Diami
@diami.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Communication
Bronx Virtual Life Lab
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another data point suggesting members of the inner circle may just be fleecing the old man with ai-generated slop behind closed doors. they wouldn’t be able to do that in front of reporters, so they played the real video of the murder, and it confused him
Trump also says Renee Good “behaved horribly” and insists she *ran over* an ICE agent
Questioned on that claim, Trump beckons an assistant to play the video on a laptop
When the video doesn’t show an ICE agent was run over, Trump starts stammering and trails off
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Questioned on that claim, Trump beckons an assistant to play the video on a laptop
When the video doesn’t show an ICE agent was run over, Trump starts stammering and trails off
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
another data point suggesting members of the inner circle may just be fleecing the old man with ai-generated slop behind closed doors. they wouldn’t be able to do that in front of reporters, so they played the real video of the murder, and it confused him
The anglophone online tendency is Rabocheye Delo.
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The anglophone online tendency is Rabocheye Delo.
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Fraud was the excuse: this is the real goal, revealed - reduce safety net funding, but only in blue states.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Fraud was the excuse: this is the real goal, revealed - reduce safety net funding, but only in blue states.
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this is how every outlet should refer to X
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
this is how every outlet should refer to X
If they stick to the pretense of elections, this will all be the prelude to sanewashing Vance. If they intend to ditch voting, expect some serious populist red meat this year.
Trump: "They have the worst policy. How we have to even run against these people -- I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news with say, 'He wants the elections canceled. He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama."
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If they stick to the pretense of elections, this will all be the prelude to sanewashing Vance. If they intend to ditch voting, expect some serious populist red meat this year.
Increasingly clear societies didn't reopen after pandemic lockdowns, but that they relaunched as something else. Very strange how people continue to subtract or minimize COVID as a variable in their analyses.
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Increasingly clear societies didn't reopen after pandemic lockdowns, but that they relaunched as something else. Very strange how people continue to subtract or minimize COVID as a variable in their analyses.
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After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
projects.propublica.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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There is going to be an after him time. It's crazy how many folks are completely burning down their reps and credibility. They have a $50+ billion endowment. What is the point of having F U money, if you're too scared to tell somebody F U?
Harvard has removed a resident dean -- a Black lecturer in psychology -- for writing posts critical of Trump and law enforcement
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Dunster House Resident Dean Gregory Davis Removed After Resurfaced Social Media Posts | News | The Harvard Crimson
Gregory K. Davis was removed from his post as Dunster House resident dean effective immediately, according to a message circulated to House affiliates Monday morning.
www.thecrimson.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
There is going to be an after him time. It's crazy how many folks are completely burning down their reps and credibility. They have a $50+ billion endowment. What is the point of having F U money, if you're too scared to tell somebody F U?
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The expanded travel ban took effect on Jan 1. This on top of all the other anti-immigrant and anti-refugee actions taken since the admin’s first day in power.
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The expanded travel ban took effect on Jan 1. This on top of all the other anti-immigrant and anti-refugee actions taken since the admin’s first day in power.
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White supremacy at work.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
New order makes it harder for Americans to adopt
Four visas related to adoption are banned for 39 nations starting Thursday.
www.newsweek.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
White supremacy at work.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
As of yesterday morning, an expanded travel ban went into effect, banning visas that allowed adoption from 39 countries.
Tanton creation Stephen Miller dusting off Raspail's "Camp of the Saints" conspiracy that's kept more than a few billionaires transfixed and is the engine of Trump's nativist ideology.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Tanton creation Stephen Miller dusting off Raspail's "Camp of the Saints" conspiracy that's kept more than a few billionaires transfixed and is the engine of Trump's nativist ideology.
This is the set of tactics most of the anti-migration lobby has relied on for years. We used to call them astroturfers, but now they're just the norm.
The rumors about daycare centers are extremely "fit" for virality: having both novelty & familiarity (drawing on anti-immigrant tropes of criminality & exploitation); making emotional/identity appeals; are *participatory* in that ppl can create their own “evidence” by investigating local centers.
What makes an election rumor go viral? Look at these 10 factors
A guide for journalists and news organizations assessing voting- and election-related rumors in the weeks leading up to the 2022 midterms.
www.niemanlab.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is the set of tactics most of the anti-migration lobby has relied on for years. We used to call them astroturfers, but now they're just the norm.
A tech imperial roadmap courtesy of the carefully appointed UN Human Rights investigators of Venezuela Alex Neve, Marta Valiñas and Maria Eloisa Quintero. Neve will probably bow to local pressures and go full Hans Blix before it's all over. 🙄
www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-...
www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-...
www.devdiscourse.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A tech imperial roadmap courtesy of the carefully appointed UN Human Rights investigators of Venezuela Alex Neve, Marta Valiñas and Maria Eloisa Quintero. Neve will probably bow to local pressures and go full Hans Blix before it's all over. 🙄
www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-...
www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-...
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Weird stuff happening in Ukraine with regard to Venezuela. Have any journalists gotten Harry Sargent on record yet?
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Weird stuff happening in Ukraine with regard to Venezuela. Have any journalists gotten Harry Sargent on record yet?
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As a teenager, Marco Rubio worked for his brother-in-law Orlando Cicilia in an import and sale business of exotic animals. It was a front for moving nearly half a million pounds of cocaine and marijuana
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
prospect.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
As a teenager, Marco Rubio worked for his brother-in-law Orlando Cicilia in an import and sale business of exotic animals. It was a front for moving nearly half a million pounds of cocaine and marijuana
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
Maureen Tkacik
prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
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THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
An excellent case study for those pesky media and hegemony lessons.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
An excellent case study for those pesky media and hegemony lessons.
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No wonder they wanted colonialism off our syllabi
January 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM
No wonder they wanted colonialism off our syllabi
I watched this tonight and wanted to record it to show my students because it was so surreal, more craven than all the War on Terror coverage even. Unfortunately I figure there will be many more like it this year
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I watched this tonight and wanted to record it to show my students because it was so surreal, more craven than all the War on Terror coverage even. Unfortunately I figure there will be many more like it this year
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Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
January 3, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Perhaps now people will stop wishcasting about the US military refusing illegal orders. That's not a thing that happens. The 100% compliance rate with using civilian boats for target practice was a bit of a tell.
Today is the 36th anniversary (to the day!) of when Elliot Abrams ran this exact operation in Panama. He's running this one too.
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Today is the 36th anniversary (to the day!) of when Elliot Abrams ran this exact operation in Panama. He's running this one too.
I hope my fellow comrades realize that now that Trump has taken actions against Leftist Venezuela that will almost certainly plunge Latin America into multiple civil wars, there's now also a pretext to make all of the US and international Left targets.
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I hope my fellow comrades realize that now that Trump has taken actions against Leftist Venezuela that will almost certainly plunge Latin America into multiple civil wars, there's now also a pretext to make all of the US and international Left targets.