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hockeybub89 posted...

What are they saying that isn't believed by millions? We should be directly confrontational to all of it.

Ben Shapiro, to give one example, has been confronted like this for a decade and a half. Has that approach worked to reduce his reach and influence?

Strider102 posted...

I thought Republicans were advocates for freedom of speech?

"lol," said the scorpion. "lmao"

I'm wide awake but letting her sleep

Bishop9800 posted...

I really think this guy is in the closet

Why

Who?

Seems like this anecdote will be used to argue for increasing the weaponry available to police, which will mostly be used on people who do not have AR-15s

https://twitter.com/EmmaTolkin/status/1637678584214220801

I think we have everything perfectly figured out here in 2023, no improvements necessary

Does owning property entitle you to dominion over who can be on not your property?

My girlfriend is busy this evening

Supersex420 posted...

Is he stupid or trying to be stupid

He went to Harvard, which makes him more stupid than you could possibly imagine.

https://twitter.com/mindyisser/status/1637459756557246466

https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-russia-disinformation-twitter-musk-49af27699727d6f4157a5d6d5f35819b

Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musks new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility.

The accounts, which parroted Kremlin talking points on myriad topics, claimed without evidence that authorities in Ohio were lying about the true impact of the chemical spill. The accounts spread fearmongering posts that preyed on legitimate concerns about pollution and health effects and compared the response to the derailment with Americas support for Ukraine following its invasion by Russia.

Some of the claims pushed by the pro-Russian accounts were verifiably false, such as the suggestion that the news media had covered up the disaster or that environmental scientists traveling to the site had been killed in a plane crash. But most were more speculative, seemingly designed to stoke fear or distrust. Examples include unverified maps showing widespread pollution, posts predicting an increase in fatal cancers and others about unconfirmed mass animal die-offs.

Biden offers food, water, medicine, shelter, payouts of pension and social services to Ukraine! Ohio first! Offer and deliver to Ohio! posted one of the pro-Moscow accounts, which boasts 25,000 followers and features an anonymous location and a profile photo of a dog. Twitter awarded the account a blue check mark in January.

Regularly spewing anti-US propaganda, the accounts show how easily authoritarian states and Americans willing to spread their propaganda can exploitsocial mediaplatforms like Twitter in an effort to steer domestic discourse.

The accounts were identified by Reset, a London-based nonprofit that studies social medias impact on democracy, and shared with The Associated Press. Felix Kartte, a senior advisor at Reset, said the reports findings indicate Twitter is allowing Russia to use its platform like a bullhorn.

With no one at home in Twitters product safety department, Russia will continue to meddle in US elections and in democracies around the world, Kartte said.

Twitter did not respond to messages seeking comment for this story.

The 38-car derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, released toxic chemicals into the atmosphere, leading to a nationaldebate over rail safety and environmental regulations while raising fears of poisoned drinking water and air.

The disaster was a major topic on social media, with millions of mentions on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, according to an analysis by San Francisco-based media intelligence firm Zignal Labs, which conducted a study on behalf of the AP.

At first, the derailment received little attention online but mentions grew steadily, peaking two weeks after the incident, Zignal found, a time lag that gave pro-Russia voices time to try to shape the conversation.

The accounts identified by Resets researchers received an extra boost from Twitter itself, in the form of a blue check mark. Before Musk purchased Twitter last year, its check marks denoted accounts run by verified users, often public figures, celebrities or journalists. It was seen as a mark of authenticity on a platform known for bots and spam accounts.

Musk ended that system and replaced it with Twitter Blue, which is given to users who pay $8 per month and supply a phone number. Twitter Blue users agree not to engage in deception and are required to post a profile picture and name. But theres no rule that they use their own.

Under the program, Twitter Blue users can write and send longer tweets and videos. Their replies are also given higher priority on other posts.

The AP reached out to several of the accounts listed in Resets report. In response, one of the accounts sent a two-word message before blocking the AP reporter on Twitter: Shut up.

While researchers spotted clues suggesting some of the accounts are linked to coordinated efforts by Russian disinformation agencies, others were Americans, showing the Kremlin doesnt always have to pay to get its message out.

I probably eat breasts (cut up for sandwiches/empanadas) more than anything, but thighs are my favorite

Geiki_Ganger posted...

But if a guy calls a woman "Mommy" in bed, it kills the mood immediately with no exceptions.

There are some big exceptions

Last Monday, with my girlfriend

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Being assumed and having a guy admit his involvement are different things

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html

I think Tories have always been there

It's not about the violence or the inappropriate content

The world's dumbest man has thoughts on this matter
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1637051525670264834

A lot of arguments, on this board and elsewhere, featuring guys making "should" statements one side, and "is" statements being treated as a counter by the other.

It's your lucky day
https://twitter.com/katewillett/status/1636046724560044044

Bump

Beveren_Rabbit posted...

If good would-be-partners are having trouble finding a date then how are people in the "self-improvement" phase are supposed to feel? These tall fit guys that seem alright can't even get a girlfriend so how hard does one have to work to be deserving of feeling loved?

You're trying to turn dating into a math equation. This many points in your favor = one girlfriend. But human interaction is not math. It's a much more malleable subject.

I went on dates with fourteen different women before meeting my girlfriend. With some of those women I went on second or third dates, but things never progressed beyond that point. When my now girlfriend was interested in a fourth date, I was surprised and confused: it felt like I hadn't done anything all that better than with previous women.

I've mentioned to her how I felt certain I wouldn't be seeing her again after our third date, and she is puzzled by that: why wouldn't she have wanted to see me again?

I'm sure I made improvements to myself in that dating process, but the lesson here is not that I wasn't good enough to have earned a relationship previously, it's that I hadn't yet met the right woman to be in a relationship with.

bigblu89 posted...

If you took a second to look inward at how you can better yourself you would probably be like the rest of us and not give a f*** about Musks net worth and how unattainable it is to the average person. Youd just focus on putting a life together thats best for you.

That net worth has enabled Musk to fuck with other people's lives. Experimenting with his unproven car technology on public roads. Undercutting public transit just so he can lie about a project that would benefit his car company.

A better life for everyone is at odds with the unaccountable power afforded to the wealthy.

https://twitter.com/jakelahut/status/1636337913230139394

This administration doesn't believe in climate change. It doesn't believe in science.

That's a Berkeley education for you

"We need to cut our use of fossil fuels in the next five years or be wiped out" is not the same as "we will be wiped out in five years"

This is not the point, but I think most every press release is a form of propaganda

"Girls" is an interesting word choice.

kirbymuncher posted...

good result but why is this sort of thing allowed in any form

The Founding Fathers were bad at designing governments

https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-transgender-gender-affirming-therapy-bill-nebraska-cavanaugh-b9018fd1bf72112ca984ff58679eda6d

Hillary Clinton is the best thing that happened to Bernie Sanders. The sheer distaste that many people have for her is the force that propelled him into relevancy.

Well?

You can do better, vegy

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

2022 had the all time high fossil fuel usage

And that's disastrous for our future.

Questionmarktarius posted...

The "Venus 2" scenario is basically impossible. Geologic record is full of warming, immediately followed by an ice age.

Is the geologic record full of massive industrialization?

There's almost certainly a reason you're being fed a screencap instead of a link. Think more critically about what you consume online.

I met my girlfriend on Hinge

MuscleRobo posted...

"At the time Bush's popular vote total was the most votes ever received by a presidential candidate ..."

That's a reflection of population

They changed it on the 70s and then a bunch of kids got hit by cars walking to school in the dark, so they changed it back