Parker Bach
@parkerbach.bsky.social
PhD student at UNC. CITAP affiliate.
Studying online political culture - prediction markets, humor, influencers, and more.
Arguably too much hair.
www.parkerbach.com
Studying online political culture - prediction markets, humor, influencers, and more.
Arguably too much hair.
www.parkerbach.com
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Parker Bach
@parkerbach.bsky.social
· Feb 21
🗣️New Communication Theory article! With @carolynschmitt.bsky.social and @shannimcg.bsky.social
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
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February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Do you know an MA student or undergrad with a bright future working at the intersections of technology, society, and communication? Encourage them to apply to Predoc position with Microsoft Research's Social Media Collective!
I can't recommend enough!
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I can't recommend enough!
socialmediacollective.org/2025/01/22/s...
🗣️New Communication Theory article! With @carolynschmitt.bsky.social and @shannimcg.bsky.social
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
February 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🗣️New Communication Theory article! With @carolynschmitt.bsky.social and @shannimcg.bsky.social
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
Communication can benefit from clarity, but what about a tactical lack of clarity? Here, we explicate "strategic ambiguity" and argue for its importance in political communication. 1/🧵
bit.ly/StratAm
If SNL doesn’t bring in Tim Robinson to play NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander I will riot
February 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If SNL doesn’t bring in Tim Robinson to play NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander I will riot
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February 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Did we need experts to “question” this for us??? Why can’t we just say it???
Shout out to all my fellow “experts” being asked to confirm that bad things are indeed bad to preserve a misguided sense of journalistic neutrality in outlets that the Right doesn’t read.
Shout out to all my fellow “experts” being asked to confirm that bad things are indeed bad to preserve a misguided sense of journalistic neutrality in outlets that the Right doesn’t read.
NEW: Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did we need experts to “question” this for us??? Why can’t we just say it???
Shout out to all my fellow “experts” being asked to confirm that bad things are indeed bad to preserve a misguided sense of journalistic neutrality in outlets that the Right doesn’t read.
Shout out to all my fellow “experts” being asked to confirm that bad things are indeed bad to preserve a misguided sense of journalistic neutrality in outlets that the Right doesn’t read.
It’s not just sports. Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are now operating legally in the US and were able to ride the wave of sports gambling app popularity and the US presidential election to some pretty major numbers.
I wanted to know why so many young men are betting on sports. What I learned genuinely shocked me.
My story @us.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
My story @us.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
How the quick high of ‘fast-food gambling’ ensnared young men
Betting companies are making huge amounts from the confidence of young, male customers who think they can beat the system
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s not just sports. Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are now operating legally in the US and were able to ride the wave of sports gambling app popularity and the US presidential election to some pretty major numbers.
I just hate how dumb the fascist shift in the US has been.
There was no Machiavellian plot. No critically overlooked flaw in the system. They just said they were gonna do dumb, evil things. And we didn’t stop them. So they did.
There was no Machiavellian plot. No critically overlooked flaw in the system. They just said they were gonna do dumb, evil things. And we didn’t stop them. So they did.
January 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I just hate how dumb the fascist shift in the US has been.
There was no Machiavellian plot. No critically overlooked flaw in the system. They just said they were gonna do dumb, evil things. And we didn’t stop them. So they did.
There was no Machiavellian plot. No critically overlooked flaw in the system. They just said they were gonna do dumb, evil things. And we didn’t stop them. So they did.
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Reposted by Parker Bach
I would love for someone to ask Zuck/Meta what “once again prioritizing speech” means in this context. I mean, minoritized subjects understand that he’s removing the flimsy guardrails meant to protect us, but I’m curious what they THINK they are communicating here.
January 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I would love for someone to ask Zuck/Meta what “once again prioritizing speech” means in this context. I mean, minoritized subjects understand that he’s removing the flimsy guardrails meant to protect us, but I’m curious what they THINK they are communicating here.
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well that turned out to be a bit of an understatement
January 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
well that turned out to be a bit of an understatement
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January 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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