Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

Please, Twitter, hire me to edit your draft headlines so you stop embarrassing yourselves concerning hurricanes.

It's not "another" storm. It's the same storm #Ida, after it's been a hurricane but is still a hazard until it is well clear of land.

#HWStormWatch #WxTwitter

There's 3 problems with Twitter's headline.

1. It's absent of punctuation. They use it in other headlines.

2. This causes confusion bc many people don't know how a post-TC is named.

3. Maybe it was deliberate, to generate clicks.

Imma assume it was an innocent mistake on the part of Twitter. Occam's Razor.

If it was deliberate, then it's one of many examples I've seen over the years where potentially saving lives is less important to them than Twitter marketing.

And, yes. If you don't think Twitter & social media companies have a role to play in public safety re hurricanes, the pandemic, terrorism etc then you may need to hire me for public policy advice. I do that, too.

We ALL have a role in TRYING to save lives. Do you understand?

I didn't think one tweet about Twitter and hurricanes would lead on to the other topics I care about, but it happens a lot.

This pandemic is a threat to our countries akin to WWII.

Posters from that time are a great way to communicate about it.

We are in a war. To save as many lives as possible from:

>#CovidIsAirborne (pandemic)
>#NeverForgetJan6 (fascism, terrorism)
>#TurnAroundDontDrown (hurricanes etc)

Institutions incl social media need strengthening, to support this work.

At college in the 90s I earned a post grad pol sci degree.

I learned the term "institutions" is broad, and includes concepts as well as organizations.

Democracy, liberty, press freedom, and social cohesion are all institutions.

Social cohesion means that the chance of most people saying "I wear my mask because I care about you" is higher.

Do you see how this institution has been eroded worldwide in the past 15-20 years?

Was it intentional or accidental?

It was both.

And, the vast gulf between two sides is due to each blaming the other for it.

So I'm going to try to keep things as simple as I can, since lives are at stake. In all things,

I wear my mask because I care about you.💜💙❤️

Addendum:

At some time in the past 7 hours or so, Twitter realized adding a comma would make all the difference.

I should send them an invoice for the 0.05 of a billable hour I spent on it.😉