Dr B Learned Hand @pvsundarb@social.cleverlibre.org
Joined Nov 2022
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* You can now select your language when posting, to let others filter and translate toots better! Or, if you do not select anything, the language will be set according to your keyboard language.
* You can now select text from toots after you open them.
* Adding line breaks and pasting them in image descriptions should work now.
* Fixed an animation glitch on the buttons below toots.
* A rare crash when viewing direct messages has been fixed.
* A crash when playing audio has possibly been fixed.
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BREAKING: Judge rules from the bench and REJECTS the election contest brought by Abe Hamadeh (R) and the Republican National Committee challenging Hamadeh's loss for AZ attorney general, saying "the bottom line is you just haven't proven your case." https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizona-attorney-general-election-contest-ii/
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Lawmakers are pretty upset that TikTok spied on my friends and me!
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NOW: The January 6th committee's final report is out and available to the public, you can read it here https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/Report_FinalReport_Jan6SelectCommittee.pdf
PDF clocking in at 845 pages.
Stay tuned for more updates.
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In August, we reported that >300 TikTok and ByteDance employees had worked for Chinese state media organizations, which really puts in perspective the fact that TikTok is the only major platform in the US that doesn’t label Chinese state media.
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In December, my colleague
@_IainMartin
and I found that the Chinese Government had made use of TikTok to distribute political messaging to US users in an effort to swing the midterm elections. TikTok still doesn’t label state media.
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Remember: One president (Zelensky) is fighting tooth and nail against Russian invasion. Another invited them in—and never looked happier.
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@emilygorcenski appreciate the insights. I definitely don’t feel bad for Jack, but he does sound sad.
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Good grief it's really frustrating how difficult to use modern email is for folks experiencing homelessness.
Most email services verify by phone number and try to re-verify by that same number for "suspicious" logins, but many folks without consistent shelter can't keep the same number for very long.
You can kind of get past this with 2FA, but most 2FA methods require keeping physical items that can be hard to retain without housing.
It goes on and on...
@joelanman
From the “Hand of God” to the “The Golden Boot” a 36 year drought ends for # Argentina
#messi #Maradona
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How to address antisemitic rhetoric when you encounter it https://www.npr.org/2022/12/01/1139929829/how-to-address-antisemitic-rhetoric-when-you-encounter-it?sc=18&f=1001
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Two years ago this week, some QAnon clowns started a rumor that Pres. Biden was about to nominate me for Secretary of Education. They did this to fearmonger over the prospect of a trans woman running American public schools.
This was especially funny at the time because I have zero qualifications to be on my local school board, let alone lead the Department of Education.
Death threats. Doxxing. An avalanche of nasty messages. Delightful.
Fox News rather bizarrely took it seriously.
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SAN FRANCISCO — In a cab tonight a white female cabdriver who says she is 55, said racist things about Asians. (I won’t repeat them.) I tell her what she says is racist. “Stop the cab,” I say. Says she’s not racist “because I’m Swiss.” Then says, “pay before you get out”, confirming her racist mentality. “What makes you think I won’t pay?” She says, “I don’t know.” Then: “why are you getting out of the cab?” I got out. Reported her immediately to the relevant agency. #SanFrancisco #BlackMastodon
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#Harvard names Claudine Gay as the first Black president of university #BlackMastodon #highered
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/dec/15/harvard-claudine-gay-first-black-president
@LauraFieldcut@mastodon.social @StevenBeschloss
“.. Opposition to woke principles has become a business opportunity, too. A former Green Beret has found success with a “patriotic” coffee brand, Black Rifle, based in Salt Lake City. The conservative commentator Sara Gonzales founded American Beauty, a cosmetics company “for women who love America.” (Lipstick shades include Freedom Fighter and Triggered ) Vanessa Santos, who runs a right-leaning public-relations firm called Red Renegade PR, told me that the market for anti-woke goods is niche but ardent. “People want to buy something that’s patriotic,” Santos told me, and “they want to know the kind of person who’s behind the product"
do not expect to persuade the alt-right.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/the-ceo-of-anti-woke-inc
@StevenBeschloss
something that can help by By Sheelah Kolhatkar.
Of course, do not expect to persuade the alt-right.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/the-ceo-of-anti-woke-inc
“The term “woke,” which dates back nearly a century, was initially used in Black communities to describe a raising of consciousness and has since become a catchall denoting awareness of a range of social-justice issues. “
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Are we really just going to move on to the next issue after the leading candidate for the presidency and former White House occupant urged the termination of the Constitution to reinstall him in power, as if this is just another off-kilter comment and not foreshadowing where this is heading? Six years on, have the media learned that little about the danger this man portends?
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@StevenBeschloss
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
🏳️🌈🖖🏽
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Elon Musk is using his platform to advocate for the prosecution of Dr. Fauci—and his excited, aggrieved sycophants couldn’t be happier. I guess if Trump won’t rejoin the bird app, then Elon is determined to be just like him.
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