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🇺🇸immigrant in LDN Trying to understand humanity with data, music, libations Might not be looking in the right places -- currently: Head of Data @lakaHQ previously: @bbc @futurelearn @funandplausible Also at assemblag.es/@alsothings
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MTmtsw.bsky.social

This is why news organizations just slotting Trump's genocidal plan into "Trump's plan for the economy/housing" helps Trump (it's designed to help Trump). Reframe the debate.

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KJghostinexile.bsky.social

She only calls us the mafia because it’s a TERF war.

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RSrussellsilva.bsky.social

A reporter should ask him if more violent cops would have discouraged him from committing the felonies he's been convicted of

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Balsothings.bsky.social

(I paid for a covid booster yesterday, in case anyone is wondering what triggered this)

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Balsothings.bsky.social

this all reads as short term cost savings not public health decision making

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Balsothings.bsky.social

also, on the confused about NICE vaccine policy front, would be great if we could actually get a covid vaccine for our 3 year old (w/o travelling abroad). it won't stop being exhausting that we seem to be the slowest country approving the vax for under fives

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Balsothings.bsky.social

Comparing it to how the Guardian wrote it up is instructive. I mean right from the headline, you'd almost think they had entirely different motivations in their coverage www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Kamala Harris decries Trump’s abortion comments in first solo TV interview
Kamala Harris decries Trump’s abortion comments in first solo TV interview

Democratic nominee says she is better equipped to manage US economy and says rival ‘made promises he did not meet’

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The unifying vision of modern conservatism as a political project is to maintain their idea of the “natural” order that is defined by hierarchies of race, gender, religion, and wealth - and by the ability of some (“deserving,” “virtuous”) groups to dominate (“undeserving,” “subversive”) others.

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Ben
@alsothings.bsky.social
🇺🇸immigrant in LDN Trying to understand humanity with data, music, libations Might not be looking in the right places -- currently: Head of Data @lakaHQ previously: @bbc @futurelearn @funandplausible Also at assemblag.es/@alsothings
88 followers164 following254 posts