There is this, but I think it’s also pretty important to be differentiating between the incentives of the influencers and the crowd here, because flattening the response into “we just need more empathy to restore trust” is also not it. RFK JR, for example, does not just need more empathy. RE:
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Donie O’Sullivan (@donie.bsky.social)
Why it’s time we change how we talk about conspiracy theories https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/politics/persuadable-podcast-conspiracy-theories-es...
RFK Jr will direct federal health agencies to spend your tax dollars chasing his personal pipedreams as children die in TX. RE:
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The New York Times (@nytimes.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in...
This is exactly right. The Twitter Files was utter nonsense but Musk involvement in the spectacle guaranteed amplification, the writeups provided “evidence” for Congressmen and AGs to cite, and the accusations and villains provided a source of grievance fodder to reuse as needed. RE:
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Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel.bsky.social)
For a lot of ppl the Twitter Files was either inscrutable, a nothingburger, or it happened & people moved on. But in MAGA spheres it's a Pentagon P...
🌱 Came home last night to the roses going off. 🌹 Missed the prettiest day but this one usually produces a few times each season Everything except some thyme and a rosemary survived the winter. 2nd pic has oregano taking over. 🫣 https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreievfam6jndsoh57dq3wq4zmkmszscjd5jactebrz5fypllxqlsf2q https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreih6rxtlu4wiatlxmn6lh62legxwyhthgn5oydrblcgadx6ikhjbuy
From the very first line, this is just fantastic writing. A profile of someone you’d like to forget, or had already forgotten, but it makes you keep reading… [www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...](
The Atlantic
Is Anthony Weiner Ready to Go Another Round?
The ex-congressman whose name became a punch line is running for New York’s city council. In some ways, he hasn’t changed a bit.
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The Atlantic
Is Anthony Weiner Ready to Go Another Round?
The ex-congressman whose name became a punch line is running for New York’s city council. In some ways, he hasn’t changed a bit.
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“Considering how obsessed Trump’s top ppl are w/calling everything “communism,” it’s ironic how much this whole business seems like a page from Soviet history, w/Party commissars trying to identify ideological saboteurs in their midst.” [@radiofreetom.bsky.social](
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Tom Nichols (@radiofreetom.bsky.social)
Staff writer at The Atlantic. Cat guy, democracy defender. Actor for a day on Succession, Jeopardy champ. New Englander and curmudgeon.
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The Atlantic
A Witch Hunt at the State Department
Trump’s commissars are looking for ideological enemies.
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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)
🚨 Read this to see how extremists within the US State Dept have *weaponized the government*. They made a list of journos & researchers they pers...
 [A Witch Hunt at the State Depa...](
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A Witch Hunt at the State Department
Trump’s commissars are looking for ideological enemies.
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they’re going to kill Grok https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiakggif4shothzq6kxptmtnd5z32fq6ssfr6qocujywodhsyjwi5i https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreif5pgueteo5ifndwr5tjpvgoqr2cjoqomhewtxkyfl7x23hb4spei
Weaponizing the government to search for mentions of…Matt Taibbi 💀 RE:
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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)
🚨 Read this to see how extremists within the US State Dept have *weaponized the government*. They made a list of journos & researchers they pers...
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🚨 Read this to see how extremists within the US State Dept have *weaponized the government*. They made a list of journos & researchers they personally don’t like, ideological keywords, and are searching for mentions. They plan to leak, Twitter Files style. [www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...](
MIT Technology Review
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
Trump appointee Darren Beattie requested records regarding a large list of high-profile names, organizations, and right-wing buzzwords for a “Twi...
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MIT Technology Review
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
Trump appointee Darren Beattie requested records regarding a large list of high-profile names, organizations, and right-wing buzzwords for a “Twi...
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