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3 votes
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How Hurricane Michael could affect Florida’s high-stakes midterms
7 votes -
Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation won't increase US President Donald Trump's ability to pardon people because of an obscure double jeopardy case
9 votes -
There's been a George Soros for every era of anti-semitic panic
9 votes -
German far-right party AfD launches site allowing school students to report teachers for being politically partial
16 votes -
Two cheers for socialism: Why liberals need enemies on the left
14 votes -
Forget Republicans v Democrats: Meet America’s new tribes
6 votes -
I'm tracking state sponsored propaganda online, and I need your help.
Hey, tildes! A few weeks ago, I brought attention to Russian propaganda being shared on reddit. I deleted my reddit accounts, but I'm still tracking propaganda being shared on social media. The...
Hey, tildes!
A few weeks ago, I brought attention to Russian propaganda being shared on reddit. I deleted my reddit accounts, but I'm still tracking propaganda being shared on social media. The midterms are approaching quickly, so I'm asking for your help with the project I'm working on.
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Help with code: Improve what exists and add more features, heck, even documentation would be an improvement (I'm not a programmer).
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Find more propaganda sites: Right, left, Russian, Jamaican, whatever.
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Spread the word: Social media, irl friends, media, politicians, etc.
78,143 reddit posts total.
16,831 deceptive Russian reddit posts.
5,588 deceptive Iranian reddit posts.
1,416 tweets total.Here's the full output. Check the 'Overview' tab first.
Happy to answer questions if you have any.
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American gerontocracy: Typically, congressional representatives are 20 years older than their constituents. We must have lawmakers who look like the people they represent
18 votes -
Brett Kavanaugh and the information terrorists trying to reshape America
17 votes -
US Senator Ben Sasse (r) on #MeToo, judicial nominations, and bad faith political arguments
7 votes -
Brett Kavanaugh’s 1983 letter offers inside look at US high school clique
19 votes -
The Supreme Court doesn't need nine justices. It needs twenty-seven
22 votes -
How we know Brett Kavanaugh is lying
52 votes -
The banality of Brett Kavanaugh
19 votes -
Brett Kavanaugh clerk hire casts light on link to US judge forced to quit in #MeToo era
6 votes -
Massive protest against fascist presidential candidate Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 votes -
Watch live: Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing
18 votes -
Needy Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan changes tune on Berlin
10 votes -
The Maldives has another shot at democracy – but it needs help. At last, the violent rule of Abdulla Yameen is over. But the nation has a long way to go if it is to restore trust in its institutions.
7 votes -
How Russia helped swing the election for Trump
13 votes -
How Donald Trump could make Venezuela’s crisis dramatically worse
10 votes -
Martin Sellner: The new face of the far right in Europe
13 votes -
US President Donald Trump's China trade war isn't a 'new Cold War'
8 votes -
The death of consensus: How conflict came back to politics
7 votes -
No, I will not debate you
47 votes -
What does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez think about the South China Sea?
12 votes -
The reclusive hedge-fund tycoon behind the Trump presidency
6 votes -
Germany ousts spymaster over far-right violence row
10 votes -
"American democracy is in crisis" - Hillary Clinton
16 votes -
Canada betrays its own citizens. Hassan Diab's case is among its most egregious.
8 votes -
Catalan separatists pack Barcelona to demand split from Spain
5 votes -
Canada's notwithstanding clause — what's that again?
6 votes -
Autocracy: Rules for Survival - 2016 - Russian-born journalist Masha Gessen reflects on the election of Donald Trump
4 votes -
Who failed Turkey: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or the West?
8 votes -
“Socialism” vs. “capitalism” is a false dichotomy
28 votes -
The Republican approach to US voter fraud: Lie
14 votes -
Why obvious lies make great propaganda
19 votes -
The rise of Brazil’s far‑right
9 votes -
US police pulled fake ‘Antifa’ list from neo-Nazi site and used it to target random people who’d signed an anti-Donald Trump petition
33 votes -
US and Mexico reach a trade deal, paving the way to replace NAFTA
11 votes -
The myth of John McCain
20 votes -
Why equality is unhelpful as a political goal
9 votes -
It’s OK to call racists ‘racist’
17 votes -
What does it take to impeach a president?
3 votes -
As GOP scandals multiply, Democrats frame a careful message on corruption
8 votes -
USA and Australia are dysfunctional: Hyper-partisanship is killing two great democracies
16 votes -
Gospels of giving for the new gilded age: Are today’s donor classes solving problems—or creating new ones?
8 votes -
Fascist activists have spent the last year trying to win over police
17 votes -
How Cambodia’s prime minister rigged an election
3 votes