The Religious Right is desperate these days to pretend that "Christian Nationalism" is (1) a recently-invented term and (2) a pejorative invented by their enemies, but neither of those claims is remotely true. Here's a short thread, but I'm sure other historians will have examples too.

I wouldn't be surprised if, in the not-too-distant future, “Made by Humans” may become what “Handcrafted” is today: a marker of intentionality. Not because it's always more efficient or even objectively better, but because it carries evidence of attention, limitation, judgment, and lived experience.

Been thinking a lot about AI and its impact on society. IMO, as generative systems become embedded in writing, design, software, music, research, and communication, work produced entirely by humans could become the new luxury category.

The honor code survived the Industrial Revolution, the digital revolution, and every societal shift in between, but it finally met its end. "Princeton ends 133-year no-proctor exam tradition amid AI cheating concerns." www.wcnc.com/article/news...

Translation: Black voters should know their place, and it was a mistake to repeal all of the Jim Crow laws in the US. If history is any indication, by 2030, these new gerrymandered maps will unleash years, if not decades, of political instability & violence in the US.

"Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree." www.reuters.com/business/ene... Hey @reuters.com Fun fact...About 80% of Americans live in urban areas. When will we get their perspectives on how much pain they are willing to take on for Trump's war of choice?

We’re pleased to share a speaker update for our Democracy and AI event at Toronto Tech Week! Anatoliy Gruzd (@gruzd.ca), Director of Research @socialmedialab.ca at @torontomet.bsky.social will be a panelist. tinyurl.com/bdfb66bu

Researchers in our lab analyzed 300 million Telegram posts and found that just ~10 channels heavily influence the narrative ecosystem surrounding the Ukraine war. Here’s an interactive visualization showing how these channels rank over time. conflictmisinfo.org/leading-spre...

Like the US, the UK is now ungovernable. "The story of British politics today can be told by numbers. Five prime ministers in seven years, none of whom served a full parliament. Over the same period, seven foreign secretaries, six chancellors of the exchequer and four cabinet secretaries."

My first story for @theatlantic.com is about how ed tech slop is taking over American classrooms. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Academic researchers, are you looking for data on X's Community Notes for a future study? We can help; we've a searchable database w/2.1M notes. notetracker.socialmedialab.ca?start=2021-0... We're always looking for new collabs. Here's how to contact us. socialmedialab.ca/web/contact/ #academicsky

If you are ever in NY... there's now a new attraction. apnews.com/video/this-n...

The US-Israeli war is a gift that keeps on giving. "The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, & state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay."

The Chinese are masters of stagecraft. Notice the chairs: Trump’s is subtly lower than Xi’s. A competent U.S. protocol team would never have let that happen. This is so sad to see. As the U.S. alienates allies & emboldens enemies, it's finding itself diminished & humiliated at every turn.

👀 "US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI. A group of 18 occupations flagged by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as exposed to AI, accounting for about 10 million jobs, saw a 0.2% drop in employment between May 2024 and May 2025, according to annual data published Friday."

"A leaked contract reveals that the parent company of the region's (Hungary's) most prominent independent broadcasters is preparing to offload its media empire to investors tied to the Hungarian government, following months of controversial newsroom purges." www.occrp.org/en/news/balk...

"An Iraqi national charged in the United States with terrorism offences has been linked by prosecutors to the March shooting outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto back in March." globalnews.ca/news/1185308...

It's sad and infuriating what they have done to "Animal Farm." boundingintocomics.com/movies/angel... But I guess it shouldn't be a surprise. It was brought to us by...

The US-Israeli war is a gift that keeps on giving. "The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, & state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay."

If you are ever in NY... there's now a new attraction. apnews.com/video/this-n...

👀 "US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI. A group of 18 occupations flagged by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as exposed to AI, accounting for about 10 million jobs, saw a 0.2% drop in employment between May 2024 and May 2025, according to annual data published Friday."

"The Trump administration allowed a key sanctions waiver to lapse on Saturday, halting a mechanism that had previously permitted nations, including India, to legally purchase Russian seaborne crude oil." ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-treas...

Where does the church end and the state begin? Under Trump, that line is now fuzzier than ever as Christian nationalists take over. A new "Trump-backed faith event features conservative Christians as critics decry blurring of church-state lines." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Librarians literally saved my life

The Chinese are masters of stagecraft. Notice the chairs: Trump’s is subtly lower than Xi’s. A competent U.S. protocol team would never have let that happen. This is so sad to see. As the U.S. alienates allies & emboldens enemies, it's finding itself diminished & humiliated at every turn.

Cheapest form of war. "Russia boosts foreign propaganda budget by 50% to target EU and NATO" odessa-journal.com/russia-boost...

"Pomp, pageantry but precious little to show for Trump’s Beijing excursion" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"As Aukus spending and delays blow out, will Australia’s nuclear submarines ever materialise? The deal will cost Australia $368bn, but the strongest signal yet came this week that the US is not building enough subs for itself, let alone for Australia" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"An Alberta separatist leader is appealing a Court of King’s Bench judge’s decision to overturn the approval of his group’s petition, which seeks a referendum question on Alberta independence." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices in roughly 90 percent of cases since the agency mandated that millions of immigrants must be locked up while they face deportation proceedings." www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

👀 The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. www.who.int/news/item/17...

This is Elon Musk sharing a post by Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, with his nearly 240 million followers. Musk is the world’s richest man, bought the 2024 presidential election, is still aligned with the president (despite some spats) and is a white nationalist.

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

This is flying under the radar, but Trump's cronies have started their own organization to plan 250th anniversary events. Not only is their "Freedom 250" receiving taxpayer funds, it's also soliciting big donations from corporations in exchange for face time with Trump. Everything is for sale.

"Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

They leave "AI" undefined and amorphous, making no distinction between machine learning and genAI. They don’t fact-check the big claims being made about AI. They don’t interrogate the environmental and social harms of using AI. They ignore failures. All this stuff *should* be basic journalism. 3/

I’ve been thinking the people urging us to use AI in the newsroom — I mean the journalism and journalism-adjacent people (reporters, academics, etc.) 1/n

Claude’s Russian Propaganda Problem. Why the most reliable AI Chatbot has started spreading Russian disinformation. www.kcrw.com/stories/clau...

"Why were Russian disinformation, government propaganda and AI-generated campaigning ineffective in Hungarian elections 2026? We should give credit to EU institutions for regulating the transparency of political advertising." globalvoices.org/2026/05/15/w...

The Trump administration is working overtime to convince allies to never trust the US again. "Pentagon ‘blindsided’ as Hegseth scraps deployment of 4,000 US troops to Poland. An internal Pentagon email outlined options to punish Nato allies deemed to have not supported Trump’s war in Iran."

When the US of America was attacked, Canada was there for the US, and so were many other NATO allies.

If you are looking for the latest example of misinfo re: the Russian-Ukrainian war, bookmark our Conflictmisinfo.org, an information management tool and database for monitoring online misinformation and disinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war. conflictmisinfo.org

"Russian soldiers who endorsed Moscow’s propaganda messaging were up to six times more likely to view the invasion of Ukraine as legitimate. They were also nearly twice as likely to express a willingness to return to combat, and were significantly more inclined to dehumanize Ukrainians."

Claude’s Russian Propaganda Problem. Why the most reliable AI Chatbot has started spreading Russian disinformation. www.kcrw.com/stories/clau...

"Why were Russian disinformation, government propaganda and AI-generated campaigning ineffective in Hungarian elections 2026? We should give credit to EU institutions for regulating the transparency of political advertising." globalvoices.org/2026/05/15/w...

Is Moldova next? Russia passes a law allowing the military to free its citizens living abroad. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/i... Putin signs decree simplifying Russian citizenship process for Transnistria residents www.yahoo.com/news/article...

When the US of America was attacked, Canada was there for the US, and so were many other NATO allies.

The Trump administration is working overtime to convince allies to never trust the US again. "Pentagon ‘blindsided’ as Hegseth scraps deployment of 4,000 US troops to Poland. An internal Pentagon email outlined options to punish Nato allies deemed to have not supported Trump’s war in Iran."

By 2029, Taiwan's silicon shield 🛡️will be weakened if not neutralized. www.tsmc.com/static/about... Both Xi and Trump, along with their advisors, know this and are planning accordingly.

States such as Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey, & New Hampshire have enacted laws that relax restrictions on work hours, remove work permit requirements, or lower the age for working in certain, sometimes hazardous, occupations. This is the America that's being built, whether you voted for it or not.