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Cynthia Miller-Idriss
@milleridriss.bsky.social
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Founding Director @perilresearch.bsky.social, testing ideas to prevent violence & build social cohesion. Author, Man Up, Hate in the Homeland, The Extreme Gone Mainstream. MSNBC columnist. Can accept many opinions as long as we agree all dogs go to heaven. .. more

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an American sociologist. She is a professor in the Schools of Public Affairs and Education at American University. She is the founding director of the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL). .. more

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · Nov 25
New followers! I’m an academic & scholar who writes for the public about upstream prevention of violence & analysis of misogyny, white supremacist extremism & more. But my favorite essays are this trio I wrote about my mom & what it means to be forgotten. 1/

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Perspective | My mother forgot who I was, and it made me a better daughter
Watching my mother’s erasure has been vicious. But I have also come to realize that despite all I’ve lost, I’ve gained something, too.
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 1d
@milleridriss.bsky.social has free, English-language events in Germany this week! Come learn how misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence.

Tomorrow, 11 Nov, 7:00pm CET at @unituebingen.bsky.social: hubs.ly/Q03R6YGW0
16 Nov, 3:30pm CET with Amerikazentrum Hamburg: hubs.ly/Q03R6YL70
Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism by Cynthia Miller-Idriss Cynthia Miller-Idriss

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 1d
ugh

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 1d
it is embedded in the report a problem with this item link, i think- and then you get a drop down…

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 1d
gross.🤢

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 1d
ugh. thank you

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 1d
yes, that’s what it looks like

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 1d
I wrote a whole book on tshirts like this. Did not expect to see one for sale at Walmart. You can report it (as I have) by scrolling down on the item’s page and reporting it for offensive or prohibited content.
a tshirt for sale the says Paper Beats Rock, with the hand symbol for “paper” a Nazi salute and the hand signal for “rock” the iconography of a raised liberation fist as used by Black Lives Matter

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PERIL @perilresearch.bsky.social · 4d
Today's highlight of "Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age", @milleridriss.bsky.social talks with Rachel Louise Snyder and Kaethe Morris Hoffer on how online conspiracy theories and intimate partner violence affect the real epidemic of sexual violence in the U.S.

Listen here:
Episode 3: You Made Me
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 4d
I wasn’t sure how far it would be! I’m keeping fingers crossed for good weather too../

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 4d
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 4d
I think the definition of “enormous” is the sticking point. It has to be in the billions and billions to outweigh the gains from running the ads. And enforcement? I’m hopeful-but-not-hopeful…

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 4d
Things I can’t believe we still ask

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 4d
This is one of the most important things to understand about why regulation of social media platforms won’t work, even if we can get it done, unless the fines are high enough to swamp the profit platforms get from running harmful content.
jeffhorwitz.bsky.social Jeff Horwitz @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 4d
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.

That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 4d
ffs, @nytimes.com
INTERESTING TIMES WITH ROSS DOUTHAT Did Women Ruin the Workplace?

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Jeff Horwitz @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 4d
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.

That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 5d
Vermont is Manning Up, just added to the 2026 calendar, this event @phoenixbooks.biz with @vermontgmg.bsky.social on Jan 23 in Burlington. Come join us!

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Man Up: Cynthia Miller-Idriss on Misogyny and Violent Extremism
Proudly independent, Phoenix Books serves book lovers of VT in Essex, Burlington, and Rutland. Let us help you find your new favorite book!
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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
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PERIL @perilresearch.bsky.social · 5d
Produced by Long Story Short Media and @milleridriss.bsky.social with guest Mark Greene, Executive Editor for the Good Men Project and co-founder of WalkingTalkingMen.

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 5d
(2/3) In the fifth episode of the "Man Up" podcast, @milleridriss.bsky.social explores the erasure of gender nonconformity with Kaitlyn Tierney, co-founder of the nonprofit Diverting Hate, & speaks to Christopher & Tobi Lennertz for a family’s perspective on their real, lived experiences.
A Long Story Short Media Podcast. Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 5d
15 women to follow, amplify, & emulate, especially as we see more attention to the so-called “womanosphere” of women content producers who promote submissive, subservient roles, urge women to renounce ambition and paid work, & have all the babies with none of the caregiving support they deserve.

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 6d
@milleridriss.bsky.social has free, English-language events in Germany next week! Come learn about how misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence.

11 Nov, 7:00 pm CET at @unituebingen.bsky.social: hubs.ly/Q03R6YGW0
16 Nov, 3:30 pm CET with Amerikazentrum Hamburg: hubs.ly/Q03R6YL70
Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism by Cynthia Miller-Idriss Cynthia Miller-Idriss

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 6d
F**k Rogan!
F**k Tate!

Where are all the articles on the PROGRESSIVE FEMALE INFLUENCERS???
15 Women's Rights Influencers and Advocates Raising Awareness
Women’s rights influencers and advocates take to social media to fight for everything from equal rights to ending period poverty.
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 6d
You won’t want to miss this one- Jen Barnes, owner of the Rough&Tumble bar in Seattle, is going to be an incredible conversation partner on all of the issues related to everyday misogyny, women’s sports, violence, and more…
townhallseattle.bsky.social Town Hall Seattle @townhallseattle.bsky.social · 6d
12/10 at 7:30 PM | @milleridriss.bsky.social, a leading expert on extremism, reveals how an epidemic of misogyny—both online and off—is driving an exponential rise in violence.

🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/zq97dsO
Green promotional graphic for event with Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Jen Barnes, scheduled for Dec 10 at 7:30 PM. Headshots of both speakers are included with the book cover of "Man Up: The New Misogyny & the Rise of Violent Extremism." Presented by Town Hall Seattle.

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Town Hall Seattle @townhallseattle.bsky.social · 6d
12/10 at 7:30 PM | @milleridriss.bsky.social, a leading expert on extremism, reveals how an epidemic of misogyny—both online and off—is driving an exponential rise in violence.

🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/zq97dsO
Green promotional graphic for event with Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Jen Barnes, scheduled for Dec 10 at 7:30 PM. Headshots of both speakers are included with the book cover of "Man Up: The New Misogyny & the Rise of Violent Extremism." Presented by Town Hall Seattle.

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PERIL @perilresearch.bsky.social · 6d
Over the next couple weeks, we'll be highlighting themes in each episode from the "Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age" Podcast. Produced by Long Story Short Media with @milleridriss.bsky.social
Listen here:
Episode 1: You Will Not Replace Us
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 10d
Can better understanding misogyny stop gun violence? @bradgage.bsky.social talks to extremism expert and Man Up author @milleridriss.bsky.social for the Real Feels podcast:
Can Understanding Misogyny Stop Gun Violence? - With Cynthia Miller Idriss
Podcast Episode · Real Feels - Modern Masculinity with Brad Gage · 10/28/2025 · 36m
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 10d
It was my pleasure, really!

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 10d
thank you! Ottawans do not scare easily (bad weather or hard topics!). Terrific audience & discussion.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 10d
Wonderful, rainy evening last night spent listening to @milleridriss.bsky.social discuss her new book on misogyny and radicalization. Get a copy! It's such important work.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Jennifer Evans in conversation on stage in a church with a slide behind them showing Cynthia's new book "Man Up"

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss @milleridriss.bsky.social · 10d
Great to have time with you Ben, look forward to following up!