I’ve become increasingly convinced that “rel=me” is a better way to verify journalists than publication-specific instances. The time, costs, security issues, employer/employee relationship intricacies, and more make publication-run instances for staffers problematic on various levels. That could change, and I’m sure someone will find a way to do it well. But I currently don’t think that publication-run instances make sense for most newsrooms.
The moratorium for #Andor spoilers is past right? It's been months so I should be in the clear to talk about it. Anyways I just finished Episode 6 with the heist. Hot damn that was good.
My article on fake news and the American Revolution it out today in The Conversation!
Just a shocking number of people don’t even know the bivalent boosters •exist•.
Folks, there is a newly forumated booster as of October.
If you got your last before October, you should get a new booster.
It’s available for kids 5 and up.
It’s free.
It will protect you ••much•• better against the newest variants, which are hospitalizing people en masse.
Tell your less-online-than-you family, friends, neighbors. Publicity has been terrible.
Major media organizations need to come right out and say that Trump and those who support him represent a threat to democratic, constitutional government, and that as media organization dependent upon the first Amendment, they will not treat Trump in a "neutral" way. They need to declare that from now on, Trump and those who fail to oppose them will be considered enemics of the USA, and the reorting will reflect that.
This by @emptywheel is really helpful. Wheeler shows how "liberal" journalists can end up abetting propaganda that seeks to ratchet up tribalism in the right-wing base. The journalist she focuses on claims to criticize that tribalism, but Wheeler shows how said journalist's methods are themselves harmful because (a) they help magnify the exact rhetoric of incitement; and (b) they *ignore strategies that might help defuse incipient violence*.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/12/05/trump-is-a-mob-boss-whose-omerta-has-started-to-fail/
@mekkaokereke @lewriley @dave @Bam @thetitanborn It's hard to read this and not flash back to Martin Luther King's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" and his statement that white moderates are more of an obstacle to progress than the hardcore KKK.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm really sorry.
We're hiring! Two positions on our Ethical Web and Data Architectures project (https://ewada.ox.ac.uk/)
Senior Research Associate: a lead designer and developer for the core technical platforms of the EWADA project, including working within our technical team contributing to the Social Linked Data OS (SOLID OS). Anticipating around 60% software development and 40% Research. https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2113-full.html
Research Assistant: #InteractionDesign, #DataGovernance, #AIEthics
https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2112-full.html
@peterdutoit @lauren First thoughts: when I don’t know if something I’m trying to do is impossible, or it’s because of the app or server I’m on. Kind but overly technical responses to my questions. Or dismissive responses bc I guess it’s obvious (but then others reblog me so maybe not). No idea if my server is okay. Not being able to figure out what questions to even ask until I was already here. No good FAQ with *basic* starter info at beginning
This amazing map shows travel time from London to the rest of the world in 1881
@histodons @geography
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This also includes merch, so if there's a shirt, hoodie or vinyl you've had your eye on. Go now!
If rail workers do end up engaging in a wildcat or otherwise illegal strike, PLEASE remember that strikes are meant to be disruptive. If you see someone talking about the rail strike and how it's having such a huge impact, say things like "Yeah, it's crazy how much of our economy relies on them. That's why they deserve good health care."
Don't give in to anti-labour rhetoric. Combat false narratives. Solidarity Forever.
Good morning (here on the east coast of the US anyway)! Super exciting to see Historians.Social taking off and taking shape. Some reminders from @jmadelman @lizcovart and me: 1. Invite your friends! This place is for anyone thinking and working historically. 2. Anyone wanting to join needs to clarify their name and reason for joining. For humans by humans is our watchword here! 3. Read the terms! 4. Consider joining the mod team or encouraging others. 5. Have a great day. 😊
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Trying to manifest some more sports content on here so I can finally remove Twitter from my life
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