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I love swimming in wild places, venturing along meandering trails under the canopy of maples, oak and pine trees and looking for small bits of beauty around me.

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In war, truth is the first casualty. - Aeschylus

29.05.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just to add how this type of information gets its roots into the brains of young people. My 16 year old repeated this information about Kamala Harris to me. He said a friend at school showed him this and he thought it was real. We talked about the impact it had on him.

11.03.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#coldwaterswimming

My favorite thing to do on Sunday afternoon is to swim in The Puget Sound, Washington State. Water temps in the 40’s F ~ 4C.

03.03.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers | Opinion Right-wing populism is leveraging online platforms' participatory nature. A counter-movement must amplify its constituents' values, with a commitment to truth.

A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...

01.03.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 647    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 24

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