Alexander Lorenc
@anothermiddle.com
Protean and grateful. I do things and stuff, and also write. Most likely only on Bluesky when on the can. Happily adoptive Philadelphian.
https://anothermiddle.com
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A new 20-year analysis of news coverage reveals a clear link between negativity and misinformation. As the authors conclude: "as the negativity bias increases, accuracy decreases."
www.researchgate.net/publication/... #MisinfoResearch
www.researchgate.net/publication/... #MisinfoResearch
(PDF) Negativity and Misinformation (Political Communication, forthcoming)
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December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A new 20-year analysis of news coverage reveals a clear link between negativity and misinformation. As the authors conclude: "as the negativity bias increases, accuracy decreases."
www.researchgate.net/publication/... #MisinfoResearch
www.researchgate.net/publication/... #MisinfoResearch
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Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
This is the energy we are all called to bring in the face of fascism.
Mayor Brandon of Chicago responds to a question from a reporter if pushing back will make things harder?
“Can you imagine if my ancestors would have had the same rationale? Let’s not fight against the Confederacy. Let’s just try to get along, and maybe one day they’ll give us our freedom?”
“Can you imagine if my ancestors would have had the same rationale? Let’s not fight against the Confederacy. Let’s just try to get along, and maybe one day they’ll give us our freedom?”
August 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is the energy we are all called to bring in the face of fascism.
We've already passed the threshold. 249 years was a good run. The next country in this geo will learn many lessons from us, and actually prosecuting white collar crime when it first happens will be one of them.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We've already passed the threshold. 249 years was a good run. The next country in this geo will learn many lessons from us, and actually prosecuting white collar crime when it first happens will be one of them.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
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These two a friends. Period. End of story.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
August 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
These two a friends. Period. End of story.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
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Yep.
Far-right discourse on crime has *nothing* to do with crime.
It’s irrational cowards obsessed with myths, urban legends, and rank prejudice talking themselves into believing their delusions have an association with reality.
Far-right fear of crime should be in the next edition of the DSM-VI.
Far-right discourse on crime has *nothing* to do with crime.
It’s irrational cowards obsessed with myths, urban legends, and rank prejudice talking themselves into believing their delusions have an association with reality.
Far-right fear of crime should be in the next edition of the DSM-VI.
There’s a theme here, between Miller and Vermeule, which is that the authoritarian right has a view of “order” which has nothing to do with actual crime and has everything to do with violently enforcing their preferred cultural hierarchies.
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Yep.
Far-right discourse on crime has *nothing* to do with crime.
It’s irrational cowards obsessed with myths, urban legends, and rank prejudice talking themselves into believing their delusions have an association with reality.
Far-right fear of crime should be in the next edition of the DSM-VI.
Far-right discourse on crime has *nothing* to do with crime.
It’s irrational cowards obsessed with myths, urban legends, and rank prejudice talking themselves into believing their delusions have an association with reality.
Far-right fear of crime should be in the next edition of the DSM-VI.
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With everything going on, I must say, I still have not a clue what their message is.
They are lost and out of their league I’m afraid. And democratic voters know it
They are lost and out of their league I’m afraid. And democratic voters know it
August 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
With everything going on, I must say, I still have not a clue what their message is.
They are lost and out of their league I’m afraid. And democratic voters know it
They are lost and out of their league I’m afraid. And democratic voters know it
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The war on immigration is just all bad in every possible direction.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
Local jails–mostly run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of ICE's rampant criminalization of immigration.
August 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The war on immigration is just all bad in every possible direction.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
--It is very expensive
--It radicalizes government agencies
--It distorts US foreign policy
--It is very harmful to the economy
--It is also quite cruel.
There is no second/third order consequence that is positive.
Neat! Sensory input can pre-activate the immune system based on perceived threat/illness!
Our brain-immune system axis has recently has some fascinating new reports
Here is one summarized
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More here erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...
Here is one summarized
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More here erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...
August 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Neat! Sensory input can pre-activate the immune system based on perceived threat/illness!
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Dems should fight on every front.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
August 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Dems should fight on every front.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
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It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
August 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Stop putting plastic in the recycling. Instead, put it in the trash and capture some carbon!
Turning old plastic into new plastic is really, really hard.
Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when heated for recycling, severely limiting the products you can make from recycled plastic.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when heated for recycling, severely limiting the products you can make from recycled plastic.
(Published Aug. 2024)
When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually…
www.propublica.org
August 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Stop putting plastic in the recycling. Instead, put it in the trash and capture some carbon!
Conscious discipline is freedom.
August 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Conscious discipline is freedom.
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1. Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel want everyone to think the so-called Steele Dossier was a major source for the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. No, it wasn’t — an assessment of the “dossier” was included as an annex, which they haven’t released. Why?
July 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
1. Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel want everyone to think the so-called Steele Dossier was a major source for the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. No, it wasn’t — an assessment of the “dossier” was included as an annex, which they haven’t released. Why?
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There are no moderates in the GOP. There are only scared MAGA and proud MAGA.
July 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There are no moderates in the GOP. There are only scared MAGA and proud MAGA.
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I.C.E. is the Gestapo.
We all need to join together to oppose and obstruct them.
We are a nation of laws and they are violating them thousands of times a day.
We all need to join together to oppose and obstruct them.
We are a nation of laws and they are violating them thousands of times a day.
July 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I.C.E. is the Gestapo.
We all need to join together to oppose and obstruct them.
We are a nation of laws and they are violating them thousands of times a day.
We all need to join together to oppose and obstruct them.
We are a nation of laws and they are violating them thousands of times a day.
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Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Important to know that these cuts kick in right after the 2026 midterms. That’s how you know they know it’s bad.
July 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Important to know that these cuts kick in right after the 2026 midterms. That’s how you know they know it’s bad.
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Christ, I just went down this rabbit hole and there is a LOT
July 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Christ, I just went down this rabbit hole and there is a LOT
The entire current Republican party are genocidal, insane, cult-member, fascist, Nazi assholes who have no actual policy, no understanding of history, psychology, science, economics, religion, or anything else other than their own small, fearful, pathetic lives.
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The entire current Republican party are genocidal, insane, cult-member, fascist, Nazi assholes who have no actual policy, no understanding of history, psychology, science, economics, religion, or anything else other than their own small, fearful, pathetic lives.
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The ugliness of this bill doesn't stop.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
July 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The ugliness of this bill doesn't stop.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
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I don't think I'm a particularly sensitive person. I've been looking at photos online since I was 10 years old, so you can imagine what that implies.
But seeing these ghouls repeatedly yuck it up in front of animal cages is difficult. Probably the most obscene set of images of my lifetime.
But seeing these ghouls repeatedly yuck it up in front of animal cages is difficult. Probably the most obscene set of images of my lifetime.
Trump is now taking questions in front of the literal cages that will house migrants in DeSantis's new camp
July 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I don't think I'm a particularly sensitive person. I've been looking at photos online since I was 10 years old, so you can imagine what that implies.
But seeing these ghouls repeatedly yuck it up in front of animal cages is difficult. Probably the most obscene set of images of my lifetime.
But seeing these ghouls repeatedly yuck it up in front of animal cages is difficult. Probably the most obscene set of images of my lifetime.