"phone numbers given to [Facebook] to enable two-factor authentication were being targeted in advertisements"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-confirms-giving-advertisers-access-to-user-phone-numbers
uspol, media bias
Nominee: The democrat senators are playing politics by how you've handled the accuser.
Dems/MSNBC: How dare you say the accuser is a liar! How DARE you!
Nominee: I'm angry that I'm being accused of being a rapist.
Dems/Primary Media: How dare you be angry. You should be happy about this. We are happy about this - why aren't you? Not qualified.
uspol, trauma, media bias
CNN Panel just said that GOP could only believe the accuser is lying or insane.
That's not how trauma works; that's not how memory works. Trauma is complex; memories from three and a half decades ago are complex.
Two things can be true: someone can have experienced trauma AND not have accurate memories of it 36 years later.
That doesn't make someone a liar or insane.
In seeking to attack the the other party the democrats and primary media (but I repeat myself) have now labeled everyone with difficult traumatic memories insane. Thanks. That's what we needed.
WHOA. A Mastodon bot @congressedits just caught someone inside the US Congress editing Senator Graham's wikipedia page to insert the senator's home address.
uspol, media bias
Shocked - just saw Cuomo on CNN point out to a Democrat legislator that she'd already made up her mind, regardless of the circus tomorrow. Least biased 30 seconds I've ever seen from him.
I hardly ever watch news, but from what I've seen to date he's been a joke - a self-denying living breathing democrat talking point.
He left that 30 seconds of valid interviewing and went back to being a single-party talking point. But it was shocking to see that 30 seconds.
diversity (in tech)
Heard a speaker at #dreamforce18 yesterday say that we need to focus on diversity of thought - so hire people who look different.
I disagree with the underlying presumption that people who look the same must think the same. Isn't that to say: What you amount to, and what you think, are determined by your race/gender/appearance, etc.?
uspol, media bias
GOP is going to "peddle in a girl because that's more sensitive".
How dismissive of a woman who seems to be qualified expert.
If the us-left brings forth a female, it's brave, it's groundbreaking. If the us-right brings forth a female, they're "peddling in a girl". #msnbc
RT @plibin@twitter.com: Watching Lars Ulrich on stage talking about how @Metallica@twitter.com uses @salesforce@twitter.com software for customer engagement and thinking that adult life hasn’t turned out exactly the way I thought it would. #Dreamforce2018
Heard an interview today about how outrage can be addictive and a trap, stops us from being able to #reachacross... CW for length...
Andrew Klavan interviewed Glen Beck, of all people. I hadn't heard Beck in a few years. I think he has a new book he was plugging about outrage and how it can be both addictive and counter productive. His estimate was that maybe 15% of each end of the spectrum may just want society to be torn down, and don't want to productively engage. While sad, that leaves 70% who should focus on reaching across and understanding each other. I think his idea is that a much smaller percent than 70 is needed to be transformational, that we should be focused on reaching across to each other in constructive dialog and not get engaged in the outrage trap.
I don't know how much I agree or disagree with Beck on issues, but this is something I can get on board with. Glad #qoto has this mindset. It could have a wide ranging impact.
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
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