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My new essay on the tidal movements of disinformation, how it shape the decision-making of POTUS, and how it all reminds me of the Insane Clown Posse telling everyone not

The party that Newt built has no leadership. It is captive to the whims of whichever mob is loudest — an energy cultivated and stoked by right wing media and

WARNING: Trumpworld — inclstars Bannon, Flynn’s lawyer, Papadapoulos, Bin Laden’s daughter — are alleging a secret NSA program designed by Obama has been used to “switch 3% of votes” None

The Jade Helm 2015 conspiracy remains a concise example, from point A—> B, of how disinformation changes governance.This takes on a new sense of urgency as lawmakers echo dis/misinformation about

Roll call!!Alabama: staff talking in background — fired!Alaska — looking good! American Samoa — damn you and your pacific islands chicArizona — is that a cactus in your pocket, or?Arkansas

The rage-engage cycle of posting content to denounce it is a key part of how malign narratives gain traction on social & traditional mediaStop incentivizing toxic, malign contentMy new post

First, encourage/amplify messages from the IC about threats in the information domain, threats targeting the election. Trust still needs to be earned here — but it’s a big development that

Big pre-election development:finally new signs that US intelligence is beta-testing how to communicate directly to American voters on threats that target them in the information domain.We should applaud it!My latest

So, something a little odd.Today is the anniv of the Welles Declaration — when, in 1940, Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles basically went rogue & stated the US would

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