balloobFriday: the perfect day to start on the things I actually wanted to do this week.
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Meredith WhittakerWhich raises a much more urgent question: does AI justify the diversion of such funding from, say, libraries, parks, schools, etc. to Google, Amazon, Microsoft on behalf of research? And if so, where's the hard proof backing this significant tradeoff? 7/
Teri KanefieldFor the people asking if I can find a way to continue offering explainers my answer is this:
If you stop listening to pundits you won't feel confused and you won't need an explainer.
If you stop listening to partisan pundits you'll stop viewing everything through the lens of "will this help Trump" and you will be more objective.
I didn't address a few of the more recent invented narratives. I may do that.
I'll let you all know when the series is in final form.
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Debunking each one is difficult and time consuming.
Think how easy it is to say "THE DOJ IS DOING NOTHING."
Now consider how much time went into putting together:
https://terikanefield.com/all-new-doj-investigation-faqs/
I believe the biggest threat to democracy is losing factuality and embracing lies.
Autocracy is based on lies. Democracy is based on the truth.
I wrote this series as I figured out what was going on: https://terikanefield.com/invented-narratives-and-the-outrage-industry/
I hope it helps others understand.
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DOJ Investigation into the January 6 attack FAQs - Teri Kanefield
I initially wrote this in March of 2022 and I have been periodically updating it since. The March 2022 version is here. For some reason, not all the links are showing up as a contrasting color. I stopped updating this after indictments were brought, but please read if you believe any of the following: The […]
Shoq 🌿
The Conversation U.S.A reminder as the country remembers the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 by self-described ‘patriots’:
🇺🇲 Patriotism encompasses devotion to the country as a whole.
🇺🇲 Nationalism refers to devotion to only one group or people over others.
Pictured: An image from 1950 shows Superman – a refugee from another planet and a character created by two Jewish immigrants – teaching that patriotism should drive out nationalism.
https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-difference-between-nationalism-and-patriotism-208170
Mathew Ingram
Technology ConnectionsI think in many facets of life we need to remind ourselves to think through things from other perspectives.
What works for you may not work for other people, and that's totally okay! And what seems insane to you might seem completely practical to somebody else.
Ian RoseI live in a college town that is about to host not only our biggest game of the season, but one of the biggest college football games of the week anywhere, and I have successfully gotten my groceries so I can stay in and away from it. Go Beavs.
DownriverRepeated searches near Jordan Valley fail to turn up missing Boise woman https://www.malheurenterprise.com/2023/08/29/repeated-searches-near-jordan-valley-fail-to-turn-up-missing-boise-woman/