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Jed Willard

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Interested in public diplomacy, "disinformation"/FIMI/MDM etc., history, transatlantic relations. Works at FDR Foundation at Adams House, Harvard. Banned from Russia for life.

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Pshaw. Like you know anything about the dark ages.

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Is it just me or is there relatively little discussion of the vast economic policy differences between the US presidential candidates? Is this because Americans don't understand economics? Or because "hot button" issues make better politics for all parties? Or both? The former seems like a problem.

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"In 2023, the EEAS put in place tangible measures and structures to allow to systematically detect and expose FIMI, including disinformation."

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While we're discussing mano a mano comparisons: Car Voltron or Cat Voltron?

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Today's ruling in Murthy v. Missouri is good news for independent researchers and the American public. The case was thrown out on standing grounds, with the court acknowledging the facts presented were "murky" at best and at other times "clearly erroneous."

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“The American people don’t need worthless out of touch Nobel prize winners..."

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"But there is also a broader trend at play that does not favor Europe’s Greens. A backlash against climate change policies as part of broader culture wars has gained momentum.. And some view them as elitist urbanites who brush aside the costs of the transition to a less climate-harming way of life."

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Risk-of-Zombie normally hovers just above zero. Here...?

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There's a tabletop version of this which is mind-bogglingly complex

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Frodo's a lot more insufferable in the books (unless you're into over-priviliged country gentlemen)

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Is he not? He specifically calls out the America First movement as "disgraced," no?

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NEWS: After sustained attacks from House Republicans, the Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled. A huge blow to academic freedom and our ability to understand platforms and influence operations www.platformer.news/stanford-int...

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Finally someone finds a proper way to mark the 90th anniversary of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act this week! Didn't think it would be Trump, but I suppose that fits.

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Today is the 90th anniversary of FDR's Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. Yet protectionism is popular again. "...blaming society’s ills on something that isn’t taking place is a disservice to the public policy discussion. It won’t solve the very real problems that they want to address."

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What an interesting map of "Europe." How did they decide on where to draw the line?

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"The real lasting solution, however, starts closer to home. Western media need to rededicate themselves to accurate, objective news coverage. If citizens are convinced that their own major news sources are unbiased, they will have no reason to seek out fringe sources of news, Russian or otherwise."

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"Jim Jordan has targeted misinformation researchers with subpoenas, which in turn makes universities think twice about whether they want the political headaches and legal costs of such research."

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I mean, "America First" is sort of a giveaway, no?

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This archived US Trade Representative press release marking the 80th anniversary of FDR's Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act is a depressing read. When the 90th anniversary arrives next week, will the USTR even bother commenting? Will anyone?

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"'This is not good news for the EU, and I think the fact that [China is now building] the port shows a lack of strategic thinking in Brussels,' Romana Vlahutin, a former EU ambassador-at-large for connectivity, told me."

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There is a sequel series featuring bears You're welcome

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"The group has also tried to goad fact checkers into examining its claims, hoping to use the attention to spread the disinformation to new audiences as it is called out."

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Pointing out that it's an inherently political, whole of society problem annoys those who have been assigned by their governments to deal with it peacemeal. (Yes, I have been shushed. Politely. And not universally.)

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All very true and likely to get one shushed

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"The sites include content aggregators like Infowars, run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; mirrors of RT repurposed from abandoned “zombie” sites; faux local news outlets with names like San Francisco Telegraph; and domains focusing on spirituality, yoga, extraterrestrials and the apocalypse."

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"[Finn PM] wants the next EU Strategic Agenda, which defines the bloc's priorities for 2024-2029, to include a Finnish proposal to create an EU Preparedness Union.... Ursula von der Leyen asked former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö to write a report on preparedness — both civilian and military."

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Does this make Mike Johnson Hamlet?

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First they came for "liberal," then they came for "fascist"... “To describe one form of journalism as 'fact-based' is to tacitly acknowledge that there is also such a thing as 'non-fact-based journalism.' And there isn’t... All journalism is fact-based. If it’s not, then it’s not journalism."

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Too busy walking out of their own graduation (not that I don't sympathize)

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About 1000 walked out of Harvard commencement ceremony. Then everyone got drenched in a thunderstorm.

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"The Russian proposals were no longer visible on Wednesday with only the message "draft deleted" remaining on the page."

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We're expecting a large set of our public records (ie emails) to be published in the coming days as part of an effort to smear folks working to understand & address online disinformation. We're setting up a site to help provide context. Here's the landing page: faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/PRR-...

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and yet

DeSantis Signs Law Deleting Climate Change From Florida Policy
The law also stops programs designed to encourage renewable energy and conservation in a state that is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/c...

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"A video showing protests in Sweden dates from a 2009 Davis Cup match in Malmo but was shared online as though the protests were about the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo in 2024."

www.reuters.com/fact-check/2...

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Disturbing trend in eastern Germany

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On the plus side, he (and Trump?) confidently references Howard Hawk's "Scarface" without even winking at Oliver Stone's remake. So there's that.

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