A few years ago Scott Adams purported to write a book about the "art of persuasion" (mostly he tried to sound smart by cribbing from real experts).
And now ... he's basically ended up on the same page as the KKK. He's apparently become an anti-Black zealot calling for segregation. In addition to being a virulently anti-Black racist, I'd say he can also be considered a genuine "anti-persuader" at the point.
“We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open"
https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/it-is-happening-again/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
This is totally insane. They are essentially burning plastic and calling it a “biofuel.” It’s just fuel in another form. 1 out of 4 people who breathe in this poison will get cancer.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/climate-friendly-us-program-plastics-fuel-cancer
Right-wing extremists committed EVERY ideologically driven mass killing in the U.S. in 2022, with an "unusually high" proportion perpetrated by white supremacists, according to a new report published Thursday. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/23/mass-killings-extremism-adl-report-2022
The GOP lies. Always.
#GOPLiars #GOPTraitors #SSI #Medicare
Economist Paul Krugman tears down right-wing arguments that Social Security and Medicare are doomed https://www.alternet.org/paul-krugman-tears-down-arguments/
This is a classic white supremacist (and fascist) technique: describing the oppressed and less powerful as immoral and threatening to justify oppression and bigotry. And it is now the consensus view on Elon's Twitter. It's virtually indistinguishable from posts on Gab or the Daily Stormer. Here is a (pay-walled) Daily Beast story about Adams' statements: https://www.thedailybeast.com/dilbert-cartoonist-scott-adams-tells-white-people-to-get-the-fuck-away-from-black-people?ref=wrap
@bbiiirdbPhD Anytime someone asks me why I am wearing a mask in public, I tell them, “I already had Covid once, and I’m still dealing with #LongCovid, and I can’t afford tog get infected again because of the risks of hospitalization and death.”
Nearly always, their response is shock and confusion. If they ask for clarification, I mention research like this study, showing the dangers of repeat infections.
What I am learning is that at least in the USA, people just don’t know. We never had a sufficient public information campaign and then the GOP politicized the pandemic. The result is, people here still believe the myths and don’t have the basic information they need to make any kind of educated choice. So we have an entire nation of people sticking their heads in the sand and pretending that will make it all go away.
@pivoinebleue even worse than the fact that the "food" is killing you, ironically ? great post, thx 😎 🍀
Congratulations Greta Thunberg on your latest work, #TheClimateBook! Your labor of love for the planet and a just transition will inspire people across generations to take action now to stop the climate crisis. I’m sure of it. Everyone please go get your copy today.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/
#ThrowbackThursday and memories of a lovely morning walk along the beach last summer.
https://5-tanya-smith.pixels.com/featured/the-coast-tanya-c-smith.html
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric