Great article with lots of perspectives from scientists who are scared to speak out — and other scientists who are scared of what will happen if they don't. Trump & Musk & Kennedy are devastating U.S. research and setting progress back decades
www.science.org/content/arti... on @science.org

Listen to Gil Duran track the history and explain the "philosophy" behind what Elon Musk is doing and why.

To effectively RESIST people need to be aware of and understand it.

A must listen.

play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

If the Democratic Party had any ability to control the narrative, this budget fight would be a win no matter how they played it. But they don’t. And so it’s lose-lose for them. Again.

A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...

Truly honored to be among this year's inductees to the ACM SIGCHI Academy! (SIGCHI or "CHI" is a premiere conference in the field of human-computer interaction). What an amazing group of scholars! Looking forward to the conference where my team will present a paper on the "End of Trust and Safety?"

A succinct argument about how the Trump administration's "anti-DEI" guidance are an infringement on the free speech rights of educators, misunderstand the law, and ultimately undermine education: theconversation.com/anti-dei-gui...

“We need to leverage the participatory dynamics of the digital age, but compliment that with a commitment to truth and…a just and sustainable future and strong democracy. We need to rage against the bullshit machine!”

Incredible talk from @katestarbird.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/YnJ5o09...

They’re so used to creating pseudo-events to provide more material for the distorted frames of their bullshit machine. They are not used to these dynamics being turned against them. The left needs to seize the moment, organize its own events, and start generating content for its own viral messaging.

The counter messaging won’t have to invent stories … there are plenty of real and transparently outrageous stories to tell about this moment.

An exceptional talk by Kate Starbird at UW. She has worked on disinformation in social media for many years, and she fits this talk well into current events. I have never attended an academic talk before where the audience erupted into a spontaneous ovation at the end. Well worth the watch.

A powerful talk (that should be published in a book essay someday,) going over the different “phases” of rumor and disinformation research of the past decade, with a powerful call to action. @katestarbird.bsky.social is a legend who I am honored to work with www.youtube.com/live/YnJ5o09...

With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.