polarization and misinformation, while local newspapers that edit and fact check are lie ddying o vine. it seems designed to create distrust in media institutions at a time when we need to reason together. as it stands, social media algorithms more easily spread misinformation than truth. we need transparency about how folks exploit the algorithms. right now, lies and conspiracy theories appear to be getting more exposure than actual facts. the volume of misinformation is disorienting, causing people to lose their common sense. but these nightmare visions of negative partisanship are always ultimately nonsense. that s your reality check. lara logan and her friends might want to read a book on joseph mangala before saying something like that. seems reasonable. repugnant. john avalon, thank you. overnight, barbados officially transitioned from realm to republic. in a ceremony last night, the nation bid farewell to queen