Incredible stuff happening over at DHS, which is...talking to tech platforms ab deepfakes & disinfo? πŸ‘€ πŸ‘€ Matt Taibbi hasn't yet spoken. Neither has Shellenberger. Mike Benz is posting about "The BBC, The CIA & The Marshall Plan Of The Mind". [www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...](
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DHS playing 'whack-a-mole' shooting down made-up ICE stories
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up efforts to combat fake news, viral AI videos, and misinformation on ICE and Border Patrol.
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Don’t miss this one RE:
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Lawfare (@lawfaremedia.org)
At 4pm ET today, join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social for a discussi...
Paul Thacker is mad at me on X again...he's calling me a "fake academic" which I think is supposed to be a burn but is a term I've used myself since I don't have a PhD lol. Anyway here's Paul's bio, which still lists a Harvard fellowship that he had for 2 years, 10 yrs ago. Fake academic what what? https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreif7fptq5z7bdnyzfnus263k3vi27yoygm3nm3u7ipbauulzeakvgq https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreibjn77up53hh6bltnym3n6f5tzzgfsmar7un662tc43kxm2dt6tmq
Vaccine edition: β€œWhy didn’t the people who got vaccinated to help end a global pandemic defend my choice not to? πŸ˜’β€ RE:
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Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social)
This is such a routine story at this stage, including the second act: "my friends turned on me when I betrayed our shared ideals - so much for the ...
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top-tier story about Tulsi apparently dropping soon... https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiaf5ijnyiyeomkjcv7knctkjcod4vmkylta4upkzgqa42t5wguv6a
Matt also figures in my book, as a lying hack who cuts emails in half to try to make the Twitter Files a story, not caring that he's sending mobs of nutjobs after undergraduates. Enjoy this podcast. RE:
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Eoin Higgins (@eoinhiggins.bsky.social)
joined my friends on Posting Through It to talk about the journalist Matt Taibbi, one of the subjects of my book OWNED https://podcasts.apple.com/u...
Yet more evidence that San Francisco went in the exact opposite of the right direction [www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/11/18/algebra-racial-disparities/ ) [Race is linked to who gets to ...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/11/18/algebra-racial-disparities/ )
This is a good phrase RE:
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Helen Branswell πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ (@helenbranswell.bsky.social)
"Decision-based evidence-making" β€” that's how one former #CDC leader described the approach to scientific decision making under the HHS secretary...
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger argues The Epoch Times should be treated as reputable. MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors. Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront. The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources" New from me on Substack: [substack.com/home/post/p-...](
Source Wars and Bespoke Realities
Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth
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Source Wars and Bespoke Realities
Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth
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We did a birthday party for our newly 9yo this weekend. She is super into Kuromi. She picked out my nails, and art-directed our outfits. πŸ–€ https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreihcpkwc4dmylhqg7nddcx7ab3vmgvrfog4o6yqsgssddmvgpwhe7y https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreiaxd6m2fnjqnjt4bzfzy2xkkwqqia3zgvii6zbm5qeea34yeb64ha