Ben Marx
@benmarx.bsky.social
senior editorial operations manager @ morning brew | shaking my head at the dystopia so people know i disagree with it
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NEW: Bari Weiss’s University of Austin, touted as a haven for free academic inquiry, has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary’s speech-suppressing regime.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
How a Free-Speech University Sidles Up to Orbán’s Strongman Rule
Bari Weiss's University of Austin, touted as a haven for free academic inquiry, has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary's speech-suppressing regime
www.thenation.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEW: Bari Weiss’s University of Austin, touted as a haven for free academic inquiry, has a dozen scholars and officials with ties to Hungary’s speech-suppressing regime.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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"the most jarring aesthetic in this burgeoning MAGA stagecraft is the unbridled embrace of face-altering procedures: plastic surgery, veneers, and injectables like Botox and fillers." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
In your face: The brutal aesthetics of MAGA
Does proximity to power rely on a specific look?
www.motherjones.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"the most jarring aesthetic in this burgeoning MAGA stagecraft is the unbridled embrace of face-altering procedures: plastic surgery, veneers, and injectables like Botox and fillers." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
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If you're interested in learning about the Jewish ethnic caricature in the early 20th cent. check out @benmarx.bsky.social's dad, now-retired Rabbi Jeff Marx, new book - and who's doing a Zoom about it tonight!
Gonna be relevant again, I'm afraid
osu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Gonna be relevant again, I'm afraid
osu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you're interested in learning about the Jewish ethnic caricature in the early 20th cent. check out @benmarx.bsky.social's dad, now-retired Rabbi Jeff Marx, new book - and who's doing a Zoom about it tonight!
Gonna be relevant again, I'm afraid
osu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Gonna be relevant again, I'm afraid
osu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
w/ @floodlightnews.org, @towcenter.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
w/ @floodlightnews.org, @towcenter.bsky.social
Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping.
A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.
propub.li
January 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
w/ @floodlightnews.org, @towcenter.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
w/ @floodlightnews.org, @towcenter.bsky.social
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btw if you've never read Roger Ebert's review of The Mummy it's so good it changed me as a person
December 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
btw if you've never read Roger Ebert's review of The Mummy it's so good it changed me as a person
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"conspiracy theory beliefs that are more “fringe,” held by smaller groups of homogenous people, are likely to be more strongly correlated with (support for) violence than beliefs in more popular theories."
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-...
The relationship between conspiracy theory beliefs and political violence | HKS Misinformation Review
Recent instances of political violence have prompted concerns over the relationship between conspiracy theory beliefs and violence. Here, we examine the relationships between beliefs in various conspi...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu
December 18, 2024 at 5:12 PM
"conspiracy theory beliefs that are more “fringe,” held by smaller groups of homogenous people, are likely to be more strongly correlated with (support for) violence than beliefs in more popular theories."
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-...
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-...
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NYT reports that militias are chomping at the bit to assist in Trump's mass deportation plans.
And Richard Mack, who leads an org of radical sheriffs, suggested it'd be "a lot easier and a lot cheaper and a lot more effective" if the Trump admin tapped his org
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
And Richard Mack, who leads an org of radical sheriffs, suggested it'd be "a lot easier and a lot cheaper and a lot more effective" if the Trump admin tapped his org
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
Far-Right Militias Seek Role in Trump Deportation Plan
The incoming administration said it would not rely on outside groups to carry out its plan to deport millions of immigrants, but militias have a long record of inserting themselves into patrolling the...
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:01 PM
NYT reports that militias are chomping at the bit to assist in Trump's mass deportation plans.
And Richard Mack, who leads an org of radical sheriffs, suggested it'd be "a lot easier and a lot cheaper and a lot more effective" if the Trump admin tapped his org
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
And Richard Mack, who leads an org of radical sheriffs, suggested it'd be "a lot easier and a lot cheaper and a lot more effective" if the Trump admin tapped his org
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...
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Very normal things happening at my neighborhood wine and spirits shop.
December 7, 2023 at 2:05 AM
Very normal things happening at my neighborhood wine and spirits shop.
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The deepfaked near future may be scary in theory, but the distribution systems and incentives in place right now mean that old-fashioned shallowfake lying and bullshit are already plenty able to carry the day on their own
Fascinating Late Twitter experience tonight. Posted photos and video from the ceasefire protest outside DNC. QTed a congressman who (falsely) said protesters tried to break in. Spent *hours* watching accounts tweet videos that didn't show them breaking in, claiming it did show that.
November 16, 2023 at 12:52 PM
The deepfaked near future may be scary in theory, but the distribution systems and incentives in place right now mean that old-fashioned shallowfake lying and bullshit are already plenty able to carry the day on their own
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hi Bluesky sorry it’s been a minute, *gestures at news environment*, I went to Florida for 5 days and wrote the kind of long magazine essay that jschool students dream of, and I genuinely think you might learn something new from these young Floridians @teenvogue.bsky.social
How Young Floridians Are Fighting “Florida-Grown Fascism” Under Ron DeSantis
“The obstacle is just living, at this point; trying to make sure that everybody lives in peace, and [can] get Florida back to what it was.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 11, 2023 at 5:41 AM
hi Bluesky sorry it’s been a minute, *gestures at news environment*, I went to Florida for 5 days and wrote the kind of long magazine essay that jschool students dream of, and I genuinely think you might learn something new from these young Floridians @teenvogue.bsky.social