This clip and public pronouncements are used to claim that RFK jr. does not want to ban vaccines. But that largely misses the danger of what is being portrayed here. It is the sinister "art" of sowing doubt with disinformation and tropes that is the issue. Part 1. 1/10

🚨 Is making people more positive to immigrants enough to overcome anti-immigration politics?🚨 My new Perspectives on Politics paper shows it's essential to persuade people not only of why immigrants are good but also of why increasing immigration is important. doi.org/10.1017/S15375…

I joined Leah Payne and others on the Spirit & Power podcast for a post-election chat... we spoke about media revivalists, Pentecostal roadshows, demonic strongholds, exorcisms local and national, Clay Clark's rap aspirations, and more open.spotify.com/episode/0S9avW…

It turns out Russia has been providing targeting data for the Houthis' attacks on merchant vessels. That makes Russia an active participant in the Houthis' campaign against Western-linked shipping. foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/07/rus… (Me Foreign Policy)

The sheer number of human infections is worrying, says immunologist Hensley Lab. “Every time the virus infects a human, there is a chance of random mutations that could increase the ability of this virus to infect humans.” Me in News from Science science.org/content/articl…

As wealthier newcomers have moved into “western North Carolina in general and Asheville in particular,“ writes Olivia Paschal, “old anxieties have surged back up about gentrification, property and land ownership, and the ‘questions of philosophy’ over who owns the mountains.”

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says bbc.in/4fH3RfP

“You can get people to vote away their democracy… as long as you create a false world for them to believe in.” - Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) on how fear and disinformation helped shape this election. #TheWeeklyShow #JonStewart #Trump #Economy

When the Taliban did things like this, the Western world was up in arms. But when Israel bombs ancient cities in Lebanon 🇱🇧, dead silence.

Brian Stelter Reliable Sources Too much time obsessing about polling (where did that get us?) and not enough time talking to people!

Gov. JB Pritzker is combing through thousands of pages of Project 2025, shoring up legal resources and finding ways to further expand reproductive rights and environmental protections — all while he explores his own political future. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024…

Sad, but not surprising! nationthailand.com/news/world/400…

United Nations: Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children “Its analysis found around 44% of verified victims were children and 26% women. The ages most represented among the dead were five to nine-year-olds” bbc.com/news/articles/…

This paragraph says everything.

in the end, no luck for ordinary ppl and consumers. rhe stimulus is little more than saving local gov'ts from bankruptcy thru debt refinancing. cnbctv18.com/world/china-1-…

History has shown that words and actions rooted in hateful ideologies, when left unchallenged, can escalate into widespread tragedy. As we approach the anniversary of the November Pogrom in 1938, a tragic milestone marking the systematic onset of violence against Jewish

"The fact that Trump is now unlikely to ever face consequences for his crimes can be laid squarely at the feet of one man: Merrick Garland. He dragged his feet on prosecuting Trump, making it easy for him to run out the clock and escape accountability." publicnotice.co/p/merrick-garl…

"It wasn’t the economy," Michael Tomasky says. "It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer" — the right-wing media. newrepublic.com/post/188197/tr…

Where did Trump voters get their news? 📰 Yes, there's social and partisan sites, but there is another influential strategy that isn't getting enough attention: Manipulated, pay-to-play and all out fake news sites I've been covering a mix of those for years. Here's a primer 🧵

No surprise