Mary Powers

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Illustrator, animal lover, concerned about planet and humanity thriving. Active in this non-profit museum. https://www.sterlinghillminingmuseum.org/

Many #GenX & #Boomer men are Republicans & some are anti-vaxxers, but a few women boomers are largely responsible for spreading #misinformation:

A small group of committed “supersharers,” predominately older R women, were responsible for the vast majority of the #fakenews in the period looked at. They promoted & shared links to vaccine hesitancy & politics-flavored fake news. 2,107 reg. US voters accounted for spreading 80% of it during the 2020 election.

#SocialMedia
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/30/misinformation-works-and-a-handful-of-social-supersharers-sent-80-of-it-in-2020/

Misinformation works, and a handful of social 'supersharers' sent 80% of it in 2020 | TechCrunch

The studies, by researchers at MIT, Ben-Gurion University, Cambridge and Northeastern, were independently conducted but complement each other well.

TechCrunch
The U.S. economy is showing signs of returning to a normal, steady-growth path, Heather Long writes. https://wapo.st/4bMMZCd
Is this a stock market bubble?

Betting on the United States has been a terrific strategy.

The Washington Post

“If the facts as you just stated are true, then apparently some people are above the law.”

Last week: The Texas Observer and Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting have found that armed vigilantes have forged relationships with local and federal law enforcement—ties that appear to elevate risks of violence in already volatile #border regions. https://www.texasobserver.org/border-vigilantes-law-enforcement-texas-arizona/

#politics #news #USpol #Mexico #Arizona #Texas #SouthTexas #immigration #police

Border Vigilantes Are Blurring the Lines of Law Enforcement

Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.

The Texas Observer
Secretary of State Blinken this evening took to the stage of a Kyiv bar with his guitar. https://youtu.be/ZsK3M9gXmos?si=9kXjzYTkqyt5_4on&t=59
@mastodonmigration I hope, US voters, not just here at Mastodon, or at some other places where I seen many Dem voters, but IRL and across all United States, understand that "vote blue while you still can" (can vote and can vote for blue candidate ever) is not a f**ng hyperbole. Now or never, sadly, means what it says.
Time of post-modernism, "it depends on context" and all that crap is sunk on Russian warship already.
If some GOP promise a theocratic dictatorship, they really will build it

The Biden admin has surprised Wall Street & economists, with a higher 2Q GDP. Many are Republicans, who want #TFG or another Republican to become president, so they downplay the admin's successes.

We need to ensure that Americans see this great economic news:

US Atlanta Fed GDP Q2 estimate is now: 4.18% (prev 3.31%).

#Bidenomics #VoteBlue2024
https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow.aspx

GDPNow

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US withholds weapons as Israel launches operation in Rafah

A ground assault in Gaza’s southernmost city would endanger the lives of 1.3 million civilians

Voice of America (VOA News)

Ya don’t say

Comrade Karen asking for “humanitarian aid” to be delivered to her campus encampment and the internet slacktivist lose their minds in solidarity

“Hell no I won’t vote for genocide Joe!”

I’m not going to lose more of my rights because of some unserious deadbrain chants

The amount of overnight experts and mouth breather rage really opened my eyes to how little people care to know about something before having a LOUD opinion

‎الجهل هو الخصم الأساسي

Russian hacker group known as Midnight Blizzard has stolen emails between federal agencies and Microsoft and potentially collected login credentials during a recent breach.

https://t.co/k7sSSPwUWG

Russian hackers steal agencies' emails as part of Microsoft hack

CISA is directing affected agencies to reset passwords and deactivate some services as they investigate further.

Axios

Guns are the leading cause of death for children in America.

If Republicans really cared about "protecting children" or the "sanctity of life," they wouldn't oppose Biden's effort to close the “gun show loophole” that allows firearms to be purchased without a background check.