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I spent a few days with the in-laws for Christmas and in my down time did a deep, dark dive into #QElon’s ideology and motivations.
The shortest version I’ve come up with so far is that he’s in a billionaire eugenicist, transhumanist, white supremacist, anarcho-communist, Russian Cosmist science-fiction cult.
Unfortunately I’m dead serious about this.
This also offers a partial explanation for why he is a literal Kremlin propagandist. He and Putin are deeply aligned.
#EvacuateTwitter
Air filtration reduces Covid incidence.
PM2.5 is airborne particles of 2.5 micron size.
Attached: 1 image A study found a 10 ug/m3 increase in PM2.5 exposure was associated with a 66% greater odds of COVID-19 infection and a 127% increase in severe illness ( https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.16.22282100v1.full-text ). H/T: @[email protected] 14/
So, I'm finding out the hard way that if you start a new Mastodon server, nobody can find you.
This is a shameless request for some boosts so some of the bigger instances see me.
#mastodon #twittermigration #mastodonserver #findme #helpimtrappedinawell #imlonely
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We should not wish U.S. policy towards China to be based on consultations with Western Europeans, but on consultations with U.S. allies and partners that are close to the source of danger, as they have skin in the game.
The same is true for Eastern European security.
My latest for @[email protected] is a longread, looking at the impact Elon Musk has had on science on Twitter. The answer? Not great. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04506-6
One that stood out to me:
Some activity appeared intended to “troll” defenders, potentially to generate the perception of foreign influence while investing limited resources in the effort
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It is likely that a primary objective of the identified pro-Russia actors [in one identified campaign] was to build the *perception* of influencing the elections—potentially in hopes of supporting future narratives that would undermine the credibility of the election results [emphasis added]
SWAT teams and other armed officers from eight other police agencies conducted a raid on those camping out in the Atlanta forest in hopes of preventing the construction of a police training facility that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.”
By the end of the two-day operation a total of 12 people were arrested, said police. At least six have been charged with a host of felonies, including state-level domestic terrorism charges, according to the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.
Atlanta, GA – On December 13 and 14, 2022, SWAT teams and other armed police officers from eight different federal, state, county, and city police agencies conducted a raid on those camping out in the Atlanta forest in hopes of preventing the construction of a 85-acre police training facility that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” […]
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