joebleau.bsky.social
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"The researchers found some asymmetries, however. Conservatives who scored high in faith intuition (i.e., those who tend to think with their gut instincts) had higher perceptions of the legitimacy among fake news, although this variable had little effect on the judgments of liberals."
Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Susceptible to Fake News, but for Different Reasons
New research suggests both liberals and conservatives are motivated to believe fake news, and dismiss real news that contradicts their ideologies
www.scientificamerican.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY

“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Listen as tape reveals Reagan’s secret convo with Nixon disparaging African UN delegates calling them “monkeys uncomfortable wearing shoes.”

Then listen Lee Atwater talk about GOP’s race-baiting “Southern Strategy,” followed by Trump touting his genes & “German blood.”
youtu.be/MbxdxrD4wWE?...
Reagan calls African leaders “monkeys, uncomfortable wearing shoes.” And more!
YouTube video by BryanDawsonUSA
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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The “new normal” in the upcoming government is a TV-ification of how government leaders are picked.
November 30, 2024 at 5:44 AM
NEVER would be one to pay a subscription fee for a social media app… 🤔
Until taking in how rare it will be to keep a global town square simple, not controlled by one person/entity, not controlling what we see to maximize profits or agendas.
Fair winds
Following seas
Blue Skies
November 30, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Hello from the rural Midwest, where fans of history are in short supply.
November 12, 2024 at 5:45 AM