Strategy Science

The Radicalization Process The process of radicalization leading to violence follows a nonlinear, non-predetermined path, shaped by multiple factors—personal and collective, social and psychological thru complex social change operating on several different levels. info-radical.org/en/the-radic...

This is the problem with influencers pushing the narrative that specialists (govt, science, etc) don't actually know more than anybody else, and just use their titles and elite status to grift. In that warped reality, facts are the provenance of opinion, and deciding for yourself is a virtue. Chaos.

White people more likely to confront authors of racist online posts to set discussion rules (2024) White people surveyed indicated they'd be more likely to confront those posting racist content to defend norms for political discussion, not change their prejudices. news.illinois.edu/white-people...

One of the things you are seeing right now is federal employees afraid to go on the record, plus inspectors generals are fired. Qualified and credible voices who know the inner workings of govt are afraid to rebut DOGE's bullshit. This is a real and incredibly consequential chilling effect!

How empathic we are is not just our experiences experience but also our genes - How empathetic we are is partly due to genetics (10%) - Women are on average more empathetic than men, but not due to genetics - These variants also associate with higher risk for autism www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.

Putin and Trump could be on the same side in this troubling new world order (2016) Dugin: We must create strategic alliances to overthrow the present order, everything that is the face of the Beast, the anti-Christ. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

The End of Term Web Archive The End of Term Web Archive contains federal government websites (.gov, .mil, etc) in the Legislative, Executive, or Judicial branches of the government. Local government websites, or any site not part of the federal government domain are out of scope. eotarchive.org

FUN FACT: did you know there used to be a video game that was essentially The Sims, but for explaining Clinton's health plan to the common person? It was called SimHealth: The National Health Care Simulation. It was ended because it wasn't terribly fun. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimHealth

Psychology of Terrorism (2004) In an ongoing effort to better understand the causes, motivations & determinants of terrorist behavior through a comprehensive review of scientific and professional literature, it analyzes key findings on the “psychology of terrorism.” www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ni...

This link bypasses the exclusive piece of "See inside DOGE’s playbook for eliminating DEI". @washingtonpost.com should be ashamed of paywalling this right now.

Sex & the Psychology of Authoritarian Ideologies Despite socio-cultural and religious differences, racially and religiously supported totalitarian ideologies are built on similarities in societies, namely, patriarchy and sexual repression. health21initiative.org/article/sex-...

Are you aware that there is a large gender gap in the tech space? What implications could this have on coders deciding what programs or initiatives are fraud or DEI? A Look at Gender Demographics in the Developer Community, Part 2 (2023) dev.to/sachagreif/a...

One way scientists can help right now.

Digital Disinformation About COVID-19 and the Third-Person Effect: Examining the Channel Differences and Negative Emotional Outcomes Links exposure to disinformation in different digital channels, TPEs, & emotional outcomes in context of a public health crisis. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

Does Third-Party Fact- Checking Increase Trust in News Stories? An Australian Case Study Using the “Sports Rorts” Affair A Cautionary Tail on Fact-checking: Independent fact-checking decreased readers’ trust in the original news story and outlet. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions Partisan asymmetries in behaviour can lead to partisan asymmetries in treatment, even when the policy is politically neutral and unbiased. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Disinformation and the public We are all responsible for combating disinformation. Here's a guide on (1) how to spot disinformation and (2) steps you can take to protect yourself from it. www.ncsc.org/consulting-a...

The Authoritarian Playbook (2022) Authoritarian takeovers rarely happen overnight. Today’s authoritarian playbook is a process that happens piecemeal and is hard to distinguish from normal political jockeying. protectdemocracy.org/work/the-aut...

Economist/YouGov Poll DOGE is viewed favorably by more than view it unfavorably (42% vs. 38%) It is, however, less popular than 15 agencies asked about in recent weeks — including several that DOGE has tried to dismantle today.yougov.com/politics/art...

How Democrats can bolster public support for USAID. (@tesler.bsky.social @goodauth.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250213-top...