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This is an excellent explainer regarding that right wing BS "died suddenly" meme that has "spontaneously" showed up all over the place on social media. slate.com/podcasts/what-…
One of the new trustees DeSantis appointed to run New College in Florida is the sort of "free thinker" who fell hook line and sinker for the "died suddenly" meme which, for anyone who understands the basics of epidemiology or biology, is clearly BS. Very academic and rigorous! 
It's such a fine line between free thinker, risk taker, trailblazer, and bullshit artist, in't it?
Elon has clearly stated his disapproval of most "legacy" media outlets and has stated a preference for "citizen journalism" that supposedly is more "moderate" politically and more likely to be "accurate" and not biased. So what media figures has Musk engaged with today?
The first thing to note is that there's no such thing as a "citizen journalist" since everyone (unless they're rich like Elon) has to get paid. So it's not like someone like this who presents as a "freewheeling, independent" journalist doesn't work for someone. What's Rebel news?
Rebel News, it turns out, is often referred to as the Breitbart of Canada. It was founded by a long-time climate denier and has employed white nationalist fascists like Faith Goldy, Lauren Southern, and Tommy Robinson. Not exactly "moderate." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_News
Good lord, Elon is now bitching about Soros with his friend Ian who about ten years ago typed the words "Hitler is my fucking idol" and asked someone why their parents hadn't been killed in the Holocaust. Nothing to see here.
Elon Musk owns about 25 times as much wealth as George Soros, and Musk literally owns one of the world's most powerful media outlets. But yes Elon and Ian, it's mostly (((Soros))), of all the world's billionaires, who is trying to control everyone's mind with his wealth, uh huh.
It's long past time to #twexit. I find it hard to believe that people who do this sort of thing can be trusted to take this platform anywhere good.
This is what Elon wants Twitter to be, a place where actual experts like this excellent historian is mercilessly harassed by hateful reactionaries for trying to talk about racism in a nuanced way. There is no reason to expect it will get any better with Elon at the helm.
After a while I just got used to having to spend a significant amount of time blocking threatening or insulting a-holes every time a tweet went viral, esp. one that mentioned race, gender, or sexuality. Sometimes I just set my account to private mode to let the storm die down.
At this point I'm just done with it. Hateful reactionary a-holes have a right to say what they want (but not make death threats, to be clear), but I also have a right to take my attention and content elsewhere. Like Mastodon and Post, for now. #twexit
As I point out in this Post, Elon's transformation of Twitter into a right wing propaganda site (masquerading as a supposedly non-partisan place where "reasonable moderates like Elon" gather) is proceeding rapidly. It's time to get out if you can. post.news/article/2JkXCg…
I don't judge people who make a different decision about this, but to my mind it's just not a fair fight between people wielding only tweets and the person with his hands on the algorithmic dials and is making all of the decisions regarding back end policies, suspensions, etc.
Remember that film Get Out? Well, that's now you and Elon's Twitter. Seriously, it's time to #twexit.
It's only a matter of time before Elon hands the algorithm over to the people who brought you Pizzagate and Macron Leaks, and the dopes who will pay $8/month for the privilege of reading "journalism" by the likes of Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.
I predict that in 2040 Elon's Twitter will be discussed in History classes alongside Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent. jewishvirtuallibrary.org/henry-ford-inv…
At this point, I think I’m done producing content for this malevolent thug who is using his power and platform to target violence at others.
This thread captures it well. Just as FloridaOrban said Fauci should be “chucked across the Potomac,” Musk knows he just required Fauci to have even more security protection against the right’s growing ranks of stochastic terrorists.
For the next few days any social media activity I engage in will happen on Mastodon and Post. I’m also locking this account so that only my current followers can see it.
Perhaps we’re all tired of dunking on parler, but just in case you’re not, I did some investigation this evening.
tl;dr: technical clown shoes.
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tl;dr: technical clown shoes.
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Their CTO is a person named Alexander Blair, whose career (according to his LinkedIn) has been mostly sys admin and DevOps jobs. His job history goes back to 2008. linkedin.com/in/alexander-b…
On the surface, Blair is not an unreasonable CTO choice for a small startup thinking they’re going to have backend scaling issues.
THREAD: I’ve done a little research into the social network Parler, so you don’t have to 👍
With Katie Hopkins’ permanent suspension from Twitter and the Forbury Gardens stabbings over the last 3 days, the social app Parler is suddenly in the news as many users (mostly supporters of far-right policies and ‘free speech’) abandon Twitter as part of the #Twexit movement
If you’d never heard of Parler before this weekend, you’re in good company. I’m a professional social media manager and I hadn’t heard of it either. So, being the good slacktivist that I am, I thought I’d venture beyond the Twitter conversation and conduct a little desk research
Terwijl m’n tl volloopt met boeiende theologische discussies, moet ik even de kwaliteit van onze grensafscheiding opkrikken, mensen. Tot later.
Oké, even kort toelichten wat deze naïeve, economisch-analfabete theoloog nou wilde beweren met dit kleine draadje. Moet eigenlijk niet, want verhalen spreken voor zich en bieden interpretatieruimte (doet me eraan denken dat u zich nog kunt aanmelden voor theologiestudie!) >
Alle begrip hoor dat het moeilijk is en dat er allerlei afwegingen zijn. Ik pleit de laatste tijd steeds voor mildheid, naar onze overheid en RIVM die het imo best goed doen, en ook naar obese rokers of Z-Europese schuldenmakers. Mildheid in een crisis. >
Ik probeer deze woedende hoofdletters te begrijpen, maar wat is er dan mis met gescheiden onderwijs voor jongens en meisjes? Zolang ze maar dezelfde lessen krijgen en hetzelfde examen doen. Welk recht wordt geschonden? Jongens- en meisjesscholen in Engeland ook sluiten?
Er komt zoveel schuimbekkend volk m'n tl binnen als reactie op deze tweet dat ik het even rustig ga uitleggen. Blijkbaar is dat nodig. 1/ scheiding van jongens en meisjes is geen ongelijke behandeling, zolang ze dezelfde lessen krijgen en dezelfde faciliteiten. >
2/ Jongens en meisjes zitten in afzonderlijke klassen of in dezelfde klas naast elkaar, gescheiden door middenpad. Meisjes zitten dus niet achteraan of zo. >
1/ Mensen, ben met deze Kerst op Griekse eiland Lesbos waar 1000en asielzoekers zitten in belabberde omstandigheden.
Komende tijd vul ik dit draadje aan met sfeer, uitleg &info vanaf de grond.
Kwam net paar Iraakse jongens tegen bij de kerstversiering op dorpsplein in Mytilini.
Komende tijd vul ik dit draadje aan met sfeer, uitleg &info vanaf de grond.
Kwam net paar Iraakse jongens tegen bij de kerstversiering op dorpsplein in Mytilini.
2/ Ik heb letterlijk 1 tweet gepost vanuit Lesbos waar ik zit en nu al veel zeikopmerkingen over asielzoekers. Echt, ontvolg me gewoon als je het zo goed zelf weet, niemand zit hierop te wachten. Dus lees gewoon dit draadje. Vragen stellen no problem. Zeiken doe je maar op de wc.
3/ Ik ben hier op Lesbos met @jenanmoussa. We hebben deze reportage gemaakt. Is in het Arabisch, maar beelden geven idee van sfeer hier. Situatie hier is ellendig voor asielzoekers, maar opzich valt het me iets mee. Ik ga later in op details.
1/ Heb niks tegen migratie maar 't is toch zot dat bijna 20% van Kosovo in Duitsland woont.
Totale brain drain + diefstal van (jonge) werknemers. Ontneemt landen als Kosovo of Bosnie de mogelijkheid om succesvol te worden.
% totale bevolking:
Kroatie 9%
Kosovo 19%
Bosnie 18%
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Totale brain drain + diefstal van (jonge) werknemers. Ontneemt landen als Kosovo of Bosnie de mogelijkheid om succesvol te worden.
% totale bevolking:
Kroatie 9%
Kosovo 19%
Bosnie 18%
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2/ En dan nog de aantallen Bosniers, Kosovaren, Albanezen, Kroaten etc die naar andere landen dan Duitsland zijn vertrokken. Zwitserland, UK, NL, Belgie, Zweden etc. Echt, die percentages lopen voor Kosovo &Bosnie op tot 30. Die landen storten bijna in omdat iedereen vertrekt.
3/ In Dld &NL etc zijn 't vooral bedrijfsleven + pro-Brussel-crowd die enthousiast zijn over migratie uit O-Europa.
Bedrijfsleven vanwege goedkope arbeidskrachten, pro-Brussel-crowd uit ideologische redenen.
Maar bijna niemand vraagt zich af: Wat doet dit met O-Europa/Balkan?
Bedrijfsleven vanwege goedkope arbeidskrachten, pro-Brussel-crowd uit ideologische redenen.
Maar bijna niemand vraagt zich af: Wat doet dit met O-Europa/Balkan?
