30—70% of fertilized eggs NEVER IMPLANT SUCCESSFULLY, EVEN WITHOUT #BirthControl, acc/to Michael Belmonte, an #OBGYN in DC & a #FamilyPlanning expert w/the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG).
#Laws restricting #abortion #access in some states, including Idaho, have defined life as beginning at fertilization.
#UninformedElectorate #education #science #health #medical #law #privacy #FamilyPlanning #BirthControl #BirthControlRights #ReproductiveRights #BodilyAutonomy #access
Many #Americans do not understand the difference between #abortion pills, which end a pregnancy, & emergency #contraception, which prevents it. Nearly ¾ of Americans incorrectly think that emergency contraceptive pills can end a pregnancy in its early stages, according to a 2023 poll by KFF, a nonprofit focused on national #health issues.
Antiabortion groups are stepping in to fill that knowledge gap w/ #disinformation.
#UninformedElectorate #education #law #ReproductiveRights #BirthControl
The result is that much of the original speech is First Amendment-protected — say a member of #Congress [#HouseRepublicans] declaring that resources being sent to #Ukraine should instead be used to patrol the southern border of the #UnitedStates. But the amplification is engineered in #Russia or by #RussianInfluencers.
#GiftArticle #NationalSecurity #intelligence #InfluenceOperations #disinformation #influence #Europe #isolationism #UninformedElectorate #GRU #Doppelgänger #NATO
In recent days, #intelligence agencies have warned that #Russia has found better ways to hide its #InfluenceOperations, & Treasury issued #sanctions last week against 2 Russian companies that it said supported the Kremlin’s campaign.
The stepped-up ops, run by aides to #Putin & Russian #military intelligence, come at a critical moment in the debate in the #UnitedStates over support for #Ukraine.…
#NationalSecurity #disinformation #influence #isolationism #UninformedElectorate
Ya think?
a. Few people actually read beyond the headline & lede.
b. The reporting beyond that was behind a #paywall!
c. They totally effed up #Biden’s #diplomatic trip particularly w/ the world leaders he was hoping to get to help w/ #humanitarian efforts.
to be fair bit wasn’t just the #NYT.
#Israel #Hamas #war #AlAhli #Hospital #Gaza #disinformation #misinformation #uninformedElectorate
“The report included a large headline at the top of The Times’s website.
“#Israel subsequently denied being at fault & blamed an errant rocket launch by the #Palestinian faction group #IslamicJihad, which has in turn denied responsibility. #American & other #international ofcls have said their #evidence indicates that the rocket came from Palestinian fighter positions.
…The #5thCircuit 3-judge appeals court panel subsequently broadened its order this month to extend to government officials w/ the #Cybersecurity & Infrastructure #Security Agency #CISA, saying those ofcls *probably* acted improperly in trying to coordinate w/ #SiliconValley to protect #elections from #online #hoaxes.
#SCOTUS #PublicHealth #SocialMedia #PublicSafety #Election #Disinformation #ConspiracyTheories #MediaLiteracy #UninformedElectorate #ForeignInfluenceCampaigns #manipulation
…In asking #SCOTUS to intervene in the matter, SG Elizabeth #Prelogar wrote in a filing that the order issued by an appeals court last month would impose “unprecedented limits” on the admin’s ability to “use the bully pulpit to address matters of #public concern” & call attn to potentially #harmful #online #content.
#PublicHealth #SocialMedia #Election #Disinformation #MediaLiteracy #UninformedElectorate #ForeignInfluenceCampaigns #manipulation
As is customary in emergency orders, the majority did not explain its reasoning for granting the #Biden admin’s request. But #conservative Justices Samuel #Alito, #ClarenceThomas & Neil #Gorsuch dissented from the decision not to leave the lower court order in place, calling the development “highly disturbing.”
#SCOTUS #PublicHealth #SocialMedia #Election #Disinformation #MediaLiteracy #UninformedElectorate #ForeignInfluenceCampaigns #manipulation
Tha above quote was released by an unnamed spox (TFG) for the #Trump campaign re the #GagOrder.
Literally none of those things ↑ are accurate.
Same for this ↓
Trump’s campaign has now sent out a #fundraising email falsely claiming the current president is behind the order. “A GAG ORDER HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN IMPOSED ON ME AT THE REQUEST OF JOE BIDEN,” it says.
#disinformation #propaganda #UninformedElectorate #MAGA #extremism
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