THE FINDING OUT PART: The Proud Boys were finally sentenced, save for the neofascist group's leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio. He learns his fate soon. But before then, I invite you to come inside the courtroom with me in my in-depth write-up for @emptywheel
https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/09/04/the-finding-out-part-proud-boys-face-sentencing/
This week, The Messenger, which says its goal is journalistic objectivity that counters political extremism, launched with a softball interview of Trump that legitimizes political extremism. Please give my latest a read and pass it on.
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Angry People: We should have more genetic diversity in the Royal family.
Prince Harry: Let me introduce my fiancée.
Angry People: No, not like that. We definitely very much did not mean that.
#OnThisDay, 8 May 1946, Estonian teens Aili Jürgenson and Ageeda Paavel blow up a Soviet war memorial in response to Soviet destruction of Estonian memorials. They serve eight years in the gulag as punishment. In 1988 they are awarded the Estonian Order of the Cross of the Eagle to recognise their fight.
society: damn misinfo at scale is getting a bit out of hand lately. seems like a problem.
tech guys: i have invented a machine that generates misinformation. is that helpful?
Two excellent, in-depth guides to Mastodon, which should answer many of your questions, are here:
1. An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon by joyeusenoelle: https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon
2. Nikodemus' Guide to Mastodon: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9gfeKg_-hlsU66R-dLEvUeyMsqEfyIx2pnfUeX0t_E/edit#heading=h.j95atvlbfrn5
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