Musk is banking on the fascist Right keeping his sinking platform afloat.

Encourage people to join alternatives.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-reinstated-twitter-1234667137/

After countless hours editing the SI on the “#ecology and #evolution of #plants in #extreme environments” in Plant Ecology & Diversity, we’re very glad to see it out

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tped20/15/5-6?nav=tocList

Guest Editors: FX Picó, RJ Abbott, LD LLambi, N Rajakaruna, AST Papadopulos & L Nagy

Thanks to all authors, reviewers and editors for all the time, work and effort to pull this SI off

Photo credit: RJ Abbott

Insights from cognitive science for improved communication of conservation research

Myths
❌ facts change minds
❌ scientific literacy leads to enhanced research uptake
❌individual attitude changes shift collective behaviors
❌ broad dissemination is best

Recommendations
✅ engage the social mind for optimal decision-making
✅ understand power of values, emotions, and experience in swaying minds
✅ change collective behavior
✅ think strategically for biggest impact

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320722004396?dgcid=author

Big views.
Owens Valley, CA.

#OptOutside #outdoors #outside #nature #NaturePhotography #mountains #desert #exploring #explore

Do you know how many times I've heard over the past few days how much the media is failing to follow the money in this story about the newly elected Rep. George #Santos? This story makes it clear that's exactly what happened.

https://www.theleaderonline.com/single-post/santos-filings-now-claim-net-worth-of-11-million (edit: replaced the paywalled WaPo story about how the MSM missed the big scoop with the big scoop itself).

So let's follow the money, shall we? Starting with Mr. Santos' latest filing for The #Devolder Organization, which is apparently responsible for his sudden unexplained wealth (Devolder is Santos' late mother's last name).

http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ConvertTiffToPDF?storagePath=COR%5C2021%5C0601%5C00184778.Tif&documentNumber=L21000206150

The organization lists its address as 336 N. Babcock St. Ste 104. The document also lists another organization at the same address but at Ste 101, called D&D International Investment Services Inc.

Both are affiliated with an individual named Devaughn #Dames, who appears to be both a physician and a CFO somehow. He's also very passionate about spreading his knowledge about how to handle your money wisely. His linkedin page mentions both companies. He also seems to be an IT expert; previous domains include https://web.archive.org/web/20160518071721/http://www.manageditsolutions.net/about.html

One of Mr. Dames' email addresses (dev.dames at gmail) was used to register the vanity domain devaughndames[.]com. Firefox didn't like what that site tried to do when I visited it, but it loaded an empty page that had the heading "Financial Educational Services." But the pop-up takes you to a domain called myuwe[.]net, which is for an entity called United Wealth Education.

Now, UWE is full of stock photos and videos, and there isn't much there about who runs it. And after spending a few minutes on this site, you'll probably come away with the conclusion that the site is tied to some type of scam.

Well, if you look up the name of what Myuwe[.]net used to be called -- Financial Educational Services -- you'll see they were shut down JUST THIS YEAR by the US Federal Trade Commission for being a giant pyramid scheme that bilked people out of more than $213 million.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/05/ftc-shuts-down-credit-repair-pyramid-scheme-financial-education-services-which-bilked-more-213

How's that for following the money? :) Wait, I'm not done yet.

#devolder, #devaughndames #financialeducationservices #myuwe #unitedwealtheducation, #FTC #georgesantos