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VACATION READING: NOIR by @TheAuthorGuy, in which he reveals he knows more than he should about things he's not supposed to know about, and WINNERS TAKE ALL by @AnandWrites, in which he says many things You're Not Supposed To Say.
I got an early copy of the latter because I made fun of his hair once, so you know: try being rude to strangers, see what happens.
Also: ever watched a TED talk (or the like) and felt a weird, disquieting rage you couldn't quite explain? @AnandWrites explains it. Highly recommended.
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I am obsessed with the ever-shifting conspiracy theory being created in real time to discredit the Mueller investigation, by Nunes, Meadows, K Strassel, Mollie Hemingway, et al.

1) What's the theory called? (eg, "QAnon.")
2) Who's got a good rundown of the state of play?
Like all conspiracy theories, it:
A) Seeks evidence to prove an unshakeable point of faith (in this case, NO COLLUSION!)
B) Ignores/dismisses all contrary evidence
C) Makes ample use of "poisoned trees." If one element can be discredited, then the whole thing is invalid.
D) If any contrary witness makes a minor mistake of fact or ethics, then anything from that person is discredited.
E) Anybody attacking the conspiracy theory is part of the conspiracy (Cabal of FBI/CIA/Dems/Liberal Media!)
F) Memory-holes any prior claims if discredited
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More about GHWB. I've argued for a while that not only does satire have no effect on the actions of the powerful, it shouldn't. You don't want a President caring about what somebody like me might say about her when making important decisions.
Thanks to a great talk by @jeffreyaengel, I learned about a real life situation which proved my point. To grossly oversimplify, as the Berlin Wall fell, the nations of Europe were on the edge of violent chaos. If anybody overstepped or provoked, war could break out.
So Pres. Bush got on the phone to leaders, East and West, and said: Do nothing. Don't provoke. Don't react. We promise not to interfere. And then got up in front of the press and basically said that. "We're being careful. Gonna monitor. Keep a close watch," etc. In other words:
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I have some sympathy for USAToday's editors. He's the President! Of the United States! How do you say to the President, I'm sorry, unlike every other President since we were founded, we're not letting you print your Op-Ed in our paper, because you're a liar and these are lies?
This is part of the larger problem afflicting journalism writ large -- Trump takes advantage of ethical norms -- good ones! Ones that were very useful in The Before Times! -- that he in no way honors himself, and it's still hard to adjust to it.
A number of people have responded: yes, they should have said just that. Or taken other steps to highlight that the President is lying. Perhaps they should have — but if they had, it would have been the first time that’s ever been done. It would shatter a norm. And that’s hard.
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I asked for your input on books about science, ethics, equity. We pulled together an end-of year @ScienceCenters reading list with some of your suggestions & more from our staff, partners, members. Sharing here a few books on our list that weren’t suggested in the prior thread...
In addition to some of your suggestions, we’ve added to our reading list “The Poison Squad” by @deborahblum, Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower”, “Winners Take All” by @AnandWrites, “What the Eyes Don’t See”by @MonaHannaA, “Drawdown” by @PaulHawken
As well as “American Eden” by Victoria Johnson, “The Fifth Risk” by Michael Lewis, “How to Be a Good Creature” by @SyTheAuthor, “The Alternative” by @mauriciolmiller, “The Tangled Tree” by @DavidQuammen, “Factfulness” by @hansrosling @AnnaRRonnlund @OlaRosling
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Lol there's gotta be like, what, four or five people on @FoxNews now that aren't just a complete joke? They went downhill real quick. thehill.com/homenews/media…
"I don't think he's capable of sustained focus," Carlson said. "I don't think he understands the system. I don't think the Congress is on his side. I don't think his own agencies support him."

"and he knows very little about the legislative process, hasn't learned anything"🙄
Tucker Carlson pretending that he knows more about how to get things done in Washington than President Trump does or his advisers do is hilarious. You can see Tucker himself offers no plan, just says Trump doesn't know anything. What a joke lol. Pathetic.
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A THREAD:

a friend of a friend, a die hard republican and obnoxious pro-gun supporter, stated that “if the bar allowed guns, we could’ve stopped him last night” in regards to the thousand oaks shooting. im here to walk you through why that mindset is fucking STUPID:
a scenario: imagine you’re at a bar and you’re armed. you’re with your friends but because it’s a BAR you’re also surrounded by completely random people who you don’t know and vice versa (1/19)
You’re not paying incredibly close attention to every one of these people because why would you? the same goes for everyone else. (2/19)
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.@fletchlivesaf is reading Dreamland by @samquinones7, an "exploration of how heroin was able to take hold of middle class America and how Purdue Pharma helped that happen."
.@SuzanneNossel is reading Mike @McFaul's Cold War Hot Peace, "a vivid insider account of his time managing US-Russia relations during the Obama Administration that offers a critical foundation for understanding how ties have further deteriorated since."
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[#seulrene au]—
A rebel without a cause and a model student make a peculiar pair, doesn't it?

Seulgi's a leather-clad lass while Joohyun wears the school's (and her own) image like a jacket. The former's flunking in academics, so the student council president has to help her.
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#Aadhaar hearing. To resume shortly. Shyam Divan to continue for the Petitioners. He is expected to complete his submissions in the first half today. However more petitioner arguments by other counsel to follow. Thread.
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