Patrick Heller
@pheller.bsky.social
Political Sociologist at Brown university
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💡 @timmonsroberts.bsky.social makes 3 points at the @caadcoalition.bsky.social & @ucs.org presser #COP30:
1 Disinformation is everywhere
2 Those w/ structural power deploy disinformation to maintain status quo.
3 Solutions exist & they're urgent.
More info @cssn.org & cssn.org/news-researc...
1 Disinformation is everywhere
2 Those w/ structural power deploy disinformation to maintain status quo.
3 Solutions exist & they're urgent.
More info @cssn.org & cssn.org/news-researc...
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
💡 @timmonsroberts.bsky.social makes 3 points at the @caadcoalition.bsky.social & @ucs.org presser #COP30:
1 Disinformation is everywhere
2 Those w/ structural power deploy disinformation to maintain status quo.
3 Solutions exist & they're urgent.
More info @cssn.org & cssn.org/news-researc...
1 Disinformation is everywhere
2 Those w/ structural power deploy disinformation to maintain status quo.
3 Solutions exist & they're urgent.
More info @cssn.org & cssn.org/news-researc...
Mamdani’s rallying cry for civil society: “To get to any of us, you have to go through all of us”
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Mamdani’s rallying cry for civil society: “To get to any of us, you have to go through all of us”
The sweep in election outcomes from public utilities in Georgia to the ref in California, governors, and Mamdani points to 2 clear conclusions: republicans don’t turn out when trump’s not on the card and dems are super angry and mobilized. New wave in the making.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The sweep in election outcomes from public utilities in Georgia to the ref in California, governors, and Mamdani points to 2 clear conclusions: republicans don’t turn out when trump’s not on the card and dems are super angry and mobilized. New wave in the making.
How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
Opinion | How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy
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October 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
Trump’s patronage machine laid bare and why the taxpayer pays the price.
They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Opinion | They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work
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October 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Trump’s patronage machine laid bare and why the taxpayer pays the price.
They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...
Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
Opinion | Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable
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September 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
The rule of law
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil
Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election
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September 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The rule of law
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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My conversation with Pranab Bardhan in his great substack on the state of democracy in Brazil, India and South Africa
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My conversation with Pranab Bardhan in his great substack on the state of democracy in Brazil, India and South Africa
How social media influencers are pushing disinformation on climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong
Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show
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September 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
How social media influencers are pushing disinformation on climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Patrick Heller
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
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Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
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August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Juan Crow Is Back With a Vengeance www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
Opinion | Juan Crow Is Back With a Vengeance
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July 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Juan Crow Is Back With a Vengeance www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...
Brilliant summary of the democratic crisis in US
When It Comes to Undermining America, We Have a Winner www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
When It Comes to Undermining America, We Have a Winner www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | When It Comes to Undermining America, We Have a Winner
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July 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Brilliant summary of the democratic crisis in US
When It Comes to Undermining America, We Have a Winner www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
When It Comes to Undermining America, We Have a Winner www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Bartov has long warned this was heading towards genocide.
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Bartov has long warned this was heading towards genocide.
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Five reasons why Trump's attack on Brazil is just so mindlessly stupid: 1) Nationalism: it backfired and Lula is now the defender of Brazilian sovereignty2) Treason: exposes Bolsonaro and his gang as agents of a foreign government
July 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Five reasons why Trump's attack on Brazil is just so mindlessly stupid: 1) Nationalism: it backfired and Lula is now the defender of Brazilian sovereignty2) Treason: exposes Bolsonaro and his gang as agents of a foreign government
The latest rationale for Trump tariffs: propping up would be dictators who organize failed coups.
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Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing what he claims is a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro – live updates
US president slaps tariff on Brazil and complains about treatment of Brazil’s former president, who is facing trial over an alleged coup attempt
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July 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The latest rationale for Trump tariffs: propping up would be dictators who organize failed coups.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Saying it out loud. Larry Summers on US universities: “98 percent of students are curious and open minded. The problem is much more with faculty in humanities and the less quantitative social sciences and with the noncommercial professions like public health, divinity and education”
Opinion | ‘Are We Past Peak Harvard?’: 3 Writers Mull Higher Education’s Woes
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June 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Saying it out loud. Larry Summers on US universities: “98 percent of students are curious and open minded. The problem is much more with faculty in humanities and the less quantitative social sciences and with the noncommercial professions like public health, divinity and education”
Mamdani won by organizing the working class and winning back low income voters that centrist dems have lost to Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Zohran Mamdani has unleashed a political earthquake | Ben Davis
Mamdani’s popularity represents the total collapse of a Democratic party establishment
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June 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Mamdani won by organizing the working class and winning back low income voters that centrist dems have lost to Trump
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Best assessment of US bombing of Iran www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | JD Vance Said the Iran Strikes Set Their Nuclear Program Back ‘Substantially.’ He’s Wrong.
The strikes probably only delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions — and reinvigorated them.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Best assessment of US bombing of Iran www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Reposted by Patrick Heller
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
Coincidence? Just as the Brazilian supreme prepares to put Bolsonaro on trial for an attempted coup, Rubio announces the White House is looking into sanctions against the judge who has led the investigation. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2025/0...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Coincidence? Just as the Brazilian supreme prepares to put Bolsonaro on trial for an attempted coup, Rubio announces the White House is looking into sanctions against the judge who has led the investigation. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2025/0...