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THE FINDING OUT PART: The Proud Boys were finally sentenced, save for the neofascist group's leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio. He learns his fate soon. But before then, I invite you to come inside the courtroom with me in my in-depth write-up for @emptywheel

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/09/04/the-finding-out-part-proud-boys-face-sentencing/

This week, The Messenger, which says its goal is journalistic objectivity that counters political extremism, launched with a softball interview of Trump that legitimizes political extremism. Please give my latest a read and pass it on.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/messenger-launches-with-a-demonstration-of-how-to-legitimize-extremism-donald-trump/

With a softball interview of Trump, “The Messenger” launches by legitimizing extremism

Sorry, but this is not "impartiality."

Mother Jones

@Patrickoldhiker @malc @Popehat

Angry People: We should have more genetic diversity in the Royal family.

Prince Harry: Let me introduce my fiancée.

Angry People: No, not like that. We definitely very much did not mean that.

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1946, Estonian teens Aili Jürgenson and Ageeda Paavel blow up a Soviet war memorial in response to Soviet destruction of Estonian memorials. They serve eight years in the gulag as punishment. In 1988 they are awarded the Estonian Order of the Cross of the Eagle to recognise their fight.

#WomenInHistory #EuropeanHistory #Histodons

Twitter changes its algorithm to boost Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media, because that is what "free speech" is all about
https://dfrlab.org/2023/04/21/state-controlled-media-experience-sudden-twitter-gains-after-unannounced-platform-policy-change/
State-controlled media experience sudden Twitter gains after unannounced platform policy change

Twitter accounts run by authoritarian state media suddenly began to gain followers; Twitter acknowledged a change in policy three weeks later

DFRLab
A pandemic classic
Trump can be sued by police over Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says

Two U.S. Capitol Police officers and 11 Democratic House members are seeking to hold Donald Trump liable for physical and psychological injuries they suffered during the riot.

The Washington Post

society: damn misinfo at scale is getting a bit out of hand lately. seems like a problem.

tech guys: i have invented a machine that generates misinformation. is that helpful?

Two excellent, in-depth guides to Mastodon, which should answer many of your questions, are here:

1. An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon by joyeusenoelle: https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon

2. Nikodemus' Guide to Mastodon: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9gfeKg_-hlsU66R-dLEvUeyMsqEfyIx2pnfUeX0t_E/edit#heading=h.j95atvlbfrn5

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