An amazing video that demonstrates once again the power of face to face conversation.

Brace yourselves. Sora will do for video what ChatGPT has done for text. The possibilities for video-based disinformation are now convenient and endless.

Finally some good news!!

Trump didn't get what he wanted when he deployed troops to DC, so now he has targeted Portland. Things are peaceful here! Trump is trying to provoke a reaction so he can use it as an excuse to declare martial law. This is not a mistake; it's part of his overall plan.

Bravo Adam Serwer! "I want to distinguish between chickenshit and cowardice. Fear is part of human existence. Bravery is the overcoming of fear, not its absence. Acts of cowardice can be provoked by genuine danger...When you're chickenshit, you capitulate to avoid the mere possibility of discomfort"

Trump is consolidating power at an alarming clip. Soon he will exploit (or create) some crisis to declare martial law. Maybe this meeting is where he'll ask all of his generals and admirals to sign a loyalty pledge to him...or be fired. If so, this isn't the road to fascism. This is fascism!

I'm so proud to share my conversation with Dr. Seema Yasmin on her outstanding podcast OUR BIG SHOT. Timely stuff here as the next wave of Covid now falls upon us.

Proud to announce that ON DISINFORMATION was chosen as the MIT Libraries "MIT Reads" fall selection. If you're in town, please come hear me talk about it live and in person on October 8th at the Hayden Library (1st floor) at 2 p.m. on the MIT campus. calendar.mit.edu/event/on-dis...

So it looks like the USA was just caught in a covert influence operation in Greenland. This involved all the tools of information warfare including disinformation. Beware that this is the Russian "hybrid" model: it starts with weaponized information as a prelude to possible kinetic action later.

Some goods news for a change today. At least for philosophers. How rare is that?!

This one hits close to home. Both Jason Stanley and Tim Snyder are friends of mine. And I think that when three prominent scholars of fascism, tyranny, disinformation, and propaganda all leave for Canada at the same time, it's worth taking note.

Classic demonstration of a Russian disinformation technique called the "firehose of falsehood." Trump doesn't like reality so he says: (1) We did nothing wrong. (2) The information wasn’t classified. (3)The guy who got it is a sleaze bag. (4) The magazine he published it in is weak and failing.

I'm honored to have been mentioned and quoted on Dr. Francis Collins's interview on Robin Young's NPR program "Here and Now," discussing the recent MIT conference on how to build trust in science. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Outstanding article by my friend Jonathan Rauch. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

So proud to appear on the Chauncey DeVega podcast...thank you for the great conversation! thechaunceydevegashow.libsyn.com/ep-425-the-a...

Thanks so much to Jasmine Green at the Washington Post for this recent interview. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Happy "gotcha" day to Gigi my wonderful German Shepherd. She had a terrible life before she was rescued at age 10 by Miracle GSD of Maine, from whom we adopted her a year later. Now she has a soft bed, treats, and tons of love. No finer dog ever. Can't believe it's already been four years.

There is no greater gift to disinformers than to pretend that truth is a matter of consensus or that the protection of free speech requires giving a megaphone to liars.

I seem to be quoted in this WAPO article, but can't open it because I cancelled my subscription when they wouldn't endorse in the 2024 election. Some sort of joke or irony here I guess....maybe someone else can tell me what it says? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Thinking of Jimmy Carter today and stumbled upon this piece I wrote that mentioned him back in 2018, on the subject of truth in politics. Unfortunately, I think it still applies to the situation we're in today. What do you think? theconversation.com/lies-damn-li...

@mitpress.bsky.social just shared this USA TODAY article that I contributed to earlier this year over on Twitter and I'm hoping folks will see it here too. Thank you MIT Press! www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

Thanks to everyone who has found me here now. I'm done with Twitter. The fight for truth, facts, science, and reason goes on!