Was careful, wore a mask, got the shots, so don’t understand how I could have tested positive for woke mind virus.

I wrote an article diving into the statistics on far-right extremist violence compared to far-left extremist violence, and to say the least, it’s not a “both sides” problem. An estimated 75% of extremist killings in the US over the past decade are attributed to far-right extremists, compared to 4% attributed to far-left extremists — and that’s on the high end of the estimates for far-left extremist violence.
https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/violent-extremism-in-america-is-a

🆕: In the past few elections, youth voters have consistently turned out and had major impacts on election results. But rather than celebrate this civic achievement, Republicans are passing laws restricting young voters’ ability to cast their ballots.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how-republicans-target-young-voters/

I should share that I was an advisor briefly to Post.news, asked to put together an advisory board. I withdrew for various reasons -- disagreement about another advisor and about federation -- and have no ties to it now. I received nothing. I like Noam, its founder, and respect his work (Waze!). I'll watch Post. But I'm much more engaged here and want to study and learn about the potential of federation -- ActivityPub, Bluesky, Scuttlebutt -- as a model for public discourse.

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