In a new paper we analyzed 43,932 randomized news headlines and found causal evidence in support of the out-group animosity hypothesis:

Negativity about out-groups boosted engagement by 14.1%, compared to just 1.6% for negativity about in-groups.
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Ukraine opposition leaders confirm talks with U.S. but deny plotting to oust Zelenskyy - The Guardian

And just like that, overnight, there’s a US-Russia axis. If you made a movie out of this people would say it’s an absurd premise

Certain black humour in Bezos’s instructions. “From now on, you are only allowed to write about freedom.”

At this point Trump is basically Putin’s glove puppet

Opinion: The U.S. actually has a huge trade surplus in services – that’s where Canada should hit - The Globe and Mail

Montreal brasserie won’t show the Superbowl to protest Trump tariff threats.

I swear +1 really does keep disappearing from the Ottawa forecast

Quebec politicians boycott Disney+, Netflix over Trump tariff threats https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/article735310.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky

Trudeau’s only mistake in admitting a mistake is not doing it sooner: The Prime Minister’s message is that the government is changing course to put a pause on population growth, but the real issue for the Liberals is whether it’s too