"Psh, she'll never get it passed without a supermajority in both houses." Cool, man, then I guess we should just give up in advance instead of raising the issue on a national platform and making Republicans explain why they think you should have to sell your house to keep mom from dying in a gutter
Itâs pretty weird that big news outlets are doing lots of âX is an absolute cesspool of dangerous misinformation and conspiracy theoriesâ and then just like happily tweeting them out on X instead of, you know, leaving.
Social media is not reality: -While only 3 % of active accounts are toxic, they produce 33% of all content! -A mere 0.1 % of users share 80% of fake news -74 % of all online conflicts are started in just 1 % of communities.
Bookshop is having its anti-Prime sale. Free shipping on everything. Go buy some books! bookshop.org
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Non-artists: please gently let your well-intentioned niche blogger friends know that generating an AI illustration for their posts is not a harmless novelty. There are so many sources for free, eye-pleasing, not-environmentally-rapacious images. Creative Commons licenses, public domain art history.
No one has to agree with Liz Cheney on anything but Constitutional democracy, and Cheney doesnât have to agree with anyone on anything else. Constitutional democracy is how we address all other issues without violence. Letâs fend off the threat together, so then we can have all the other arguments.
Ukrainians have agency. They chose to resist Russiaâs invasion, rather than bow down to Putin. And only they can decide when they stop. The notion that Ukraine doesnât have agency, itâs merely a puppet for US and Russia to control, is Russiaâs propagandistic BS. Good on Harris for rejecting that.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for peace talks if Ukraine was not also represented. She also reiterated criticism of her ri...
The only path forward for Xitter is: 1. The Normies leave 2. The advertisers follow 3. It devolves into a 4chan-esque cesspool that no one else takes seriously. If youâre dual-posting here and on Xitter, I invite you to consider not doing that anymore. Youâre not reaching your audience there anyway
New: Federal, state and local officials leading the Hurricane Helene relief efforts are facing vicious antisemitic online hate and real-world threats, fueled on Elon Musk's X, where anti-Jewish conspiracy posts are racking up tens of millions of views. Gift link: wapo.st/4eQKjFd
Report finds Elon Muskâs platform is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts â and preparations for Hurricane Milton.
