Spoiler: Maybe Musk did us a favor by disrupting Twitter and forcing us to consider better social media alternatives. Warning: This may get gossipy with some of my personal social media anecdotes. I: Social Media Encourages Demagoguery Democracy Needs a Functioning Public Sphere Definition: The public sphere is composed of voluntary associations that promote social cohesion […]
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The big news this week was that Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as Special Prosecutor overseeing the January 6 probe and the investigation into the Mar-a-Lago documents. Garland skeptics celebrated because they understood this was a clear sign that this investigation is leading toward major indictments. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve
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I. Reflections on the 2022 Midterms Before the election, we were hit with a barrage of warnings that we were in for a red wave. This was from 538: In fact, as of this writing, the Democrats: Are holding the Senate and may pick up an extra Senate seat, As of tonight, it looks like
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First, some business. Sometimes I think, “Elon Musk would not drive Twitter into a brick wall.” Other times I think, “OMG Elon Musk is driving Twitter into a brick wall.” I have therefore opened accounts at Mastodon and Counter Social: Counter Social = @Teri_Kanefield Mastodon= @Teri_Kanefield@mstdn.social If you’re trying to decide which to join, it seems
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