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1 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
I’ve noticed that Alex Berenson often flies under debunkers’ radar, and he’s amassed quite a following. This is overdue.
This is important. Berenson often presents himself as a gadfly from within, drawing attention to studies and data that the media are downplaying because they don't fit the accepted narrative. But he's not that.
Every time Berenson says "Here's an important study you're not hearing about!", he's wrapping himself in the cloak of the people who wrote the study, using their expertise to give him weight.
The most useful service @DKThomp provides is going to the very experts Berenson has dragooned into his cause—even the authors of the very studies Berenson cites—and asking them flat-out whether Berenson is accurately characterizing their work.
If you don't have time or inclination to read the whole piece, just read Thompson's highlight-reel thread. It's quick, and devastating.

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Thread. This outrage over the Columbia graduation ceremonies is so silly, and much of it is absolutely misrepresenting what's actually going on.
A college is a community that is made up of smaller communities. Some events are for everybody, some events aren't. That's totally benign—and inevitable!
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