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The New York Times
The Complete List of Trump’s Twitter Insults (2015-2021)
The New York Times
219 saves · Jan 19th · Kevin Quealy · This list documents all the verbal attacks Mr. Trump posted on Twitter, from when he declared his candidacy in June 2015 to Jan. 8, when Twitter permanently barred him.
In Social Media
The New York Times
The storming of Capitol Hill was organized on social media.
The New York Times
1 min read · 51 saves · Jan 6th · Sheera Frenkel · Continue reading the main storyJust after 1 p.m., when President Trump ended his speech to protesters in Washington by calling for them to march on Congress, hundreds of echoing calls to storm the…
In Facebook
BuzzFeed News
Trump Supporters Planned Coup On Facebook
BuzzFeed News
5 min read · 38 saves · Jan 19th · Right-wing extremists used Facebook to call for the overthrow of the government and storm the US Capitol in the period leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a new report.
newpublic.org
New Public
newpublic.org
20 saves · Jan 12th · Welcome to New_ Public, a home for the people who are building and dreaming up the diverse, community-serving, anti-oppressive public-spirited tech future.
humanetech.com
28 – Two Million Years in Two Hours: A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
humanetech.com
14 saves · Jan 15th · January 15, 2021Yuval Noah Harari is one of the rare historians who can give us a two-million-year perspective on today’s headlines. In this wide-ranging conversation, Yuval explains how technology…
Brookings Institution
How disinformation evolved in 2020
Brookings Institution
9 min read · 13 saves · Jan 4th · Facebook and Twitter are increasingly aggressive in attributing disinformation operations to specific actors, and disinformants are evolving in response, outsourcing their work and relying on AI-ge…
docs.google.com
Civic Signals, Research Overview
docs.google.com
Jan 13th · The qualities of flourishing digital spaces A project of From the team at Research Overview Last Updated: Jan 11, 2021
VICE
Harvard Study Shows Why Big Telecom Is Terrified of Community-Run Broadband
VICE
4 min read · Jan 5th · Community-owned internet service providers are cheaper and better.
borndigital.com
Salesforce Debuts a DIY Loyalty Platform
borndigital.com
1 min read · Jan 13th · Loyalty Management will allow companies to build and manage their loyalty programs within the Salesforce platform.The tool offers pre-built templates, data models, and business processes for the…
Bloomberg
Make Way for the ‘One-Minute City’
Bloomberg
Jan 5th · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.