Lindsay Hoffman
@thedochoff.bsky.social
Associate Professor of political communication, University of Delaware
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Lindsay Hoffman
@thedochoff.bsky.social
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Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed - Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau
Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed by Lindsay Hoffman on Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau
www.hxaspeakers.org
Hi! 👋 Want to bring a conversation about how to disagree without being disagreeable to your campus? I’m available through the @HdxAcademy Speakers Bureau: www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #CampusEvents
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NEW Economist/YouGov Oct 24-27
38% of U.S. adult citizens have a favorable view of Donald Trump
57% have an unfavorable view
Net -18 (low for the term)
Last week
40% | 57% | -17
Start of term
50% | 48% | +3
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
38% of U.S. adult citizens have a favorable view of Donald Trump
57% have an unfavorable view
Net -18 (low for the term)
Last week
40% | 57% | -17
Start of term
50% | 48% | +3
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
![A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Favorable and unfavorable views of Donald Trump."
The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people? [Donald Trump] (% of U.S. adult citizens)."
The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown. Data for Sept. 26 - Nov. 14, 2020 is among registered voters only."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ke6f766al4swdugyvmvyipuo/bafkreifgq3oagbthsg3ebebnbei4vnxcafz4peimrli3vjg7oom3xygjli@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEW Economist/YouGov Oct 24-27
38% of U.S. adult citizens have a favorable view of Donald Trump
57% have an unfavorable view
Net -18 (low for the term)
Last week
40% | 57% | -17
Start of term
50% | 48% | +3
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
38% of U.S. adult citizens have a favorable view of Donald Trump
57% have an unfavorable view
Net -18 (low for the term)
Last week
40% | 57% | -17
Start of term
50% | 48% | +3
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Doc Hoff's latest #BlogBlogProject is up! Read a college student's perspective on immigration, ICE, and local communities: lindsayh-7884.medium.com/doc-hoffs-bl...
Doc Hoff’s #BlogBlogProject | “Careful ICE, the Heat Is Rising!” by Janelle Castro
As a professor of political communication, I’ve been sharing blogs written by my University of Delaware students for over almost 15 years…
lindsayh-7884.medium.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Doc Hoff's latest #BlogBlogProject is up! Read a college student's perspective on immigration, ICE, and local communities: lindsayh-7884.medium.com/doc-hoffs-bl...
Anyone else seen "Wag the Dog?"
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Anyone else seen "Wag the Dog?"
New pub, who dis? link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HeterodoxAcademy #HxA #CivilDialogue #Academia #Polarization #Democracy
Do civil dialogue interventions on U.S. college campuses have any impact? A field experiment examining different types of interventions - SN Social Sciences
Interpersonal discussion and deliberation are key components of a democratic society, but the American public has become more and more polarized along partisan lines. These stark differences—and often...
link.springer.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Huge increases in prices for food in this recent inflation report:
-2.7 percent increase on beef and veal
-Apples at 3.5 percent
-Bananas rise by 2.1 percent
-Coffee up by 3.6 percent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
-2.7 percent increase on beef and veal
-Apples at 3.5 percent
-Bananas rise by 2.1 percent
-Coffee up by 3.6 percent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Inflation spiked in August as Trump’s tariffs went into full effect
Increases in food, shelter and energy cause inflation to spike and increases the likelihood of an interest rate cut
www.independent.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Huge increases in prices for food in this recent inflation report:
-2.7 percent increase on beef and veal
-Apples at 3.5 percent
-Bananas rise by 2.1 percent
-Coffee up by 3.6 percent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
-2.7 percent increase on beef and veal
-Apples at 3.5 percent
-Bananas rise by 2.1 percent
-Coffee up by 3.6 percent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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more than a decade of public scholarship has taught me that the moments when it's most tempting to react strongly and quickly are the ones when it's most useful to step back, seek context, and force yourself to think slowly. i don't always follow it, but those are my guidelines for myself.
September 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
more than a decade of public scholarship has taught me that the moments when it's most tempting to react strongly and quickly are the ones when it's most useful to step back, seek context, and force yourself to think slowly. i don't always follow it, but those are my guidelines for myself.
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Sure does seem to capture the vibe
September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sure does seem to capture the vibe
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With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.
To learn more, read our blog post:
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
"Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 18.3%, the highest since 1934." budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta... #tariffs
State of U.S. Tariffs: August 1, 2025
budgetlab.yale.edu
August 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 18.3%, the highest since 1934." budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta... #tariffs
Hi! 👋 Want to bring a conversation about how to disagree without being disagreeable to your campus? I’m available through the @HdxAcademy Speakers Bureau: www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #CampusEvents
Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed - Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau
Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed by Lindsay Hoffman on Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau
www.hxaspeakers.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hi! 👋 Want to bring a conversation about how to disagree without being disagreeable to your campus? I’m available through the @HdxAcademy Speakers Bureau: www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #CampusEvents
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Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
July 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
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This looks like a great way to find and support the public media stations that will be hit hardest by the recissions package #savepublicmedia
adoptastation.org
adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This looks like a great way to find and support the public media stations that will be hit hardest by the recissions package #savepublicmedia
adoptastation.org
adoptastation.org
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Potential 2028 candidates, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, have descended on South Carolina in recent weeks to preview their campaign messages.
Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina, with an eye toward 2028
Potential 2028 candidates, including Beshear, descended on South Carolina in recent weeks to preview their campaign messages.
www.politico.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Potential 2028 candidates, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, have descended on South Carolina in recent weeks to preview their campaign messages.
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Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Hey folks! I’m officially a @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social speaker! www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #speaker #civildiscourse #communication
Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed - Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau
Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed by Lindsay Hoffman on Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau
www.hxaspeakers.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hey folks! I’m officially a @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social speaker! www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #speaker #civildiscourse #communication
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We're hiring!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
Cornell University, Department of Communication
Job #AJO30219, WDR-00053939 Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We're hiring!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219
The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!
Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.
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Can confirm. 10k people signed up in the two weeks after he won -- last night we had our biggest candidate intro call *ever*.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJV...
July 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Can confirm. 10k people signed up in the two weeks after he won -- last night we had our biggest candidate intro call *ever*.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJV...
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1/ Local journos: Want to partner with us?
🚨 The deadline to apply for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. ET. 🚨
Apply below 👇
🚨 The deadline to apply for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. ET. 🚨
Apply below 👇
Local Reporting Network Fellow
Remote, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
July 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1/ Local journos: Want to partner with us?
🚨 The deadline to apply for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. ET. 🚨
Apply below 👇
🚨 The deadline to apply for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network is Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. ET. 🚨
Apply below 👇
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people who think the gvt controls the weather are a faction that is quickly gaining power on the right — and MTG says she's planning to introduce legislation on this soon
@davidgilbert.bsky.social & i looked at how these conspiracy theories got supercharged after the tx floods this weekend:
@davidgilbert.bsky.social & i looked at how these conspiracy theories got supercharged after the tx floods this weekend:
Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats
Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—leading to real-world consequences.
www.wired.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
people who think the gvt controls the weather are a faction that is quickly gaining power on the right — and MTG says she's planning to introduce legislation on this soon
@davidgilbert.bsky.social & i looked at how these conspiracy theories got supercharged after the tx floods this weekend:
@davidgilbert.bsky.social & i looked at how these conspiracy theories got supercharged after the tx floods this weekend:
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Looking for inspiration? We're announcing 50 (!!) new endorsements for 2025 races -- 74% running for municipal office, 16% for state leg, running across 15 states. These are community-focused leaders running strong grassroots campaigns. Hell yeah. runforsomething.medium.com/50-reasons-n...
50 Reasons Not to Give Up on Politics: Meet RFS’s Latest 2025 Endorsement Class
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the chaos right now. The headlines are brutal. The threats to our rights are real. But here’s the thing…
runforsomething.medium.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Looking for inspiration? We're announcing 50 (!!) new endorsements for 2025 races -- 74% running for municipal office, 16% for state leg, running across 15 states. These are community-focused leaders running strong grassroots campaigns. Hell yeah. runforsomething.medium.com/50-reasons-n...
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18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.
They’re calling her an influencer. She’s calling it campaign strategy.
18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.
19thnews.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.
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Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
Guadalupe River flood: How to help and how to find help
Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods.
www.tpr.org
July 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
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‘lay’ = to place something down flat
‘lie’ = to be in a flat position on a surface
These two are already confusing, and to top it all off, ‘lay’ is the past tense of ‘lie,’ and ‘laid’ is the past tense of ‘lay.’
So, let's show each other some grace...
‘lie’ = to be in a flat position on a surface
These two are already confusing, and to top it all off, ‘lay’ is the past tense of ‘lie,’ and ‘laid’ is the past tense of ‘lay.’
So, let's show each other some grace...
July 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
‘lay’ = to place something down flat
‘lie’ = to be in a flat position on a surface
These two are already confusing, and to top it all off, ‘lay’ is the past tense of ‘lie,’ and ‘laid’ is the past tense of ‘lay.’
So, let's show each other some grace...
‘lie’ = to be in a flat position on a surface
These two are already confusing, and to top it all off, ‘lay’ is the past tense of ‘lie,’ and ‘laid’ is the past tense of ‘lay.’
So, let's show each other some grace...