Did social media fan the flames of the Southport riot? π€π₯ In the wake of a tragic attack, misinformation spread rapidly on X, leading to unrest fueled by anti-immigrant sentiments. π«π As communities grieve, we must question the role of online platforms in escalating tensions. #Southport #SocialMedia #Misinformation #Riot #Community For more details:
"Ukraine is fighting for itself, for survival. And if the whole world thought the way we do, I'm sure we would have already stopped the russians. If we didn't have half-sanctions and half-solutions, we would have already stopped putin. Of course, they stopped.
The world is much stronger, the world is much bigger, much more powerful, principled, economically stronger. But semi-sanctions. Everything is "half"."
-Volodymyr #Zelenskyy, President of #Ukraine
if i had a dollar for every time some white person told me "but you're not really black" i wouldn't have a mortgage i would have just paid cash for this place.
Frederick Douglass on what happens when black people donβt fit racist stereotypes:
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His mother used to call into his show to tell him how disappointed she was. I guess she gave up.
Ummm, #WTAF?
#FauxNews host #JesseWatters told his male viewers that if they vote for a #woman, they have "mommy issues."
then even more ludicrously #Watters said:
βI heard the scientists say the other day that when a man votes for a woman, he actually transitions into a woman."
#MaleSupremacy #misogyny #Hate #LGBTQ #discrimination #RightWing #extremism #ConspiracyTheories #WeAreNotGoingBack #Freedom #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #Harris2024
That was a hell of a thing.
I now adore #RachelScott of #ABC even more.
This is how every #Trump interview & debate should be conducted.
After he took his seat, #ABCNewsβ Rachel Scott asked, βI want to start by addressing the elephant in the room, sir. A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today.β
She cited numerous false claims Trump made about #Obama & #NikkiHaley, along w/other remarks attacking Black figures & people of color.
@ScottSoCal @Strandjunker And the box placed strategically in a public urinal for easy peeing.
There have been so many things that should have ended TFG's political career, but none have. And he just keeps going lower and lower, and his MAGAts stick with him tighter than ever.
I won't count him as done till I see the body, stake through it, burned, the ashes mixed with salt and buried in a lead-lined box.
JD Vance is a chameleon, he's whoever he needs to be in the moment and if his context changed he'd change with it.
He's a smarter and more successful Kitara Rivache. AKA George Santos.
4. JD Vance is ONE OF THEM. Vance was literally put on Trump's ticket by the same group of people - Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen - who are behind all of the weirdness I've been writing about. https://newrepublic.com/article/183971/jd-vance-weird-terrifying-techno-authoritarian-ideas
I love that they spent months beating the drum of "don't vote for the old man!" and now guess who is the old man? π€£
My opinion of Biden is that he was a good president, and able to beat Trump again... However, his great age was a concern, and then he had a terrible debate - which boded ill - then caught covid, and in the end I had to concede that he was right to pass the torch. Is that ageism, or just realism? Trump's age is an issue too, because it informs his warped mindset, he's probably suffering dementia, so that's absolutely an issue, but he could still win. We needed a Kamala to mix things up a bit, and inject some fresh energy, which happily contrasts with old man Trump.
This somehow fits.
Taco Bell to roll out AI ordering in drive-thrus https://www.axios.com/2024/07/31/taco-bell-drive-thru-ai-ordering
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.