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Temple Drake
@templedrake.bsky.social
Lover of music, punk, jazz & everything in-between. Believer in equality & respect for all people except nazis. Perennially disappointed by Democrats but voting for them nonetheless.
Aircraft mechanic by trade, artist by nature.
#LeftisBest
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Allowing radio/television/social media to spread absolute bile & bullshit is a choice. There were once upon a time broadcast standards that would curtail disinformation. We are allowing 20-30% of our fellow Americans turn into absolute lunatics because of "free speech" absolutism.
Vitriol is being directed at meteorologists. “I’ve been doing this for 46 years and it’s never been like this,” says Alabama meteorologist James Spann. He says he’s been “inundated” with misinformation and threatening messages like “Stop lying about the government controlling the weather or else.”
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
It's their job to warn residents about destructive storms — but political polarization has made them targets online.
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Temple Drake
@templedrake.bsky.social
Lover of music, punk, jazz & everything in-between. Believer in equality & respect for all people except nazis. Perennially disappointed by Democrats but voting for them nonetheless.
Aircraft mechanic by trade, artist by nature.
#LeftisBest
477 followers501 following5.7k posts