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Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
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I contributed to this list. Top 10 games that were most influential to me as a designer, personally
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The Polaris List
Polaris is a non-profit committed to improving and refining the art and craft of game design. In order to get a snapshot of current game design thinking and reference points, we wondered — what do wor...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I contributed to this list. Top 10 games that were most influential to me as a designer, personally
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
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The contrast between ordinary citizens courageously confronting Trumpist bullying, and billionaires and CEOs obsequiously bending the knee– this spectacle in its clear simplicity provides a lesson we should not forget.
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The contrast between ordinary citizens courageously confronting Trumpist bullying, and billionaires and CEOs obsequiously bending the knee– this spectacle in its clear simplicity provides a lesson we should not forget.
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The reason Mitt Romney occasionally flanks to the left of centrist Dems is because he mostly sticks to things he believes in while centrist Dems have decided before an issue even exists that they're in the middle and then will reverse engineer their beliefs to fit that aesthetic.
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The reason Mitt Romney occasionally flanks to the left of centrist Dems is because he mostly sticks to things he believes in while centrist Dems have decided before an issue even exists that they're in the middle and then will reverse engineer their beliefs to fit that aesthetic.
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Mitt Romney was apparently visited early by 3 ghosts.
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Mitt Romney was apparently visited early by 3 ghosts.
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Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
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Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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NEW: A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
www.lawdork.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW: A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
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Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
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“It was violent. There’s blood all over the house. It’s insane,” the homeowner, who is a U.S. citizen, told me. “It’s complete lawlessness. How does the government have impunity to jump into my home without a warrant?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
www.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“It was violent. There’s blood all over the house. It’s insane,” the homeowner, who is a U.S. citizen, told me. “It’s complete lawlessness. How does the government have impunity to jump into my home without a warrant?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
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Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
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Such a treat to speak with @volts.wtf about social identity and the epistemic crisis.
David is really sharp and does a fantastic interview - no small feat to make a plodding academic sound like a lively conversationalist!
Highly recommend the podcast to anyone (like me) who didn't know it before.
David is really sharp and does a fantastic interview - no small feat to make a plodding academic sound like a lively conversationalist!
Highly recommend the podcast to anyone (like me) who didn't know it before.
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Such a treat to speak with @volts.wtf about social identity and the epistemic crisis.
David is really sharp and does a fantastic interview - no small feat to make a plodding academic sound like a lively conversationalist!
Highly recommend the podcast to anyone (like me) who didn't know it before.
David is really sharp and does a fantastic interview - no small feat to make a plodding academic sound like a lively conversationalist!
Highly recommend the podcast to anyone (like me) who didn't know it before.
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"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
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Space news is the best. Like, what do you mean there's a runaway supermassive black hole 10 million times bigger than the sun moving through space at 2 million miles per hour www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through 'Cosmic Owl' galaxies at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'
"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."
www.space.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Space news is the best. Like, what do you mean there's a runaway supermassive black hole 10 million times bigger than the sun moving through space at 2 million miles per hour www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
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this is the most "Get a Job, Stay Away From Her" I've ever felt
![What’s the title or IP that you have yet to land but want?
Calvin and Hobbes. I’ve been chasing that for years and years, and I just have gotten nowhere with [creator] Bill Watterson. I began writing letters to him over 20 years ago. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and I was actually contemplating just going out there and just staying at a local Best Western and seeing if he ever shows up at the [local] bookstore. All he does is these wood carvings for poetry readings, and every now and then he goes to the bookstore and does signings.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bck7uabvjt4xu5uzn3exzhqj/bafkreihbf3oqirpgrhgcmd5ruwmeq6wi4bfhpzlgexh26yfjnb5g5i3a6q@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
this is the most "Get a Job, Stay Away From Her" I've ever felt
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this has exactly as much scientific basis as their antivax garbage and is somehow even more directly aimed at killing people
fuck this absolute monster
fuck this absolute monster
I’m at HHS headquarters where RFK Jr. is announcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors by spouting pseudoscience and political misinformation that goes against every major medical association.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
this has exactly as much scientific basis as their antivax garbage and is somehow even more directly aimed at killing people
fuck this absolute monster
fuck this absolute monster
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I serve up a helping of flamin' hot Discourse ... backofmind.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
the myth of merit in the managerial class
tyranny of being good at exams
backofmind.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I serve up a helping of flamin' hot Discourse ... backofmind.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
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Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
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A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
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for me the real marker of credibility is his promise to bring drug prices down 400, 500, even 600 percent. i am willing to presume all of his claims are as credible as that one.
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
for me the real marker of credibility is his promise to bring drug prices down 400, 500, even 600 percent. i am willing to presume all of his claims are as credible as that one.
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He is literally ranting and raving, and I am really really glad this is being carried by the networks
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
He is literally ranting and raving, and I am really really glad this is being carried by the networks
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The Bush administration conned a majority of the country into thinking Iraq was tied to 9/11 to justify that war, and that came after nearly a year and a half of steady propaganda.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Bush administration conned a majority of the country into thinking Iraq was tied to 9/11 to justify that war, and that came after nearly a year and a half of steady propaganda.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
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America has deindustrialized so much they can't even manufacture consent
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
America has deindustrialized so much they can't even manufacture consent