Extremism/Disinformation/Democracy Folks
Academics, journalists, activists, and other smart people who post about extremism, mis- and disinformation, conspiracy beliefs, technology, and other issues important to democracy. People I've worked with or interact with frequently.
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@malmer.com
@jmberger.com
Scholar of extremism, dystopia (fictional and otherwise) ► EXTREMISM @mitpress http://amzn.to/2BKXLgU ► OPTIMAL: A dystopian novel http://amzn.to/3aKYZ99 ► https://www.jmberger.com/ Commission on AMZ links PhD @ Swansea University Law School
@nick-martin.bsky.social
I run The Informant, a publication covering hate and extremism in the US. Returning soon. Living with Long Covid. Profile photo by Victor G Jeffreys II. The Informant: https://www.informant.news Other places to find me: https://linktr.ee/nick_martin
@histoftech.bsky.social
Historian of technology and dad joke aficionado who lives with a tiny, spotlight-stealing rabbit. www.marhicks.com for writing & syllabi
@emily.gorcen.ski
Technologist, storyteller, activist. Opinions my own. Creator of @lefttoourowndevices.blog and @brandblock.online 📍Charlottesville / Berlin en / de / es Posts autodelete after 2 days. Some posts automated. Web: emilygorcenski.com Bookwyrm.social/EmilyG
@hakeemjefferson.bsky.social
Assistant professor of political science. I think about identity, stigma, race, and politics more than any normal person should. Lover of life. Pro-democracy. People should dance more. Not Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority Leader.
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social
Author: Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (University of Chicago Press). Researcher, infolit/misinfo/rhetoric/civic reasoning. Currently researching AI as tool for critical thinking.
@sjjphd.bsky.social
Prof and researcher. I study race, media, activism, feminism, tech and politics but not always in that order. Co-Director @miccenter.bsky.social Opinions definitely my own
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://sethcotlar.substack.com/
@espiers.bsky.social
NYT opinion writer, Slate Money co-host, Dem messaging consultant, NYU prof, former EIC The New York Observer, Dealbreaker founder and Gawker founding editor. Brooklyn via Bama. Rednexican. Striver with no chill. https://linktr.ee/elizabethspiers
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.substack.com
@noupside.bsky.social
✍🏼Studies influence, propaganda, adversarial abuse @Georgetown. Writes @Lawfare, The Atlantic. 📖 Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality — on influencers, online crowds, &bespoke realities (invisiblerulers.com) 🦹🏻♀️ Twitter Files supervillain
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author. https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/ http://brightlinewatch.org
@katestarbird.bsky.social
Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer. #RageAgainstTheBullshitMachine
@swordsjew.bsky.social
journalist, author, sword collector, schmoe. newsletter: buttondown.email/theswordandthesandwich buy my new book!! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/wild-faith/9780306829192/ contact: [email protected]
@malmer.com
PhD student at UNC-Chapel Hill, studying online extremism, radicalization, and conspiracy beliefs, aka the US government. Software developer turned computational social scientist.