I always dread 9/11.
My mind's eye still sees everything as it played out that terrible day. The fear that filled the air across the nation. How the skies were suddenly devoid of planes. Seeing the images of desperate people looking for their missing people. 1/x
I can still hear the sirens behind the frantic reporters. They were as scared as we all were and no one shouted Fake News at their televisions.
We were all bonded together by an unspeakable tragedy that played out again and again and again and again. 2/x
We didn't know why or who. We didn't know what 9/12 would bring. We only knew that the people around us, our friends and neighbors, were our band of brothers now. That we'd work together to help, to console and protect.
50 States became one nation. 3/x
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Micro targeting ads on social media may seem obvious to you but consider this:
How often on Facebook do you see a post from a family member that says: "I didn't send that. I was hacked."
They weren't. huffpost.com/entry/targeted…
They aren't savvy enough to know not to click on that pie in the sky link and got phished or acquired a virus.
Those same clickers are being bombarded by targeted ads that are at best deceptive and at usual, false.
Additionally, most Facebook users didn't grow up with the internet and don't understand or accept that the internet contains intentionally misleading, fake, & malicious data sites, including generic reporting blogs tailored to attract clicks for revenue.
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A few days ago, @alt_fda dropped a pretty great thread about ibuprofen, contamination, & quality concerns.
If you haven't read it, please do so before continuing on this thread.
This caused me to deep dive into those thoughts & follow the evidence, which led me to a singular conclusion regarding the mystery company referred to in the thread.
I need to lay some ground work so please follow along:
Americans rely on Gov oversight to protect the quality & safety of everything from airbags to eggs to medicine.
Companies are required to submit products for testing & submit to compliance inspections in an effort to protect the populous.
When those products are manufactured
(Thread) @SouthwestKey, a placement provider for immigrant children, including those targeted by @POTUS & @SecNielsen border immigration policy, had an employee who is now charged with molesting eleven boys entrusted for care there. 1/ propublica.org/article/worker…
Mr. Pacheco worked at Casa Kokopelli location for @SouthwestKey for nearly a year & a background check was not run for four months while he was allowed to work at the facility.
Casa Kokopelli was cited in 2017 for failing to run background checks on prospective employees. 2/
Over the last 5 years, @SouthwestKey was paid $1.3B over the last 5 years in federal funds with $500M just in the last 7 months. 3/