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State of U.S. Tariffs: August 1, 2025

"Consumers face an overall average effective tariff rate of 18.3%, the highest since 1934." budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta... #tariffs

Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed - Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed by Lindsay Hoffman on Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau

Hi! 👋 Want to bring a conversation about how to disagree without being disagreeable to your campus? I’m available through the @HdxAcademy Speakers Bureau: www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #CampusEvents

Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.

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Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

This looks like a great way to find and support the public media stations that will be hit hardest by the recissions package #savepublicmedia
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Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina, with an eye toward 2028 Potential 2028 candidates, including Beshear, descended on South Carolina in recent weeks to preview their campaign messages.

Potential 2028 candidates, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, have descended on South Carolina in recent weeks to preview their campaign messages.

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.

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Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed - Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau Communication Scholar Fostering Civil Discourse in Higher Ed by Lindsay Hoffman on Heterodox Academy Speakers Bureau

Hey folks! I’m officially a @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social speaker! www.hxaspeakers.org/en/listings/... #speaker #civildiscourse #communication

We're hiring!

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The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!

Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.

Can confirm. 10k people signed up in the two weeks after he won -- last night we had our biggest candidate intro call *ever*.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJV...

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Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—leading to real-world consequences.

people who think the gvt controls the weather are a faction that is quickly gaining power on the right — and MTG says she's planning to introduce legislation on this soon

@davidgilbert.bsky.social & i looked at how these conspiracy theories got supercharged after the tx floods this weekend:

50 Reasons Not to Give Up on Politics: Meet RFS’s Latest 2025 Endorsement Class It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the chaos right now. The headlines are brutal. The threats to our rights are real. But here’s the thing…

Looking for inspiration? We're announcing 50 (!!) new endorsements for 2025 races -- 74% running for municipal office, 16% for state leg, running across 15 states. These are community-focused leaders running strong grassroots campaigns. Hell yeah. runforsomething.medium.com/50-reasons-n...

They’re calling her an influencer. She’s calling it campaign strategy. 18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.

18,000 individual donors, Instagram and TikTok views have kept Deja Foxx — a once longshot Gen Z candidate — competitive in the race for a congressional seat in Arizona.

Guadalupe River flood: How to help and how to find help Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods.

Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social

‘lay’ = to place something down flat
‘lie’ = to be in a flat position on a surface

These two are already confusing, and to top it all off, ‘lay’ is the past tense of ‘lie,’ and ‘laid’ is the past tense of ‘lay.’

So, let's show each other some grace...

An NPR Tradition, Here's The Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence Over the past 32 years, Morning Edition has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NPR staff as a way of marking Independence Day. This year, we also offer some historical context.

A reminder of what’s in the Declaration of Independence

🚨 @citap.bsky.social is hiring 🚨 tenure-track assistant prof w/ faculty appt @uncsils.bksy.social - looking for a scholar whose research examines the complex interconnections between AI technologies & social, organizational, and/or political systems. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/303...

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

Fascism Watch: Warning Signs of Backsliding Democracy Gain valuable insights into the warning signs of aspiring autocrats like Donald Trump and their strategies to seize power in this thought-provoking article by Dr. Jennifer Mercieca.

When I wrote this in December 2023, it was a fascism watch. It's later than we think. He's arresting judges.
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Judge Gives Trump Administration 3 Days To Return Her From El Salvador Prison GREENBELT, MD—Decrying the deportation as “wholly lawless,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled Monday that the Trump administration had three days to return her to the United States from a Salvador...

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Judge Gives Trump Administration 3 Days To Return Her From El Salvador Prison

I Heart UD Giving Day April 30, 2025

One week to #IHeartUD! #BlueHensGive #UDLibrary #UDelaware #GiveBack @udelaware.bsky.social

Doc Hoff’s #BlogBlogProject | “Trapped in the Loop: How TikTok’s Algorithm Feeds Confirmation Bias”… As a professor of political communication, I’ve been sharing blogs written by my University of Delaware students for over a decade. This…

The latest #BlogBlogProject from my Political Science and Communication students! lindsayh-7884.medium.com/doc-hoffs-bl...

Covered in @usnews.com w perfect photo
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Most Americans think Donald Trump is too soft with Putin: Poll

According to the latest Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, 61 percent of Americans think Trump is not tough enough on President Putin.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

$71.5 million gift to University of Delaware | UDaily UD announces largest donation in the University's history

The University of Delaware has received the largest philanthropic contribution from an individual or family in the University’s 282-year history.

The Onion summer writing fellowship is seeking applicants! It's six months, good salary and benefits.

This year's applicants do NOT have to complete the Eating Challenge, as it turns out this does not adhere to Illinois labor law. We apologize to those who have died in the past.

Doc Hoff’s #BlogBlogProject | “Press Pool Closed due to Unscheduled Maintenance!” by Cadence Combs As a professor of political communication, I’ve been sharing blogs written by my University of Delaware students for over a decade. This…

My latest #BlogBlogProject — where I feature student voices from #Udel — is up! lindsayh-7884.medium.com/doc-hoffs-bl... #whitehouse #presspool

YouTube video by TEDx Talks A New Algorithm For Civic Life | Lindsay Hoffman | TEDxWilmington

I’m so excited to engage with @brandonwolf.bsky.social in a few weeks at @udelaware.bsky.social for the annual Ida B. Wells lecture! It reminded me of how impactful the Pulse shooting was on so many of us…I even referenced it in my 2016 #TEDx talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmx3...

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Discover how incivility and language aggression shape #Biafra separatist debates on social media in this new #OnlineFirst article by Ebuka A. Ifeanyichukwu and Lindsay H. Hoffman @thedochoff.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...