herid @herid@social.cleverlibre.org

Slowly but surely journalists are finding their way to the Fediverse. These tech & digital media reporters are already active on Mastodon:

@couts — Wired

@caseynewton — Platformer

@mimsical — WSJ

@pierce — The Verge

@drewharwell — Washington Post

@harrymccracken — Fast Company

@jank0 — Lowpass

@joannastern — WSJ

@jr — Computerworld

@mathewi — Columbia Journalism Review

@stshank — CNET

@taylorlorenz — Washington Post

@willoremus — Washington Post

#FollowFriday #Journalists #Tech

Absolutely monstrous. And still no accountability. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/politics/cia-torture-guantanamo-saudi-detainee-nashiri.html

HISTORY OF PHYSICS

The story of Wave Mechanics

In 1919 Marcel Brillouin published three consecutive papers on hydrodynamic model of a vibrating atom. In the first one he studied the periodic motion of a vibrating particle in an elastic medium and showed that with each given position of the particles a finite number of preceding positions can be associated in such a way that the particle at the given position (and time) attains precisely those elastic waves which originated from the particle at the preceding positions.

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There's obviously a lot of curiosity about why the Kremlin chose this particular bogus charge (espionage), but answers require impossible Putin mindreading, and it takes the focus off the fact that Evan is a hostage. The only criminal here is the Putin regime.

Apropos of nothing.

Justice Abe Fortas resigned from the Supreme Court in 1969 when it was revealed that he received $20K from a wealthy financier.

#law #lawfedi #SCOTUS #democracy #politics #ethics

https://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/abe-fortas-resigns-from-supreme-court-may-15-1969-010346

Mastodon: the social network for people who remember Windows 95

Missed yesterday's live event about our reporting on #SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas' undisclosed trips provided by billionaire GOP mega donor Harlan Crow?

We've got you covered!

Watch the whole thing now (or later; no pressure) on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l650TOL1PbM

A 50% increase in *two* years.
Gun deaths is now the top cause of death for children and teens under 18 in the USA.

A paper was retracted today in the high-profile journal BMC Infectious Diseases. The paper was obviously problematic and claimed more than a quarter-million fatalities as a result of the COVID vaccines. The retraction note states that "there was no attempt to validate reported fatalities"
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-023-08234-8

I can't even.

"British Columbia is knocking it out of the park.

Infection risk is severe — the highest in Canada.

1 in 12 infected in BC

1 in 12

This looks like a surge that is giving the original Omicron a run for its money.

Deeply concerning that there is:

No masking in healthcare clinics, LTC, or hospitals
No access to PCR testing
No public education for rapid testing
No communication of risk."
via🐦​ @a_longhurst@mastodon.world

Data: @MoriartyLab
https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index/
#BC #Covid #BcPoli #Canada

Now we're talking...

"#Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) said on Monday that he could not stop two expelled representatives from being reappointed.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Sexton said that the speaker would not stand in the way of the reappointment of Democratic Reps. Justin #Pearson and Justin #Jones. Both were expelled after they used a bullhorn on the House floor to call for gun safety laws." https://www.rawstory.com/cameron-sexton-justin-pearson-justin-jones/

Congress Members Announce Hearing, Demand Chief Justice Investigate Clarence Thomas’ Trips
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The lawmakers said the chief justice was duty-bound to conduct a “swift, thorough, independent and transparent investigation” of Thomas’ undisclosed travel with billionaire Harlan Crow in order to “safeguard public faith in the judiciary.”

#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #HarlanCrow

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-john-roberts-investigation-crow?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

CLARENCE THOMAS: My relationship to Harlan Crow is that of two regular old buddies who love fishing. You're making it sound like some scheme were he cultivates powerful "friendships" for influence!

REPORTERS: what about his collection of Nazi memorabilia

HUNDREDS OF POWERFUL PEOPLE RUSHING TO HARLAN CROW'S DEFENSE: How dare you speak ill of my dear fishing buddy Harlan, who has been cultivating my friendship since the day I won a seat in the halls of power

If there is a clearer way to convey the concept of a negative externality than Bitcoin mining, I have not yet seen it. Seriously, they should update economic textbooks that introduce the concept to use this example. Mind blowing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/business/bitcoin-mining-electricity-pollution.html

Uh yeah maybe don't use Twitter Circles ever again. Also every other part of Twitter, but especially this one https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/10/twitter-circle-bug-not-private/

@StillIRise1963 "Tombstone had much more restrictive laws on carrying guns in public in the 1880s than it has today,”
Gun Control Is as Old as the Old West
Contrary to the popular imagination, bearing arms on the frontier was a heavily regulated business
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gun-control-old-west-180968013/

It’s not the pot.
It’s not the porn.
It’s not the doors.
It’s not the books.
It’s not the trans kids.
It’s not the video games.
And it sure as shit ain’t the drag queens.

It’s the motherfucking guns.

Another Monday, another mass shooting in the United States. This time in my home city of Louisville.

Innocent people go to work and wind up dead. Why is this the "normal" in this country? When do we do something about the lack of gun control in this country?

I'm tired of this feeling of hopelessness.

https://www.wdrb.com/news/5-dead-6-injured-after-gunman-opens-fire-in-downtown-louisville-office-building/article_6c43e3c6-d79d-11ed-a43e-77040efc05bf.html