LAdodgersfan

@LADodgersfan
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Just look at this and tell me it isn’t delicious
Musk appeared on a Twitter Spaces and described the social media company like this: "This company is like, basically, you're in a plane that is headed toward the ground at high speed with the engines on fire and the controls don't work."
These Doctors Pushed Masking, Covid Lockdowns on Twitter. Turns Out, They Don’t Exist

A group of Twitter doctors claimed to be LGBTQ+ allies, pushed extreme Covid caution and told tales of tragedy and loss. The problem: They weren’t real.

The San Francisco Standard
.@drewharwell and I investigated the incident with the supposed Musk stalker and it appears to have absolutely nothing to do with the jet tracking account. The incident occurred 26 miles from the airport, a full day after ElonJet placed the plane in Los Angeles, and the alleged stalker had been monitoring and attempting to make contact with Grimes for years https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/18/details-of-musk-stalking-incident/ #twitterexodus #twittermigration #elonmusk #news
Musk blamed a Twitter account for an alleged stalker. Police see no link.

The incident last week underscored how Elon Musk’s personal concerns can influence his governance of a social media platform used by hundreds of millions of people.

The Washington Post
And that I can’t quote tweet it? So people don’t know what I’m talking about? Mastodon can be useful but it’s not a Twitter replacement

That this is the only post I can find on a major earthquake an hour later is why I’m not leaving twitter. It’s vital In breaking news federated systems will not have that functionality

https://mastodon.social/@jeffluszcz/109545594481654043

I’m seeing zero ads on twitter mobile now. (Haven’t checked desktop) are things that dire?
The Future of Restraint after Ukraine

The war in Ukraine offers a chance to re-imagine US foreign policy. Restrainers should not let it go to waste.

Foreign Exchanges

NEW REPORT: US immigrants face many challenges navigating their daily lives. For Asian immigrants, this includes language & cultural obstacles that impact those who arrive with little to no proficiency in English.

Across 49 focus groups of Asian American immigrants, daily challenges related to speaking English emerged as a common theme. These include experiences getting medical care, accessing government services, & understanding U.S. culture.

https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/12/19/in-their-own-words-asian-immigrants-experiences-navigating-language-barriers-in-the-united-states/ @sociology #PewResearch

In Their Own Words: Asian Immigrants’ Experiences Navigating Language Barriers in the United States

Across 49 focus groups with Asian immigrants, participants expressed daily challenges related to speaking English, including frustration, stress and at times sadness in dealing with cultural and language barriers.

Pew Research Center Race & Ethnicity
absence of QT function makes covering news events here really difficult, fwiw