I had the thrill of seeing the incredible Bonnie Raitt, @bonnieraitt.bsky.social, in Detroit this weekend. What a huge talent, beautiful soul, and compassionate person. Her words re: saving public media hit home -- my uni just voted to end our station. :( Thank you, Ms. Raitt, for bringing it home!

Come work with us at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social! We are doing a search for an assistant professor in health or science communication. Please help me spread the word, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. I'm excited about this hire! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

I asked AI to compare strategies that Hilter used to gain public support with those used by Trump. The results are chilling.

I put these two videos side by side about Trump's threat toward protests to his birthday parade: First Trump, and then Leavitt. The gaslighting is absurd.

This a wonderful take-down of the fascism taking hold. I love @legalafmtn.bsky.social and the whole @meidastouch.com crew. Thank you for doing what you do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Fs...

Trump's executive order is going to turn the country into a police state. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

They never thought the leopards would eat their faces when they handed Trump his golden immunity.

Senator Corey Booker, @booker.senate.gov, is PREACHING it right now. He totally has my respect. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUK...

I'm so proud of my former advisee, @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social for being this year's recipient of PSU's Alumni Early Career Award. She is an amazing scholar and a generous and kind soul. Jen, you are the BEST! Congratulations! WE ARE!!! 🐾@pennstateuniv.bsky.social @bellisariograded.bsky.social

I've been trying to understand what's happening in the US and the endgame. If the goal is to deport or kill 242 million people to create a country with only 100 million people, the things the Trump administration is doing make perfect sense. h/t @eroston.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...

Here's a call for a PostDoc in the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich for those who are interested!

I am so proud of the amazing @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social on being the recipient of this year's university-wide Fox Graduate School Early Career Award at Penn State. You are fantastic, Jen!!!

The dude has never heard of a spurious correlation. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...

There is something about the resilience of the human spirit illustrated here that really pulls at my heart strings. TY researchers!!

The question is not if Americans of all ages will die. The question is how many will die at the hands of this heroin-addicted anti-vaxxer #RFK. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

While Musk ran the meeting, it showed trump's sold out for cash Trump signals full support for Musk in first Cabinet meeting www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Medicaid, which provides health coverage for the poor & disabled, pays for 41% of all births in this country & the bills for more than 1/2 of Americans in nursing homes. If you have an aging parent in a nursing home - prepare to be savagely screwed by the GOP. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

clearly the right move apnews.com/article/ap-l...

We are very excited to disseminate this CfP for a Special Issue titled, "Hidden, Yet Pervasive: Social Inequality in Journalism (Research)." Guest editors are Andreas Riedl, Thomas Hanitzsch, Thomas R. Schmidt & Nik Usher. Pls share! @aejmc.bsky.social #commsky journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...

This is excellent. 😅

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

This is ballgame on the First Amendment unless there is immediate action by news media, Congress, the courts & the public to condemn & prohibt this www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/m...

"Google’s online and mobile calendars are no longer including references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among other events."

A federal judge has ordered the restoration of federal health websites. This is good news. This is why we have to keep fighting.

The ‘American First’ crowd is awfully quiet about Trump’s pledge to build free housing for 2 million Palestinians in some random country they don’t want to go to that also doesn’t want them. I’m sure this will all work out fine and that’s what people thought they were voting for.

Happy Mardi Gras y'all! And yes, I'm teaching in this today.💙

Corrupt politicians should not face trial for their crimes because it could interfere with their election campaigns according to top DOJ official Emile Bove. The fact that this absurd contention is being made with a straight face tells you how debased our government has become in a matter of weeks.

The most important Freedom of Information Act ruling by a judge in ages. And the best shot at learning the damage to national security Trump inflicted by stealing secret documents. Hats off to @jasonleopold.bsky.social. Let's hope the FBI complies with the court. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

I was going to say “over my dead body,” but I don’t know if Trump is going to last through this presidency. So how about “over his dead body”? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.

inhumane. disgusting. Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Elon Musk says we should allow more WHITE South Africans to emigrate to the US. Not South Africans of any other race - specifically WHITE South Africans only.

Now of all times Susan Collins picks to support Tulsi Gabbard, an unfit and dangerous nominee. Collins is the worst judge of character and ability I have ever witnessed. Everyone from Kavanaugh to Gabbard gets her ok. Maine- kick her out in 2026

The silence of most Republican members of Congress on the Trump tariffs tells you two things: 1. They know it is a terrible idea. 2. They are so afraid of Trump that they won’t say anything even though they know how much it is going to hurt their constituents and the country.

Fuck this guy. Ask any nurse or LPN or ER doc or admin clerk or social worker if they work weekends. This disrespect to our federal workforce is disgusting. Especially from this piece of shit.

Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week. Don’t let him.

Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump:

Here we go …

If you're a researcher impacted by the NIH/CDC/FDA travel and communication pause and are open to chatting about your experience, big or small, please reach out to me at [email protected] or DM for Signal

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Nor should she. She nailed him. Brava, brava!

NEW: Cannon order blocks DOJ from showing Smith report on Trump & classified docs to lawmakers, although her stall into Trump admin accomplished much the same. Order ignores that Mueller report came out while criminal cases were pending. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

I am not going to be gaslighted. I will not obey in advance. This gesture is full-on fascist and it makes me sick. Many men in the Greatest Generation gave their lives to fight these hideous figures. History will forever remember. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VfY...

Now the #ica25 decisions have been communicated, it is time to think about pre/post conferences. Consider submitting to our pre-conference "Media, Trust & Technology". All info: mediated-trust-arts.sydney.edu.au/event/ica-20...

Watch this excellent response to Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. Thank you @thebulwark.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social! youtu.be/PkJgJbJosh4?...

This kind of thing that happens when politicians care nothing about facts. Here's Mike Johnson, parroting Trump's mistaken post, suggesting that the attack in New Orleans reflects failed boarders and immigrants. The attacker was a US citizen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ7P... #Trump #mikejohnson

Yea, that's right. And he also knows more about everything than anybody. How in the hell this person was elected is beyond me. I'm so ready to resist. #trump #idiot #authoritarian