Dannagal Goldthwaite Young
@dannagal.bsky.social
Professor of Communication & Political Science. NH to PHL. Improv comedian. Author: “Irony and Outrage” (OUP 2020), “Wrong” (JHU 2023). My views and mine alone.
WEBSITE: https://sites.google.com/view/dgoldyoung/home
WEBSITE: https://sites.google.com/view/dgoldyoung/home
This is it. With no one ever throwing a flag, the entire game just becomes a farce. And just like in sport, without a referee issuing real penalties, politics devolves into actual aggression- or worse, untempered violence .
Politics needs an “unsportsmanlike conduct” rule, with real penalties.
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is it. With no one ever throwing a flag, the entire game just becomes a farce. And just like in sport, without a referee issuing real penalties, politics devolves into actual aggression- or worse, untempered violence .
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My first thought on seeing this was, “Who is profiting by this?”
ANS: “Changes in an under-the-radar part of the insurance market, known as reinsurance, have helped to drive this trend. Insurance companies purchase reinsurance to help limit their exposure when a catastrophe hits. […]
ANS: “Changes in an under-the-radar part of the insurance market, known as reinsurance, have helped to drive this trend. Insurance companies purchase reinsurance to help limit their exposure when a catastrophe hits. […]
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My first thought on seeing this was, “Who is profiting by this?”
ANS: “Changes in an under-the-radar part of the insurance market, known as reinsurance, have helped to drive this trend. Insurance companies purchase reinsurance to help limit their exposure when a catastrophe hits. […]
ANS: “Changes in an under-the-radar part of the insurance market, known as reinsurance, have helped to drive this trend. Insurance companies purchase reinsurance to help limit their exposure when a catastrophe hits. […]
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Vague "new" evidence. ✅
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Vague "new" evidence. ✅
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
Runs counter to a large & robust body of evidence exploring risks / benefits. ✅
Aligned with fearmongering antivaxx BS rhetoric. ✅
Very on-brand for MAGA / MAHA. ✅
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths wapo.st/49GmNLP
30% of the stock market… in suicide-chatbot-coaches and mass murder fantasy machines (that can also write legal briefs and shine up your resume).
Where are the serious proposals for regulatory frameworks to rein in -or just put guardrails around-any of this? Where are the policy makers?
Where are the serious proposals for regulatory frameworks to rein in -or just put guardrails around-any of this? Where are the policy makers?
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
30% of the stock market… in suicide-chatbot-coaches and mass murder fantasy machines (that can also write legal briefs and shine up your resume).
Where are the serious proposals for regulatory frameworks to rein in -or just put guardrails around-any of this? Where are the policy makers?
Where are the serious proposals for regulatory frameworks to rein in -or just put guardrails around-any of this? Where are the policy makers?
Smart thread on larger issues plaguing the world of research and knowledge production- and how reliance on AI for manuscript reviews is a symptom of these larger issues
Outrage about scholars using #GenAI to review for them illustrates issues at the individual, social, & structural levels of knowledge creation (i.e., epistemic cognition and systems). For example, at the individual level, offloading the critical role of expert judgment to GenAI violates ethics…(1/n)
What can researchers do if they suspect that their manuscripts have been peer reviewed using AI?
go.nature.com/49Lk3Nk
go.nature.com/49Lk3Nk
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Smart thread on larger issues plaguing the world of research and knowledge production- and how reliance on AI for manuscript reviews is a symptom of these larger issues
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“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
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Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
It’s wild how the default category of racial politics is ignored by “heterodox thinkers.” this was my main criticism of Yascha Mounk‘s Identity Trap:
medium.com/3streams/the...
medium.com/3streams/the...
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It’s wild how the default category of racial politics is ignored by “heterodox thinkers.” this was my main criticism of Yascha Mounk‘s Identity Trap:
medium.com/3streams/the...
medium.com/3streams/the...
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Look at this incredible data. Republicans have bailed on Mike Johnson. His Speakership is in trouble, and there is a reason why @aftynbehn.bsky.social has made a +22 Trump district competitive. 3/
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Look at this incredible data. Republicans have bailed on Mike Johnson. His Speakership is in trouble, and there is a reason why @aftynbehn.bsky.social has made a +22 Trump district competitive. 3/
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Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
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I agree with Holden Thorp: there is a foundation to build upon:
“The political discourse—and its coverage in mainstream news outlets—has focused on a handful of mostly elite institutions; a general reader could easily conclude that American science is at a standstill. But…”
“The political discourse—and its coverage in mainstream news outlets—has focused on a handful of mostly elite institutions; a general reader could easily conclude that American science is at a standstill. But…”
My not-so-favorite year
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s a good time to step back and assess one of the most tumultuous years in the history of American science. The second Trump administration has brought cuts to so many impo...
www.science.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I agree with Holden Thorp: there is a foundation to build upon:
“The political discourse—and its coverage in mainstream news outlets—has focused on a handful of mostly elite institutions; a general reader could easily conclude that American science is at a standstill. But…”
“The political discourse—and its coverage in mainstream news outlets—has focused on a handful of mostly elite institutions; a general reader could easily conclude that American science is at a standstill. But…”
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No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
I can’t tell if it’s cowardice or some fucked up sense of decorum that makes no sense in the current environment with this fuckin guy
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
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Yes, Trump dominates among the *white* working class (if defined as people without a college degree). But even here, religion played a key role: In 2024, about 86 percent of non-college white evangelicals voted for Trump – vs. only a minority of the non-evangelical white working class.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Yes, Trump dominates among the *white* working class (if defined as people without a college degree). But even here, religion played a key role: In 2024, about 86 percent of non-college white evangelicals voted for Trump – vs. only a minority of the non-evangelical white working class.
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This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
new level of victim-blaming just dropped:
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
OpenAI claims that the 16-year-old violated ChatGPT's terms of use.
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan | TechCrunch
OpenAI claims that the 16-year-old violated ChatGPT's terms of use.
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
new level of victim-blaming just dropped:
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
See, he didnt follow the terms of service. We say explicitly you’re not supposed to ask for help killing yourself. But he did anyway. So it’s his fault. We never would have helped him if he hadn’t asked.
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This is the most eye-opening piece I have read that explains the economic conditions in which I and many of my peers find ourselves.
Signed,
Payer of $52k+ annually in childcare for the last 3 years
Signed,
Payer of $52k+ annually in childcare for the last 3 years
We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is the most eye-opening piece I have read that explains the economic conditions in which I and many of my peers find ourselves.
Signed,
Payer of $52k+ annually in childcare for the last 3 years
Signed,
Payer of $52k+ annually in childcare for the last 3 years
Thank you for this thoughtful consideration and application of the Three Cs, Jeff!
As imortant, I -- we -- need to avoid the lazy temptation of dissmissing, or, worse, vilifiying those with alternate views.
They're just looking for control, comprehension, and community.
Like all of us.
They're just looking for control, comprehension, and community.
Like all of us.
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thank you for this thoughtful consideration and application of the Three Cs, Jeff!
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I really like the advice to [avoid] "the language and epistemology of academic journals in favor of the common-sense speech of ordinary life..."
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I really like the advice to [avoid] "the language and epistemology of academic journals in favor of the common-sense speech of ordinary life..."
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...which are well described in this article by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social and @dannagal.bsky.social in @annalsofim.bsky.social
#MedSky
www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10....
#MedSky
www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10....
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
...which are well described in this article by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social and @dannagal.bsky.social in @annalsofim.bsky.social
#MedSky
www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10....
#MedSky
www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10....
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Really good. And an important reminder.
As odd as the beliefs held by those interviewed to those of us steeped in biomedical science, it is an important reminder that everone is simply looking for:
Comprehension,
Control, and
Community...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
As odd as the beliefs held by those interviewed to those of us steeped in biomedical science, it is an important reminder that everone is simply looking for:
Comprehension,
Control, and
Community...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | I Went to an Anti-Vaccine Conference. Medicine Is in Trouble.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Really good. And an important reminder.
As odd as the beliefs held by those interviewed to those of us steeped in biomedical science, it is an important reminder that everone is simply looking for:
Comprehension,
Control, and
Community...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
As odd as the beliefs held by those interviewed to those of us steeped in biomedical science, it is an important reminder that everone is simply looking for:
Comprehension,
Control, and
Community...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
18 months, $6k, 3x3 experimental design. All preregistered mediation hypotheses are null. 😭 On a whim I run a posthoc test to see if it’s actually *this other* (TOTALLY OBVIOUS) thing that’s the mediator… and VOILA! It is. Ah to have a Time Machine.
a cartoon character from south park says how did i never think of it before in a living room
ALT: a cartoon character from south park says how did i never think of it before in a living room
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
18 months, $6k, 3x3 experimental design. All preregistered mediation hypotheses are null. 😭 On a whim I run a posthoc test to see if it’s actually *this other* (TOTALLY OBVIOUS) thing that’s the mediator… and VOILA! It is. Ah to have a Time Machine.
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OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
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This will probably slow down some once they start fucking the robots.
guys who have no belief in or respect for human rights are becoming oddly invested in whether robots have rights
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This will probably slow down some once they start fucking the robots.
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The thing is, this shouldn't even be a discussion in a free country. If any member of the public says the government's orders are illegal and should be refused, that is clearly protected speech. The speech of members of congress is even more protected than that of the general public.
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The thing is, this shouldn't even be a discussion in a free country. If any member of the public says the government's orders are illegal and should be refused, that is clearly protected speech. The speech of members of congress is even more protected than that of the general public.