What exactly is broken about U.S. politics?

Donald Trump said the American political system was broken and only he could fix it. The problem in his view was bad, stupid, self-dealing leaders who didn’t care enough about American interests. He, in contrast, promised to be smart, and to care.

~pt: Non-ironic Nazism masquerading as ironic Nazism

How “fake news” sites look, feel, and operate

“Fake news” is an oxymoron. If it’s fake, it’s not news. It’s a hoax.

~pt: What is the opposite of post-truth, revisited

~pt: “Dirty tricks” are when you subvert democracy

Right Twitter’s political style

The aesthetics and strategy of some of Trump’s most avid supporters

How to disagree about U.S. politics

U.S. politics in 2017 is all psychological warfare. Americans don’t just disagree on policy. We disagree on reality.

This last election baffled and dazed me. In my effort to cope, I reached out to all the Trump people I could find in my…

~pt: $¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

The Opposite of Post-truth is a weekly newsletter covering online political discourse and its manipulation.

~pt: Whether it’s a real video, the threat is real

~pt: The post-truth is marching pwn

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