Dr. BS
@benjaminkingsmith.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Communication (Quantitative Methods) at Cal State East Bay. Focus on media, identity, and informal learning + evaluation & assessment. Go Padres!
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Dr. BS
@benjaminkingsmith.bsky.social
· Mar 10
By definition, terrorists seek through their actions (whether perpetrated or threatened) to create fear and/or compliant behavior in a victim and/or the audience of the act or threat (see, e.g., Stohl, 1983). The simplest and most accurate way to describe Trump/Musk, et al.? Terrorists.
Oh god, what have we done…
There is little to no way back from this. If what’s happening in Venezuela is what it appears, the consequences will be dire; for them now, for us next. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or even this year, but they will come. Direct or indirect, they will come.
There is little to no way back from this. If what’s happening in Venezuela is what it appears, the consequences will be dire; for them now, for us next. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or even this year, but they will come. Direct or indirect, they will come.
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Oh god, what have we done…
There is little to no way back from this. If what’s happening in Venezuela is what it appears, the consequences will be dire; for them now, for us next. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or even this year, but they will come. Direct or indirect, they will come.
There is little to no way back from this. If what’s happening in Venezuela is what it appears, the consequences will be dire; for them now, for us next. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, or even this year, but they will come. Direct or indirect, they will come.
Thank you Senator Booker. Thank you.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thank you Senator Booker. Thank you.
Headlines have to be short, but there is evidence both that most news consumers only ever see the headline, and that many don’t actually know what DEI stands for. So spell it out: Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Those are the values under attack; those values are the boogeyman of the right.
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs his officials say exclud...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Headlines have to be short, but there is evidence both that most news consumers only ever see the headline, and that many don’t actually know what DEI stands for. So spell it out: Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Those are the values under attack; those values are the boogeyman of the right.
By definition, terrorists seek through their actions (whether perpetrated or threatened) to create fear and/or compliant behavior in a victim and/or the audience of the act or threat (see, e.g., Stohl, 1983). The simplest and most accurate way to describe Trump/Musk, et al.? Terrorists.
March 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
By definition, terrorists seek through their actions (whether perpetrated or threatened) to create fear and/or compliant behavior in a victim and/or the audience of the act or threat (see, e.g., Stohl, 1983). The simplest and most accurate way to describe Trump/Musk, et al.? Terrorists.