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Fun track! Somewhere between #lanadelrey #lizzymcalpine and #lorde

🎵 Introducing: indie pop artist Adeline Clyde — I Could Be The One. #newreleasefriday #retrovibes open.spotify.com/track/2QsDWNAm…

🌸 New Release: "Shy"! A synth-pop serenade for the quiet hearts and dreamers. Embrace your hush-hush power in a loud world. 🎶🤫 #TheJinxes #DareToBeShy #WallflowersUnite #QuietPower 🎧🌼 on.soundcloud.com/fpV24

New study shows that TikTok and Insta trap young people, who feel they MUST use the platforms because… everyone else does. But if offered the chance to PAY to have everyone in their college delete the apps, most on TikTok, and half on Insta, would pay. Also: most students say they’d PREFER to live in a world with no TikTok or Insta. Even most active users of Insta say that. Social media is not a normal consumer product. The negative spillover effects are enormous, not just on non-users, but on active users as well, the authors conclude. The business models of Meta and TikTok require trapping young users in this way. The presence of major external costs imposed on others--especially children--is the textbook example of why societies impose regulations, and why class action lawsuits exist. See the summary, and the full working paper, here: bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/resear…

A note from the past. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Original Spoken Intro Version)... youtu.be/2nGKqH26xlg?si… via @YouTube

How can you handle — and I mean actually *handle* — being triggered by politics? I am sooo excited about the episode of @ABraverWay, dropping in just a few hours, that tackles exactly this — just in time for Thanksgiving. 🦃 It's not about how we *talk* about politics. It's about how we listen. To *ourselves.*

Ooh, a podcast for brave new world. ;-)

🎧 Discover the art of heartfelt debate with @braverangels' new #podcast! Mónica & historian Ron C. White explore how to disagree passionately, not divisively. Transform political discourse. ❤️ #CivilDiscourse #HistoryInConversation 🔗 braverangels.org/a-braver-way-e…

For anyone worn down by political polarization and worried about how division impacts the relationships that matter most to us, check out @abraverway hosted by our very own @moniguzman. This podcast, like its host, is an absolute gift. Give it a listen: braverangels.org/a-braver-way-e…

Honeybees by The Jinxes (lyric video) youtu.be/gubNvOLHAoY?si… via @YouTube. Capturing the last hazy days of summer. #chill #romantic #acousticpop #folkpop

In the words of @moniguzman, it's "politically risky to champion healthy disagreement with officials across the aisle in a toxically polarized society." But last week, @GovCox did just that. Great piece in @dcexaminer from @Julian_Liberty. Check it out: washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer…

What happens when you stick red and blue songwriters in the same room to write a song about a topic dividing America? We were honored to be a part of the process. TY @braverangels, @gangstagrass, @micahsingsalot, John Carroll, AlmaCook, FarahStockman nytimes.com/2023/08/05/opi…

♫ New music — Honeybees. Now streaming everywhere. koji.to/k/9a1k Mix engineer: Kajan James. Drums: Chris Barber (via @wearemusiversal) Written & produced by The Jinxes. #acousticrock #retro #bees FWIW: Apologies in advance to any apiologists who may be offended.

"The mood of the four-day Gettysburg convention was surprisingly hopeful given the enormity of the task before the delegates. But in the words of one Braver Angels leader, the first big step in pushing back against today’s rigid polarization and fierce negativity is to recognize that the nation is facing a crisis." @DaviesNow for @fulcrum_us thefulcrum.us/four-days-in-j…

At #NGAAnnualMeeting, Yuval Levin, w/@AEI, says he loves the name #DisagreeBetter because the “purpose of politics is to work together even when we do disagree” in order to develop solutions to real problems. nga.org/disagree-better

We were lucky to be delegates to the @braverangels convention at @gettysburg college last week. One of the best breakouts that we *didn't* get to attend was Polarization and Propaganda with @jon_rauch. #werenotasdifferentasyouthink youtube.com/watch?v=EOcM8M…

The wonders of science and respectful conversation cnn.com/2023/07/03/us/…

It's paywalled, but another great thought-provoking story from @RadioFreeTom. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

This is my final request that you read my many-months-long investigation into the far-right militias masquerading as emergency preparedness/relief orgs and why that doesn't bode well for a future plagued by super-charged natural disasters. #EMGTwitter grist.org/extreme-weathe…

Exciting news! Our unpublished song, One More Day, was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2022 International Songwriting Competition! Fingers crossed for to make it into the finals! And thank you, sincerely, for your continued support! soundcloud.com/thejinxes/one-…