Mike Senters joins me to discuss the evolution of online information war tactics from Gamergate to the current battle in Springfield, Ohio, and how to counter them.

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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:

Did Nothing Wrong Hot Take - Springfield Bombs

JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/vance-immigrants-pets-springfield-ohio-cnntv/index.html

What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate

https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws

Two distinct forms of isolation predict belief in conspiracy theories

https://www.psypost.org/two-distinct-forms-of-isolation-predict-belief-in-conspiracy-theories/

Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/magazine/robert-putnam-interview.html

Elon Musk blinks first, bowing to pressure in Brazil to reopen X

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/22/musk-brazil-x/

JD Vance suggested the US's support for NATO could be pulled if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk's X

https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-nato-support-eu-regulation-x-musk-free-speech-2024-9

(Editor’s Note: This seems BAD.)

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