Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

03 October 2026 02:16

Do yourself a favor. Read these 7 pages by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social right now. It is the most concise explanation of the current situation in U.S. politics I've seen and it captures why calls to reduce "polarization" can ultimately worsen the problem 🧵 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/pol...

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

16 September 2026 18:47

After TWO YEARS trying to validate the output of LLM-assisted coding of Joe Rogan transcripts, we DID IT! The LLM had no trouble coding the content, but the human coders struggled to make sense of the morass of data. We finally were able to simplify it enough that we have liftoff!

Dave Karpf

davekarpf.bsky.social

05 September 2026 03:40

I think I can speak for the entire political communication section of APSA when I say “fuck you Dietram Scheufele. None of us will collaborate with you or cite your research ever again.”

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

05 September 2026 03:39

Yup. Talk to anyone in political and science communication. These were not nice people. And the hostile environment they (especially Dietram) created for these young promising scholars (as documented in these news articles) is shameful as fuck. He should not be advising or teaching anyone.

Dannagal Goldthwaite Young

dannagal.bsky.social

05 September 2026 03:39

Please read this article- If only to understand the systems and incentives that digital platforms put in place to push content out to the fringes of cuckoo town.