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Client, not even this one, is a bad seed. but in this particular case there was no wrongdoing. well find out. i want to remind you answer this weeks poll question at smerconish.com -- is it possible -- man, i hope so -- is it possible for elon musk to host a digital town square that doesnt become a hellscape? still to come, when is an astrophysicist a great commentator? well, when the astrophysicist is neil degrasse tyson. hes here to talk abouout his grand nah book. brand-new book. settle dow...

Dinner. because thats when all the crazy aunts and uncles come in with all kinds of weird, wacky ideas about how the world works. you just come in calmly and you say, well, you hadnt thought about it this way, heres why. so, thats the goal. >> its a great perspective from up above, if you will, on a problem we all know exists. neil degrasse tyson "starry messenger." enjoyed. thank you. >> thank you. still to come, your best and worst tweets, youtube, facebook, and the poll final result. i>> el...

To host a digital town square, with the need to avoid, as he puts it, the hellscape. but then came the epitome of the latter with the savage attack of a senior by someone who amplified online any number of internet-fueled falsehoods and conspiracy theories. and it all begs the question of whether we can have it both ways. can we replicate the free speech town square in a way that doesnt fuel beliefs that train democracy? that brings me to todays poll question at smerconish.com. is it possible fo...

They want more moderation. youre hearing from the vocal minority and the people who say their voices are being squelched that you cannot get to shut up. the data doesnt broaden out to discourse. >> to your point to pew research, fewer than 1% of americans are frequently weighing in about politics on the twitter platform. so, it is a very smail, but vocal group. one, nonetheless, that i want to hear from in terms of social media. hey, stick around, scott, lets do this together. kathryn what do we...

Description. elon musk has dug in the middle of the forest filled with grenades and jumped in. as we come in for midterm elections he has a quarter of his revenue coming out of china. there are efforts by the prc to weaponize the platform to create bots to influence midterm elections. hes courting favor with bolsonaro in brazil in order to secure supply lines for earth minerals for his batteries. and bolsonaro said hes not going to accept the elections. what happens when bots start talking about...

Generate more hate and divide our society. in the relentless pursuit of clicks much of social media has fueled and catered to these polarized extremes they believe that is what brings in the money but in doing so, the opportunity for dialogue is lost. hey, i could have written those words myself. those are the themes of my broadcasting and public speaking and have been for years. we have been driven into a polarized ditch by the partisan media. and there needs to be a home base for nonextremists...