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The major social media services have recently offered their plans for political ads. Twitter is out. Facebook is in. As I understand the Facebook position, Zuck is arguing that he is pro free speech and suggests that his platform offers … Continue reading →

Tensions are running high as Democrats and Republicans argue about the Trump impeachment inquiry. The most salient accusation at present concerns the alleged efforts of Trump to extort the cooperation of the Ukrainian government in generating evidence of inappropriate use … Continue reading →

I have been reading Mark Levin’s Unfreedom of the Press. If you have read this book or read the review I link here, you probably find my interest rather strange. Levin is at heart a talk show personality with a … Continue reading →

I found this article from Make Use Of to be helpful. It argues that the Spin and Accuracy of different news outlets to reflect different issues. In other words, the factual accuracy of claims made (facts) can be differentiated from … Continue reading →

I became interested in online influence as an adversarial tactic because much of my professional work made use of the Internet as an educational tool. It is impossible to promote this communication tool for influencing others without becoming aware of … Continue reading →

Zuckerberg’s logic on not fact checking political ads seems to be that Facebook will leave it to other parties to do so. This logic might seem to make some sense, but ignores the way Facebook actually works. Individuals end up … Continue reading →

We started a Fall tradition last year of taking a tour of regional brewery as a family. We take everyone who can attend and break up the beer tasting with hiking, outdoor games, and food. Here are some images for … Continue reading →

I won’t call you a socialist for assuming farmers should receive government subsidies when they cannot sell their beans if you don’t call me a socialist because I believe all Americans deserve health care. [just to get your attention and … Continue reading →

President Trump will do one of his rallies in Minneapolis this week. Once this was announced, Minneapolis Mayor Frey and others made some uncomplimentary comments about Trump and were not particularly welcoming to the President. This negativity brought some negative … Continue reading →

Podcasts I listen to indicate that the Trump re-election campaign has made Facebook and television ad buys. I confess that I do not remember seeing any of these ads. I assume Fox News would be a likely outlet. I very, … Continue reading →