Not breaking news, but I enjoyed this talk with Barbara McQuade and Joyce Vance at the Commonwealth Club, posted 1 month ago.
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The moon is made up of mostly gases apparently.
Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: It's "almost impossible to go near the sun," but the "moon is more manageable" because it's "made up mostly of gases" (it isn't)pic.twitter.com/0t8CPI4QzW
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 9, 2024
Why America isn't as divided as we think, according to data
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/09/america-politics-divided-polarization-data
" Yes, deep divisions exist on some topics. But on almost every topic of monthly outrage, it's a fringe view or example, amplified by the loudest voices on social media and politicians driving it.
No, most Christians aren't white Christian nationalists who see Donald Trump as a God-like figure. Most are ignoring politics and wrestling with their faith.
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
No, most Republicans don't want to ban all abortions starting at conception. No, most Democrats don't want to allow them until birth.
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/09/america-politics-divided-polarization-data
" Yes, deep divisions exist on some topics. But on almost every topic of monthly outrage, it's a fringe view or example, amplified by the loudest voices on social media and politicians driving it.
No, most Christians aren't white Christian nationalists who see Donald Trump as a God-like figure. Most are ignoring politics and wrestling with their faith.
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
No, most Republicans don't want to ban all abortions starting at conception. No, most Democrats don't want to allow them until birth.
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside
Agreed. But 8-16 new illegal immigrants, on top of 20-30 million illegal immigrants already here, plus apparently record rigging, and widespread Lawfare attempting to stop President Donald Trump, is a whole new ball of wax.
Stanford historian Victor Davis Hanson says most of the new illegals are in Florida and Texas, and there is a Democrat plan to flip those states blue - forever.
Stanford historian Victor Davis Hanson says most of the new illegals are in Florida and Texas, and there is a Democrat plan to flip those states blue - forever.
Social media platforms like Twitter/X explicitly encourage political extremism; a small number of relatively extreme political accounts get the lion's share of attention.bearister said:
Why America isn't as divided as we think, according to data
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/09/america-politics-divided-polarization-data
You can also see it here with a lot of the nonsense that gets posted from those kinds of accounts.
Yes, Twitter is definitely encouraging extremism. They're also encouraging state media accounts which has emboldened malign foreign actors like Russia. You see these obvious accounts popping up and getting clout like Bebo, War Clandestine, Vigilant Fox etc. and it's been getting more and more mindshare in the conservative base.sycasey said:Social media platforms like Twitter/X explicitly encourage political extremism; a small number of relatively extreme political accounts get the lion's share of attention.bearister said:
Why America isn't as divided as we think, according to data
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/09/america-politics-divided-polarization-data
You can also see it here with a lot of the nonsense that gets posted from those kinds of accounts.
Even mainstream GOPers are starting to call out their own party for falling for this nonsense.
“Directly coming from Russia”Republican chair of the house intel committee complains his colleagues are repeating Russian propaganda: GOP Rep. Mike Turner: Russian propaganda is 'being uttered on the House floor' https://t.co/I7eaL2hpK0 via @nbcnews
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) April 8, 2024
Republican Congressman Michael McCaul, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee: “I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) April 4, 2024
You think? pic.twitter.com/1lRy7VKq3l
GOP Rep. Mike Turner says it's “absolutely true" that Russian propaganda has "infected" a portion of the Republican party:
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) April 7, 2024
“We see directly coming from Russia ... communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House… pic.twitter.com/cNzF1qiOIV
Examples?
movielover said:
Examples?
It isn't a Republican vs Democratic thing. It is more war-hawks and one world order folks versus isolationists. Also, many folks on both sides of the political aisle financially benefit from our foreign wars.
Unit2Sucks said:
Yes, Twitter is definitely encouraging extremism.
Did Twitter encourage extremism prior to Elon Musk firing former FBI employees?
movielover said:
Science Girl is great.During a solar eclipse, the gaps between leaves on trees act as multiple pinhole cameras,
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) April 8, 2024
and each gap projects its own crescent-shaped image of the eclipsed sun onto the ground.
📹gottigreen
pic.twitter.com/PHLwhslMZu
Oh my God, didn't someone warn that poor soul that they could go blind, walking through eclipse light like that with bare feet?!?
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
- Ever see a conservative protest on campus?
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
- Anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism behavior on campus is at an all-time high
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
- Crossing the border illegally is a crime by definition
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
- Pre-Elon Twitter shut down the president's account. The left don't debate on Twitter, they hate. The hate is there.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
- The left used to cheer insults at Fox News but now we have Twitter. Fox News ratings still beat out MSNBC and CNN even after Tucker left? Axios is correct that no one watches MSNBC.
- Ever see a conservative protest on campus?
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
- Anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism behavior on campus is at an all-time high
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
- Crossing the border illegally is a crime by definition
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
- Pre-Elon Twitter shut down the president's account. The left don't debate on Twitter, they hate. The hate is there.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
- The left used to cheer insults at Fox News but now we have Twitter. Fox News ratings still beat out MSNBC and CNN even after Tucker left? Axios is correct that no one watches MSNBC.
This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by these extremist Twitter accounts.bear2034 said:
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
- Ever see a conservative protest on campus?
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
- Anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism behavior on campus is at an all-time high
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
- Crossing the border illegally is a crime by definition
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
- Pre-Elon Twitter shut down the president's account. The left don't debate on Twitter, they hate. The hate is there.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
- The left used to cheer insults at Fox News but now we have Twitter. Fox News ratings still beat out MSNBC and CNN even after Tucker left? Axios is correct that no one watches MSNBC.
Ollie saves the day!
sycasey said:
This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by these extremist Twitter accounts.
I made this video for @RealAlexJones a couple of months ago. I come to find out today that my humor was closer to fact than parody. 😮 pic.twitter.com/efqo8LLdbd
— The 🐰🕳️ (@TheHoleTweet) April 9, 2024
Art imitates life.
sycasey said:This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by these extremist Twitter accounts.bear2034 said:
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
- Ever see a conservative protest on campus?
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
- Anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism behavior on campus is at an all-time high
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
- Crossing the border illegally is a crime by definition
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
- Pre-Elon Twitter shut down the president's account. The left don't debate on Twitter, they hate. The hate is there.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
- The left used to cheer insults at Fox News but now we have Twitter. Fox News ratings still beat out MSNBC and CNN even after Tucker left? Axios is correct that no one watches MSNBC.
This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by DNC paid for social media shills.
oski003 said:sycasey said:This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by these extremist Twitter accounts.bear2034 said:
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
- Ever see a conservative protest on campus?
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
- Anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism behavior on campus is at an all-time high
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
- Crossing the border illegally is a crime by definition
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
- Pre-Elon Twitter shut down the president's account. The left don't debate on Twitter, they hate. The hate is there.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
- The left used to cheer insults at Fox News but now we have Twitter. Fox News ratings still beat out MSNBC and CNN even after Tucker left? Axios is correct that no one watches MSNBC.
This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by DNC paid for social media shills.
What the hell are you talking about?
Oski003 thinks any statement still makes sense when he changes a couple of words from the previous statement. It's his lazy passive aggressive approach.sycasey said:oski003 said:sycasey said:This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by these extremist Twitter accounts.bear2034 said:
No, most college professors aren't trying to silence conservatives or turn kids into liberal activists. Most are teaching math, or physics, or biology.
- Ever see a conservative protest on campus?
No, most kids don't hate Israel and run around chanting, "From the river to the sea." On most campuses, most of the time, students are doing what students have always done.
- Anti-Israel protests and anti-Semitism behavior on campus is at an all-time high
No, immigrants who are here illegally aren't rushing to vote and commit crimes. Actual data show both rarely happen even amid a genuine crisis at the border.
- Crossing the border illegally is a crime by definition
No, most people aren't fighting on X. Turns out, the vast majority of Americans never tweet at all.
- Pre-Elon Twitter shut down the president's account. The left don't debate on Twitter, they hate. The hate is there.
No, most people aren't cheering insults on Fox News and MSNBC in the evening. Turns out, less than 2% of Americans are even watching."
- The left used to cheer insults at Fox News but now we have Twitter. Fox News ratings still beat out MSNBC and CNN even after Tucker left? Axios is correct that no one watches MSNBC.
This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by DNC paid for social media shills.
What the hell are you talking about?
Oski believes in facts... and his pld Cal cardigan sweater.
Jason Whitlock believes Caitlyn Clark should return to Iowa for year 5, make $20M, and then retire to avoid the nasty militant woke WNBA spectacle.
bear2034 said:sycasey said:
This is exactly the kind of response you'd get from someone who has been radicalized by these extremist Twitter accounts.I made this video for @RealAlexJones a couple of months ago. I come to find out today that my humor was closer to fact than parody. 😮 pic.twitter.com/efqo8LLdbd
— The 🐰🕳️ (@TheHoleTweet) April 9, 2024
Art imitates life.
I've Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here's How We Lost America's Trust. -Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.
https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust
Really great article and tracks when I kind of stopped listening to NPR in 2012 or 2013. It was always kinda liberal but it changed and went pretty far left.
https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust
Really great article and tracks when I kind of stopped listening to NPR in 2012 or 2013. It was always kinda liberal but it changed and went pretty far left.
SAN FRANCISCO TO BUSINESS OWNERS 'HOW DARE YOU TRY TO CLOSE ON US!'
Cute New York infatuation / love story, one minute video. A few items make it better.
- interviewer inappropriate 'sex' question
- young man corrects him, discretely
- young lady non-verbals w foot
- interviewer inappropriate 'sex' question
- young man corrects him, discretely
- young lady non-verbals w foot
MinotStateBeav said:
SAN FRANCISCO TO BUSINESS OWNERS 'HOW DARE YOU TRY TO CLOSE ON US!'
Speaking of "...legislating enormously unpopular policies into law..."
Part II
How bad is polarization in the U.S.? Political experts weigh in
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/10/political-polarization-america-rahm-emanuel
How bad is polarization in the U.S.? Political experts weigh in
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/10/political-polarization-america-rahm-emanuel
Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside
movielover said:
Cute New York infatuation / love story, one minute video. A few items make it better.
- interviewer inappropriate 'sex' question
- young man corrects him, discretely
- young lady non-verbals w foot
Terence made all the right moves. He didn't want to say anything to Jasmine from the beginning because if he got rejected, the entire flight would be awkward. He saved it for the end. And if it didn't work out, no regrets.
I have an ethical dilemma:
So last week, in the middle of the night I could not sleep and at 2 a.m., I ended up buying these premium name-brand wireless earbuds brand-new for $65 on eBay.
These usually cost $200 new on Amazon, but you can get them new for about $100 new on eBay.
The price was too good to resist.
I love these earbuds. I have several of them and I wanted more.
At about 5 a.m., I decided that maybe I didn't need it.
So I tried to cancel. eBay said it was too late.
So I contacted the seller, a major eBay seller with hundreds of items in stock.
At around 6 a.m., a USPS tracking # was added to my order.
At around 7 a.m., the seller responded and canceled the order. I quickly got a refund.
But days later, the package arrived in the mail.
I quickly messaged the seller telling them that they had sent me the package in error.
It's been 2 days and they haven't responded back.
What should I do?
1. Should I repeatedly try to message them to take their package back?
2. Or should I wait until mid-May, and if they don't contact me, I'll open the sealed earbuds and keep it permanently?
Keep in mind, they already left me a positive review.
So last week, in the middle of the night I could not sleep and at 2 a.m., I ended up buying these premium name-brand wireless earbuds brand-new for $65 on eBay.
These usually cost $200 new on Amazon, but you can get them new for about $100 new on eBay.
The price was too good to resist.
I love these earbuds. I have several of them and I wanted more.
At about 5 a.m., I decided that maybe I didn't need it.
So I tried to cancel. eBay said it was too late.
So I contacted the seller, a major eBay seller with hundreds of items in stock.
At around 6 a.m., a USPS tracking # was added to my order.
At around 7 a.m., the seller responded and canceled the order. I quickly got a refund.
But days later, the package arrived in the mail.
I quickly messaged the seller telling them that they had sent me the package in error.
It's been 2 days and they haven't responded back.
What should I do?
1. Should I repeatedly try to message them to take their package back?
2. Or should I wait until mid-May, and if they don't contact me, I'll open the sealed earbuds and keep it permanently?
Keep in mind, they already left me a positive review.
Email again, good karma.
Did they charge you? Dispute the charge on your credit card.
Go Bears!
oskidunker said:
Did they charge you? Dispute the charge on your credit card.
As I said in the original post, they refunded me right away.
Embattled Harvard honesty professor accused of plagiarism
https://www.science.org/content/article/embattled-harvard-honesty-professor-accused-plagiarism
https://www.science.org/content/article/embattled-harvard-honesty-professor-accused-plagiarism
okaydo said:
I have an ethical dilemma:
So last week, in the middle of the night I could not sleep and at 2 a.m., I ended up buying these premium name-brand wireless earbuds brand-new for $65 on eBay.
These usually cost $200 new on Amazon, but you can get them new for about $100 new on eBay.
The price was too good to resist.
I love these earbuds. I have several of them and I wanted more.
At about 5 a.m., I decided that maybe I didn't need it.
So I tried to cancel. eBay said it was too late.
So I contacted the seller, a major eBay seller with hundreds of items in stock.
At around 6 a.m., a USPS tracking # was added to my order.
At around 7 a.m., the seller responded and canceled the order. I quickly got a refund.
But days later, the package arrived in the mail.
I quickly messaged the seller telling them that they had sent me the package in error.
It's been 2 days and they haven't responded back.
What should I do?
1. Should I repeatedly try to message them to take their package back?
2. Or should I wait until mid-May, and if they don't contact me, I'll open the sealed earbuds and keep it permanently?
Keep in mind, they already left me a positive review.
Just how many earbuds do you have and why so many? Wait, how many ears do you have?
Finally a clear cut model of the divide between willful ignorance and thoughtful intelligence.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) April 10, 2024
Forget it, Ms. Rowling. You would have it easier explaining algebra to a penguin. pic.twitter.com/nw0J4C4tOS
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