Social research on the internet, power shifts, and the fifth estate

Oxford, England
Joined May 2009
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BREAKING: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse just tore apart Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill in a way we didn’t think was possible. This is amazing.
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Thank you, Chancellor Merz
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Bill Dutton retweeted
Meidas_Charise Lee
@charise_lee13 Jun 2025
AMERICA IS THREATEN BY WOMAN IN POWER‼️ SHE DID NOT STUTTER‼️( and calling him Mr. Trump )
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So they’re detaining reporters now?
CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..
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🌍🇺🇦 New report: How has trust in media & public officials shifted in Ukraine amid war? Our latest brief from the Ukraine Case Studies Project reveals changing information habits & rising government support @CapacityCentre @oiioxford @BiIIDutton 📎 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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Let’s just say it’s unusual for progressives to bring out over 20,000 people in Utah, one of the reddest states in the country, on a Sunday night not even in an election year.
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Bill Dutton retweeted
FM Lavrov 🇷🇺 talks about the need to deal with the ”root causes” of the 🇺🇦🇷🇺 conflict. In this he’s of course right. The root cause is Vladimir Putin’s refusal to accept the sovereignty and territorial integrity of 🇺🇦. That must be dealt with.
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Bill Dutton retweeted
Bill Dutton@BiIIDutton19 Feb 2025
The Ukraine Public Support their President billdutton.me/2025/02/19/the…
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Wow. The Toronto Star this morning. We've lost Canada.
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Col. Susan Meyers, commander of the 821st Space Base Group which oversees the military base in Pituffik, Greenland sent out an email to people working on the base after JD Vance’s visit. She wrote that she "spent the weekend thinking about Friday's visit -- the actions taken, the words spoken, and how it must have affected each of you." "I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base” "I commit that, for as long as I am lucky enough to lead this base, all of our flags will fly proudly -- together” The email was sent to all base personnel, including those from Denmark and Greenland. 🇺🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰
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It’s now clear that the @realDonaldTrump Administration computed reciprocal tariffs without using tariff data. This is to economics what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science. The Trump tariff policy makes little sense EVEN if you believe in protectionist mercantilist economics.
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Replying to @krassenstein
Only 2,249,002 votes for Donald Trump weren't offset by a like number of Kamala Harris votes. 0.9% or less than 1% of the electorate. There's enough voters' remorse among Trump voters that the election would likely flip if redone today. But there's no provision for a recall in the presidential election like there is in some governors. Prospects for an Amendment 25 removal succeeding are not good either, considering the Republican majority in Congress. A more limited tactic might work though. Clip Trump's wings on the tariff issue, for example. Congress has sole authority over tariffs and taxes, according tto the U.S. Constitution. Congress has delegated much authority to the President, but could rescind that authority in light of Trump's reckless abuse of the authority to lie about tariffs and put in tariffs from hell which have taken $9.6 trillion in wealth away from US markets.
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Replying to @krassenstein
Dear American friends, Fascists do not play by the rules of democracy—they manipulate them. They cheat, lie, and silence opposition with calculated cruelty and relentless disinformation. Today, the threat you face is not hypothetical or distant; it is metastasizing within your own borders. The rise of authoritarian extremism, embodied by the MAGA movement and opportunistically fueled by foreign autocrats like Vladimir Putin, poses an existential danger to the very foundations of American democracy. This is no longer a political disagreement—it is an organized, insidious assault on truth, freedom, and the rule of law. To prevent the complete subjugation of your nation to authoritarian rule, you require nothing less than unrelenting, fearless, and strategic resistance. This is not a time for passivity or polite debate. It is a time for citizens—of every background, age, and creed—to stand shoulder to shoulder in unwavering unity. Veterans, active military, civilians, scholars, laborers, artists, and patriots alike must recognize that the soul of the nation is under siege. The hour is late. The danger is real. And the consequences of inaction will be irreversible. This is a call to arms—not of violence, but of ruthless, creative, and courageous civic engagement. The preservation of democracy depends on your collective refusal to be divided, distracted, or defeated. Together, you must dismantle the machinery of fascism wherever it festers, before the last flicker of liberty is extinguished and America becomes fully colonized by the forces of tyranny. This is a war not of borders, but of values. The future of free society depends on how— and how fiercely—you fight today.
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BREAKING: The Boston Anti-Trump Protest Is Exploding! If this is the scene less than three months into Trump’s return, just imagine the outrage when his tariffs start hitting wallets on Main Street. This isn’t the climax, it’s the opening act. The real reckoning is coming in 2026.
BREAKING: America has awoken! (Thread of Nationwide Protests:) A Massive Protest has formed in Boston just now. Thousands are protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE. This is just 1 of over 1000 planned protests this morning and afternoon. See the rest below --->
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Live from the “Hands Off” protest in Salt Lake City, UT
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Bill Dutton retweeted
Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. Imagine if I had said to law firms that were representing parties that were upset with policies my administration had initiated, that you will not be allowed into government buildings. We will punish you economically for dissenting from the Affordable Care Act or the Iran deal. We will ferret out students who protest against my policies. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me, or a whole bunch of my predecessors.
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🇬🇧 A Message From The British Ministry Of Defence 🇬🇧
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Today, I spoke with the President of Finland @alexstubb, the Prime Minister of the UK @Keir_Starmer, the Prime Minister of Greece @kmitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Croatia @AndrejPlenkovic, the NATO Secretary General @SecGenNATO, and the leader of Germany’s CDU party – @_FriedrichMerz – whose party won the recent Bundestag elections. Clear support for Ukraine. Thank you. There are very important updates from the European Commission regarding substantial funding for Europe’s defense. For us, this primarily means additional air defense – more systems, more missiles, additional capabilities to protect our cities and villages, our positions. All of this creates a solid additional foundation for our efforts to bring the war to an end. We will continue consultations, and new joint steps will be taken. Ukraine deserves peace. Ukrainians deserve respect.
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London. A meaningful and warm meeting with Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer. During our talks, we discussed the challenges facing Ukraine and all of Europe, coordination with partners, concrete steps to strengthen Ukraine’s position, and ending the war with a just peace, along with robust security guarantees. A principled statement of support from the Prime Minister and an important decision: today, in our presence, Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed a Loan Agreement. This loan will enhance Ukraine’s defense capabilities and will be repaid using revenues from frozen Russian assets. The funds will be directed toward weapons production in Ukraine. This is true justice – the one who started the war must be the one to pay. I thank the people and government of the United Kingdom for their tremendous support from the very beginning of this war. We are happy to have such strategic partners and to share the same vision of what a secure future should look like for all. 🇺🇦🇬🇧
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