Maintaining sanity amidst information overload in the AI-driven social media universe is getting harder. I touch on the nature of conspiracy theories on the rise in the aftermath of major news stories like Helene and FEMA, foreign disinformation campaigns, the role of local journalism, and the rise of a new religion.

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