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Sep 14, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
@BudrykZack FYI, just a note: you shouldn't refer to True Pundit as "a pro-Trump blog," you should refer to it as what it is: a "fake news site"; it was created by disgraced journalist who's been arrested by FBI. If you didn't know, you can read more here: buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs…
True Pundit is one of the most influential domestic fake news creators we have. The very, very fake kind, who completely makes up stories. IMO his fake Clinton news was a major factor in Trump being elected.
If you'd like to learn more about the fake news he has created, you can check out this website I put together when I was trying to out him: whoistruepundit.com/#articles Image
How these fake news sites work, if they're smart, is to make ~5% completely fake propaganda, w/ rest being the normal biased/skewed news that Daily Caller, Breitbart create.

That way, they seem fairly plausible/normal and people r like "oh they seem normal."

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Nov 16, 2022
"I think that the Left has fallen into a bit of a delusion in thinking that by stopping things from being said, that you're stopping people from believing those things."
- paraphrasing @Erica_Etelson from polarization discussion
"those thoughts & beliefs that we really might not like [...], they go underground, they fester. People will find another outlet; if they can't talk about it openly in their classroom or somewhere else, then they're gonna go online, & then the alt right will be recruiting them."
.@Erica_Etelson is the author of Beyond Contempt, about how liberals can help with depolarization amazon.com/Beyond-Contemp…
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Apr 20, 2021
An interview I did w/ a recently retired police captain, which includes his thoughts on Chauvin's behavior (it sucked), how bad neck restraints are, how anti-cop sentiment contributed to his deciding to retire, and more.

Links: readingpokertells.video/blog/understan…
One of the more interesting things mentioned by this cop I interviewed was an increase in domestic/family fights due to social media.
One great tool that has helped me better understand killings of civilians of police is this interactive project from The Guardian called The Counted: theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

Can filter by race, sex, age, unarmed vs armed. And you see descriptions of the incident.
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Nov 5, 2020
A look at what people are saying in a 'Deplorables for Trump' Facebook group.

Note the shit welovetrump "news" URL.

#ElectionResults2020
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A look at some of the Facebook groups that come up when searching for 'steal election'.
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Oct 17, 2020
Some beliefs associated w/ US political parties make sense, while some might seem rather arbitrary and based on “opinion cascades” (see below).

Can u think of some group-associated politicized views that you could imagine either group having if things had gone a different way?
The paper on "opinion cascades" by Michael Macy of @CornellSoc advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/8/ea…
Author of that paper on a podcast
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Oct 17, 2020
Has anyone called @JamesOKeefeIII Slippin’ Jimmy O’Keefe yet?

Getting his start pretending to be a pimp and making deceptively edited videos going on to becoming a prominent GOP con artist seems like a dumber, less ethical Saul Goodman plot line.
For my new conservative friends, you might enjoy my podcast, where I talk about how we've gone too far, on the left & right, w/ political anger and polarization.

In this one, I talk to a Portland protester who defends violent protest (badly IMO): readingpokertells.video/blog/understan…
If you want to learn more about @JamesOKeefeIII's deceptions and opinions of his work by some smart people, including conservatives, recommend reading his Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%2…

If you aren't wikipedia fan, it has many links to other places where you can learn more.
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Oct 16, 2020
Thread about tips for more psychologically healthy use of Twitter (and other social media).
Turn off notifications. This is key for emotional well being. If important to get some messages, leave message in your bio to contact you another way if something is important.
When arguing/debating, do not feel the need to respond to everything people say. You can make your point and then leave the thread, or even mute the thread.

A lot of anxiety comes up around feeling the need to reply, but you just don't have to.
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