I think people are really forgetting that the elimination of the fairness doctrine, the fragmentation of media with the internet, and then the rise of algorithmic feeds is a lot of people are mainlining misinformation.

What we are all experiencing is called "resilience targeting." It is a deliberate attack favored by many of todays shitlords, and is a fairly well known theory in disinfo and climate circles; it's just that everyone seems to be in denial that it's an attack. Today might be a good day to read up

Attempting a healthy coping skill and working on unplugging and organizing and cleaning my space instead of scrolling obsessively…..we shall see.

1/ I keep returning to one core thought: civics education really matters. It’s absence, at least in part, is what makes a Donald Trump and a MAGA movement possible.

Ohhh so….. this is what my brain sounds like. Shit.

Saw this today am sitting with it.

Struggling to find the balance between “reasonable concern” vs “existential dread and defeat”.

Like, the world is on fire, but the dishes need to be done. And my kid needs a snack. And the holidays are coming.

This can’t be good for the nervous system.

Anyone else feel like this is a nightmare group project?

I know I understood the assignment, but my teammates didn’t even read the first paragraph.