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Wesley Fryer<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/book2read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book2read</span></a>: Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam<br><a href="https://a.co/d/fLuNixl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/fLuNixl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>via Unabashed Faith: Resisting Anti-Spiritual Influences in the Modern World by C. Andrew Doyle<br><a href="https://a.co/d/5QeXagv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">a.co/d/5QeXagv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HealOurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealOurCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Recommended book: The Disunited States - Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work. Ryan D. Griffiths. Examines the growing interest in a national divorce between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> America and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. Discusses how current <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> in America is a problem, but it is one that needs to be worked out through dialogue rather than a bloody <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilwar</span></a>. Brings expert analysis on the topic of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/secession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secession</span></a>, &amp; how it works <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/globally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globally</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-disunited-states-9780197816257?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">global.oup.com/academic/produc</span><span class="invisible">t/the-disunited-states-9780197816257?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;</span></a></p>
trndgtr.com<p>America's Self-Segregation Online - Balaji Srinivasan &amp; Michael Malice</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/affirmativeaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>affirmativeaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twitterdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitterdata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Homebrew Pockels Cell Is Worth the Wait - We haven’t seen any projects from serial experimenter [Les Wright] for quite a whi... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/06/25/homebrew-pockels-cell-is-worth-the-wait/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/06/25/homebr</span><span class="invisible">ew-pockels-cell-is-worth-the-wait/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>non</span></a>-linearoptics <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/indiumtinoxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiumtinoxide</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/highvoltage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highvoltage</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mischacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mischacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/laser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laser</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ito</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/kdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kdp</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>There was a political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/arrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arrests</span></a> across the country of govt officials protesting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> agenda, along w/political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> so acute that it is affecting people’s views on a broad array of topics.</p><p>Whether you are feeling upbeat about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stock</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> may depend, in part, on your political alignment. Gallup reported in April that 58% of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> expected the stock market to rise, compared with only 21% of independents &amp; 12% of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>.</p>
DiscourseNet<p>DiscourseNet Winter School #9 - Transformative <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DiscourseStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiscourseStudies</span></a>. Social and political struggle in a polarised world</p><p>We are organising the Winter School #9 that will take place at the Universitat de <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Val%C3%A8ncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>València</span></a> in January 2026. It is aimed at international masters and doctoral students interested in discourse studies from diverse perspectives.</p><p>If you want to participate you can find all necessary information here: <a href="https://discourseanalysis.net/en/discoursenet-winter-school-9-transformative-discourse-studies-social-and-political-struggle-0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discourseanalysis.net/en/disco</span><span class="invisible">ursenet-winter-school-9-transformative-discourse-studies-social-and-political-struggle-0</span></a></p><p>The deadline for abstract submission is August 31st, 2025.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DiscourseAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiscourseAnalysis</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a></p>
michael<p>17-Jun-2025<br>Speed-snap science: solving for molecular details in a flash</p><p>Caltech’s new technique, called Compressed Ultrafast Planar <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anisotropy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anisotropy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Imaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Imaging</span></a> (CUP2AI), enables real-time, non-invasive, wide-field fluorescence polarization measurements that can provide unprecedented insights into dynamic events. <br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1087843" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">087843</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nanoworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nanoworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/molecules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>molecules</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/structure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>structure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p>Check out and share my latest blog post, “Hijacked Minds and Broken Trust”<br><a href="https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/06/19/hijacked-minds-and-broken-trust/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">speedofcreativity.org/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">19/hijacked-minds-and-broken-trust/</span></a></p><p>(btw I blogged this on my iPad, which I’m trying to use more for media creation and sharing)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MediaLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/edtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HealOurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealOurCulture</span></a></p>
xs4me2<p>These shameless far right extremists should face the consequences for what they are initiating, the hate and the polarization…</p><p>How much further can this go, when is enough, enough? When will people rise to put an end to this?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/minnesota-lawmaker-killings-misinformation-rightwing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">un/17/minnesota-lawmaker-killings-misinformation-rightwing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> conditions surrounding the current deployment are dramatically different from those during that prior wave. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> has spread from society to the political elites, who now, more than ever, seek to use the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> for political gain. On the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> side, Donald <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> appears eager to deploy the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Army</span></a> against left-wing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Title10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Title10</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PosseComitatusAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Marines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marines</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Next at the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SolarEclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEclipse</span></a> Conference Nick James talked about new (and finally amateur-affordable) polarization-sensitive cameras in which each pixel comes with a polarizer: since it's a while til the next solar eclipse he demonstrated it with the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> where the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> of the maria is higher than of the highlands, matching expectations. 2/n</p>
anita_breuer<p>Us vs Them: How to Address Polarization</p><p>At <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/rp25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rp25</span></a> Bart Brandsma unpacked how polarization works—not as debate, but as identity conflict. His argument: while pushers dominate the extremes, the key to depolarization lies with the often-overlooked “silent” middle.</p><p>My main takeaway: Don’t fight polarization at the fringes. Empower the silent middle by taking their dilemmas seriously. </p><p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/rp25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rp25</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Depolarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depolarization</span></a><br>🧠🤝🔥</p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>**Narcissism and Affective Polarization**</p><p>“_We argue that the personality trait of narcissism (entitled self-importance) is an important correlate of affective polarization. We test this claim in Britain using nationally representative survey data, examining both long-standing party identities and new Brexit identities. Our findings reveal that narcissism, and particularly the ‘rivalry’ aspect of narcissism, is associated with both positive and negative partisanship._”</p><p>Tilley, J., Hobolt, S. Narcissism and Affective Polarization. Polit Behav 47, 599–618 (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-024-09963-5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1007/s11109-024-099</span><span class="invisible">63-5</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/DOI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Partisanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Partisanship</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identity</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Narcissism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Narcissism</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Academics</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>Korea Institute of Finance suggests differentiated regulations for savings banks, proposing incentives for capable institutions to expand amid growing polarization between large and small players in the industry.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SavingsBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SavingsBanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RegulationFramework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegulationFramework</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialIncentives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialIncentives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreditExtension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditExtension</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=60549" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=60549</span></a></p>
Joanna Bryson<p>Preprint with <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/vheddesheimer.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@vheddesheimer.bsky.social</a> Economic Insecurity Increases Affective <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Polarization" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Polarization</a> and Outgroup-Aversion <a href="https://osf.io/preprints/osf/x23bj_v1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">osf.io/preprints/os...</a> You may remember I'm on team "precarity" not team "social media." Causal / diff on diff evidence from Dutch panel study LISS <a href="https://en.centerdata.nl/liss-panel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">en.centerdata.nl/liss-panel</a><br><br><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/osf/x23bj_v1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OSF</a></p>
RDN<p>Analysis of language used in U.S. congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022, focusing on use of words taken to represent use of either evidence or intuition, found that intuition-signifying words became increasingly prominent since the 1970s, and this change was reflected in increasing political polarization.</p><p>Summary: <a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/scientists-analysed-8-million-us-speeches" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencefocus.com/news/scientis</span><span class="invisible">ts-analysed-8-million-us-speeches</span></a></p><p>Original paper: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02136-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41562-025</span><span class="invisible">-02136-2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evidence</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Intuition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intuition</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a></p>
Den Spier :europe:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>glynmoody</span></a></span> The times we’re living in - everything, absolutely everything, is being politicized, even simple machines such as heat pumps! Refrigerators next?</p><p>I am convinced this polarization of everything trend started with and is driven by algorithms on social media and how we are leveraging them. It’s the greatest experiment in human history, and we are all lab rats l. It’s not going well for us.<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/politicization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicization</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Concordia University: New Concordia research shows social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization. “It seems that no matter the topic of conversation, online opinion around it will be split into two seemingly irreconcilable camps. That’s largely a result of these platforms’ design, as the algorithms driving them direct users to like-minded peers. This […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/17/concordia-university-new-concordia-research-shows-social-networks-are-vulnerable-to-relatively-simple-ai-manipulation-and-polarization/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/17/concordia-university-new-concordia-research-shows-social-networks-are-vulnerable-to-relatively-simple-ai-manipulation-and-polarization/</a></p>
The Open Buddhist University<p>🗣️ How A Journalist Divided A City (A free, 38-minute podcast from 2023)</p><p>Tags: <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mind</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a><br><a href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/journalist-explorer_harford-tim" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buddhistuniversity.net/content</span><span class="invisible">/av/journalist-explorer_harford-tim</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p>In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump’s Tariffs by <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/south-carolina-manufacturing-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E4.HCz2.YVkRpzup1RFQ&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/sout</span><span class="invisible">h-carolina-manufacturing-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1._E4.HCz2.YVkRpzup1RFQ&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/textiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textiles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/bmw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bmw</span></a></p>