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  1. another #police killing in #america #minnesota #kopitiam #singlish #brianklaas

    consider this for singapore post colonial chapter 2 as well. we need better guardrails to attract the right people for public service

    youtube.com/watch?v=Yxt_foRCN7

  2. another #police killing in #america #minnesota #kopitiam #singlish #brianklaas

    consider this for singapore post colonial chapter 2 as well. we need better guardrails to attract the right people for public service

    youtube.com/watch?v=Yxt_foRCN7

  3. Individualism is a mirage.
    Connection defines us.

    This book is good.
    #blog #book #BrianKlaas #FlukeBook

  4. Individualism is a mirage.
    Connection defines us.

    This book is good.
    #blog #book #BrianKlaas #FlukeBook

  5. Individualism is a mirage.
    Connection defines us.

    This book is good.
    #blog #book #BrianKlaas #FlukeBook

  6. Individualism is a mirage.
    Connection defines us.

    This book is good.
    #blog #book #BrianKlaas #FlukeBook

  7. Individualism is a mirage.
    Connection defines us.

    This book is good.
    #blog #book #BrianKlaas #FlukeBook

  8. I’m going to keep skeeting this piece by #BrianKlaas because it’s so good & so important: “Given that democracy relies on a shared sense of reality … the splintering of that shared reality is arguably the most serious overarching problem facing American #democracy” open.substack.com/pub/briankla...

    The Democratization of Informa...

  9. I’m going to keep skeeting this piece by #BrianKlaas because it’s so good & so important: “Given that democracy relies on a shared sense of reality … the splintering of that shared reality is arguably the most serious overarching problem facing American #democracy” open.substack.com/pub/briankla...

    The Democratization of Informa...

  10. I’m going to keep skeeting this piece by #BrianKlaas because it’s so good & so important: “Given that democracy relies on a shared sense of reality … the splintering of that shared reality is arguably the most serious overarching problem facing American #democracy” open.substack.com/pub/briankla...

    The Democratization of Informa...

  11. I’m going to keep skeeting this piece by #BrianKlaas because it’s so good & so important: “Given that democracy relies on a shared sense of reality … the splintering of that shared reality is arguably the most serious overarching problem facing American #democracy” open.substack.com/pub/briankla...

    The Democratization of Informa...

  12. #BrianKlaas #2024PresidentialElection
    "One man—and the dangerous movement he’s unleashed—poses an existential risk to American democracy, and by extension, to the stability and prosperity of our world."

    The Case for Amplifying Trump's Insanity - by Brian Klaas

    "The 'Banality of Crazy' has warped American politics, as few voters recognize just how deranged, delusional, and dangerous Donald Trump is...because the press rarely reports on his routine insanity."
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-case-for

  13. #BrianKlaas #2024PresidentialElection
    "One man—and the dangerous movement he’s unleashed—poses an existential risk to American democracy, and by extension, to the stability and prosperity of our world."

    The Case for Amplifying Trump's Insanity - by Brian Klaas

    "The 'Banality of Crazy' has warped American politics, as few voters recognize just how deranged, delusional, and dangerous Donald Trump is...because the press rarely reports on his routine insanity."
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-case-for

  14. #BrianKlaas #2024PresidentialElection
    "One man—and the dangerous movement he’s unleashed—poses an existential risk to American democracy, and by extension, to the stability and prosperity of our world."

    The Case for Amplifying Trump's Insanity - by Brian Klaas

    "The 'Banality of Crazy' has warped American politics, as few voters recognize just how deranged, delusional, and dangerous Donald Trump is...because the press rarely reports on his routine insanity."
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-case-for

  15. #BrianKlaas #2024PresidentialElection
    "One man—and the dangerous movement he’s unleashed—poses an existential risk to American democracy, and by extension, to the stability and prosperity of our world."

    The Case for Amplifying Trump's Insanity - by Brian Klaas

    "The 'Banality of Crazy' has warped American politics, as few voters recognize just how deranged, delusional, and dangerous Donald Trump is...because the press rarely reports on his routine insanity."
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-case-for

  16. @DharmaDog

    Good article.

    With precision snark bombs, Klass explodes MAGA statements that add up to such farragoes as "Democrat Marxists want to turn America into a democracy with their coup."

    (By the way, turns out "farrago" is Latin meaning "mixed fodder or mash for cattle" — which is amazingly apt, no?)

    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

    #USPolitics #MAGA #language #words #BrianKlaas

  17. @DharmaDog

    Good article.

    With precision snark bombs, Klass explodes MAGA statements that add up to such farragoes as "Democrat Marxists want to turn America into a democracy with their coup."

    (By the way, turns out "farrago" is Latin meaning "mixed fodder or mash for cattle" — which is amazingly apt, no?)

    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

    #USPolitics #MAGA #language #words #BrianKlaas

  18. @DharmaDog

    Good article.

    With precision snark bombs, Klass explodes MAGA statements that add up to such farragoes as "Democrat Marxists want to turn America into a democracy with their coup."

    (By the way, turns out "farrago" is Latin meaning "mixed fodder or mash for cattle" — which is amazingly apt, no?)

    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

    #USPolitics #MAGA #language #words #BrianKlaas

  19. @DharmaDog

    Good article.

    With precision snark bombs, Klass explodes MAGA statements that add up to such farragoes as "Democrat Marxists want to turn America into a democracy with their coup."

    (By the way, turns out "farrago" is Latin meaning "mixed fodder or mash for cattle" — which is amazingly apt, no?)

    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

    #USPolitics #MAGA #language #words #BrianKlaas

  20. #BrianKlaas #MAGA
    They incorrectly use the words "coup" and "marxist." They insist America is a "republic NOT a democracy." Here’s the answer. A guide of helpful tips.

    The MAGA Abuse of the English Language - by Brian Klaas

    "Modern Republicans have distorted our political lexicon. Here's how to correct it."
    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

  21. #BrianKlaas #MAGA
    They incorrectly use the words "coup" and "marxist." They insist America is a "republic NOT a democracy." Here’s the answer. A guide of helpful tips.

    The MAGA Abuse of the English Language - by Brian Klaas

    "Modern Republicans have distorted our political lexicon. Here's how to correct it."
    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

  22. #BrianKlaas #MAGA
    They incorrectly use the words "coup" and "marxist." They insist America is a "republic NOT a democracy." Here’s the answer. A guide of helpful tips.

    The MAGA Abuse of the English Language - by Brian Klaas

    "Modern Republicans have distorted our political lexicon. Here's how to correct it."
    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

  23. #BrianKlaas #MAGA
    They incorrectly use the words "coup" and "marxist." They insist America is a "republic NOT a democracy." Here’s the answer. A guide of helpful tips.

    The MAGA Abuse of the English Language - by Brian Klaas

    "Modern Republicans have distorted our political lexicon. Here's how to correct it."
    forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corrupt

  24. Another completely fascinating piece from Brian Klaas on "How the World Sped Up," and the implications for all of us - stretching from Julius Caesar to a 19th-century scam artist to modern-day, fiber-optic cables on the trading floor, and beyond.

    forkingpaths.co/p/how-the-worl

    #brianklaas #science #politics #history #technology

  25. Another completely fascinating piece from Brian Klaas on "How the World Sped Up," and the implications for all of us - stretching from Julius Caesar to a 19th-century scam artist to modern-day, fiber-optic cables on the trading floor, and beyond.

    forkingpaths.co/p/how-the-worl

    #brianklaas #science #politics #history #technology

  26. Another completely fascinating piece from Brian Klaas on "How the World Sped Up," and the implications for all of us - stretching from Julius Caesar to a 19th-century scam artist to modern-day, fiber-optic cables on the trading floor, and beyond.

    forkingpaths.co/p/how-the-worl

    #brianklaas #science #politics #history #technology

  27. Another completely fascinating piece from Brian Klaas on "How the World Sped Up," and the implications for all of us - stretching from Julius Caesar to a 19th-century scam artist to modern-day, fiber-optic cables on the trading floor, and beyond.

    forkingpaths.co/p/how-the-worl

    #brianklaas #science #politics #history #technology

  28. Another completely fascinating piece from Brian Klaas on "How the World Sped Up," and the implications for all of us - stretching from Julius Caesar to a 19th-century scam artist to modern-day, fiber-optic cables on the trading floor, and beyond.

    forkingpaths.co/p/how-the-worl

    #brianklaas #science #politics #history #technology

  29. “When the news is ‘balanced’ in an unbalanced world, it becomes an instrument of deception. This has made producing the news extremely difficult in an era of mass delusions & hyper-polarization,… where the distribution of truth & lies are not equally balanced between political parties…
    …when members of one party are required to regularly lie on behalf of their leader—& that leader is an authoritarian demagogue…”
    ~#BrianKlaas (full piece is available to paid subscribers): open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  30. “When the news is ‘balanced’ in an unbalanced world, it becomes an instrument of deception. This has made producing the news extremely difficult in an era of mass delusions & hyper-polarization,… where the distribution of truth & lies are not equally balanced between political parties…
    …when members of one party are required to regularly lie on behalf of their leader—& that leader is an authoritarian demagogue…”
    ~#BrianKlaas (full piece is available to paid subscribers): open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  31. “When the news is ‘balanced’ in an unbalanced world, it becomes an instrument of deception. This has made producing the news extremely difficult in an era of mass delusions & hyper-polarization,… where the distribution of truth & lies are not equally balanced between political parties…
    …when members of one party are required to regularly lie on behalf of their leader—& that leader is an authoritarian demagogue…”
    ~#BrianKlaas (full piece is available to paid subscribers): open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  32. “When the news is ‘balanced’ in an unbalanced world, it becomes an instrument of deception. This has made producing the news extremely difficult in an era of mass delusions & hyper-polarization,… where the distribution of truth & lies are not equally balanced between political parties…
    …when members of one party are required to regularly lie on behalf of their leader—& that leader is an authoritarian demagogue…”
    ~#BrianKlaas (full piece is available to paid subscribers): open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  33. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    From Brian Klaas, Associate Professor of Global Politics at University College London, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic, author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, and Creator/Host of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can read the article here:
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-bluetoot

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  34. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    From Brian Klaas, Associate Professor of Global Politics at University College London, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic, author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, and Creator/Host of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can read the article here:
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-bluetoot

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  35. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    From Brian Klaas, Associate Professor of Global Politics at University College London, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic, author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, and Creator/Host of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can read the article here:
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-bluetoot

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  36. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    From Brian Klaas, Associate Professor of Global Politics at University College London, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic, author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, and Creator/Host of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can read the article here:
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-bluetoot

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  37. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    From Brian Klaas, Associate Professor of Global Politics at University College London, Contributing Writer for The Atlantic, author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, and Creator/Host of the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can read the article here:
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-bluetoot

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  38. "Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America's top general deserves to be put to death. That extraordinary sentence would be unthinkable in any other rich democracy."

    ~ Brian Klaas

    #Trump #violence #authoritarianism #MediaFail #normalization #BrianKlaas
    /1

    theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

  39. "Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America's top general deserves to be put to death. That extraordinary sentence would be unthinkable in any other rich democracy."

    ~ Brian Klaas

    #Trump #violence #authoritarianism #MediaFail #normalization #BrianKlaas
    /1

    theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

  40. "Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America's top general deserves to be put to death. That extraordinary sentence would be unthinkable in any other rich democracy."

    ~ Brian Klaas

    #Trump #violence #authoritarianism #MediaFail #normalization #BrianKlaas
    /1

    theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

  41. "Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America's top general deserves to be put to death. That extraordinary sentence would be unthinkable in any other rich democracy."

    ~ Brian Klaas

    #Trump #violence #authoritarianism #MediaFail #normalization #BrianKlaas
    /1

    theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

  42. "Late Friday night, the former president of the United States—and a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America's top general deserves to be put to death. That extraordinary sentence would be unthinkable in any other rich democracy."

    ~ Brian Klaas

    #Trump #violence #authoritarianism #MediaFail #normalization #BrianKlaas
    /1

    theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

  43. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    ICYMI — author Brian Klaas, Associate Prof. in Global Politics at UCL. Author: CORRUPTIBLE: Who Gets Power & How it Changes Us. Contributing writer at The Atlantic. Host of the PowerCorrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can subscribe to Brian’s substack and read the article here:
    substack.com/profile/2719594-b

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  44. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    ICYMI — author Brian Klaas, Associate Prof. in Global Politics at UCL. Author: CORRUPTIBLE: Who Gets Power & How it Changes Us. Contributing writer at The Atlantic. Host of the PowerCorrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can subscribe to Brian’s substack and read the article here:
    substack.com/profile/2719594-b

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  45. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    ICYMI — author Brian Klaas, Associate Prof. in Global Politics at UCL. Author: CORRUPTIBLE: Who Gets Power & How it Changes Us. Contributing writer at The Atlantic. Host of the PowerCorrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can subscribe to Brian’s substack and read the article here:
    substack.com/profile/2719594-b

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  46. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    ICYMI — author Brian Klaas, Associate Prof. in Global Politics at UCL. Author: CORRUPTIBLE: Who Gets Power & How it Changes Us. Contributing writer at The Atlantic. Host of the PowerCorrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can subscribe to Brian’s substack and read the article here:
    substack.com/profile/2719594-b

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  47. Hello Fellow Mastodonians!

    Bluetooth — Ever wonder where that name came from?

    The origin story of the name "Bluetooth" and the logo used for that technology is a fascinating tale that connects Viking history, the English civil war, and a curious saga of scattered bones.

    ICYMI — author Brian Klaas, Associate Prof. in Global Politics at UCL. Author: CORRUPTIBLE: Who Gets Power & How it Changes Us. Contributing writer at The Atlantic. Host of the PowerCorrupts podcast.

    It’s a fun and fascinating dive into the origin story of the ubiquitous connectivity protocol named after a long-forgotten Viking king.

    You can subscribe to Brian’s substack and read the article here:
    substack.com/profile/2719594-b

    And here's a fun video explanation from Tom Scott, "Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone":
    youtube.com/watch?v=VdmQp9M9jU

    @brianklaas
    #Bluetooth
    #BrianKlaas
    #TomScott

  48. :
    “Democracy provides a mechanism to forge compromise based on the informed consent of the governed. That becomes impossible…when partisan identity becomes a dystopian ‘choose your own reality’ world of splintered politics & when voters aren’t disagreeing on normative opinions of how the world should be, but rather are divided over basic facts abt how the world is.”
    open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  49. #BrianKlaas:
    “Democracy provides a mechanism to forge compromise based on the informed consent of the governed. That becomes impossible…when partisan identity becomes a dystopian ‘choose your own reality’ world of splintered politics & when voters aren’t disagreeing on normative opinions of how the world should be, but rather are divided over basic facts abt how the world is.”
    open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  50. #BrianKlaas:
    “Democracy provides a mechanism to forge compromise based on the informed consent of the governed. That becomes impossible…when partisan identity becomes a dystopian ‘choose your own reality’ world of splintered politics & when voters aren’t disagreeing on normative opinions of how the world should be, but rather are divided over basic facts abt how the world is.”
    open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  51. #BrianKlaas:
    “Democracy provides a mechanism to forge compromise based on the informed consent of the governed. That becomes impossible…when partisan identity becomes a dystopian ‘choose your own reality’ world of splintered politics & when voters aren’t disagreeing on normative opinions of how the world should be, but rather are divided over basic facts abt how the world is.”
    open.substack.com/pub/briankla

  52. "Too many journalists still wrongly believe their goal should be “balance.” It shouldn’t. It should be objectivity. If something is untrue, the press needs to say so, in clear language, even if one partisan group wrongly believes the lie to be true."
    #journalism #Republicans #BrianKlaas
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-funhouse

  53. "Too many journalists still wrongly believe their goal should be “balance.” It shouldn’t. It should be objectivity. If something is untrue, the press needs to say so, in clear language, even if one partisan group wrongly believes the lie to be true."
    #journalism #Republicans #BrianKlaas
    forkingpaths.co/p/the-funhouse