Sheril KirshenbaumWe live closer in time to Tyrannosaurus rex than it did to Stegosaurus.
I am not your father.
Now we know how 1930's Germany succumbed to fascism.
Awol from Twitter: Absent without official leave but without intent to desert.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat- Professor, author, and expert on Authoritarianism gives an illuminating take on America's current political landscape and Trump. https://castbox.fm/vb/617952048
199. Ruth Ben-Ghiat
<p>The Republican Party is an authoritarian-embracing cult. I come from that cult and escaped that cult. Ruth Ben-Ghiat has been writing about authorita...
Effin' Birds
LawfareThe selection process for a grand jury that could potentially consider criminal charges against Trump & his allies in the Fulton County case began yesterday. Anna Bower’s dispatch from last night: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/they-ll-be-in-the-room-where-it-happens
https://finland.fi/life-society/educated-decisions-finnish-media-literacy-deters-disinformation/
"When people are media literate, they are more likely to find relevant facts, consider an issue from multiple angles and make informed decisions."
Dave PellHere's a simple workaround to avoid Twitter's new rate limits:
Get the fuck off Twitter.
LaffyVia Bill Browder:
Reports= #Wagner boss turns troops back from Moscow. Doesn’t make sense. #Putin ordered #Prighozin killed. How does he walk that back? How does P survive after this? Putin never forgives nor forgets #Russia
To which Garry Kasparov replied:
It's a mafia not a state & they will walk back or swallow anythg that's profitable. Infighting rarely is.This also exposes stupidity of saying Putin needs offramps or to save face in Ukraine. He's a dictator, can make up anything he wants
I don’t like to mention that rich guy over at #Twitter, but he’s rambling on about #ClimateChange & agriculture, which is in my wheelhouse. And he is also unabashedly & absurdly wrong.
Misinformation on climate change is irresponsible & dangerous, so let’s be clear:
25% to 30% of global emissions come from our #food system.
As UT Austin’s Michael Webber describes, agriculture is a major cause, victim and - importantly - meaningful solution to #climate change.
More at https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions-food
