Fred Vultee
@fredvultee.bsky.social
Journalism professor, longtime rimrat. Tar Heel by way of Mizzou. Framing, news practice, securitization theory, editing, cats, beer, banjos. Not all those who wander are lost, but TBF quite a few of them are really, really lost.
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this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
Law friends, in case it comes up in class today, how thick is the ice around the Brandenburg standard?
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Law friends, in case it comes up in class today, how thick is the ice around the Brandenburg standard?
It’s the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials, and some people could use a lesson on the “superior orders” question.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials, and some people could use a lesson on the “superior orders” question.
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This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This tracks: Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Comrade Cotton can’t pass up the cheap shot at CNN (gotta keep the cult happy), but … yeah, it’s been done. Link to #APNews in comments.
Cotton on Trump's boat strikes: "Use common sense. If any of these had been boats full of fisherman or refugees, CNN would've already been on the ground & interviewed all their families & told their stories. We can be confident all of these strikes have been against cartel-based drug traffickers."
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Comrade Cotton can’t pass up the cheap shot at CNN (gotta keep the cult happy), but … yeah, it’s been done. Link to #APNews in comments.
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Great to see this @iojournal.bsky.social special issue out! 15 short essays on what 2025 means for the future of global governance. Pleased to have a piece with @susanhyde.bsky.social on what the demise of U.S. domestic constraints means for world order. #IOFoGG
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November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great to see this @iojournal.bsky.social special issue out! 15 short essays on what 2025 means for the future of global governance. Pleased to have a piece with @susanhyde.bsky.social on what the demise of U.S. domestic constraints means for world order. #IOFoGG
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Today in history
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How the Nuremberg Trials prosecuted Nazi war criminals – DW – 11/20/2025
When the Allies brought senior Nazis leaders to trial in Nuremberg, it marked the first time that individuals, not just states, were held responsible for war crimes.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today in history
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Just for the record, #OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just for the record, #OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY
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In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus.
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus.
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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There is an appropriate response to this. One on each hand, in fact.
Trump's censor in chief at the FCC, Brendan Carr, just sent a letter to the heads of BBC, NPR and PBS informing them he's launching a "news distortion" probe into the BBC's editing of a documentary on Trump's Jan. 6 activities.
Here it is:
Here it is:
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
There is an appropriate response to this. One on each hand, in fact.
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This is the law. Passed down from our Founding Fathers, to ensure our military upholds its oath to the Constitution — not a king. Given Stephen Miller is directing much of a military policy, he should buff up on the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is the law. Passed down from our Founding Fathers, to ensure our military upholds its oath to the Constitution — not a king. Given Stephen Miller is directing much of a military policy, he should buff up on the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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NOW: Chief Judge Boasberg is holding a hearing in the Alien Enemies Act, and announces that he does plan on continuing the contempt proceedings.
He believes that will entail having people testify, but is asking the parties for their positions.
“Justice requires me to move promptly on this.”
He believes that will entail having people testify, but is asking the parties for their positions.
“Justice requires me to move promptly on this.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
NOW: Chief Judge Boasberg is holding a hearing in the Alien Enemies Act, and announces that he does plan on continuing the contempt proceedings.
He believes that will entail having people testify, but is asking the parties for their positions.
“Justice requires me to move promptly on this.”
He believes that will entail having people testify, but is asking the parties for their positions.
“Justice requires me to move promptly on this.”
Today in adulting, part II
Trump on Jerome Powell: "I'd love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The only thing Scott [Bessent] is blowing it on is the Fed. The rates are too high, Scott. And if you don't get it fixed fast, I'm going to fire your ass."
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today in adulting, part II
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We’ve seen research showing LLM chatbots can reduce belief in conspiracy theories in experimental settings: scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=e...
But in the wild, it seems that these tools likely contribute to strengthening belief in conspiracy theories for many.
But in the wild, it seems that these tools likely contribute to strengthening belief in conspiracy theories for many.
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We’ve seen research showing LLM chatbots can reduce belief in conspiracy theories in experimental settings: scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=e...
But in the wild, it seems that these tools likely contribute to strengthening belief in conspiracy theories for many.
But in the wild, it seems that these tools likely contribute to strengthening belief in conspiracy theories for many.
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New: I can confirm hasty US-Russia proposal being pushed to Ukrainians via Dmitriev-Witkoff to Umerov. It would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation, with people familiar saying it’s Kremlin’s maximalist demands.
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New: I can confirm hasty US-Russia proposal being pushed to Ukrainians via Dmitriev-Witkoff to Umerov. It would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation, with people familiar saying it’s Kremlin’s maximalist demands.
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Today in adulting.
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today in adulting.
Today in shocked! shocked!
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ChatGPT's Hallucination Problem: Study Finds More Than Half Of AI's References Are Fabricated Or Contain Errors
New study finds ChatGPT fabricates 20% of academic citations and introduces errors in 45% of real references, posing risks for researchers.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today in shocked! shocked!
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Classic #FoxNews head fake. On the homepage (No.2 story at this writing), it’s “defy commands“; on the story itself, it‘s “refuse illegal orders“—which, like it or not, is Commissar Hegseth’s obligation too.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Classic #FoxNews head fake. On the homepage (No.2 story at this writing), it’s “defy commands“; on the story itself, it‘s “refuse illegal orders“—which, like it or not, is Commissar Hegseth’s obligation too.
Peak snowflakery is in sight
Clyde: Point of order. You may not call the President of the United States a felon
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Peak snowflakery is in sight