My latest on @alexanderrusso.bsky.social The Grade is about discussing, and journalists covering, stories of online manipulation of kids & the importance of covering red flags & ways that kids can be better protected from predatory content @perilresearch.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

Incredible thread detailed Bad Bunny’s halftime show!

First shot: sugarcane The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times Still used to make rum of course!

With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Keep fighting @harvard.edu! This fight is for all of us!

My latest piece is up on @contrariannews.org talking about the ways we need to support kids as they begin their online life contrarian.substack.com/p/your-kids-...

Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.

Want to take a break from the feuding? My team at @perilresearch.bsky.social just launched the DUCC curriculum: a tool to teach digital literacy for K-5 kids - critical skills for kids whose lives are increasingly online to help them identify and avoid harmful online content www.danieltheducc.org

Liberation Day

WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.

Incredibly important information here for all researchers!

I’ve seen this NYT article being shared with various snippets being singled out as being a good synopsis of Christians’ perceived persecution. But I think this quote is more significant: (1/n) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

Judge Timothy Kelly a Trump appointee, said Enrique Tarrio, who Trump just freed with a full pardon, is a terrorist. www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/p...

A lot has already been said about this by very smart people. Let me just add that whatever you might say it is (“my heart goes out to you” according to Musk, or the Nazi salute), it’s a signal. Public gestures make public statements.

Adding this to my ever-growing, never-diminishing to read list. Send help.

This article overlooks that much of tradwife content, esp on TikTok, is targeted towards the male gaze. And young men are adopting more conservative & traditionalist views compared to young women. We’re seeing a crisis of misogyny, not just a crisis of masculinity. www.salon.com/2024/12/19/t...

New Gender Update out in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. With data from the new wave of the EES, I show a strong increase in support for the far right among young voters. Especially the share of young men who consider voting for the far right has exploded. bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

So cool! Thanks for sharing this recipe for a multi-hour rabbit hole to go down and procrastinate writing my dissertation!

Wow, hi everyone! Thanks for the follows! A little about me: I work with great folks @perilresearch.bsky.social & am finishing a PhD on the ways that extremist beliefs impact political violence. I’m also a 15+ year grizzled int’l aid worker, a plant enthusiast, and ok-ish at this whole BlueSky thing

ICCT just published 3 papers on gender and violent extremism today. Research on gender and radicalisation (2014–2024) has grown, focusing mainly on women in Islamist extremism, leaving gaps in literature and practice. The report highlights trends and underexplored areas. www.icct.nl/publication/...

Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome! We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:

I cannot wait to see what the Onion does with Infowars.