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Line Nybro Petersen

@linenybro.bsky.social

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Associate Prof. in Media Studies. Researching participatory culture e.g. fan cultures, digital play, extremism, and conspiracy theories online. University of Copenhagen. Co-coordinator of smidgeproject.eu. She/her. Obsessive knitter and yarn dyer.

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Tucker Cawley @tuckercawley.bsky.social · 1d

The prompt "never invent data" is meaningless to a machine. Might as well say "Don't be a sneaky little monkey."

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing people nonchalantly post stuff like makes me feel like I'm going crazy honestly.

A post from an academic on blue sky that says: "I'm learning about "prompt engineering" when asking LLMs to extract data. I now add this to all instructions:

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Be concise, analytic, and specific (cite page/figure if provided). If essential info is missing, keep going but flag Unclear and exact data needed. Never invent data.

#academicsky"

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Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 5d

Lean in!

Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 5d

I chuckled

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S373N of N1N3 @s373n.bsky.social · 7d

Saw this great tactic to get the word out there by beating social media’s own algorithms….

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve just submitted a research application making this exact point.

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Philipp Markolin, PhD @philippmarkolin.bsky.social · 10d

"If we Europeans do not wake up and say, ‘We want to take back control of our democracies,’ I can tell you this: within 10 years [...] we will be a continent, like many others, of conspiracy theorists, extremists, noise and fury."

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy

“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.

defenddemocracy.eu

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 13d

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

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Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 15d

Next up: why don’t Dems have their own Donald Trump?

Surely, there’s a way to be in this political environment without copying all the worst parts about the right

Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 20d

Would you mind sharing it with me (perhaps in a dm) for research purposes? Thanks!

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Grant Tanaka @granttanaka.bsky.social · 20d

you’re never more than 10 feet away from someone texting “lol” with a completely expressionless face

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 21d

Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.

To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.

And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.

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Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 22d

But I’m not sure about anything except that a large airport was closed for several hours and the authorities here are taking the whole thing quite seriously (and I assume they have more knowledge than me)

Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 22d

I obviously cannot know for sure, but there were apparently four drones and the way the police and intelligence services are reacting here, it very much feels like this is considered a hybrid attack (they more than hinted at that at today’s press conference)

Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 22d

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Her ses drone over Københavns Lufthavn

Videoen her viser en drone ved Københavns Lufthavn i aftes. Det er optagelser, som den norske tv-station NRK er kommet i besiddelse af. København Lufthavn blev i går lukket ned i fire timer, fordi dro...

www.dr.dk

Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 22d

There’s video footage of one of them and I’m no expert but that didn’t look like a regular toy drone. It was rather large and blinking red and green lights. Hi from a Dane.

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🎃🪦 BLOODSUGARSETHMASKET 🪦🎃 @smotus.bsky.social · 22d

There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

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Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 23d

Hang on?? I was assured this was a both sides problem??

Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · Sep 15

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

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QReX Recherche & Kritik @qrexrecherche.bsky.social · 23d

Worth reading: "Esotericism, the New Right, and Academic Scholarship" by Julius Strube
👉 brill.com/view/journal...
in Aries Special Issue: Far-Right Politics and the Study of Esotericism (2025)
👉 brill.com/view/journal...

brill.com

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 23d

“Modern political journalism must identify memetic warfare tactics early and disrupt coordinated manipulation before mass adoption.”

Norman Rockwell's "Free Speech" painting of a man standing to speak in a public forum.

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Line Nybro Petersen @linenybro.bsky.social · 24d

I’d love to read your paper if you’re ready to share!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 25d

lol

Disney+ cancellation page crashes as customers rush to quit after Kimmel suspension

Thinking of canceling Disney+? You’re not alone—after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, so many people rushed to quit that the cancellation page itself started crashing.

creators.yahoo.com

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @firinglineshow.bsky.social · 25d

Cynthia @milleridriss.bsky.social observes there was bipartisan condemnation of Charlie Kirk's murder from political leaders.

"But on social media, we also had a lot of celebration from the left and we had calls for civil war from the right... Those are really dangerous trends."

bit.ly/46IYpHo

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Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · 26d

I've written this post, and then I've deleted it. As a public scholar, I walk the line of commentary and inviting trouble. I don't believe I've done it, but in these times, I don't know.

This is my diagnostic of internet culture, algorithms, & violence.

bythewaysocial.substack.com/p/btw-social...

BTW: Social Media Were Made for This Violence

It's a feature, not a bug

bythewaysocial.substack.com

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