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In this the Honestly Pod interview with Bari Weiss, Historian Simon Montefiore's message is clear: “The one thing we must not do as Jews is bend ourselves, distort ourselves, convulse ourselves, and mask ourselves to suit the wishes and demands of our enemies.”

Hackers have targeted GlobalX Air, one of the main airlines the Trump administration is using as part of its deportation efforts, and stolen what they say are flight records and passenger manifests of all of its flights, including those for deportation, 404 Media has learned. The data, which the hackers contacted 404 Media and other journalists about unprompted, could provide granular insight into who exactly has been deported on GlobalX flights, when, and to where, with GlobalX being the charter company that facilitated the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador. “Anonymous has decided to enforce the Judge's order since you and your sycophant staff ignore lawful orders that go against your fascist plans,” a defacement message posted to GlobalX’s website reads. Anonymous, well-known for its use of the Guy Fawkes mask, is an umbrella some hackers operate under when performing what they see as hacktivism. Full story on 404media.co #trump #deportation #deport #immigration #trump #donaldtrump #tech #news #globalx #hackers #anonymous

In declaring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a public health emergency of international concern on 30th January 2020, the World Health Organization stressed on the need for research to coordinate efforts to minimize the risk posed by the virus (2019-NCoV Outbreak Is an Emergency of International Concern, 2020). This is possible via global compliance of preventive health behaviours such as wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, and following lockdown protocols (see West, Michie, Rubin, & Amlot, 2020). As these behaviours are in contrast to the dominant lifestyle people are used to, compliance to COVID-19 related guidelines involves tactful communication navigating their risk perception. In a study conducted in the USA, risk perception was found to be a predictor of health behaviours recommended by experts. Specifically, it was observed that assigning greater fatal risk to COVID-19 aligned with greater undertaking of recommended health behaviours, such as not shaking hands, avoiding crowded spaces, and vice versa (Niepel et al., 2020). Therefore, it is vital that national bodies understand the pulse of citizens and broadcast messages that maximize preventive health behaviours. Risk communication is a widely studied field, with due importance placed on message framing. One method of message framing is based on valence. Herein, consistent messages are framed either positively (gains; positive consequences of performing an action) or negatively (losses; negative consequences of not performing an action). In one of the early studies on message framing, Tversky and Kahneman (1981) found that participants did not have a specific preference for risky or guaranteed outcomes, as long as they were framed positively, as opposed to negatively. Moreover, risky alternatives were preferred over guaranteed ones when the former were delivered with positive message frames and the latter with negative message frames (Tversky & Kahneman, 1981). Over the years, various research studies have explored the phenomena of message frames impacting health-related behaviours (Abhyankar et al., 2008; Bartels et al., 2010; Berry & Carson, 2010; Keyworth et al., 2018; O’Connor et al., 2005; Jones, Sinclair, & Courneya, 2003), with no agreement on which frame is better at increasing compliance. A general observation is that gain-framed messages are better than loss-framed messages in promoting prevention behaviours (Gallagher & Updegraff, 2012). In a culturally diverse sample, with people belonging to United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea, factors significantly associated with risk perception were: experience with the virus, social amplification through information received from family and friends, prosociality, individualistic worldviews, personal and collective efficacy, trust, and personal knowledge (Dryhurst et al., 2020). In the aforementioned study, risk communication is highlighted, with specific emphasis on social amplification of messaging via friends and family. Therefore, in the present study, the probable increase in prevention behaviours is discussed such that individuals act in accordance with expert guidelines and against COVID-19 contamination. Whereas health advocacy is executed against the backdrop of message framing, the interplay of emotions also needs to be accounted for, as emotions heavily influence decisions and may hinder accurate risk perception (Sjöberg, 2007). Emotions play a vital role in risky situations as emotional influences, including feelings such as worry, fear, dread, or anxiety, affect responses (including decision-making under) to risky situations (Loewenstein et al., 2001). Further, in an experimental study, negative affective mental imagery of risk consequences was found to drastically exacerbate risk perception. Contrastingly, positive mental imagery of risk consequences was observed to decrease perceived risk. Moreover, these were driven by stress exerting its influence on risk perception, even when independent of mentally imagining a risky activity (Sobkow et al., 2016). The role of emotions is highlighted owing to the accompanying epistemic access to moral values, especially in cases of moral judgements involving complex moral considerations. Therefore, emotions become a source of ethical knowledge about risk (Roeser, 2012). This can be extended to the purview of risk perception, analysis, and communication in all aspects, including that of the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In these times, moral decisions are a matter of immediate life and death for oneself and others. Therefore, effective communication, with an aim to maximize expert-recommended behaviour is essential to mitigate the spread of the virus.

In this @thehonestlypod interview with @bariweiss, Historian @simonmontefiore's message is clear: “The one thing we must not do as Jews is bend ourselves, distort ourselves, convulse ourselves, and mask ourselves to suit the wishes and demands of our enemies.” https://t.co/QaTg3dAzCq

.@BrowardSchools official has a message for Ron DeSantis regarding his threat to withhold administrative salaries over imposed mask mandates: “Standing up for our students and families is part of our job — bring it.” https://t.co/zHz0oYUxJz Source: https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1425433065690746883 Uploader: The Lincoln Project

Menjadi Terlihat Tanpa Kehilangan Diri Di tengah gemuruh dunia digital yang serba cepat dan penuh sorotan, kita semua sedang membangun sesuatu—entah disadari atau tidak—sebuah persona . Buku ini bukan sekadar membahas cara tampil menarik di internet, tapi sebuah undangan untuk mengenal siapa sebenarnya diri kita saat dunia sedang menatap. "Persona 101" adalah panduan reflektif dan praktis tentang bagaimana membentuk citra digital yang jujur, sehat, dan berkelanjutan. Dari konsep dasar persona menurut psikologi Jungian, hingga strategi membangun self-branding yang tulus; dari tren kontemporer media sosial, hingga jebakan ilusi dan waham yang sering tidak disadari. Buku ini tidak menggurui, melainkan menemani: membantumu bertanya—apakah yang kamu tampilkan mencerminkan siapa kamu sebenarnya, atau justru menjauhimu dari diri sejati? Dengan gaya naratif yang hangat, akrab, dan mudah dipahami, Persona 101 membawa pembaca menyelami dinamika menjadi manusia di dunia digital: bagaimana bertumbuh, tetap otentik, menjaga integritas, menghadapi sorotan, dan membangun komunitas yang penuh makna. Ini bukan tentang menjadi viral, melainkan tentang menjadi versi terbaik dari dirimu—yang nyata, sadar, dan utuh.