After any tragedy, especially highly publicized ones, info spaces get flooded with speculation, rumour, and misinformation. In these conditions conspiracy theories flourish and muddy the waters, pulling energy away from the hard work of finding and understanding the (often unsatisfying) truth

Good thread here

If you think the text messages between Robinson and his partner are weird because he's not using memes, I need you to log off and go on a date right now and try that.

is this about me

Political reporters everywhere: [ChatGPT:] "Explain the conflict between Groypers and Turning Point USA"

Researchers and analysts having to type up reports using "know your meme" citations after 48 hours and enough caffeine to send an elephant into cardiac arrest:

Between last night and the release of the suspected shooter earlier today there was an explosion of conspiracy theories about who was responsible for the shooting. As the FBI releases details now the key is to watch how they do it do not impact narratives created by different camps.

Excited for this piece to be out today! Supporting Matthew Kriner and @amycooter.bsky.social in their work around NVE has been eye opening, and it's an honor to contribute to a growing body of work on this subject www.hstoday.us/subject-matt...

Gov of Mississippi Tate Reeves is sending National Guardsmen to fight crime in DC. I checked USAFacts.org, Jackson Mississippi has more murders per 100,000 people than DC by a large margin.

DC is a welcoming city full of culture and joy, including vibrant street parties in the summer. I've driven all over the city, including east of the river late at night, and I cannot for the life of me begin to understand why these people feel so threatened.

DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man? Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.

Hearing from friends who work in downtown DC that they're already being told to work from home. Drove through downtown just to check it out and it feels sparse even for summer time here. Many locally owned businesses were already struggling, I can't imagine this will help.

It cannot be overstated how chill the vibes are in DC. Violent Crime is down, and everybody knows it, so the mood has been jovial all summer. Deploying federal law enforcement is a huge waste of tax payer dollars, and at worst will provoke people who don't want them in their neighborhood.

I'm so exhausted by people on the Left doing the "Erm ☝️🤓 so, NIHILISM makes you a terrorist now??" bit. Nihilist Violent Extremism is a real thing that needs to be addressed. Whether the administration will address it effectively remains to be seen, but this is a real and growing threat.

Fewer people coming here means fewer hands to do the work. This means less work getting done, by fewer people, driving prices up. Combine that with mass layoffs and cuts to the federal government (and the knock on effects) and you start to see why the Jobs Report was so bad.

“How does the computer know something happened if no one tells the computer about it” is the easy-reader way to explain why we still need human reporters and data-collectors And I also find it genuinely alarming that even some people on this website don’t seem to grasp this

This article reads like it's mostly in response to a type of male influencer that was really popular 5 years ago, and the article discourse around it seems to miss that there is an entire new crop of non-right-wing male I fluencers on platforms like TikTok. Importantly: getting laid isn't the focus

The waking world may be terrible, but last night in my dreams I hung out with a well mannered Flemish Giant Rabbit (see below) and his many animal friends.

"How's unemployment going?"

"Butt-Rock is a symbol of rising fascism," "Pet Ownership is a recession indicator." Some of y'all gotta take a break.

Week 3 of being Fun-employed: I watched a squirrel grab an entire apple off the ground, then get chased by two other squirrels who also wanted the apple. Then they all just sort of wrestled a bit.

Yesterday, Andrea Gibson passed away after a long battle with cancer. They were 49, and one of the best contemporary American poets. Two poems of there's stay with me: For Eli, and When The Bough Breaks. Both criticisms written with love m.youtube.com/watch?v=p0lh...

So grateful for the clear, unequivocal witness and voice of Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social who visited the horrifying detention camp in Florida. As he said, “I didn’t see any Russians who’ve overstayed their visas. Only Black & Latino men who look like me.” @maddow.msnbc.com

Inspiring! This man is so divorced, that he made his company create an AI Anime version of his ex-Wife!

Hey look, the same thing that happens every time the US cracks down on the border is happening again

Adopting "what's going on with my 'boys,' and in some cases, 'gals'" as the new mandatory greeting when addressing the group chat

The silence of FEMA's David Richardson around Texas is less confusing when you consider that the Administration wants to eliminate FEMA. Everything we've heard since January seems to indicate he's more concerned about brow-beating the rank and file than actually responding to disasters.

As someone currently on the job market, it is WILD how many ICE or ICE related positions I've seen in the last week. Any search related to Extremism prevention seems to yield at least a few roles in this vein.

really happy that my interview with Ave Satanas is now out! we talk all things Satanism, fascism, and growing up in small town Georgia. Just a note that if you are part of a Satanist/Left Hand Path/occult group and would like me to give a talk for your members about this, please reach out!

More bad news about the Big Beautiful Bill: apparently last night they added an amendment that says you have to be nice to me :/

A friend of mine whose a reporter asked ChatGPT to generate a cartoon image of him and, apropos of nothing, it gave him SS lightning bolt tattoos. I'm sure this is fine, we probably don't need to regulate AI!

Reading about this Mamdani guy, sounds like if he wins he's gonna turn Wall Street into Woke Street

It's ok to Lib Out today friends, let it all out

US Bombs once again raining down on a nation in the middle east in the name of preventing the acquisition of "WMDs." I've lost track of how many times this has happened in my lifetime.

it is hard to convey in words how bad the bloodbath has been for professionals working in the "not evil" sectors

What's even the point of having a position in his cabinet if this is how your treated when the chips are down

#politicalviolence is escalating. There is a right and a wrong way to respond to it. @milleridriss.bsky.social's latest op-ed on @msnbc.com #minnesotashooting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Whoever is on stage for the U.S. Army's 250th birthday is singing Fortunate Son. Irony is not dead at Trump's birthday parade.

At a loss for words after the politically motivated assassination attempt of two elected officials in Minneapolis. We are in a dire place in our country right now. I genuinely don't know what you do when things are this bad.

How many more times must I read the words "Big Beautiful Bill" before I am released from this torment?

It's never your masculine friends reading or writing articles or books about how to be masculine. Fascinating.

Sorry for being better than all y'all on 4th and 1, GO BIRDS www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadel...

Late to this, but am still astonished that the WH is now pursuing a refugee resettlement policy that is nakedly inspired by white supremacist conspiracy theory www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

🚨NEW🚨 @surajlakhani.bsky.social and my new edited collection is out! Hard copy available in a few months. academic.oup.com/book/60071

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Eating an apple and thinking "this just like green apple jolly rancher"

IDK if the Pope is woke, all I know is he went to Villanova so he's probably got an opinion on the Eagles locker room tension between AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts last season

You DO NOT, in fact, "gotta hand it" to Curtis Yarvin.

So no fries with the Zinger Burger then Mike?