SpinozasHeresy @SpinozasHeresy@social.cleverlibre.org
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Jiu-jitsu liberal. Couldn't drink well enough to be a writer or a lawyer. Became a stoned philosopher instead. Sometimes pay the bills.
Joined Nov 2022
@heidilifeldman I wish journalists would quit asking for republican politicians to condemn others for their fascism and ask, without flinching or retreating, why it is that white supremacists and other bigots find such great attraction to the republican party. Until republicans are asked these questions directly there will be no progress.
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RT @AndrewSchuman@twitter.com
Every December eve I post this piece of Housman, and every year it moves me all the more. The unexpectedness of ‘Prompt hand and headpiece clever’; the ‘winterfalls of old’. And maybe, just maybe, the ordering of the poem (‘XX’) also stands for two kisses?
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AndrewSchuman/status/1598079599963144193
@shoq
This one instance where I would object to French kissing.
@BruceMirken
Yes! John Oliver is like the 60 Minutes of the Daily Show.
It's terrifying that a comedy show has to be the vehicle to shine a light on the very undemocratic forces that are threatening the country right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsa3tiS2VTo&list=TLPQMDExMjIwMjKzgZmsbphmUw&index=2
Saw the movie "Tar" and this was in it briefly. Always have liked this one.
@conradhackett
Thanks for these. Are you aware of any elected officials on Mastodon yet?
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Mark Twain, born on this day in 1835, on racism, how religion is used to justify injustice, and what his mom taught him about compassion https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/10/24/mark-twain-on-slavery-empathy-compassion/
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As right-wing extremists are re-platformed everywhere from Twitter to Mar-a-Lago, it’s more important than ever that we hold our journalists, researchers, & others to high standards of accountability when it comes to reporting on extremism and extremists. We need journalists who will tell us the truth, not stake out a position in the middle of two unequal sides. I keep coming back to this quote about reporting on the weather, but it was missing something — so I modified it to make it complete.
@rvawonk
Thank you for piecing this stuff together. Nice work!
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In the spirit of wanting more irreverent content on this platform, and speaking of predatory journals, today I was invited to contribute to a volume on new applications of aspirin.
My invitation came on the strength of a letter I wrote with Brian Wasik and Rich Lenski in Brit. J. Clin. Pharma. in which we noted that Scorsese had been misidentified as Kissinger in a previous report about misidentifications.
Anyway, the letter and my reponse.
@ct_bergstrom
OK. Had to look at it a couple of times. F'n hilarious!
Maybe a better question for Mitch McConnell would be to ask why it is that Kanye would want to bring Nick Fuentes to meet the man that is not only running for president but is, in fact, the head of the Republican Party? /2
It's great that Mitch McConnell is condemning racism and blah, blah, blah. For me, a more fundamental question that needs to be addressed would be, why do bigoted people seem to be attracted to the Republican Party? /1
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Having now been on #Mastodon for 1 month, a few observations:
- Mastodon makes me realize how much the #Twitter algorithm maximized user outrage to boost engagement for profit. Gross. Here, my feed is interesting & supportive.
- There's a culture of kindness - at least so far. It's extremely appealing & should be normalized on & offline.
- Beyond reactions to toots, people share songs, poetry & ask great questions. I can't remember the last time I found social media to be fun.
I'm not sure where to start. Does anyone have a list of elected officials on Mastodon? If there are none, shouldn't we be demanding it?
I feel really bad for Mr. Thiel. Maybe he should try his rich, billionaire hand at buying a large media company. Seems to be all the rage with smart, anti-woke types.
@DavMicRot
It's sad that respectable people are getting dragged into Musk's vortex. I've seen several people I highly regard address this issue with Musk personally and they are playing right in to the bratty little game. Twitter is Elon's private club sandbox. No one is required to play there. If you're smart and contribute there it's pearls and swine all the way down. I understand people wanting to counter balance his crap, but don't try to do it on his turf. Waste of time.
This was a mere 7 months ago. So much cringe...
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RT @Esqueer_@twitter.com
Ben Shapiro made the mistake of voting for the Leopards Eating Faces Party and is now surprised the leopards are eating his face with a side of antisemitism.
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Jiu-jitsu liberal. Couldn't drink well enough to be a writer or a lawyer. Became a stoned philosopher instead. Sometimes pay the bills.
Joined Nov 2022
