Nathan MacBrien
@macbrien.bsky.social
Editor. Looking for a better hellscape.
"I do not believe that things will turn out well, but the idea that they might is of decisive importance."—Max Horkheimer
"I do not believe that things will turn out well, but the idea that they might is of decisive importance."—Max Horkheimer
I officially apologize to Rachel Maddow for saying she was "overdoing it" with the Russia stuff.
"Putin went through a hell of a lot with me." ~Donald Trump
There it is! "Putin went through a hell of a lot with me. He went through a phony witch hunt." He is referring to them weathering their collusion becoming public, and now is the big payback: together until the end.
February 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I officially apologize to Rachel Maddow for saying she was "overdoing it" with the Russia stuff.
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
Reposted by Nathan MacBrien
The key to understanding this is that no sensible outfit would try to court a conservative audience with journalism; Republicans hate journalism.
The purpose isn't to expand the audience, it's to remind staff they are expected to slant coverage and soak liberal readers with conservative propaganda.
The purpose isn't to expand the audience, it's to remind staff they are expected to slant coverage and soak liberal readers with conservative propaganda.
January 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The key to understanding this is that no sensible outfit would try to court a conservative audience with journalism; Republicans hate journalism.
The purpose isn't to expand the audience, it's to remind staff they are expected to slant coverage and soak liberal readers with conservative propaganda.
The purpose isn't to expand the audience, it's to remind staff they are expected to slant coverage and soak liberal readers with conservative propaganda.
Reposted by Nathan MacBrien
As Congress continues to debate the Laken Riley Act, which Senator Britt inaccurately says makes relatively modest changes to law, ICE itself is telling Congress that the bill would cost over $25 billion and would be "impossible to execute."
A new memo from ICE circulating on the Hill emphasizes the Laken Riley Act is “impossible to execute with existing resources.”
New numbers put the need for beds at over 100k & costs over $26 billion in first year.
They say prior estimates were outdated & didn’t count for all crimes in the bill
New numbers put the need for beds at over 100k & costs over $26 billion in first year.
They say prior estimates were outdated & didn’t count for all crimes in the bill
January 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
As Congress continues to debate the Laken Riley Act, which Senator Britt inaccurately says makes relatively modest changes to law, ICE itself is telling Congress that the bill would cost over $25 billion and would be "impossible to execute."