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Kassandra Still
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This is from May 2016. But "who could have known?"🤪
This is how fascism comes to America | Brookings
The phenomenon Donald Trump has created has become something larger than him, and something far more dangerous. This phenomenon has arisen in other democratic and quasi-democratic countries over the p...
www.brookings.edu
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Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.
October 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Immer dieselbe Frage in den Talkshows: „Wie kann es sein, dass die AfD so stark geworden ist?" 🤔
Es gäbe Antworten. Fundierte. Von Wissenschaftler:innen, die seit Jahrzehnten zum Thema Rechtsextremismus forschen.
October 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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This is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free.

Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online.
Huge special thanks to @bsky.app for partnering with me on the October 20 stream with @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social!

All of my ETTW livestreams are exclusive to the AT Protocol, for reasons that we will very much be discussing throughout the various conversations. Recordings will be available later.
October 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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October 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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For those uncertain about my underlying argument: There is an extremely well documented misinformation asymmetry in the U.S. such there is far more online falsehoods on the right than on the left.

for a review see: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<p>Consensus, Disagreements, and Open Questions in the Psychology of Misinformation</p>
Research on misinformation has expanded rapidly over the past decade. This review examines areas of consensus and contention within the literature on misinforma
papers.ssrn.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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NEW: The big new Aaron Sorkin film The Social Reckoning opens tomorrow with a plot centred on Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen....but we need to talk about *another* Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. And why Zuck is gunning for her..
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www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...
THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Yesterday, Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams revealed that even though she sat in silence on stage at the Hay Festival with me & Tim Wu, Facebook sued her anyway.

EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T SAY A WORD!! 🤯
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October 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Sarah Wynn-Williams once again was forced to sit in silence. If you're thinking of seeing The Social Reckoning this weekend (& you should!), there's no starker reminder of its authoritarian power than what it's doing to Sarah Wynn-Williams. And kudos to Frances Haugen for pointing it out.
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October 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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You can read more of my interview with Frances Haugen here. It's taken Hollywood a full DECADE to even try to tackle Silicon Valley. The Social Reckoning is long long overdue & a chilling reminder of why we HAVE to regulate these bros.
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www.thenerve.news/p/frances-ha...
‘We have a $1tn company acting desperate’: Frances Haugen on The Social Reckoning, Zuckerberg, and Facebook's growing fragility
The whistleblower whose explosive revelations about her employer inspired Aaron Sorkin’s new film tells Carole Cadwalladr that, despite Silicon Valley’s power, ‘we have the ability to change a lot of ...
www.thenerve.news
October 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Frances Haugen: "The problem we're experiencing today is that we are missing an infrastructure of accountability."
October 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Mit diesem Einflussversuch demonstrierte die USA, dass sich bei einer Debatte über Einflussnahme ausländischer Staaten auf Europa durchaus die Interventionen der US-Administrationen auseinandergesetzt werden muss – und eine Standhaftigkeit der EU hierfür elementar ist.
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Der Einfluss der US-Administration war auf der Konferenz spürbar: Der Rückzug von Unterstützer:innen war so kurzfristig, dass Banner überklebt werden mussten. Das kritisierte Panel fand dennoch statt – mit bereichernden Diskussionen und Erkenntnissen.
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Mit solchen Maßnahmen greift die US-Administration in die offene europäische Forschungsdebatte ein – und beschränkt damit einen Meinungsaustausch, welchen sie selbst durch zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und den europäischen DSA vermeintlich bedroht sieht.
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Die US-Regierung ließ über diplomatische Kanäle Druck auf die Sponsoren der Konferenz ausüben, damit diese ihre Unterstützung zurückziehen. Kanada, Litauen und der Europäische Auswärtige Dienst (EAD) distanzierten sich vom Event. Das französische Außenministerium hielt an seiner Unterstützung fest.
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
www.politico.com
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Hintergrund dieser Fragestellung war offenbar, dass die US-Administration Einfluss auf verschiedene Sponsoren der Konferenz nahm und zum Rückzug der Unterstützung drängte. Ausschlaggebend sei ein Panel gewesen, welches eine mögliche illegitime Einflussversuche der USA diskutieren wollte.
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Im Vorfeld der Konferenz wurden Teilnehmende von einem Journalisten aus dem Trump-nahen MAGA-Umfeld zur Teilnahme und Konferenzinhalten angefragt – tendenziöse Fragen suggerierten, dass die Teilnahme staatlich finanziert sei und die Konferenz die USA in ein schlechtes Licht rücken solle.
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Die diesjährige #disinfo2026 des @disinfo.eu – einer der wichtigsten internationalen Fachkonferenzen zur Forschung über Desinformation – wurde überschattet von Einflussversuchen der USA gegen Konferenzinhalte, Unterstützung und Speaker:innen.
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Es ist eine Schande für Deutschland, dass Jüd*innen Synagogen vor Nazis schützen müssen.

Es ist eine Schande für Deutschland, dass Nazis Zutritt zu Synagogen verlangen.

Es ist eine Schande für Deutschland, dass Nazis wieder in Parlamenten sitzen.

Die AfD ist eine Schande für Deutschland.
"Sie sind hier nicht erwünscht"

Der Präsident der Jüdischen Studierendenunion Ron Dekel und andere Juden_Jüdinnen positionierten sich heute vor dem Eingang zur Synagoge in Halle um zu verhindern, dass ein weiterer Rechtsextremist diese betritt. #Halle
October 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Der ehemalige Welt-Chefredakteur teilt auf seinem Kanal KI-generiertes Videomaterial, in dem er Habeck verprügelt und verbreitet in seiner WELT-Kolumne Neonazi-Verschwörungsmythen. Während man euch einredet, die etablierten Medien seien "linksgrün" sind Teile davon inzwischen schon rechtsextrem.
October 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Für das #BildetBanden hat mir die AfD im Plenum übrigens einen "verkappten Gewaltaufruf", den "Aufruf zur Gewalt" "Verfassungsfeindschaft", das Aushebeln des staatlichen Gewaltmonopols & einen Aufruf zu "Schlagt sie alle tot" vorgeworfen. Und na klar gehöre ich auch in den Verfassungsschutzbericht.
October 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Der Faschismus will die Sprache kontrollieren, um die Menschen zu kontrollieren. So einfach ist es.
October 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Enemy of the free world
“Elon Musk thinks Quebec should separate from Canada.”

I think Elon Musk should hurry up and separate himself from planet Earth. In the meantime, everyone should separate themself from Tesla and Starlink, and governments should separate themselves from SpaceX.
Elon Musk thinks Quebec should separate from Canada
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform Tuesday to say that he thinks Quebec should become independent and separate from Canada. He also said that Alberta and Saskatchewan sho...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
www.politico.com
October 8, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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Man hat mich mit Schlamm beworfen!!!!
October 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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It’s actually both Worse and Stupider than it sounds.

There are many good explainers floating around, I think @faineg.com does a particularly fine job here: bsky.app/profile/fain...
Imagine if instead of regulating drone risks the normal way (which we did), we instead paid weird bloggers lots of money to worry about superintelligent dogs sprouting thumbs and using drones to kill us.

This is pretty much how the US is approaching AI risks and regulations.

My latest:
Why We Can't Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AI
Imagine if instead of regulating drones via the standard lengthy, boring, and bureaucratic process - which we did - we instead decided, in the name of fostering all-important American drone innovation...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
October 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM