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14 Oct, 9 tweets, 4 min read
Good morning! Here are some stories I'm reading today:
Proposal to hasten herd immunity to the coronavirus grabs White House attention but appalls top scientists

washingtonpost.com/health/covid-h…
My Life as an Anti-Fascist Catfisher, Or how I found a violent white supremacist's Achilles' heel: online dating. By @chick_in_kiev (h/t @irwin)
newrepublic.com/article/159749…
‘They’re turned off by him’: Trump in trouble as Florida’s seniors shift towards Biden: The economic and health effects of Covid have special resonance for the state’s older voters – and that’s not good news for the president, reports @richlusc amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
Trump campaign stalls in Pennsylvania: The president’s unsteady coronavirus leadership is damaging his chances of winning this Rust Belt battleground a second time. @hollyotterbein politico.com/amp/news/2020/…
The 1st ammendment in the age of disinformation: @emilybazelon's essential essay for @NYTmag. "The spewing of falsehoods isn’t meant to win any battle of ideas. Its goal is to prevent the actual battle from being fought, by causing us to simply give up." nytimes.com/2020/10/13/mag…

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13 Oct
Good morning! Here are the stories I am reading this morning:
A lot of voters are asking these questions right now: How quickly will ballots be counted in the presidential election? Which states will have results — and possibly a winner — on election night? nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Questioning for Amy Coney Barrett starts today in the Senate. nytimes.com/live/2020/10/1…
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12 Oct
1/ My 7 year old has written a brief fable as to why if you own one spork, you should get at least one more spork.

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2/ Once there was a box filled with forks and spoons and knives, but there was only one spork. It's half spoon, half fork.

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3/ The little spork was so lonely and sad, he just wanted a friend.

All the others had friends, but not Sporky. Image
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12 Oct
Good morning! Here are the stories I'm following today, Indigenous People’s Day:
A "divided Senate Judiciary Committee will kick off four days of contentious confirmation hearings on Monday for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, drawing battle lines that could reverberate through the election." nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/…
"At least two members of the Judiciary Committee will participate in the proceedings remotely, after being diagnosed with the coronavirus or to protect themselves from the virus." washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-c…
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11 Oct
Good morning! Here are the articles I'm paying attention to this morning:
Part IV of the New York Times investigative series on Donald's taxes: "once Mr. Trump was in the White House, his family business discovered a lucrative new revenue stream: people who wanted something from the president."  nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Pennsylvania is the new Florida. "Both parties are increasingly focused on the pivotal — and potentially messy — role that Pennsylvania could play in deciding the outcome of the presidential race." washingtonpost.com/politics/penns…
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10 Oct
Good morning! I want you to know before you start your doomscrolling... I looked at all the news and all the tweets. Nothing much has changed since last night, so you can go back to sleep or enjoy a cup of coffee.
Okay didn't expect this one to blow up but hey I am actually doing a popup a newsletter that comes out MWF on the issues and news affecting the post-election period- sign up: americaninterregnum.substack.com
Okay I've had enough responses and DMs about anxiety that I feel compelled to say- if your anxiety is overwhelming you are not alone. Reach out if you need help: crisistextline.org
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9 Oct
1/ I'm looking for some creative help from the crowd with a little thought experiment. Twitter just announced new rules to preclude unsubstantiated claims of victory in elections and slow the spread of disinfo. But what statements would trigger moderation?forms.gle/x6qx11N7bDgg9x…
2/ Can you imagine a tweet or statement that may walk up to the line of a false claim but may not trigger Twitter to act? Let's collect variations. If I get enough of them of quality to review, I'll put them up for people consider, and maybe Twitter too. forms.gle/x6qx11N7bDgg9x…
3/ Presumably Twitter did some kind of exercise like this internally, or they are preparing to as they train moderators to crack down on offenses from candidates, verified and influencer accounts, and others. forms.gle/x6qx11N7bDgg9x…
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