Dr. Steven Buckley
@stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Media Sociology. PhD in Journalism and US media. Researching digital streaming culture, political communication and authenticity.
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The DoJ and FBI are literally trying to cover up a murder.
An ICE agent shot an innocent woman in the face in broad daylight on camera, with multiple witnesses and he’s going to get away with it.
An ICE agent shot an innocent woman in the face in broad daylight on camera, with multiple witnesses and he’s going to get away with it.
New: an FBI agent who took the routine step of investigating the ICE officer who shot Renee Good has resigned after FBI leadership discouraged the investigation
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The DoJ and FBI are literally trying to cover up a murder.
An ICE agent shot an innocent woman in the face in broad daylight on camera, with multiple witnesses and he’s going to get away with it.
An ICE agent shot an innocent woman in the face in broad daylight on camera, with multiple witnesses and he’s going to get away with it.
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"Haidt’s claims of inherent harm are not well-founded, and the policy proposals to ban kids entirely from social media are a bad idea. For older teenage boys, having no social media was associated with *worse* outcomes than having too much of it"
Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up
For years now, we’ve been repeatedly pointing out that the “social media is destroying kids” narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of…
www.techdirt.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:16 AM
"Haidt’s claims of inherent harm are not well-founded, and the policy proposals to ban kids entirely from social media are a bad idea. For older teenage boys, having no social media was associated with *worse* outcomes than having too much of it"
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The government might as well be posting on Truth Social. There’s no reason to stay on X.
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The government might as well be posting on Truth Social. There’s no reason to stay on X.
What the hell is that backdrop?
So weird and ominous. Why?
So weird and ominous. Why?
BREAKING: Next week Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out the most significant reforms to policing this country has seen in 200 years
January 23, 2026 at 7:08 PM
What the hell is that backdrop?
So weird and ominous. Why?
So weird and ominous. Why?
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Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
The White House
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The White House
The opposing views were probably people who thought ICE weren't going far enough....
Q: Did you invite anybody with an opposing point of view to your roundtable to get an idea of why people are upset here?
JD VANCE: I don't even know whether it's public, but yes we met with people with opposing views at the roundtable
JD VANCE: I don't even know whether it's public, but yes we met with people with opposing views at the roundtable
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The opposing views were probably people who thought ICE weren't going far enough....
I have long wondered why the BBC had not done this.
When I started my PhD in 2014 I included the BBC in my YT news sample but they were frankly dwarfed by nearly everyone (and still are in many ways).
Hope this changes.
When I started my PhD in 2014 I included the BBC in my YT news sample but they were frankly dwarfed by nearly everyone (and still are in many ways).
Hope this changes.
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I have long wondered why the BBC had not done this.
When I started my PhD in 2014 I included the BBC in my YT news sample but they were frankly dwarfed by nearly everyone (and still are in many ways).
Hope this changes.
When I started my PhD in 2014 I included the BBC in my YT news sample but they were frankly dwarfed by nearly everyone (and still are in many ways).
Hope this changes.
And we will still be expected to believe this is from all the hand shaking he is doing.
The press really need to start asking more consistent questions about his physical and mental health.
The press really need to start asking more consistent questions about his physical and mental health.
Trump's *left* hand -- not the one that is usually disfigured -- now has a large bruise and is discolored
These pictures are from today in Davos and are via Chip Somodevilla (Getty) and Fabrice Coffrini (AFP)
These pictures are from today in Davos and are via Chip Somodevilla (Getty) and Fabrice Coffrini (AFP)
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
And we will still be expected to believe this is from all the hand shaking he is doing.
The press really need to start asking more consistent questions about his physical and mental health.
The press really need to start asking more consistent questions about his physical and mental health.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
A bunch of old, out of touch clueless people banning something that they fundamentally do not understand.
"...police officers, teachers and hundreds of thousands of parents clearly demanded action, and the Lords have listened"
How about the experts saying it's a dumb and wrong move?
"...police officers, teachers and hundreds of thousands of parents clearly demanded action, and the Lords have listened"
How about the experts saying it's a dumb and wrong move?
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
A bunch of old, out of touch clueless people banning something that they fundamentally do not understand.
"...police officers, teachers and hundreds of thousands of parents clearly demanded action, and the Lords have listened"
How about the experts saying it's a dumb and wrong move?
"...police officers, teachers and hundreds of thousands of parents clearly demanded action, and the Lords have listened"
How about the experts saying it's a dumb and wrong move?
In times gone by, any president from either party saying this on an international stage would have been stoked calls for impeachment.
Now, his press secretary wont even be asked about what is considered a 'normal' thing for him to say.
Now, his press secretary wont even be asked about what is considered a 'normal' thing for him to say.
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
In times gone by, any president from either party saying this on an international stage would have been stoked calls for impeachment.
Now, his press secretary wont even be asked about what is considered a 'normal' thing for him to say.
Now, his press secretary wont even be asked about what is considered a 'normal' thing for him to say.
Further evidence that it is incredibly dumb for Labour to worry about losing voters to Reform when in fact they are far more likely to hemorrhage votes to the Greens.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Further evidence that it is incredibly dumb for Labour to worry about losing voters to Reform when in fact they are far more likely to hemorrhage votes to the Greens.
Really wish people would start heckling.
the room is so silent for Trump's lie-fest in Davos that you could hear someone fart
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Really wish people would start heckling.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Teenage girls who use social media daily are less likely to harm themselves and attempt suicide – one of many unmentionable realities major health surveys show
Teenage girls who use social media daily are less likely to harm themselves and attempt suicide – one of many unmentionable realities major health surveys show
Officials’ and professionals’ dismissals and distortions of the worst menaces to teenagers’ mental and physical health are inexcusable.
mikemales.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Teenage girls who use social media daily are less likely to harm themselves and attempt suicide – one of many unmentionable realities major health surveys show
It's been 50 minutes of low energy whining.
How he or his team thinks this helps in anyway is beyond me.
How he or his team thinks this helps in anyway is beyond me.
Omg this press conference is going to go on forever
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 PM
It's been 50 minutes of low energy whining.
How he or his team thinks this helps in anyway is beyond me.
How he or his team thinks this helps in anyway is beyond me.
I wish one of the actual journalists in the room would stick their hand up and then just ask "Sir, what the fuck are you rambling out? You gonna announce anything or can we just go?"
Also CNN has just dropped the feed after 40mins.
Also CNN has just dropped the feed after 40mins.
Trump has been rambling for 35mins now.
Nothing of substance. Very low energy. Just garbling over a bunch of stats written in front of him.
Aside from he wanted to do this so he did it, I'm not sure why he is doing this.
Nothing of substance. Very low energy. Just garbling over a bunch of stats written in front of him.
Aside from he wanted to do this so he did it, I'm not sure why he is doing this.
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I wish one of the actual journalists in the room would stick their hand up and then just ask "Sir, what the fuck are you rambling out? You gonna announce anything or can we just go?"
Also CNN has just dropped the feed after 40mins.
Also CNN has just dropped the feed after 40mins.
Trump has been rambling for 35mins now.
Nothing of substance. Very low energy. Just garbling over a bunch of stats written in front of him.
Aside from he wanted to do this so he did it, I'm not sure why he is doing this.
Nothing of substance. Very low energy. Just garbling over a bunch of stats written in front of him.
Aside from he wanted to do this so he did it, I'm not sure why he is doing this.
January 20, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Trump has been rambling for 35mins now.
Nothing of substance. Very low energy. Just garbling over a bunch of stats written in front of him.
Aside from he wanted to do this so he did it, I'm not sure why he is doing this.
Nothing of substance. Very low energy. Just garbling over a bunch of stats written in front of him.
Aside from he wanted to do this so he did it, I'm not sure why he is doing this.
Like one of the goon sidekicks who is robbing bank.
"Everybody stay calm and do and we say and nobody gets hurt!"
"Everybody stay calm and do and we say and nobody gets hurt!"
Bessent: "Everyone take a deep breath. Do not escalate. Do not escalate. President Trump has a strategy here. Hear him out and then everything will be fine."
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Like one of the goon sidekicks who is robbing bank.
"Everybody stay calm and do and we say and nobody gets hurt!"
"Everybody stay calm and do and we say and nobody gets hurt!"
The fact it's a tour makes it sound like they are going to go on a mass killing spree.
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The fact it's a tour makes it sound like they are going to go on a mass killing spree.
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Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Love this line.
All those datacentres might well end up as empty shells. Ultimately, we could be witnessing “the largest laser-tag arena construction of all time,” he jokes.
All those datacentres might well end up as empty shells. Ultimately, we could be witnessing “the largest laser-tag arena construction of all time,” he jokes.
Was honored to get the call to be one of The Guardian’s Big Interviews in G2. A thorough and thoughtful piece that digs into the real fundaments of the AI bubble narrative.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Ed Zitron on big tech, backlash, boom and bust: ‘AI has taught us that people are excited to replace human beings’
His blunt, brash scepticism has made the podcaster and writer something of a cult figure. But as concern over large language models builds, he’s no longer the outsider he once was
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Love this line.
All those datacentres might well end up as empty shells. Ultimately, we could be witnessing “the largest laser-tag arena construction of all time,” he jokes.
All those datacentres might well end up as empty shells. Ultimately, we could be witnessing “the largest laser-tag arena construction of all time,” he jokes.
Democrats will be shown this clip and then asked how THEY should go about toning down the rhetoric.
imagine if a Democratic elected official talked about Republicans like this
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Democrats will be shown this clip and then asked how THEY should go about toning down the rhetoric.
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Trump isn't the first one to be gifted a Nobel. Goebbels got one that way too. h/t @deanbaker13.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Trump isn't the first one to be gifted a Nobel. Goebbels got one that way too. h/t @deanbaker13.bsky.social