DGCassidy
@dgcassidy.bsky.social
Humanist. Agnotology watchdog. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇪 Agitator for a better tomorrow for *everyone*. #VA01 progressive. #LFC, #PetShopBoys fan. Believer in peer-reviewed data, conclusions, and policies.
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DGCassidy
@dgcassidy.bsky.social
· Dec 17
"Agnotology is the study of the deliberate spread of ignorance or doubt to influence opinion. It helps us understand how people use ignorance to hide or divert attention from societal problems, promote ignorance, and stoke xenophobia and populism."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The man who studies the spread of ignorance
How do people or companies with vested interests spread ignorance and obfuscate knowledge? Georgina Kenyon finds there is a term which defines this phenomenon.
www.bbc.com
Agnotology = word of the last decade.
“Proctor found that ignorance spreads when firstly, many people do not understand a concept or fact and secondly, when special interest groups – like a commercial firm or a political group – then work hard to create confusion about an issue.”
Sound familiar?
“Proctor found that ignorance spreads when firstly, many people do not understand a concept or fact and secondly, when special interest groups – like a commercial firm or a political group – then work hard to create confusion about an issue.”
Sound familiar?
It's really simple to do too! www.lwv.org/save-act
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
It's really simple to do too! www.lwv.org/save-act
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“If passed, the SAVE Act will disenfranchise 20 million voters.”
Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week.
Call your Rep and your Senators.
202-224-3121
Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week.
Call your Rep and your Senators.
202-224-3121
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Quite true and rather hilarious, I agree.
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Quite true and rather hilarious, I agree.
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Democrats to MAGA:
"We're not coming back for a bare majority of the House & Senate. We're coming back for EVERYTHING."
Blue26.org
"We're not coming back for a bare majority of the House & Senate. We're coming back for EVERYTHING."
Blue26.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Democrats to MAGA:
"We're not coming back for a bare majority of the House & Senate. We're coming back for EVERYTHING."
Blue26.org
"We're not coming back for a bare majority of the House & Senate. We're coming back for EVERYTHING."
Blue26.org
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Looks like Mel Tull will switch to the new VA5 district if the maps pass. He's already started fundraising focused on that new district!
February 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Looks like Mel Tull will switch to the new VA5 district if the maps pass. He's already started fundraising focused on that new district!
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Join this event on 2/17 to deliver comments/signs/cards/letters to Wittman’s office.
Let Wittman know that he is supposed to represent the constituents in #VA01, not bend a knee to the President. Let him know what he should do to stand up for our democracy.
Let Wittman know that he is supposed to represent the constituents in #VA01, not bend a knee to the President. Let him know what he should do to stand up for our democracy.
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Join this event on 2/17 to deliver comments/signs/cards/letters to Wittman’s office.
Let Wittman know that he is supposed to represent the constituents in #VA01, not bend a knee to the President. Let him know what he should do to stand up for our democracy.
Let Wittman know that he is supposed to represent the constituents in #VA01, not bend a knee to the President. Let him know what he should do to stand up for our democracy.
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We are skeptical every time Wittman brags about how HR1 provides more funding for families and babies; it’s just gaslighting. Rob and his bosses cut funding for Medicaid ($60BN) and SNAP ($13BN) for babies ages 0-3. The next time Rob boasts about his pro-child advocacy, we can laugh out loud.
February 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
We are skeptical every time Wittman brags about how HR1 provides more funding for families and babies; it’s just gaslighting. Rob and his bosses cut funding for Medicaid ($60BN) and SNAP ($13BN) for babies ages 0-3. The next time Rob boasts about his pro-child advocacy, we can laugh out loud.
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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Rob loves to send us all surveys, so we have one for him. #ChooseONEanswerWittman
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February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Rob loves to send us all surveys, so we have one for him. #ChooseONEanswerWittman
@henricodems.bsky.social
@indivisibleva.bsky.social
@neighbors4change.bsky.social
@wjccindivisible.bsky.social
@804thepeople.bsky.social
@bluevirginia.bsky.social
@indivisibleva.bsky.social
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Republicans will stoop to the lowest depths— cheating to maintain power and win elections.
Contact your Senators & US Rep and Demand they VOTE NO to this outrageous Voter Suppression bill. Demand Republican Senators keep the Filibuster.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Contact your Senators & US Rep and Demand they VOTE NO to this outrageous Voter Suppression bill. Demand Republican Senators keep the Filibuster.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Republicans will stoop to the lowest depths— cheating to maintain power and win elections.
Contact your Senators & US Rep and Demand they VOTE NO to this outrageous Voter Suppression bill. Demand Republican Senators keep the Filibuster.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Contact your Senators & US Rep and Demand they VOTE NO to this outrageous Voter Suppression bill. Demand Republican Senators keep the Filibuster.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
Most of SpaceX's revenue is from Starlink but the underpinnings of the biz (launches) is from we taxpayers. If it weren't for us, SpaceX wouldn't be a business.
Musk is making all his businesses "too big to fail" by putting them under SpaceX.
He/they get wealthy through socialism for the rich.
Musk is making all his businesses "too big to fail" by putting them under SpaceX.
He/they get wealthy through socialism for the rich.
Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?
Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?
SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questioned
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Most of SpaceX's revenue is from Starlink but the underpinnings of the biz (launches) is from we taxpayers. If it weren't for us, SpaceX wouldn't be a business.
Musk is making all his businesses "too big to fail" by putting them under SpaceX.
He/they get wealthy through socialism for the rich.
Musk is making all his businesses "too big to fail" by putting them under SpaceX.
He/they get wealthy through socialism for the rich.
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Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny) has some advice about the DHS budget fight
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Timothy Snyder (On Tyranny) has some advice about the DHS budget fight
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
LOL.
Rob loves to send us all surveys, so we have one for him. #ChooseONEanswerWittman
@henricodems.bsky.social
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@wjccindivisible.bsky.social
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February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
LOL.
NBC cut the Olympics crowd booing JD Vance from the prime time broadcast.
That’s some cowardly bullshit.
That’s some cowardly bullshit.
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
NBC cut the Olympics crowd booing JD Vance from the prime time broadcast.
That’s some cowardly bullshit.
That’s some cowardly bullshit.
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Gov. Spanberger signs bill to enable redistricting referendum
Gov. Spanberger signs bill to enable redistricting referendum
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The redistricting effort is expected to go to Virginia voters in an April 21 referendum.
The post Gov. Spanberger signs bill to enable redistricting referendum appeared first on Cardinal News.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Gov. Spanberger signs bill to enable redistricting referendum
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As usual, @vpap.bsky.social delivers! Here's a tool where you can enter your address and see what district you'd end up in under the new maps, should they be passed.
www.vpap.org/redistrictin...
www.vpap.org/redistrictin...
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
As usual, @vpap.bsky.social delivers! Here's a tool where you can enter your address and see what district you'd end up in under the new maps, should they be passed.
www.vpap.org/redistrictin...
www.vpap.org/redistrictin...
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This is REAL--posted during Black History Month.
Trump is showing you EXACTLY who he is. Believe him.
@mcclellan.house.gov @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @vayd.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
Trump is showing you EXACTLY who he is. Believe him.
@mcclellan.house.gov @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @vayd.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is REAL--posted during Black History Month.
Trump is showing you EXACTLY who he is. Believe him.
@mcclellan.house.gov @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @vayd.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
Trump is showing you EXACTLY who he is. Believe him.
@mcclellan.house.gov @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @vayd.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @rva-indivisible.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social
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#VA01 candidate Elizabeth Dempsey-Beggs is hosting a friendship bracelet event in Glen Allen on Feb 15th! Scan the QR code to learn more. #FlipVA01withlove
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
#VA01 candidate Elizabeth Dempsey-Beggs is hosting a friendship bracelet event in Glen Allen on Feb 15th! Scan the QR code to learn more. #FlipVA01withlove
Y’know there are also billionaires in Europe. Seems like taxes aren’t such an onerous burden if a person also wants lower gun violence, a robust system of law, etc. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Y’know there are also billionaires in Europe. Seems like taxes aren’t such an onerous burden if a person also wants lower gun violence, a robust system of law, etc. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
The Trump Economy isn’t working for Americans. It works for billionaires and autocrats only, with crumbs falling off the table to everyone else.
Even if your 401k is up today, the fundamentals will catch up soon. The gains can’t go on with these job numbers.
Even if your 401k is up today, the fundamentals will catch up soon. The gains can’t go on with these job numbers.
CNN: "New data shows January was the lowest months for job cuts since the 2009 Great Recession...layoffs way up, hiring ways down. During the month of January, US-based employers announced just over 108,000 layoffs. That's roughly double January 2025. In fact, this is the highest since January 2009"
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
The Trump Economy isn’t working for Americans. It works for billionaires and autocrats only, with crumbs falling off the table to everyone else.
Even if your 401k is up today, the fundamentals will catch up soon. The gains can’t go on with these job numbers.
Even if your 401k is up today, the fundamentals will catch up soon. The gains can’t go on with these job numbers.
Wow.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Wow.
Rob Wittman (R-VA01) hasn’t held a town hall since 2009! How can anyone claim to represent a district if they never stand up and speak to the people in that district? They can’t.
Time for Wittman to go.
Time for Wittman to go.
No one enjoys performance reviews. People who truly suck at their jobs know their performance reviews will be rough. There's only so long they can avoid their bosses before they're finally fired.
Our latest examines why Rob Wittman doesn't hold town hall meetings.
Our latest examines why Rob Wittman doesn't hold town hall meetings.
Without Town Halls, Representation Suffers
Disengaged Wittman can't hear us because he chooses not to
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Rob Wittman (R-VA01) hasn’t held a town hall since 2009! How can anyone claim to represent a district if they never stand up and speak to the people in that district? They can’t.
Time for Wittman to go.
Time for Wittman to go.
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Register to vote ASAP so you can vote in the primaries.
We need progressive candidates to get through the gate. Support our cohort by volunteering and donating.
Don’t wait until the general.
We need progressive candidates to get through the gate. Support our cohort by volunteering and donating.
Don’t wait until the general.
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Register to vote ASAP so you can vote in the primaries.
We need progressive candidates to get through the gate. Support our cohort by volunteering and donating.
Don’t wait until the general.
We need progressive candidates to get through the gate. Support our cohort by volunteering and donating.
Don’t wait until the general.
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Thank you for your attention to this matter. Rob, you want a balanced budget and a stronger economy, but Trump-era policies added $8.4TN while Biden-era policies added about $4.5TN to the deficit. The first step to deficit reduction is to repeal the Trump billionaire tax cuts. Take the lead, Rob.
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Rob, you want a balanced budget and a stronger economy, but Trump-era policies added $8.4TN while Biden-era policies added about $4.5TN to the deficit. The first step to deficit reduction is to repeal the Trump billionaire tax cuts. Take the lead, Rob.