Marcus Mann
@drmann.bsky.social
Purdue University assistant professor of sociology. Duke University sociology PhD. Science, knowledge, and politics.
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Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
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We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
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The wellness pipeline: Tracing far-right health narratives on X - Piotr Marczyński, Catherine Tebaldi, 2025
This article examines how far-right groups advance political agendas through digital platforms, specifically by embedding reactionary ideology within health and...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excited to share that, with @cat-tebaldi.bsky.social , we’ve published a new article in New Media & Society!
We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
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We examine how far-right actors on X (formerly Twitter) instrumentalize wellness culture to spread reactionary ideology.
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New Clippings: Political violence on the rise, the decline of Jewish humor, threats to census expertise, and outrage-based media fueling polarization.
@paulbecker1999.bsky.social @drmann.bsky.social
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September 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New Clippings: Political violence on the rise, the decline of Jewish humor, threats to census expertise, and outrage-based media fueling polarization.
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Cat’s Folding Bedside Bassinet with Folding Wheels and Mobile
Slightly diminish a book:
To Injure a Mockingbird
To Injure a Mockingbird
Slightly diminish a book
Mid-level Manager of the Rings
Mid-level Manager of the Rings
September 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Cat’s Folding Bedside Bassinet with Folding Wheels and Mobile
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New study by @brendannyhan.bsky.social, @jasonreifler.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that prebunking election fraud rumors — by warning about anticipated false claims & filling conceptual gaps that those claims exploit — helps to reduce belief in falsehoods: www.science.org/content/arti...
Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims
New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say
www.science.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New study by @brendannyhan.bsky.social, @jasonreifler.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that prebunking election fraud rumors — by warning about anticipated false claims & filling conceptual gaps that those claims exploit — helps to reduce belief in falsehoods: www.science.org/content/arti...
Finally being called up to the big leagues.
August 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Finally being called up to the big leagues.
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New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357
Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
August 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
New job ad: Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College apply.interfolio.com/172357
Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
Please share with your networks. I am the search chair and happy to answer questions!
Well on the bright side www.avclub.com/mitchell-and...
Mitchell and Webb return with trailer for new sketch series Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping
Mitchell and Webb return with trailer for new sketch series Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping
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August 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Well on the bright side www.avclub.com/mitchell-and...
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New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
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possibly one of the most exciting theory papers in recent times, and just perfect that it's out there in the best sociology journal (imho).
from @acastroaraujo.bsky.social & @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social:
from @acastroaraujo.bsky.social & @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social:
How to Make a Functionalist Argument
Article: How to Make a Functionalist Argument | Sociological Science | Posted August 14, 2025
sociologicalscience.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
possibly one of the most exciting theory papers in recent times, and just perfect that it's out there in the best sociology journal (imho).
from @acastroaraujo.bsky.social & @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social:
from @acastroaraujo.bsky.social & @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social:
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Thread explaining how warped coverage that constantly promotes bad news (e.g. about crime rates) and ignores good news about the same topics, creates a distorted perception of reality — dynamics that make it difficult for a democratic country to identify, diagnose, and address actual problems.
1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year.
popular.info
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thread explaining how warped coverage that constantly promotes bad news (e.g. about crime rates) and ignores good news about the same topics, creates a distorted perception of reality — dynamics that make it difficult for a democratic country to identify, diagnose, and address actual problems.
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Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
www.wthr.com/article/news...
Purdue student detained by ICE and taken to troubled Louisiana holding facility
Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents.
www.wthr.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
www.wthr.com/article/news...
It’s come to my attention that this has come to Dan’s attention. Please proceed accordingly.
It has come my attention that, thanks to a reddit post on r/science, this article with @drmann.bsky.social on the quasi-religious characteristics of right-wing news media is trending. A temporary open access link from Sage below for anyone interested in digging into the argument and framework.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s come to my attention that this has come to Dan’s attention. Please proceed accordingly.
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It has come my attention that, thanks to a reddit post on r/science, this article with @drmann.bsky.social on the quasi-religious characteristics of right-wing news media is trending. A temporary open access link from Sage below for anyone interested in digging into the argument and framework.
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It has come my attention that, thanks to a reddit post on r/science, this article with @drmann.bsky.social on the quasi-religious characteristics of right-wing news media is trending. A temporary open access link from Sage below for anyone interested in digging into the argument and framework.
"Hope this email finds you in good." is my new favorite predatory journal email opener.
July 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Hope this email finds you in good." is my new favorite predatory journal email opener.
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I decided to make a long blog post combining general sociological things I am aware of with personal observations of cultural and lifestyle differences between the UK and USA.
sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comp...
sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comp...
Comparisons Between Life in the UK and the USA
For most of my life I have lived in the UK, but for six years I lived in the United States of America. Somewhat erratic and unpleasant polit...
sootyempiric.blogspot.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I decided to make a long blog post combining general sociological things I am aware of with personal observations of cultural and lifestyle differences between the UK and USA.
sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comp...
sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comp...
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My team is organizing a workshop on information disorder at the CSCW conference (Oct 18, Bergen, Norway). We aim to convene scholars committed to understanding mis & disinfo, scams, online hate, etc. Applicants should submit 2-6 page position papers by Aug 1: cscw2025infodisorder.netlify.app
CSCW 2025 Information Disorder Workshop
cscw2025infodisorder.netlify.app
July 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My team is organizing a workshop on information disorder at the CSCW conference (Oct 18, Bergen, Norway). We aim to convene scholars committed to understanding mis & disinfo, scams, online hate, etc. Applicants should submit 2-6 page position papers by Aug 1: cscw2025infodisorder.netlify.app
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*Republicans* now approaching pre-Trump levels of saying immigration is a good thing for the country
About that record-high share of Americans saying immigration is good for the country: The surge is primarily driven by *Republicans* changing their tune. Rs have become much more positive on immigration than they had been before Trump took office.
July 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
*Republicans* now approaching pre-Trump levels of saying immigration is a good thing for the country
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New paper on by Hansjörg Schwertz & my colleague Dana Tulodziecki, who is doing cool work on space ethics now!
@purduephilosophy.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@purduephilosophy.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
High-risk private space missions have potential impact on government-sponsored programs - npj Microgravity
Private space missions such as Polaris Dawn exemplify the challenges facing the evolving landscape of space exploration. Polaris Dawn involved high-risk groundbreaking elements that included the first...
www.nature.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New paper on by Hansjörg Schwertz & my colleague Dana Tulodziecki, who is doing cool work on space ethics now!
@purduephilosophy.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@purduephilosophy.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Blog post uses Google trends including sample variation to discuss evidence for how and when Jena 6 message spread. Thanks to @awmercer.bsky.social , @gstocking.bsky.social ing.bsky.social , @floriankeusch.bsky.social and @drmann.bsky.social for help about instability in GT.
Google Trends About Jena – Race, Politics, Justice
www.ssc.wisc.edu
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Blog post uses Google trends including sample variation to discuss evidence for how and when Jena 6 message spread. Thanks to @awmercer.bsky.social , @gstocking.bsky.social ing.bsky.social , @floriankeusch.bsky.social and @drmann.bsky.social for help about instability in GT.