Wahnsinn dass man sowas nach wie vor (manchen) Kollegen und Medienvertretern ausbuchstabieren muss...

An authoritarian demagogue inspiring crowds to demand the expulsion of a group of nonwhite legal residents based on their nationality. Could not be more explicit what we're seeing here.

I’m excited to share that the Researcher Support Consortium (RSC) has officially launched! The RSC is a response to the growing number of academic researchers who are facing campaigns of intimidation and harassment for their important public interest work. researchersupport.org 1/

Researcher Support Consortium

Hey current or soon-to-be Postdocs: Look at this VERY cool position that just opened up at the University of Southern Denmark's DIGITAL DEMOCRACY CENTRE! 👀😗 - 2 year postdocs, - open to a variety of fields, - with a focus on one of the Centre's core themes (on digital democracy).

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📢JOB ALERT: PostDoc opportunities at the DDC! A broad open call with research opportunities in one of our four core research themes: lnkd.in/eQyjaztN 🗓Application date: Nov. 1 🗓Starting date: flexible Read more and apply here: lnkd.in/ehPVDQBw

Want to know more about sheriffs? Of course you do! May I suggest this @theconversation.bsky.social@emayfarris.bsky.socialtheconversation.com/how-sheriffs...

How sheriffs define law and order for their counties depends a lot on their views − and most are white Republican men

There is a long history of sheriffs reinforcing social inequality − both informally and by using formal powers of their office

Got to offer a few insights into how AI, deep fakes and affective networks might impact democracy (...on German national television). TLDR: We need to be careful not to overhype threats. Plus: In the case of the current batches of Trump memes, the main problem isn't AI -- it's racism.

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FAR-RIGHT COMMUNICATION My preprint preprint entry in Alessandro Nai, Max Grömping & Dominique Wirz's forthcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication! PDF: portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/files/270941...

"AGENDA SURFING" 🏄🌊📰 My second preprint entry in Alessandro Nai, MaxGrömping & Dominique Wirz's forthcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication! portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/files/270941...