Here is the Right Wing Bullshit Machine kicking up again. It is the same playbook, and the same players, every. single. time. They twist funding and relationships. They use phrases like “ties to”. 🙄 Then,it was SIO’s right to do research on Trump’s election lies. Now it’s your right to organize. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreidcfbj4pnzlngfebkk6posidlewztryv6ltnsilbarl6ohptsc3uq
I’m in Brussels at a bar explaining Gavin Newsom’s character arc to twentysomething Parliamentary staffers who are like “what is happening in your country?” I personally associate the man with Harvey Dent but this literary reference is proving universal, and useful…
Newsom is one of the few D pols who is good at this. He knows how to play the virality & attention game. I use his low res “lies vs facts” website from the LA wildfires as an example of how to correct the record in a way that made ppl share. Leverage mockery. [www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/10/gavin-newsom-trump-la-protests/ ) [‘Come and get me’: Gavin Newso...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/10/gavin-newsom-trump-la-protests/ )
I’m an institutionalist. I get the thinking here. But please: don’t wait to create alternate sources of legitimacy — create the shadow cabinet, even if only to speak to the public. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Don’t wait for permission. [www.axios.com/2025/06/11/v...](https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/vaccines-public-health-apic-cdc-rfk ) [Vaccine board purge stokes tal...](https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/vaccines-public-health-apic-cdc-rfk )
Nailed it. RFK Jr has picked Malone, who is certifiably nuts, and Kulldorff, who has a massive victim complex (Bhattacharya’s co-defendant in Murthy; the govt did not censor him either). The antivax HHS guy is naming antivaxxers to ACIP. Imagine that, [@gorskon.bsky.social](
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Offline, LA residents report normalcy. Trump says there’s mass carnage. This article is good - it describes the alternate realities on divergent platforms. The feeling of not being able to trust your eyes. But it uses the word “misinformation” and that’s not it. [www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/media/los-angeles-protests-misinformation-x-tiktok ) [Social media algorithms boost ...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/media/los-angeles-protests-misinformation-x-tiktok )
Step 1: MAGA wolf warriors say their talking points Step 2: MAGA regime media —outlet founded by Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Darren Beattie —covers the “viral moment” Step 3: Repeat, normalize via online crowd, cover on Fox Step 4: Set policy based on “demand” This is modern propaganda. https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreieyi3mri6sek4ryutshhk47b33a5asdi7ctayxye2a26jdbpbogx4 https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreifjcfarr5v3lgw4bmdaaglgf3f2tybewbkzvtdvmac34kssznw7rq
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📆1 year ago, "Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality" hit the shelves. It's about who shapes what we believe: influencers + algorithms + online crowds. About bespoke realities, fractured publics, and consensus collapse. A 🧵 w/some updates... [bookshop.org/p/books/invi...](https://bookshop.org/p/books/invisible-rulers-the-people-who-turn-lies-into-reality-renee-diresta ) https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiagmhcry3pgpi2utzknk7tnl75o7l6mpikymxgc52czfvhlzptez4
The “free speech absolutist” demands you run paid ads next to Catturd’s rants or he and Linda will sue and he’ll have his govt friends investigate you. Some of the companies that have chosen to comply rather than say fk off are Verizon, LEGO, Amzn, RL, & Pinterest. [www.wsj.com/business/med...](https://www.wsj.com/business/media/x-twitter-ad-revenue-campaign-lawsuit-a882b5c6 ) [X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your ...](https://www.wsj.com/business/media/x-twitter-ad-revenue-campaign-lawsuit-a882b5c6 )