Russell〽️Hartley
@russellmhartley.bsky.social
PhD student @ UD researching status threat. Former CALeg, Everyone On, Michigan SBDC. GVSU alum. #GoHens🛁
russellmhartley.org
russellmhartley.org
The US cannot heal from its contemporary divisions and out-group animosities without addressing the role of inequality.
A MUST READ for any elected official, community leader, or researcher seeking to improve the health of democracy and civil discourse. @keithpayne.bsky.social
A MUST READ for any elected official, community leader, or researcher seeking to improve the health of democracy and civil discourse. @keithpayne.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The US cannot heal from its contemporary divisions and out-group animosities without addressing the role of inequality.
A MUST READ for any elected official, community leader, or researcher seeking to improve the health of democracy and civil discourse. @keithpayne.bsky.social
A MUST READ for any elected official, community leader, or researcher seeking to improve the health of democracy and civil discourse. @keithpayne.bsky.social
Excited to have presented my preliminary research at this year's National Communications Association conference—exploring how status threat reduction messaging can foster greater cooperation across political divides among political partisans. #StatusThreat #NCA
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Excited to have presented my preliminary research at this year's National Communications Association conference—exploring how status threat reduction messaging can foster greater cooperation across political divides among political partisans. #StatusThreat #NCA
“Happiness comes from between. It comes from getting the right relationships between yourself and others, yourself and your work, and yourself and something larger than yourself.”
— @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social, The Righteous Mind
— @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social, The Righteous Mind
August 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“Happiness comes from between. It comes from getting the right relationships between yourself and others, yourself and your work, and yourself and something larger than yourself.”
— @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social, The Righteous Mind
— @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social, The Righteous Mind
Thrilled to be sharing my research on "Status Threat Reduction Messaging on Political Partisans" at this year's National Communication Association conference in Denver! #politicalcommunication #statusthreat
July 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thrilled to be sharing my research on "Status Threat Reduction Messaging on Political Partisans" at this year's National Communication Association conference in Denver! #politicalcommunication #statusthreat
“The predominant impulse behind our desire to rise in the social hierarchy may be rooted in the amount of love we receive as consequence of high status.” — Alain de Botton
A beautiful philosophical examination into status anxiety📖
#StatusThreat
A beautiful philosophical examination into status anxiety📖
#StatusThreat
June 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“The predominant impulse behind our desire to rise in the social hierarchy may be rooted in the amount of love we receive as consequence of high status.” — Alain de Botton
A beautiful philosophical examination into status anxiety📖
#StatusThreat
A beautiful philosophical examination into status anxiety📖
#StatusThreat
Insightful contributions to understanding dynamics of status threat—from emotional narratives prompting status displacement to perceptions of “stolen pride”—by Arlie Russell Hochschild
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Insightful contributions to understanding dynamics of status threat—from emotional narratives prompting status displacement to perceptions of “stolen pride”—by Arlie Russell Hochschild
Thrilled to join my colleagues at UD for Research Day 2025 and to share my research (working paper) on Status Threat Reduction Messaging on Political Partisans.
May 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thrilled to join my colleagues at UD for Research Day 2025 and to share my research (working paper) on Status Threat Reduction Messaging on Political Partisans.
Quite the relevant graph as we think about how media merely reporting on things a politician says contributes to their popularity via Identity Crisis by @johnsides.bsky.social Michael Tesler & Lynn Vavreck
January 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Quite the relevant graph as we think about how media merely reporting on things a politician says contributes to their popularity via Identity Crisis by @johnsides.bsky.social Michael Tesler & Lynn Vavreck
As they say….THIS!👇🏻
Evergreen lessons on framing for the press and Democratic Party via @ajbauer.bsky.social
Evergreen lessons on framing for the press and Democratic Party via @ajbauer.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
As they say….THIS!👇🏻
Evergreen lessons on framing for the press and Democratic Party via @ajbauer.bsky.social
Evergreen lessons on framing for the press and Democratic Party via @ajbauer.bsky.social
Reposted by Russell〽️Hartley
We lost our house in the Eaton Fire. We're safe, but the level of devastation is impossible to convey. I won't be able to work for a while, so if you want to support us, I'd appreciate a Patreon subscription or buying one of my books. It will help.
www.patreon.com/MikeRothschild
www.patreon.com/MikeRothschild
www.patreon.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We lost our house in the Eaton Fire. We're safe, but the level of devastation is impossible to convey. I won't be able to work for a while, so if you want to support us, I'd appreciate a Patreon subscription or buying one of my books. It will help.
www.patreon.com/MikeRothschild
www.patreon.com/MikeRothschild
A key paradigm for examining status threat: the deeply involved (not to be entirely equated to the highly-partisan)
January 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A key paradigm for examining status threat: the deeply involved (not to be entirely equated to the highly-partisan)
Winter break reading list📚
December 16, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Winter break reading list📚
When the tryptophan hits
November 29, 2024 at 12:06 AM
When the tryptophan hits
Thanksgiving break reading📚
November 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Thanksgiving break reading📚
From the Rothschilds to “Hollywood elites” to the “deep state” to members of the LGBTQIA+ community to Catholics in the 1830s, the “cabal of sexual deviants is controlling young people’s minds” hysteria is malleable and incredibly familiar. Via @colindickey.com in #UnderTheEyeofPower
May 20, 2024 at 10:53 PM
From the Rothschilds to “Hollywood elites” to the “deep state” to members of the LGBTQIA+ community to Catholics in the 1830s, the “cabal of sexual deviants is controlling young people’s minds” hysteria is malleable and incredibly familiar. Via @colindickey.com in #UnderTheEyeofPower
New Research on AI & Fact-Checking🤖🧐
I'm excited to share my study evaluating 4 leading AI fact-checking tools, highlighting AI's potential for aiding online truth-seeking when transparently sourcing determinations from authoritative human fact-checkers.
More🔻
I'm excited to share my study evaluating 4 leading AI fact-checking tools, highlighting AI's potential for aiding online truth-seeking when transparently sourcing determinations from authoritative human fact-checkers.
More🔻
April 26, 2024 at 12:46 AM
New Research on AI & Fact-Checking🤖🧐
I'm excited to share my study evaluating 4 leading AI fact-checking tools, highlighting AI's potential for aiding online truth-seeking when transparently sourcing determinations from authoritative human fact-checkers.
More🔻
I'm excited to share my study evaluating 4 leading AI fact-checking tools, highlighting AI's potential for aiding online truth-seeking when transparently sourcing determinations from authoritative human fact-checkers.
More🔻
Grateful to the 32 contributors of this much-needed book.
A look at how we should understand the January 6 insurrection, the role of media, and how we may prevent future political violence.
👉🏻 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@dkreiss.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social @rebekahtromble.bsky.social
A look at how we should understand the January 6 insurrection, the role of media, and how we may prevent future political violence.
👉🏻 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@dkreiss.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social @rebekahtromble.bsky.social
March 12, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Grateful to the 32 contributors of this much-needed book.
A look at how we should understand the January 6 insurrection, the role of media, and how we may prevent future political violence.
👉🏻 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@dkreiss.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social @rebekahtromble.bsky.social
A look at how we should understand the January 6 insurrection, the role of media, and how we may prevent future political violence.
👉🏻 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@dkreiss.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social @rebekahtromble.bsky.social
As political scholars Steven Levitsky & @dziblatt.bsky.social point out in Tyranny of the Minority, "As Hamilton argued at the convention, people, not territories, deserved representation in Congress:
👇
👇
March 6, 2024 at 4:31 PM
As political scholars Steven Levitsky & @dziblatt.bsky.social point out in Tyranny of the Minority, "As Hamilton argued at the convention, people, not territories, deserved representation in Congress:
👇
👇
“Uncertainty is wisdom in motion.” -Maggie Jackson
February 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
“Uncertainty is wisdom in motion.” -Maggie Jackson
As "laboratories of democracy" to "laboratories of autocracy," statehouses are at the forefront of changes in government & communication culture.
In this article, I explore rhetoric in the 2022 statehouse races, invocations of nationalization & language that reduces divisiveness. shorturl.at/cdmC4
In this article, I explore rhetoric in the 2022 statehouse races, invocations of nationalization & language that reduces divisiveness. shorturl.at/cdmC4
Political Rhetoric Typology in the 2022 US State Legislative Elections
This study examines
political campaign videos from winning candidates in contested state legislative
races during the 2022 US election, and compares typology of political topics and personal character...
www.scirp.org
January 31, 2024 at 3:08 PM
As "laboratories of democracy" to "laboratories of autocracy," statehouses are at the forefront of changes in government & communication culture.
In this article, I explore rhetoric in the 2022 statehouse races, invocations of nationalization & language that reduces divisiveness. shorturl.at/cdmC4
In this article, I explore rhetoric in the 2022 statehouse races, invocations of nationalization & language that reduces divisiveness. shorturl.at/cdmC4
“It is better to think of democracy not as a type of government but as an open communicative culture.” — Zac Gershberg & Sean Illing
January 25, 2024 at 11:44 PM
“It is better to think of democracy not as a type of government but as an open communicative culture.” — Zac Gershberg & Sean Illing
January 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Reposted by Russell〽️Hartley
3 yrs ago the insurrectionists sought to violently halt a procedure enshrined in the US Constitution & to overturn a freely and fairly-run election. With Khadijah Costley White, @dkreiss.bsky.social & @rebekahtromble.bsky.social we’ve edited a forthcoming volume - Media & January 6th 1/x
January 6, 2024 at 5:08 PM
3 yrs ago the insurrectionists sought to violently halt a procedure enshrined in the US Constitution & to overturn a freely and fairly-run election. With Khadijah Costley White, @dkreiss.bsky.social & @rebekahtromble.bsky.social we’ve edited a forthcoming volume - Media & January 6th 1/x
Something about today and learning about the real world harms of conspiracy theories….
January 6, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Something about today and learning about the real world harms of conspiracy theories….