Laure
@laureanne.bsky.social
Hiker, digital expert. Support artists, research & journalism providing insights. Id as Lesbiana; my progressive (not far-left) feminist godmothers taught me principles & tolerance over ideology & dogma.
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Laure
@laureanne.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Trump's blitzkrieg media network wants to dominate news. Like when his rallies became a phenomenon. His admin is full of media-savvy extremists, conspiracy nuts and $ corrupt interests.
They create LOUD shows. Episodes to destroy ideals, sow fear and hate, through innumerable channels across media.
They create LOUD shows. Episodes to destroy ideals, sow fear and hate, through innumerable channels across media.
Trump is a mad king 👑, a petty tyrant who gets attention by lobbing random incendiary threats against perceived foes: individuals, countries, our own cities...
all while he plays godfather, 💰doling out favors to his powerful friends as he fills his own coffers 💵.
all while he plays godfather, 💰doling out favors to his powerful friends as he fills his own coffers 💵.
X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.
February 19, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Hint: #X #twitter is designed that way. It's a rigged platform.
A few weeks of X’s #algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly.
A few weeks of X’s #algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly.
Latest article from me in The Conversation this morning.
I discuss a new Nature study that finds X's algorithmic feed is politically biased (surprise, surprise!). I explore the idea of social media platforms as faulty infrastructure in need of a fix.
theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-...
I discuss a new Nature study that finds X's algorithmic feed is politically biased (surprise, surprise!). I explore the idea of social media platforms as faulty infrastructure in need of a fix.
theconversation.com/a-few-weeks-...
A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly
Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.
theconversation.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Hint: #X #twitter is designed that way. It's a rigged platform.
A few weeks of X’s #algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly.
A few weeks of X’s #algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly.
"authoritarians have co-opted #technology... The Filipino #journalist @mariaressa.bsky.social, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, has spent years raising the alarm about the dangerous ways the online landscape is being weaponized to silence and intimidate #women, particularly #journalists...
Women’s Rights Are Democratic Rights
The global authoritarian backlash to gender equality.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"authoritarians have co-opted #technology... The Filipino #journalist @mariaressa.bsky.social, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021, has spent years raising the alarm about the dangerous ways the online landscape is being weaponized to silence and intimidate #women, particularly #journalists...
A good, sweeping perspective/analysis via @hillaryclinton.bsky.social
Our chatter posts do nothing to help us see the bigger picture.
"These developments can’t be understood, let alone reversed, without grasping a crucial element at the heart of the #authoritarian wave: the persecution of #women.
Our chatter posts do nothing to help us see the bigger picture.
"These developments can’t be understood, let alone reversed, without grasping a crucial element at the heart of the #authoritarian wave: the persecution of #women.
Women’s Rights Are Democratic Rights
The global authoritarian backlash to gender equality.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A good, sweeping perspective/analysis via @hillaryclinton.bsky.social
Our chatter posts do nothing to help us see the bigger picture.
"These developments can’t be understood, let alone reversed, without grasping a crucial element at the heart of the #authoritarian wave: the persecution of #women.
Our chatter posts do nothing to help us see the bigger picture.
"These developments can’t be understood, let alone reversed, without grasping a crucial element at the heart of the #authoritarian wave: the persecution of #women.
"Misogyny is an ideological cornerstone and political tool of #authoritarianism. #Autocrats often promote a zero-sum vision of #gender, insisting that any gain for #women comes at men’s expense.
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social
Women’s Rights Are Democratic Rights
The global authoritarian backlash to gender equality.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"Misogyny is an ideological cornerstone and political tool of #authoritarianism. #Autocrats often promote a zero-sum vision of #gender, insisting that any gain for #women comes at men’s expense.
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social
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I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE STAR TREK TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MUTUAL AID
YOU WANT TO BE THERE, YES YOU DO
YOU WANT TO BE THERE, YES YOU DO
ATTENTION BLUESKY
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
February 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE STAR TREK TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MUTUAL AID
YOU WANT TO BE THERE, YES YOU DO
YOU WANT TO BE THERE, YES YOU DO
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Stephen Colbert SLAMS CBS for not letting James Talarico on Late Night
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Stephen Colbert SLAMS CBS for not letting James Talarico on Late Night
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In Munich, I was embarrassed by America’s lack of support for Ukraine. Secretary Rubio did not even mention Putin’s invasion in his speech. I’m a patriotic American, I want to feel proud of my country again. We should stand with democracy against tyranny michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/an-embarra...
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
In Munich, I was embarrassed by America’s lack of support for Ukraine. Secretary Rubio did not even mention Putin’s invasion in his speech. I’m a patriotic American, I want to feel proud of my country again. We should stand with democracy against tyranny michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/an-embarra...
KFF’s @larrylevitt.bsky.social explains that RFK Jr. has “remade healthcare in the U.S. in a way that no other HHS secretary has and has done it in a very short period of time.”
Listen to the full @economist.com episode: https://econ.st/46L9FTf
Listen to the full @economist.com episode: https://econ.st/46L9FTf
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed, with its motto ‘Ignorance is Strength,’ this Court is now asked to determine whether the fed government has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not.
On President's Day, a federal judge ordered the restoration of exhibits on slavery to the President’s House in Philadelphia in a scathing ruling that started by quoting George Orwell's "1984." oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/16/r...
Federal judge orders the restoration of exhibits on slavery to the President’s House in Philadelphia • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Her ruling, issued on President’s Day, began with an epigraph from George Orwell’s novel 1984, describing the erasure of history by a fictional totalitarian government.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
“As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed, with its motto ‘Ignorance is Strength,’ this Court is now asked to determine whether the fed government has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not.
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
people coming together. working together. strategizing together. together.
President Obama on how the people of Minnesota having the courage to stand up for each other and our democracy is what gives him hope.
February 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
people coming together. working together. strategizing together. together.
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Very excited to see this out at @bjpols.bsky.social! In this article, I show that contemporary political news coverage makes it challenging for readers to learn information that is helpful for democratic accountability, even for very politically engaged audiences.
A brief summary:
A brief summary:
NEW -
The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News - https://cup.org/461vHAT
- @atrexler.com
#OpenAccess
The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News - https://cup.org/461vHAT
- @atrexler.com
#OpenAccess
February 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Very excited to see this out at @bjpols.bsky.social! In this article, I show that contemporary political news coverage makes it challenging for readers to learn information that is helpful for democratic accountability, even for very politically engaged audiences.
A brief summary:
A brief summary:
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A confidential document shows that Trump’s DOJ plans to analyze states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters. But the federal government has neither the legal authority nor expertise to correctly add and remove voters from the rolls. bit.ly/46tX4nd
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A confidential document shows that Trump’s DOJ plans to analyze states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters. But the federal government has neither the legal authority nor expertise to correctly add and remove voters from the rolls. bit.ly/46tX4nd
thread ⬇️
Our reporting uncovered that hundreds of administrative subpoenas have been sent by the Homeland Security Department to Meta, Google, Reddit, and other social media companies. Some of the accounts they have sought to unmask have flight back in court.
February 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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After 10 years of Trumpian mega propaganda, @democrats.org still have 0 strategy (networks and coalitions to amplify their voices), to reach beyond the base and engaged. To educate with passion.
Dems are comms luddites.
Make even a few % skeptical of the Trumpian propaganda machine, and you win.
Dems are comms luddites.
Make even a few % skeptical of the Trumpian propaganda machine, and you win.
Polls confirm what our noses tell us: It’s the Trumpist right that’s living in its own cocoon. It’s true that not many middle Americans would identify themselves as leftists or even liberals. But they don’t want to live in a cruel country. trib.al/mka1m5z
What the Democrats Need to Do Now
To win back working-class voters, they need to signal more clearly to working people that they are on their side. That means picking fights on their behalf with the bad actors who are making their lives harder—and the democracy-hating billionaires.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
After 10 years of Trumpian mega propaganda, @democrats.org still have 0 strategy (networks and coalitions to amplify their voices), to reach beyond the base and engaged. To educate with passion.
Dems are comms luddites.
Make even a few % skeptical of the Trumpian propaganda machine, and you win.
Dems are comms luddites.
Make even a few % skeptical of the Trumpian propaganda machine, and you win.
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Donald Trump is historically unpopular and does not reflect the values of the American people.
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Donald Trump is historically unpopular and does not reflect the values of the American people.
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Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl gets grilled by SEN. TIM KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?”
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl gets grilled by SEN. TIM KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?”
really rich layout on this important story
"Slopulism," a type of viral content that @cip.uw.edu co-founder @katestarbird.bsky.social has called "participatory propaganda," has been a dynamic that's been "building for years," Starbird recently told @nytimes.com in an interview. [1/2]
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
When Posting Becomes Its Own Style of Politics
Social media has long been flooded with populist rage and discontent. What happens when the posts become policy?
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
really rich layout on this important story
"Summer 2025 in #Phoenix saw 113 consecutive days reach triple-digit temperatures. Statewide, the heat contributed to or caused the deaths of as many as 427 people last year.
#Arizona #epa
#Arizona #epa
“Our children and future generations will pay the price for this unprecedented attack on public health protections.”
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA's greenhouse gas regulation rollback | Arizona Mirror
Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA's greenhouse gas regulation rollback as advocates warn of impact on heat-plagued state
azmirror.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
they are just so stupid. we were the world leaders in #biotech, cancer, pandemic #research...
“Just because we say we’re going to stop caring about these issues doesn’t make the issues go away — it just makes us less prepared”
US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases #NIAID #NIH
“Just because we say we’re going to stop caring about these issues doesn’t make the issues go away — it just makes us less prepared”
US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases #NIAID #NIH
Staff at NIAID have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the US institute’s web pages, according to e-mails Nature has obtained. Read more about the shift in direction for NIAID.
go.nature.com/4twztMV
go.nature.com/4twztMV
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
go.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Americans want common-sense enforcement of immigration laws. Not federal-style goons in our streets.
youtube.com/shorts/WMRy2...
youtube.com/shorts/WMRy2...
Americans want common-sense enforcement of immigration laws. Not goons in our streets.
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Americans want common-sense enforcement of immigration laws. Not federal-style goons in our streets.
youtube.com/shorts/WMRy2...
youtube.com/shorts/WMRy2...
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Accommodation does not moderate authoritarian regimes, it emboldens them.
An important reminder that college and university leaders must fight to protect our democracy and intellectual freedom on college campuses. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
An important reminder that college and university leaders must fight to protect our democracy and intellectual freedom on college campuses. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Accommodation does not moderate authoritarian regimes, it emboldens them.
An important reminder that college and university leaders must fight to protect our democracy and intellectual freedom on college campuses. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
An important reminder that college and university leaders must fight to protect our democracy and intellectual freedom on college campuses. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
