Leslie Hahner
@lesliehahner.bsky.social
Professor of Disinformation and Visual Rhetoric. Author of To Become an American and Co-Author of Make America Meme Again.
Nerdy about images and visual resonance in media ecosystems.
Memes, popular culture, and visual messaging are my speciality
Nerdy about images and visual resonance in media ecosystems.
Memes, popular culture, and visual messaging are my speciality
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In our next Digital Defenders training, on May 27th at 8pm ET, we’re diving deep into meme culture: how it shapes politics, drives digital power, and how we can wield it to build feminist resistance, fight disinformation, and speak truth in the most viral format there is.
May 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In our next Digital Defenders training, on May 27th at 8pm ET, we’re diving deep into meme culture: how it shapes politics, drives digital power, and how we can wield it to build feminist resistance, fight disinformation, and speak truth in the most viral format there is.
We had a blast tonight! Join us next month for Digital Defenders!
🚨 Surveillance is here — and it’s targeting us.
Borders. Protests. Our phones. Our lives.
We’re not backing down. We’re getting smarter.
🔥 Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, April 29 @ 8PM ET for Digital Defenders — a crash course in fighting back: act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDApr...
Borders. Protests. Our phones. Our lives.
We’re not backing down. We’re getting smarter.
🔥 Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, April 29 @ 8PM ET for Digital Defenders — a crash course in fighting back: act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDApr...
April 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
We had a blast tonight! Join us next month for Digital Defenders!
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🚨 Surveillance is here — and it’s targeting us.
Borders. Protests. Our phones. Our lives.
We’re not backing down. We’re getting smarter.
🔥 Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, April 29 @ 8PM ET for Digital Defenders — a crash course in fighting back: act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDApr...
Borders. Protests. Our phones. Our lives.
We’re not backing down. We’re getting smarter.
🔥 Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, April 29 @ 8PM ET for Digital Defenders — a crash course in fighting back: act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDApr...
April 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🚨 Surveillance is here — and it’s targeting us.
Borders. Protests. Our phones. Our lives.
We’re not backing down. We’re getting smarter.
🔥 Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, April 29 @ 8PM ET for Digital Defenders — a crash course in fighting back: act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDApr...
Borders. Protests. Our phones. Our lives.
We’re not backing down. We’re getting smarter.
🔥 Join us TOMORROW on Tuesday, April 29 @ 8PM ET for Digital Defenders — a crash course in fighting back: act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDApr...
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New: House Democrats are threatening to kill all constitutional amendments for the rest of session unless the House votes to put school vouchers before voters in November.
They appear to have the numbers to make good on that special session-inducing threat.
They appear to have the numbers to make good on that special session-inducing threat.
Texas House Democrats could hold GOP priorities hostage to force statewide school vouchers vote
From The Blast: More than 50 House Democrats have signed on to a plan to spike all constitutional amendments unless the House allows voters to decide whether school vouchers will be legalized.
www.texastribune.org
April 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New: House Democrats are threatening to kill all constitutional amendments for the rest of session unless the House votes to put school vouchers before voters in November.
They appear to have the numbers to make good on that special session-inducing threat.
They appear to have the numbers to make good on that special session-inducing threat.
Reposted by Leslie Hahner
Remember: Republicans in Congress can put a stop to this at any time.
April 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Remember: Republicans in Congress can put a stop to this at any time.
5.2 million people in the streets!
How encouraging!!!
How encouraging!!!
April 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
5.2 million people in the streets!
How encouraging!!!
How encouraging!!!
When I first came to my current job, I couldn’t fully understand why my favorite mentor read books in the back row of employee meetings.
I get it now. That man is a legend.
I get it now. That man is a legend.
April 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When I first came to my current job, I couldn’t fully understand why my favorite mentor read books in the back row of employee meetings.
I get it now. That man is a legend.
I get it now. That man is a legend.
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Feeling personally victimized by your algorithm? We can fix that! Join us for our next Digital Defenders training tonight at 8pm ET. We’ll explore how platforms leverage algorithms to perpetuate disinformation, shape public opinion and show you how to outsmart them. Sign up here: bit.ly/3DW9I3m
March 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Feeling personally victimized by your algorithm? We can fix that! Join us for our next Digital Defenders training tonight at 8pm ET. We’ll explore how platforms leverage algorithms to perpetuate disinformation, shape public opinion and show you how to outsmart them. Sign up here: bit.ly/3DW9I3m
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Today we're standing with our partners at @genderlib.com as they kick off Trans Week of Visibility + Action (TWOVA). Join us for a national week of resistance, political education, and mass mobilization in defense of trans lives. Learn how you can take action here:
www.trans-week.com
www.trans-week.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today we're standing with our partners at @genderlib.com as they kick off Trans Week of Visibility + Action (TWOVA). Join us for a national week of resistance, political education, and mass mobilization in defense of trans lives. Learn how you can take action here:
www.trans-week.com
www.trans-week.com
Coming up on Thursday evening. Please join us 😊
The game is rigged. Algorithms are being deployed to suppress our voices and consolidate power. Join us for a training with Dr. Heather Woods and Dr. Leslie Hahner, who will discuss how platforms shape power dynamics online and how we can outsmart them. Register here: bit.ly/3DW9I3m
March 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Coming up on Thursday evening. Please join us 😊
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The game is rigged. Algorithms are being deployed to suppress our voices and consolidate power. Join us for a training with Dr. Heather Woods and Dr. Leslie Hahner, who will discuss how platforms shape power dynamics online and how we can outsmart them. Register here: bit.ly/3DW9I3m
March 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The game is rigged. Algorithms are being deployed to suppress our voices and consolidate power. Join us for a training with Dr. Heather Woods and Dr. Leslie Hahner, who will discuss how platforms shape power dynamics online and how we can outsmart them. Register here: bit.ly/3DW9I3m
Sometimes I feel like a competent person and then I have to randomly search “where does bronzer go” to do my makeup. And I’m humbled pretty quickly.
March 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Sometimes I feel like a competent person and then I have to randomly search “where does bronzer go” to do my makeup. And I’m humbled pretty quickly.
Spring is doing its thing 😊
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Spring is doing its thing 😊
Dr. Heather Woods and myself would love to have you join us for our next digital defenders event on March 27, 2025 at 8 pm.
Come learn with a few hundred besties!
act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDMar...
Come learn with a few hundred besties!
act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDMar...
Digital Defenders
Cracking the Code—Understanding Platforms, Algorithms & Power Thursday, March 27th, 8:00 PM ET Billionaire-owned platforms are fueling disinformation, silencing dissent, and rigging the digital ga...
act.womensmarch.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dr. Heather Woods and myself would love to have you join us for our next digital defenders event on March 27, 2025 at 8 pm.
Come learn with a few hundred besties!
act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDMar...
Come learn with a few hundred besties!
act.womensmarch.com/signup/DDMar...
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Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.
February 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.
Reposted by Leslie Hahner
Amid Trump’s attempts to “flood the zone” with hate and disinformation to wear us down, we must cut through the chaos by grounding in community and organizing smarter. Join us for a special edition of Digital Defenders to learn how we can defend our digital communities. Register here: bit.ly/42GT5mv
February 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Amid Trump’s attempts to “flood the zone” with hate and disinformation to wear us down, we must cut through the chaos by grounding in community and organizing smarter. Join us for a special edition of Digital Defenders to learn how we can defend our digital communities. Register here: bit.ly/42GT5mv
Please come learn with us ❤️
Amid Trump’s attempts to “flood the zone” with hate and disinformation to wear us down, we must cut through the chaos by grounding in community and organizing smarter. Join us for a special edition of Digital Defenders to learn how we can defend our digital communities. Register here: bit.ly/42GT5mv
February 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Please come learn with us ❤️
Watching the news to see Project 2025 propelled one executive order at a time.
January 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Watching the news to see Project 2025 propelled one executive order at a time.
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Disinformation played a huge role in our 2024 election results, and is a direct threat to our democratic system of government.
Let’s talk about how to break through disinformation to build a broader movement for democracy.
Sign up to join MomsRising’s first meeting of 2025.
mobilize.us/s/8Whxim
Let’s talk about how to break through disinformation to build a broader movement for democracy.
Sign up to join MomsRising’s first meeting of 2025.
mobilize.us/s/8Whxim
MomsRising Post-Inauguration Community Meeting: Organizing to Build a Better Future. · MomsRising
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We’re meeting immediately after the presidential inauguration to hit the ground running. In order to organize to build a better future, we’ll consider our information enviro...
mobilize.us
January 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Disinformation played a huge role in our 2024 election results, and is a direct threat to our democratic system of government.
Let’s talk about how to break through disinformation to build a broader movement for democracy.
Sign up to join MomsRising’s first meeting of 2025.
mobilize.us/s/8Whxim
Let’s talk about how to break through disinformation to build a broader movement for democracy.
Sign up to join MomsRising’s first meeting of 2025.
mobilize.us/s/8Whxim
We finished the first Feminist Cyber Force class tonight. Thank you to the @womensmarch.bsky.social for making it happen! And as always, thanks to Heather Suzanne Woods for her brilliance.
January 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
We finished the first Feminist Cyber Force class tonight. Thank you to the @womensmarch.bsky.social for making it happen! And as always, thanks to Heather Suzanne Woods for her brilliance.
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🧵 The Capitol Riot Map is an interactive visualization of the 1,600+ individuals connected to the events of January 6, 2021.
In the coming days, the Capitol Riot Map will be completed updated, and include an new feature: Pardon Watch.
Details on updates and how to support this project below 👇
In the coming days, the Capitol Riot Map will be completed updated, and include an new feature: Pardon Watch.
Details on updates and how to support this project below 👇
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🧵 The Capitol Riot Map is an interactive visualization of the 1,600+ individuals connected to the events of January 6, 2021.
In the coming days, the Capitol Riot Map will be completed updated, and include an new feature: Pardon Watch.
Details on updates and how to support this project below 👇
In the coming days, the Capitol Riot Map will be completed updated, and include an new feature: Pardon Watch.
Details on updates and how to support this project below 👇
I got my bulbs planted before the freeze and am ready to order wildflower seeds. If everything goes right, I should have a nice cutting garden this spring ❤️
And yes, small things are where I choose to focus my energies sometimes
And yes, small things are where I choose to focus my energies sometimes
January 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I got my bulbs planted before the freeze and am ready to order wildflower seeds. If everything goes right, I should have a nice cutting garden this spring ❤️
And yes, small things are where I choose to focus my energies sometimes
And yes, small things are where I choose to focus my energies sometimes
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Here's my TEDx Talk: "Reclaiming Opinions in the Age of Algorithms"!
Let me know what you think or if you want to chat further. ☺️
#TeamRhetoric
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFy...
Let me know what you think or if you want to chat further. ☺️
#TeamRhetoric
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFy...
Reclaiming Opinions in the Age of Algorithms | Caddie Alford | TEDxYouth@RVA
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Here's my TEDx Talk: "Reclaiming Opinions in the Age of Algorithms"!
Let me know what you think or if you want to chat further. ☺️
#TeamRhetoric
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFy...
Let me know what you think or if you want to chat further. ☺️
#TeamRhetoric
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCFy...
Todays find for my spring class
January 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Todays find for my spring class
My perfect day:
Wake up and hang with fam
Do some writing
Brunch
Nap
Teaching
Rain hell fire down on fascists
Girl dinner
Bed
Wake up and hang with fam
Do some writing
Brunch
Nap
Teaching
Rain hell fire down on fascists
Girl dinner
Bed
January 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My perfect day:
Wake up and hang with fam
Do some writing
Brunch
Nap
Teaching
Rain hell fire down on fascists
Girl dinner
Bed
Wake up and hang with fam
Do some writing
Brunch
Nap
Teaching
Rain hell fire down on fascists
Girl dinner
Bed