ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

Finland ranked No. 1 of 41 European countries on resilience against misinformation for the fifth time in a row in a survey published in October by the Open Society Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Officials say Finland’s success is not just the result of its strong education system, which is one of the best in the world, but also because of a concerted effort to teach students about fake news. Media literacy is part of the national core curriculum starting in preschool.
#Misinformation #Disinfo

The Fall of The Amazon Could Trigger a Global Cascade of Tipping Points

If the Amazon crosses a critical threshold of self-resilience, a new study suggests the disaster could set off a domino effect, knocking over tipping points elsewhere in the world, too, abruptly accelerating environmental crises and causing irreparable damage to the planet

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-fall-of-the-amazon-could-trigger-a-global-cascade-of-tipping-points

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #Climate #Amazon

We told Grandpa that we were worried about him living alone with a bad hip and failing eyesight, but he said not to worry because he got himself a dog.

Ukraine has become a "de facto" NATO member since Russia's invasion

Russia used the potential of #NATO expanding to #Ukraine as an pretense for its invasion

Their plan backfired, instead bringing it closer to the Western military alliance.

#MOG
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-de-facto-nato-member-showing-putin-own-goal-2023-1

Friends, it’s time.

TRANS APPRECIATION FRIDAY is here!!

If you’re trans/non-binary, tell us your:

-Name
-Pronouns
-A fun fact about you
-Post a pic, if comfy

Then, say hello to those who join in & make new friends!

I’m Alyssa (she/her/they). Nice to meet you!

Your turn!

He died doing what he loved, mansplaining feminism to female students at a women's college in a women's studies class.

Freddie Mercury, Venus Williams, and Bruno Mars walk into a bar.

They didn’t planet that way.

We never had this many tornadoes before the Covid vaccine.

"Filmmaker Michael Bay is facing charges in Italy related to the killing of a pigeon on the 2018 set of the Netflix blockbuster 6 Underground.”
Today Merrick Garland will appoint a special counsel to investigate the pigeon for getting in the way of the film crew.

A reminder that if lead paint were still being used, and the #Dems were trying to outlaw it, the #GOP would be screaming and eating lead paint chips on TikTok to own the libs

#Politics

@Rob_T_Firefly

"Here's the fish and chips you ordered, and your beer."

"But I ordered a hamburger and onion rings with a Coke."

"No, you ordered the fish and chips with beer. What's wrong with you, why are you lying about wanting a burger? You don't like Coke! Ugh, you're always doing this."

I accidentally knocked over an entire toothpaste display at CVS.

The clerk was crestfallen.

I have been up since 4:30 with the 4 year old and my husband didn’t drink the coffee I left for him…

@ScottSoCal Reason steals their treats! ("Steals" is a strong word, reason mostly pressures them in to sharing and also is opportunistic, but incredibly gentle.)

Uhura is tired of that Klingon bullshit

#StarTrekVI

Spock is getting a little mind rapey isn't he?

#StarTrekVI