@mmasnick.bsky.social Did you ever get a copy of the study, mentioned on the October 16 Control-Alt-Speech podcast, about social media's effect on the cognitive skills of children? I got a copy of it and I'm wondering if you did and what you think of it.
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social Did you ever get a copy of the study, mentioned on the October 16 Control-Alt-Speech podcast, about social media's effect on the cognitive skills of children? I got a copy of it and I'm wondering if you did and what you think of it.
Look what arrived today! Can't wait to try it out! I'm hoping to figure out how to play it with my New Media class this semester (can 18 people play at once?). @mmasnick.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Look what arrived today! Can't wait to try it out! I'm hoping to figure out how to play it with my New Media class this semester (can 18 people play at once?). @mmasnick.bsky.social
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A former GOP regular on my show was incensed at Biden’s use of the term “MAGA Republican” and said it was the most divisive thing he ever heard a president say.
The media made a HUGE deal out of "basket of deplorables" and "cling to their guns or religion."
But, of course, it will totally ignore Trump saying he hates Democrats: "I hate them. I believe they hate their country."
But, of course, it will totally ignore Trump saying he hates Democrats: "I hate them. I believe they hate their country."
in addition to his "shylocks" comment, i can't imagine the media backlash if Biden said anything like from this screenshot - that he "hates Republicans" - and i'm also tired of having this "IMAGINE IF BIDEN!" thought experiment but it's just a constant reminder of the double standards
July 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A former GOP regular on my show was incensed at Biden’s use of the term “MAGA Republican” and said it was the most divisive thing he ever heard a president say.
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Way to go @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social!
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching it anyway.
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
June 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Way to go @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social!
Sounds like the prostate cancer my father had, and he lived 4+ years after diagnosis. While on dialysis most of that time.
Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
Former president Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
www.wbur.org
May 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the prostate cancer my father had, and he lived 4+ years after diagnosis. While on dialysis most of that time.
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Poker Face season 2 launches TODAY on Peacock! It’s a case-of-the-week episodic show, an ode to stuff like Columbo, Rockford… fun guest stars each week, truly episodic so you can pretty much drop into any episode. No heavy lifting, just a good time every time. Share & enjoy!
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Poker Face season 2 launches TODAY on Peacock! It’s a case-of-the-week episodic show, an ode to stuff like Columbo, Rockford… fun guest stars each week, truly episodic so you can pretty much drop into any episode. No heavy lifting, just a good time every time. Share & enjoy!
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putting this edit i made last year here in honor of my son kylo ren (and also ryan gosling being in star wars now i guess)
April 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
putting this edit i made last year here in honor of my son kylo ren (and also ryan gosling being in star wars now i guess)
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Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Yes! So excited for this!
Alexander Skarsgård Is #Murderbot: Get First Look at Apple TV+ Adaptation, Find Out When It Premieres
Alexander Skarsgård Is Murderbot: Get First Look at Apple TV+ Adaptation, Find Out When It Premieres
Alexander Skarsgård stars in Apple TV+'s 'Murderbot' TV series adaptation — get first look and release date.
tvline.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes! So excited for this!
Unpopular opinion: I don't love Severance.
January 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Unpopular opinion: I don't love Severance.
Guess I'll just re-read the Murderbot books again.
January 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Guess I'll just re-read the Murderbot books again.
We don't talk enough about Stephen Crane's poems.
January 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We don't talk enough about Stephen Crane's poems.
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All of these nomination hearings in a nutshell:
Congress: “Will you break the law if the President tells you to?”
Nominee: “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”
Congress: “Will you break the law if the President tells you to?”
Nominee: “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”
January 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
All of these nomination hearings in a nutshell:
Congress: “Will you break the law if the President tells you to?”
Nominee: “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”
Congress: “Will you break the law if the President tells you to?”
Nominee: “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”
There are so many awful things/people Mullin supports (like Hegseth), so maybe talk about that instead of making fun of his name. It's childish.
how many senators have two normal names scrunched into one in an embarrassing way
Markwayne Mullin: "Senator Kaine, or I guess I better use the senator from Virginia, starts bringing up the fact that 'what if you showed up drunk to your job?' How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night? ... how many senators have gotten a divorce for cheating?"
January 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
There are so many awful things/people Mullin supports (like Hegseth), so maybe talk about that instead of making fun of his name. It's childish.
Me: When I was picking up the car at the dealer's, I saw a cool dog! It was a Cairn Terrier/Corgi mix and it looked like a Cairn Terrier with Corgi legs!
Son: Was the dog buying a car?
Son: Was the dog buying a car?
January 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Me: When I was picking up the car at the dealer's, I saw a cool dog! It was a Cairn Terrier/Corgi mix and it looked like a Cairn Terrier with Corgi legs!
Son: Was the dog buying a car?
Son: Was the dog buying a car?
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When Joseph McCarthy was wandering around wrecking people's lives, the State Department purged most of its experts on China, which meant most of its experts on east Asia other than Japan. This meant that the government was largely flying blind when deciding whether to get involved in Vietnam.
Nothing to worry about here, just a political purge of our national security apparatus that will replace long-serving experts with dimwitted bootlickers.
I'm sure our safety and security won't be impacted at all.
I'm sure our safety and security won't be impacted at all.
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When Joseph McCarthy was wandering around wrecking people's lives, the State Department purged most of its experts on China, which meant most of its experts on east Asia other than Japan. This meant that the government was largely flying blind when deciding whether to get involved in Vietnam.
Sometimes I start a crappy mini-series based on a crappy book, and then I get the crappy book and read it in an hour or so just so I can find out who the bad guy is before the crappy mini-series is over.
When I do this, I never add the crappy book to my Goodreads. No one needs to know what I did.
When I do this, I never add the crappy book to my Goodreads. No one needs to know what I did.
January 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Sometimes I start a crappy mini-series based on a crappy book, and then I get the crappy book and read it in an hour or so just so I can find out who the bad guy is before the crappy mini-series is over.
When I do this, I never add the crappy book to my Goodreads. No one needs to know what I did.
When I do this, I never add the crappy book to my Goodreads. No one needs to know what I did.
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This is vile. One of the right's biggest current stars is attacking sign-language interpreters literally because he doesn't like the way they look. And, of course, he's doing it without putting in a minute of work to grasp the differences in the ways deaf people use ASL, lip reading, and captions.
🔊 PSA for nondisabled people 🔊
It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.
ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.
Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.
ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.
Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
January 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is vile. One of the right's biggest current stars is attacking sign-language interpreters literally because he doesn't like the way they look. And, of course, he's doing it without putting in a minute of work to grasp the differences in the ways deaf people use ASL, lip reading, and captions.
Thanks to my threatening to leave Meta apps, I have all these new followers (old friends) and now I feel lke I have to post more. :D Let me say that this week's episode of Silo was the best of the series so far.
January 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks to my threatening to leave Meta apps, I have all these new followers (old friends) and now I feel lke I have to post more. :D Let me say that this week's episode of Silo was the best of the series so far.
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My brother has been a wildfire fighter for 10+ years. His top safety advice to me has always been to be the first one on the road. It's doubly true with 0% containment and LA traffic. If you're thinking of evacuating, and your gut is telling you that you'll need to, don't wait for the order. Leave.
January 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My brother has been a wildfire fighter for 10+ years. His top safety advice to me has always been to be the first one on the road. It's doubly true with 0% containment and LA traffic. If you're thinking of evacuating, and your gut is telling you that you'll need to, don't wait for the order. Leave.
Favorite day of the year, time for my favorite Doctor Who episode:
December 21, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Favorite day of the year, time for my favorite Doctor Who episode:
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Elon Musk and Pete Hesgeth are the kind of tough alpha males that America needs, according to their mommies
December 4, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Elon Musk and Pete Hesgeth are the kind of tough alpha males that America needs, according to their mommies
5 romance authors I’ve read 5+ books by...
Hey, I think I can do 10 romance authors I've read 10 books by:
Jennifer Crusie
Suzanne Brockman
Mary Balogh
Marion Chesney
Sherry Thomas
Jo Beverley
Carla Kelly
Beverly Sommers
Jackie Lau
Julie Anne Long
Hey, I think I can do 10 romance authors I've read 10 books by:
Jennifer Crusie
Suzanne Brockman
Mary Balogh
Marion Chesney
Sherry Thomas
Jo Beverley
Carla Kelly
Beverly Sommers
Jackie Lau
Julie Anne Long
December 1, 2024 at 1:59 AM
5 romance authors I’ve read 5+ books by...
Hey, I think I can do 10 romance authors I've read 10 books by:
Jennifer Crusie
Suzanne Brockman
Mary Balogh
Marion Chesney
Sherry Thomas
Jo Beverley
Carla Kelly
Beverly Sommers
Jackie Lau
Julie Anne Long
Hey, I think I can do 10 romance authors I've read 10 books by:
Jennifer Crusie
Suzanne Brockman
Mary Balogh
Marion Chesney
Sherry Thomas
Jo Beverley
Carla Kelly
Beverly Sommers
Jackie Lau
Julie Anne Long
👍👍 for Man on the Inside (Netflix show starring Ted Danson and created by @kentremendous.bsky.social. It's going on my Top 10 list of 2024.
Solid needle-drops (California Stars!!!) , and I'm glad they resisted the temptation to use Hello In There.
Solid needle-drops (California Stars!!!) , and I'm glad they resisted the temptation to use Hello In There.
November 25, 2024 at 3:05 AM
👍👍 for Man on the Inside (Netflix show starring Ted Danson and created by @kentremendous.bsky.social. It's going on my Top 10 list of 2024.
Solid needle-drops (California Stars!!!) , and I'm glad they resisted the temptation to use Hello In There.
Solid needle-drops (California Stars!!!) , and I'm glad they resisted the temptation to use Hello In There.
