Bridget Barrett
@bridgetbarrett.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Advertising at CU Boulder. Political communication, digital marketing, dogs.
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Congratulations to the happy couple
The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."
Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest
The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."
www.oregonlive.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Congratulations to the happy couple
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Last month, @lewan.bsky.social et al. published "The #AntiAutocracyHandbook" as "A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding" - and since then there's not been a single day this seemed unnecessary.
And to be honest, that's not good news.
Read it. Take care.
📖 zenodo.org/records/1569...
And to be honest, that's not good news.
Read it. Take care.
📖 zenodo.org/records/1569...
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
zenodo.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Last month, @lewan.bsky.social et al. published "The #AntiAutocracyHandbook" as "A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding" - and since then there's not been a single day this seemed unnecessary.
And to be honest, that's not good news.
Read it. Take care.
📖 zenodo.org/records/1569...
And to be honest, that's not good news.
Read it. Take care.
📖 zenodo.org/records/1569...
New article out in Communication & Democracy. In 2022, a record five states had women vs. women running for governor. When we take men out of the equation, what can we learn from women candidates' advertising? 👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Pistols and pearls: A textual analysis of women’s 2022 US gubernatorial political advertisements
In 2022, five US states had woman vs. woman gubernatorial races, presenting an opportunity to investigate communication strategies and self-presentation of women candidates without comparison to ma...
www.tandfonline.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
New article out in Communication & Democracy. In 2022, a record five states had women vs. women running for governor. When we take men out of the equation, what can we learn from women candidates' advertising? 👀
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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From the No Kings protest in my hometown:
June 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
From the No Kings protest in my hometown:
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals?
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Censor CDC scientists and ask them to withdraw papers from medical journals?
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
This is not how it works, Mr President.
Our response @bmj.com on the Trump Executive Order and his "forbidden words"
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
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Have you ever been sexually harrassed (e.g., catcalled, groped), and there were others around, but not one intervened to help you? Have you ever seen this happen and didn't intervene?
If you have 10 - 15 minutes, please take part in our survey:
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(1/n)
If you have 10 - 15 minutes, please take part in our survey:
univiepsy.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(1/n)
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univiepsy.qualtrics.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Have you ever been sexually harrassed (e.g., catcalled, groped), and there were others around, but not one intervened to help you? Have you ever seen this happen and didn't intervene?
If you have 10 - 15 minutes, please take part in our survey:
univiepsy.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(1/n)
If you have 10 - 15 minutes, please take part in our survey:
univiepsy.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(1/n)
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“The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and more.”
November 30, 2024 at 7:35 PM
“The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and more.”
The most pressing question: what software was used for this and why wasn’t it r?
November 21, 2024 at 1:24 AM
The most pressing question: what software was used for this and why wasn’t it r?
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With the latest influx of people, I finally got around to creating a starter pack. These are primarily people whose posts I frequently share on topics like extremism, disinformation, and democracy.
go.bsky.app/Dge1Hkv
go.bsky.app/Dge1Hkv
November 10, 2024 at 6:21 AM
With the latest influx of people, I finally got around to creating a starter pack. These are primarily people whose posts I frequently share on topics like extremism, disinformation, and democracy.
go.bsky.app/Dge1Hkv
go.bsky.app/Dge1Hkv
We feeling anxious
November 6, 2024 at 1:05 AM
We feeling anxious
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For the 538 liveblog tonight, I'll be watching congressional races where female candidates could flip the seat. In 2018, 60% (!!!) of seats Dems flipped were female candidates.
abcnews.go.com/538/live-upd...
abcnews.go.com/538/live-upd...
A number of female candidates could flip congressional seats
abcnews.go.com
November 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
For the 538 liveblog tonight, I'll be watching congressional races where female candidates could flip the seat. In 2018, 60% (!!!) of seats Dems flipped were female candidates.
abcnews.go.com/538/live-upd...
abcnews.go.com/538/live-upd...
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I'm excited to share a new tool to explore FEC spending data. Working with a team of research assistants, we cleaned, coded, and classified millions of expenditure records. You can access it here: election-spending-data.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
election-spending-data.shinyapps.io
November 4, 2024 at 1:18 PM
I'm excited to share a new tool to explore FEC spending data. Working with a team of research assistants, we cleaned, coded, and classified millions of expenditure records. You can access it here: election-spending-data.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
Embarrassed to be paying for this app for so many reasons. But before I delete it after having read the privacy policy I’m going to start some shit.
December 12, 2023 at 3:12 AM
Embarrassed to be paying for this app for so many reasons. But before I delete it after having read the privacy policy I’m going to start some shit.
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After another disturbing report on CSAM on Meta’s platforms, it’s clear the company’s own algorithmic machinery is a big part of the problem.
www.platformer.news/p/how-facebo...
www.platformer.news/p/how-facebo...
December 5, 2023 at 4:29 AM
After another disturbing report on CSAM on Meta’s platforms, it’s clear the company’s own algorithmic machinery is a big part of the problem.
www.platformer.news/p/how-facebo...
www.platformer.news/p/how-facebo...
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Hello everyone, I'm (with Elizabeth Corredor) organizing a panel for APSA on gender, autocratization, populism, and/or backlash against women and LGBTQ rights. We are still looking for papers. Let me know if you are interested in participating. Polisky gendersky
December 5, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Hello everyone, I'm (with Elizabeth Corredor) organizing a panel for APSA on gender, autocratization, populism, and/or backlash against women and LGBTQ rights. We are still looking for papers. Let me know if you are interested in participating. Polisky gendersky
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Very thankful that I somehow got a job 30 minutes from family. It’s been 5 years since we saw family during thanksgiving.
November 24, 2023 at 7:25 PM
Very thankful that I somehow got a job 30 minutes from family. It’s been 5 years since we saw family during thanksgiving.
Love seeing local business support roller derby (played in the game before this one) and had to snap a photo to share with my students as an example of great ad placement.
November 19, 2023 at 2:02 AM
Love seeing local business support roller derby (played in the game before this one) and had to snap a photo to share with my students as an example of great ad placement.
What?! I'm shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU! /s
www.mediapost.com/publications...
www.mediapost.com/publications...
November 16, 2023 at 7:58 PM
What?! I'm shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU! /s
www.mediapost.com/publications...
www.mediapost.com/publications...