Category Archives: Social

27Jan/26

Federal Agencies Under Fire for Social Media Posts Linked to White Nationalist Rhetoric

January 27, 2026SocialAbigail Jackson, Adolf Hitler, China, Far-right politics, Germany, Greenland, Jacksonville, JD Vance, Political violence in the United States, Proud Boys, QAnon, Right-wing populism in the United States, Russia, Separatism in the United States, Tricia McLaughlin, Trump, Trumpism, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security, White nationalism, White supremacyadmin

Jan. 27, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Federal agencies have recently utilized social media to disseminate imagery and slogans linked to white nationalist and extremist ideologies. Official government accounts from the White House, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security have featured coded language, including QAnon phrases and Nazi-adjacent slogans. While administration spokespeople dismiss these connections as liberal conspiracy theories, experts argue the high volume of these “dog whistles” suggests a deliberate attempt to recruit disaffected young men. Some posts have even included audio from white supremacist anthems, though officials claim such instances are purely coincidental. Ultimately, the article highlights a growing concern that fringe radicalism has moved from the corners of the internet into official executive communication. Continue reading →

16Sep/25

Racism isn’t innate – here are five psychological stages that may lead to it

September 16, 2025SocialAbuse, Anxiety, Australia, Creative Commons, Emotions, Empathy, Evolutionary psychology, Human behavior, Identity, Internalized racism, Moral psychology, Pascal Boyer, Prejudice, Racism, Steve Taylor, United Kingdom, United States, Vicadmin

Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University

Research from Europe and Australia in recent years has found a rise in the number of people experiencing racism. Reports from the US and UK have indicated that most ethnic minority participants felt racism was getting worse. And a global study has found rising incidents of discrimination.

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19Feb/24

History’s crisis detectives: how we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the future

February 19, 2024SocialAn-Nasir Faraj, Athens, Boris Johnson, Chile, China, Cliodynamics, Creative Commons, Daniel Hoyer, Dispute resolution, Donald Trump, Econometric modeling, Egypt, Eugène Delacroix, Germany, Ireland, Jack Goldstone, Julius Caesar, Mark Twain, Michael Sweerts, Nepal, New Zealand, Peter Turchin, Poverty, Rodney Mace, Rome, Russia, Seshat, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social history, South Korea, State, Taiping Rebellion, Thomas Cole, Tiberius Gracchus, Trishuli, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Violence, Waradmin

Daniel Hoyer, University of Toronto

American humorist and writer Mark Twain is believed to have once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

I’ve been working as a historian and complexity scientist for the better part of a decade, and I often think about this phrase as I follow different strands of the historical record and notice the same patterns over and over.

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01Oct/23

Support group for people who grew up in freemason families

October 1, 2023SocialAnti-Masonry, Christian attitudes towards Freemasonry, Cult, Fraternity, Freemasonry, Mormonism and Freemasonry, Papal ban of Freemasonry, Secret society, Support groupadmin

Sun, Oct 01 2023 /Religion/ –Multicultural issues can have diverse contradictions, especially when it comes to religion and Freemasonry. Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that is open to men of all faiths, but it is based on a set of universal principles that some religions may find objectionable. For example, Freemasonry teaches that there is a single Supreme Being, but it does not specify which religion is correct. This can be difficult for people from certain religious backgrounds to accept. Continue reading →

01Aug/23

Legends from Kitwe Primary School

August 1, 2023SocialChinsali, Godfrey Miyanda, Guy Scott, Kafue River, Kenneth Kaunda, Kitwe, Kitwe Boys Secondary School, Levy Mwanawasa, Mark Chona, Mwanawasa, Parklands, Zambiaadmin

July 31, 2023 /Education/ — Kitwe Primary School was founded in 1932, making it one of the oldest schools in Kitwe, Zambia. It was originally a white-only school, but after Zambia gained independence in 1964, it was opened up to all students. The school is located in Parklands, a residential area in Kitwe. Continue reading →

20Jul/23

How having five friends boosts the adolescent brain – and educational performance<

July 20, 2023SocialAdolescence, Ann, Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley, Chun Shen, Cognition, Cognitive development, Cognitive neuroscience, Cognitive psychology, Cognitive science, Creative Commons, Friendship, Generation Z, Jianfeng Feng, Puberty, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social cognition, Social psychology, United Kingdomadmin

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge; Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge; Chun Shen, Fudan University, and Jianfeng Feng, Fudan University

As most parents of teenagers are acutely aware, there comes a time when children start prioritising their friends over their parents. While young children rely on their parents for social interactions and influences, there’s a notable switch during adolescence, where the influence from peers and friends becomes more important.

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19Jul/23

Why are mixed race children called black?

July 19, 2023SocialBias, Black, Black people, Kinship and descent, Mixed, Multiracial people, Race, Racism, Social inequality, White peopleadmin

The term “black” is often used to refer to people of African descent, regardless of their actual skin color. This is because the term “black” has a long history of being used to describe people of African descent, and it is still the most commonly used term in many parts of the world. Continue reading →