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The Psychology of Online Political Hostility: A Comprehensive, Cross-National Test of the Mismatch Hypothesis (Cambridge Core)

The Psychology of Online Political Hostility: A Comprehensive, Cross-National Test of the Mismatch Hypothesis

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· 21 Elul 5781 (Sunday 29 August 2021) · 0 minutes to read

TL;DR “Assholes Gonna Asshole” 🤷‍♀️

Ps: Excited to integrate this piece into the civility literature. https://t.co/GIceQThJQv
— Dr. Danna Young🇺🇸✌🏻 (@dannagal) August 27, 2021

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Stolen from Reddit: The only people who get upset at you having boundaries are the people who benefited by you having none.
— Jage (@jage9) August 26, 2021

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· 21 Elul 5781 (Sunday 29 August 2021) · 0 minutes to read

This is a spectacular story.

But there’s this nagging question of why volunteer special operations veterans are the ones who are going out and doing large-scale daring rescue missions for Afghan allies... https://t.co/TGpBnJyrnc
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) August 27, 2021

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An Autistic Person’s Concerns About Spectrum 10k by Written By Emily (authenticallyemily.uk)

Hello, my name is Emily. I’m 20 years old and I’m autistic. So far, the news coverage on Spectrum 10k has been dominated by non-autistic parents of autistic children and professionals, with little voice being given to autistic people themselves. Here is my round-up of what I think we know so far...

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· 21 Elul 5781 (Sunday 29 August 2021) · 0 minutes to read

'Was it worth it?' A fallen Marine and a war's crushing end by Claire Galofaro (Associated Press)

SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — She was folding a red sweater when she heard a car door slam, went to the window and realized that a moment she always imagined would kill her was about to be made real: three Marines and a Navy chaplain were walking toward her door, and that could only mean one thing.

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· 21 Elul 5781 (Sunday 29 August 2021) · 0 minutes to read

Remembering this ambush of U.S. soldiers in 2017; Trump’s treatment of the widow of one of the soldiers, and the ensuing investigation that revealed this. And, of course, the silence from those now calling for resignations. https://t.co/lndZeRJbQg
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 27, 2021

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· 21 Elul 5781 (Sunday 29 August 2021) · 1 minute to read

Who Is Backing the Blue? (The Bulwark)

Police who defended the Capitol on January 6 are now left to fend for themselves.

“Back the Blue!” from Republicans has always been and continues to be pure bullshit. This just drives that point home.

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A Defeat of Choice by Dispatch Editors (The Dispatch)

It did not have to be this way.

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They point to examples of incompetence (blithely ignoring examples of their own) and say “See, we were right to accept indecency and all that came with it.” No, wrong answer.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 27, 2021

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I keep hearing people imply that, in America’s politics, I must choose between decency and competence. But neither my core values nor the evidence I see supports the validity of such a choice. I reject it.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 27, 2021

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· 21 Elul 5781 (Sunday 29 August 2021) · 0 minutes to read

The GOP’s Phony Complaints About Afghanistan by William Saletan (Slate)