Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/florida-republicans-immigrant-jobs-child-labor
Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage.
https://www.europesays.com/1919090/ South Korea’s political polarization stems from historical trauma #Conflicts #historical #koreas #NorthKorea #Polarization #political #south #stems #trauma
"Changing the algorithm to make it benevolent rather than polarising is easy for those who control the platforms. Plenty of social media companies, — such as Pinterest, for example — allow people to engage and discuss ideas without promoting toxic content. While I feel regulation should be a last resort, in this case the industry has not self-regulated. (...)
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We are in the midst of a Cold Civil War
Check out my new Substack [VIDEO] and post: “Trusted voices” as we RESIST and HEAL”
https://open.substack.com/pub/resistandheal/p/trusted-voices-as-we-resist-and-heal
Increasing #Polarization in the #USA was a myth. #Republicans became #Fascists #USpol #Politics
Did you miss today’s MediaEd Club webinar on “Participatory Storytelling and News?” It was a good one! Check out the 41 minute recorded video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09szF3th4KM
More links and details are available on:
https://mediaeducationlab.com/events/participatory-storytelling-and-news
I wrote a new blog post, sharing a new book I bought yesterday in Salisbury, North Carolina, as well as 7 other books I wanted to buy but ended up just adding to my reading wish list:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/03/02/reading-wish-list/
As Austria’s third attempt at government gets underway, evangelicals call on politicians to abandon self-centredness, Evangelical Focus https://www.byteseu.com/781102/ #agreement #Austria #AustrianEvangelicalAlliance #Christians #ChurchNews #Coalition #Democracy #DigitalEvangelicalNews #election #EuropeChristianNews #EvangelicalNews #FarRight #FPO #Liberal #Negotiations #OliverStozek #peacemakers #polarization #Politics #ReligionNews #SocialDemocrats #statement #unity
BDG feature: Transcending Polarity in Challenging Times
Read here: https://tinyurl.com/2r2eentz
American democracy the next four years, summarized in a 35 second clip!
How to Avoid Outrage Fatigue & Tune In without Burning Out
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-avoid-outrage-fatigue-and-tune-in-without-burning-out/
Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42949277
Comment: for more nuanced understanding read
2019: Communicating w. Memes: Consequences in Post-truth Civilization
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113437776461706493
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498551342/Communicating-with-Memes-Consequences-in-Post-truth-Civilization
#SocialMedia #rhetoric #EchoChambers #polarization #memes #epistemology
#Trump #GOP #CultureWars #fascism
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein
An excellent overview on why American politics has become so polarized, why we once weren't, why we can't go back, and how to address the problems created by polarization. It lays out how Trump is the logical next step in Republican evolution and why Democrats have no equivalent. Worth the read if you want to understand how we got here.
Which interventions help against political #polarization? This news feature shows mixed bag of results. Societal dynamics in wrong direction. Would be nice to have a viral clip that switches on critical thinking... https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2500158122
"In this work, we explore the impact of chirality on spin angular momentum in hybrid metal/chiral molecule thin-film heterostructures. For this, we inject a pure spin current via spin pumping and investigate the spin-to-charge conversion at the hybrid chiral interface. Notably, we observe a chiral-induced unidirectionality in the conversion."
NEW STUDY OUT IN IC&S
Putting #FilterBubble Effects to the Test
In an experimental survey study with real #news #recommendersystems (#NRS), we find **limited** support for #polarization effects of #algorithms inducing "filter bubble" like information environments.
Data also show how balanced algorithms may promote #depolarization.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2435998
@commodon @communicationscholars #PoliticalCommunication #SocialMedia
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看了網路上推薦，這兩天看完了這本書，內容還是相當不錯。
說服任何人立場轉變的過程，是需要相當多的「催化劑」，作者總結成「REDUCE 」這五個面向。
- R：抗拒心理 Reactance (Resistence)
- E：Endowment Effect
- D：距離
- U：不確定性
- CE：佐證 Corresponding Evidence
反思現在 #台灣 政治對立，加上社群媒體助長，書裡的方法我覺得運用上有許多困難，當中最難的是「改變立場是漸進緩慢的過程」，但我覺得台灣已經沒有時間了。
Check out my new post for Heal Our Culture: “Together We Rise”
https://healourculture.org/2025/01/28/together-we-rise/
This is a super interesting paper on EU affective #polarisation #polarization a) love table b) would love to see table 4 compared to RU and Musk in-language propaganda spend, particularly plotted over time.
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/8531/3968
Affective Polarization Among Radical‐Right Supporters: Dislike Differentiation and Democratic Support
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OTOH, by creating "just us" bubbles, does that not lead to increased hatred and misunderstandings?
Is the US society definitely yes/defenitly not an excellent example of such polarization?
Is being pro or anti-Israel wrong?
Putin?
P.S. I too do block and mute people.
