Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦2d ago
This quandary is a perfect example of the #BullshitAsymmetryPrinciple, or Brandolini’s law, Drake says, “which states that the amount of energy needed to refute #bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.” thebulletin.org/2026/03/a-cl...

A clarinetist, a high school s...
A clarinetist, a high school student, and four climate deniers write a science paper, with a little help from AI…

Papers like this are like kindling for anyone 'just asking questions' about climate change, or 'doing their own research,' stoking the flames of climate denial.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Show threadI Heart Noise2d ago
Flood the zone with bullshit, as Steve Bannon once said
Show threadDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦2d ago
Yes. And then leave all the capable, responsible people having to waste their valuable time refuting it …
Show threadI Heart Noise
That's the plan. I'm surprised Marjorie isn't into it anymore - that's the grift that pays, so what happened?
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Show threadDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦2d ago
I don’t know. I don’t understand her or her ilk very well … but I have wondered if sheer political expendiency wasn’t behind her withdrawal - she saw potential political catastrophe looming for Trump and MAGA and wanted to get out while the going was still good …
Show threadI Heart Noise2d ago
Rogan and Carlson too. Not that it makes them any less vile...it is odd that they all started speaking out against Trump at once.
Show threadDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦2d ago
Writing on the wall … they’re seeing it … Big question is whether the anger they’re sensing gets a chance to express itself at the polls or whether Trump and the GOP choke it off through voter suppression, electoral interference or something worse …
Show threadI Heart Noise2d ago
I think it might result in people like that getting close to power www.vox.com/podcasts/483...

The rage-bait candidate who wa...
The ragebait candidate who wants to govern Florida

James Fishback espouses openly racist and antisemitic views. Young GOP voters are paying attention.

Vox
Show threadI Heart Noise2d ago
Him and Nick Fuentes are about as far-right as it gets. Openly antisemitic and proud of it, no apologies.
Show threadI Heart Noise2d ago
I'd chalk it up to rats leave the sinking ship. Unfortunately it might also mean even bigger of a rightward shift. I.e. people on far-right might collectively start saying anyone not liking Hitler is a traitor.