemary A. Joyce, Lesley A. Hall , and 7 more

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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Dr. Michele Tugade @micheletugade.bsky.social · 1d
One of the most rewarding conversations I've had! STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE: Making academic work accessible to the public. Article and Videos: www.vassar.edu/news/onion-ai

@daragreenwood.bsky.social @robertkbrigham.bsky.social brigham.bsky.social @vassar.bsky.social

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Fabián Muniesa, Melanie C. Green

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.

In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."

futurism.com/artificial-i...
Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions
In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.
futurism.com

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d
I can relate to being inspired by practices that have survived from antiquity but "I like this theology because in my interpretation, it elevates me above those I consider my lessers" is generally about ideology rather than faith

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 2d
Few city economies fascinate me quite so much as Las Vegas' - in part because there's been a consensus on its core value proposition since Nevada's 'Wide Open Gaming Act' gave it a purpose 94+ years ago. An update on Sin City's latest* tourism downturn...

slate.com/business/202...
Everyone Inside America’s Most Flailing Destination City Has a Theory for What’s Wrong. Now I Have My Own.
It defines the American experience like no other. People are no longer buying.
slate.com

Reposted by Lawrence F. Katz, Simon Burgess, Dan Goldhaber , and 9 more

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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 2d
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*
Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca
doi.org

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, W. Andy Knight, Mary McAuliffe

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Christian Odendahl, Will Jennings , and 28 more

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 2d
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

Reposted by Gordon Hodson, Mark J. Brandt, Mark Rubin , and 1 more

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Kate A. Ratliff @kateratliff.bsky.social · 3d
Social psych friends, please help me out with a class discussion by responding to the following (and sharing):

What do you see as the biggest challenge for social and personality psychology in the immediate future? What should we as a field be doing better than we are now?

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 3d
Unreal: "The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing 'forever chemicals' as an active ingredient... The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Melanie C. Green, McKenzie Wark , and 2 more

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 3d
Impossible how good reading is. You mean I just point my face at the paper for a bit and it does a whole update on my brain?

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Melanie C. Green, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d
13k comments on one tweet is a massive payout. All of the tweets follow a certain formula, so the content is likely automated using AI technology (e.g., AI generated images and text). Basically running it as a money printing machine. But for those in the US, it translates to low simmering rage.
An account called Godly Nation tweets an AI-generated image of a Latin American family holding a sign. The sign reads "Yes we are undocumented, do you really want to deport us" The tweet got 13k comments, 1.6k retweets, and 8.1k likes. The account is based in Africa

Reposted by Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers , and 22 more

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.

My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
A Twitter account called Ivanka News tweets an AI image of a young woman wearing Muslim garb. The woman is holding a sign that says "I came here illegally. Should I be deported?" Ivanka News writes: What is your response to this person ?? In the "About this account" tab, it appears the account is based in Nigeria An account called MAGA scope writes: Who, in your view is the great enemy of the United States? Communism, Islam, Democratic Party, or Satan? The account is based in Nigeria. An account called MAGA Nadine writes: You go to work and find this. What would you do? The attached pic is an AI image that shows a microwave. The microwave has a sign that says "For religious reasons, this microwave is now making halal food only." The account is based in Morocco. An account called America First posts an AI image of Tulsi Gabbard. They wrote: How would you rate your trust in Tulsi Gabbard on a scale of 1-10?

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 3d
Air Travel could be significantly improved by the FAA stipulating three things:

* One free checked bag for all customers

* Minimum legroom set at Comfort/Premium Economy standard (which was the old pre-9/11 standard legroom)

* Disallowing stock buybacks for airlines

Every flight instantly better

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Devon Greyson, Smith , and 5 more

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4d
evergreen
Tweet from @PPathole Tech enthusiasts: my entire house is smart Tech workers: the only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don’t recognize

Reposted by Melanie C. Green

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 4d
There’s a lot of political commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning, but one important point is this: she entered Congress in 2021 with an estimated net worth of about $700,000, and is leaving in 2025 with a net worth of roughly $25 million.

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M Green @narrprof.bsky.social · 4d
I'm so sorry, Jay, this is awful. Bravo to your wife for her courage and glad that the truth is finally out.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Nandita Sharma, Erwin Dekker , and 5 more

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.

There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, Rebecca Tushnet, Mark Rice

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 4d
Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”

Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.

buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Elizabeth Saunders, Mark Petticrew , and 24 more

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, Paul Nightingale

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 5d
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Melanie C. Green, Olivier Mannoni

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 5d
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.

This isn’t controversial.

A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.

Reposted by Richard Waite, Melanie C. Green, Suzanne Conklin Akbari

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 5d
We're at the Middle Earth map.
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!

And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway

www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
Art. Subway style map to go with The Lord of the Rings, showing the different pathways of various parties throughout the book. The title reads: "Lord of the Rings Transit Map: One Does Not Simply Walk Ino Mordor When One Can Ride." The map takes up the middle part of the page, and there are two keys. The one on the left is titles "Standard Service Lines, and has color keys matched to the subway lines on the map. Lines are named: "Shire-Bree Commuter Line Old Forrest Crescent Wildland Scenic Line Fellowship Line Gollum / Sméagol Line Uruk Hai Express Three Hunters Line Fangorn Slow Service Rohan to Gondor Business Line Black Ships Ferry Service Oliphant Direct Line Army of the West Line Gandalf Express A smaller key on the right side of the map is labeled: "Limited Service Lines" and has color keys matched to the following names lines: "Eagle Express Paths of the Dead Line Nazgûl Search & Resuce Valinor Ltd." A note at the bottom reads: "* Mount Doom station only accepts Rings of Power in payment. Plan accordingly." Art. Subway-style map of the itinerary in The Hobbit. The main journey is show in three different lines: red (Hobbiton to Goblin Town); green (Goblin Town to the Elvenking's Halls); and blue (Elvenking's Halls to Erebor). There are multiple stops on these lines. There is a yellow line going back from Erebor to Hobbiton, making stops at Beorn's Hall, Rivendell, and the Troll's Lair. There is an orange line directly from the Iron Hills on the map's right side to Erebor, and a purple line from Gundabad directly to Erebor. The map's title reads: "Hobbit Transit Map" and there are directions for both There and Back Again listing the lines and transfer points. Between them, in the middle of the page, is a dragon drawn to resemble the dragon on Thror's Map from The Hobbit. A key shows the names of each colored line: Red: Western Lands Line Green: Mountains and Forests Line Blue: Barrel Line Yellow: Gandalf Express Orange: Iron Hills Business Line Purple: Orc and Goblin Reserve Line Text at the bottom right reads Surprised Eel Maps, 2025

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, Erin O’Donnell

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 5d
happy trans day of remembrance. you are beautifully and wonderfully made and I will never stop fighting for you. the world is better because you are in it