Christophe BousquetFeb 23

New study published in @Nature showing that following the algorithmic feed developed by the #X platform shifts users' political #opinions towards more #conservation position, even if self-reported #partisanship is not affected.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00486-z

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature

Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Nature
Columbus - FeedsFeb 19
The Renaissance in Civic Education: Beyond the Salmon P. Chase Center - Madison Wallace
Show threadDon Hawkins - W7DAHFeb 7
#Government #USpolitics #Politics #USPol #Elections #Congress #Democrats #Republicans #NonVoters #Partisanship (4/4)
tomwsmfJan 31

#technologyconnections dropped what starts as an explainer of solar and ends up ripping on #ice , #trump , #maga , #partisanship , #execution , and spins up from there. Truly no one has been this passionate while smacking a solar cell. Hats off and bravo!!

https://youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM

You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

YouTube
Big Blu GnuJan 10

Why does America keep (re)electing politicians who hate half of our country?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/02/trump-harris-garbage-voters-scandal/
https://reason.com/2025/11/06/politicians-make-political-tensions-worse/

#illiberalDemocracy #partisanship #USElections #USPol

Garbage scandal shows what happens when we hate half the country

The growing tendency to demonize the other side’s voters poisons our politics.

The Washington Post
WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 18

A quotation from John Adams

There is nothing I dread So much, as a Division of the Republick into two great Parties, each arranged under its Leader, and concerting Measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble Apprehension is to be dreaded as the greatest political Evil, under our Constitution.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1780-10-02) to Jonathan Jackson

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/4853/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #America #division #divisiveness #factions #partisanship #politicalparties #politics

Letter (1780-10-02) to Jonathan Jackson - Adams, John | WIST Quotations

There is nothing I dread So much, as a Division of the Republick into two great Parties, each arranged under its Leader, and concerting Measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble Apprehension is to be dreaded as the greatest political Evil, under our Constitution.

WIST Quotations
WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 2

A quotation from Abraham Lincoln

If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Letter (1863-05-27) to Gen. John M. Schofield

More about this quote: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/9373…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abelincoln #abrahamlincoln #extremism #factions #middleoftheroad #moderation #neutrality #partisanship #bias #fairness #praise

Letter (1863-05-27) to Gen. John M. Schofield - Lincoln, Abraham | WIST Quotations

If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right.  Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other. On assigning him to the command of the Department of the Missouri, having removed the previous commander there because of his involvement on one side…

WIST Quotations
Kevin Karhan Nov 27

Everything is better than #US "#News" except maybe #Russia, "P.R." #China, #Iran #KSA & #SaudiArabia...

Seriously, people who think "#TuckerCarlson" or whoever else is there #goebbeling is a "#Newscaster" is insulting actual presenters...

#DEpol #USpol #Information #informationWarfare

How Watching The NEWS in GERMANY is COMPLETELY Different Than in AMERICA

YouTube
kzurell has movedNov 26

To anyone with #psychology and #sociology chops:

Do you remember a #study (reported in popular science press within the last 10 years) about #partisanship that tried to #measure the base level of commonality that would always transcend #partisan divides...and found that there was none?

#AI couldn't help, thankfully or no. I thought I read about it in @arstechnica but no luck searching there.

Any pointers appreciated.

Killer Rabbit 90Nov 9
Why I Am Resigning https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/federal-judge-resignation-trump/684845/?utm_source=feed #uspoli #trump #fascism #justice #judges #FederalJudge #MarkLWolf #resignation #partisanship #authoritarianism #GOPFascism
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench

A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

The Atlantic