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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

In this special edition of the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast I revisit the classic work of Edward Bernays whose 1928 book, #Propaganda, argued that democracy required managed perception and was effective precisely because it bypasses conscious reasoning. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast we welcome Erol Yayboke of @csis.org and Filterlabs.ai for a conversation about the potential of agentic artificial intelligence to contribute to effective and even ethical offensive information operations. omny.fm/shows/active...

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The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast clips

From the Pell Center at Salve Regina University and the creators of the Active Measures Newsletter, a weekly dive into the latest trends in political warfare, influence, and information campaigns.

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This week's Active Measures Newsletter is out! mailchi.mp/salve/active... -- #Moldova, #Russia, #China, #Hybridwarfare, and #Facebook in the news. Don't forget to listen to the podcast as well.

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This week's Active Measures Newsletter is out! mailchi.mp/salve/active... -- #Moldova, #Russia, #China, #Hybridwarfare, and #Facebook in the news. Don't forget to listen to the podcast as well.

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast: the impact to American soft-power of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension by ABC and Liam Karr, Africa Team Lead for the Critical Threats Project at AEI, to discuss Russian influence campaigns & military activities in sub-Saharan Africa. lnkd.in/p/eSfYmsFv

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The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast | Mark R. Jacobson

This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, Jim Ludes and I discuss the impact to American soft-power of late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's suspension by ABC after Trump administration threat...

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McKenzie Sadeghi @mckenziefsadeghi.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Great conversation with @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social and @jimludes.bsky.social about the Pravda network's effort to infiltrate AI: open.spotify.com/episode/5CTb...

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

“For many older adults, these are the only things standing between them and institutionalization.” From Geoff Gross - CEO of Med Guardian. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

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Medicaid cuts jeopardize the right to age at home

If these cuts move forward, for millions of Americans, that option could disappear.

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This week’s Active Measures newsletter is out - the emerging theme: more [US] unilateral disarmament in the face of Russian and Chinese disinformation efforts mailchi.mp/salve/active... #disinformation #democracy #StateDepartment #VOA

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @jimludes.bsky.social and I try to understand the grand-strategy and intention behind gutting American soft-power and threatening NATO allies. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/59Qn...

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Tea Leaves

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Jim Ludes @jimludes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social & I dissect a raft of moves by the U.S. government that can't be explained as either accident or intentional act, but paint a picture of strategic realignment with Russia. omny.fm/shows/active...

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Is It Spelled "Capitulation" or "Allies?" - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson dissect a raft of moves by the U.S. government that can't be explained as either accident or intentional act, but...

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Jim Ludes @jimludes.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The next chancellor of Germany sees the intervention of Washington and Moscow in German politics as comparably brazen--a reference to Musk and VP Vance's recent efforts. @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social & I discuss on this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast. omny.fm/shows/active...

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Brazen - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

In the aftermath of his party's election victory, Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz charted a course for Germany in a Europe that must be independent of the United States, telling an interviewe...

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Jim Ludes @jimludes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

On the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social & I examine Trump Administration decisions to unilaterally disarm the United States of its ability to exert influence around the world. Hint: it's not just shuttering #USAID. omny.fm/shows/active...

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Unilateral Disarmament - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

In this week's episode, hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson examine Trump Administration decisions to unilaterally disarm the United States of its ability to exert influence around the world, including:...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you want to see me really dive into this topic I did a lecture and Q&A on it at Leiden University last week youtu.be/UfX5RLAcgLg?...

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Information Disorder - Public Lecture by Eliot Higgins

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This week’s Active Measures Newsletter is out, including links to several stories about the disinformation & outright falsehoods being disseminated about #USAID mailchi.mp/salve/active...

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

On this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @jimludes.bsky.social and I discuss disinfo in Switzerland, Germany, and Canada as well as the Chinese AI phenom DeepSeek and its admiration for pro-Beijing disinfo! See link below or wherever you get your podcasts. omny.fm/shows/active...

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An Ethno-Nationalist International? - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

On this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson discuss the pattern that emerges when you look at the divisive issues being injected into diverse Western media environme...

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

In this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @jimludes.bsky.social and I discuss Russian interference in European elections, the threat of AI-enabled information campaigns, and the challenges posed by tech billionaires operating in the information space. open.spotify.com/show/4jZPTSj...

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The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

Podcast · The Pell Center at Salve Regina University · From the Pell Center at Salve Regina University and the creators of the Active Measures Newsletter, a weekly dive into the latest trends in polit...

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Jim Ludes @jimludes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

In this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social & I conclude the year and the first season of the podcast with context for the flurry of drone sightings in the Northeastern United States, plus a whole lot more. Season 2 drops January 5, 2025. omny.fm/shows/active...

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Is That a Drone? - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

In this week's Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson conclude the year and the first season of the podcast with a discussion of Romanian efforts to protect their presid...

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Jim Ludes @jimludes.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

In this episode of the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social and I review reporting on Chinese cognitive warfare, Russia's efforts to undermine Ukraine, & the danger of social media platforms owned by the president-elect & his principle funder. omny.fm/shows/active...

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Out-Russia Russia - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

In this episode of the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson review the latest reporting on Chinese cognitive warfare, Russia's multi-pronged efforts to undermine Weste...

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Detroit Lions @detroitlions.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Now this is an interesting story …. Maryland seeks D.C.’s Air National Guard squadron in RFK deal

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Jim Ludes @jimludes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

In our first episode since election day, @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social and I take stock of the impact of foreign disinformation and generative AI in the U.S. election, turn our attention to fighting back, and then dive into the sabotage campaign Russia is running across Europe. omny.fm/shows/active...

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Sabotage and Active Measures - The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast

In their first episode back since election day 2024, Mark Jacobson and Jim Ludes take stock of the impact of foreign disinformation and generative AI in the U.S. election, turn their attention to vari...

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Episode 1 of “You May Have Heard,” short answers for busy people on the questions & issues of the day. Today- What is the role of the national security advisor to the President? www.linkedin.com/posts/drmjac...

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Mark R. Jacobson on LinkedIn: #transition #nationalsecurity #nsc #nomination #mikewaltz #defense…

Welcome to the first episode of "You may have heard," short answers for busy people on the questions and issues of the day. Today I focus on the role of the…

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Mark Jacobson @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

@milhistcurator.bsky.social welcome ! Glad to see some fellow military historians here !

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Jenna Park @jennapark.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.

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We need to get back to reading and critical thinking

Because 2024 feels different from 2016.

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