@kkarhan Mandatory sharing of this video:

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=dzX8g3vGPXY

There exist reasons to dislike #PETA (their autism kerfuffle, their general negative-attention-is-good-attention attitude, etc.), but criticism of their shelters is not one of them.

Honestly hatred of PETA has been #astroturfed to hell and back. Beware anything you read about them online (including this toot, I guess).

One thing that I've been waiting to see in the discussion of the #NYTLetter is discussion from #Librarians about the role #Library subs play in funding the #NYTimes coverage of #Trans people. This seems especially pertinent as #Libraries have been the front lines for over a year as #astroturfed orgs have attacked out collections, patrons, and events. Our libraries are directly tied to this on both ends and we need more conversations about this :transgender_flag: 📚📰📣

7. Marlene Laruelle & Kevin Limonier (2021) Beyond “hybrid warfare”: a digital exploration of Russia’s entrepreneurs of influence, Post-Soviet Affairs

Although this paper isn't linked to norm literature per se, one could reframe the concept of individual 'entrepreneurs of influence' as norm entrepreneurs, some of whom cultivate / bankroll *#astroturfed epistemic communities*

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1060586X.2021.1936409

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