tori
@toridoki.bsky.social
class & literature | deputy editor @logicallyfacts.com | views my own | neurodivergent
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Did 8 Ukrainian generals lose their mansions in the LA fires?
No. But the Russian trolls really want you to believe they did. That's why claims about Ukrainian mansions and mega yachts keep appearing – here are a few we’ve checked 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
No. But the Russian trolls really want you to believe they did. That's why claims about Ukrainian mansions and mega yachts keep appearing – here are a few we’ve checked 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
Satire Or Disinformation: Ukrainian Generals Lost Homes In LA Fires
A 'satirical' post from a Russia Telegram channel suggested that Ukrainian generals owned homes now destroyed in the Los Angeles fires.
www.forbes.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Did 8 Ukrainian generals lose their mansions in the LA fires?
No. But the Russian trolls really want you to believe they did. That's why claims about Ukrainian mansions and mega yachts keep appearing – here are a few we’ve checked 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
No. But the Russian trolls really want you to believe they did. That's why claims about Ukrainian mansions and mega yachts keep appearing – here are a few we’ve checked 🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/peters...
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New: Meta employees are furious about a new policy that allows users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill." Some have resigned in protest. Some LGBTQ+ employees have started saying they if they are 'mentally ill' they should get leave of absences from work
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.
www.404media.co
January 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New: Meta employees are furious about a new policy that allows users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill." Some have resigned in protest. Some LGBTQ+ employees have started saying they if they are 'mentally ill' they should get leave of absences from work
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
www.404media.co/its-total-ch...
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Facebook's parent company Meta will end its third-party fact-checking program and move to a so-called community notes model, company chief Mark Zuckerberg announced today.
Zuck goes full Musk, dumps Facebook fact-checking program
Meta will replace it with so-called community notes like on the X platform.
trib.al
January 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Facebook's parent company Meta will end its third-party fact-checking program and move to a so-called community notes model, company chief Mark Zuckerberg announced today.
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Over the past 4–5 years, Facebook has sunset tools (chiefly CrowdTangle) used by researchers and journalists, made data difficult and expensive to get, and iced out academics studying disinformation.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
January 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Over the past 4–5 years, Facebook has sunset tools (chiefly CrowdTangle) used by researchers and journalists, made data difficult and expensive to get, and iced out academics studying disinformation.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
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What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Sophie Smith · Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial
Gisèle Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as ‘bad apples’, aberrations...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Elon Musk is supporting Tommy Robinson, who is currently serving a sentence for contempt of court after breaching an injunction. @samdoak.bsky.social suffered through his documentary some 18 months ago to write this piece that’s relevant again today www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/t...
Lights, camera, actionable libel: A look into far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s new film | Logically Facts
Lights, camera, actionable libel: A look into far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s new film
www.logicallyfacts.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Elon Musk is supporting Tommy Robinson, who is currently serving a sentence for contempt of court after breaching an injunction. @samdoak.bsky.social suffered through his documentary some 18 months ago to write this piece that’s relevant again today www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/t...
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after doubling down on support for ultra-right German AfD party, Musk is now going all in for Tommy Robinson
January 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
after doubling down on support for ultra-right German AfD party, Musk is now going all in for Tommy Robinson
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A bold move by Apple here, their first attempt to do something, anything, to promote the dozens of quite good TV shows they've made at a cost of twenty billion dollars.
Between January 4 and January 5, you can stream all Apple Originals with no subscription required
Apple TV+ announces free streaming weekend for its catalog of originals - 9to5Mac
After several days of teasers, Apple TV+ today confirmed that the streaming service will be free for all this weekend....
9to5mac.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
A bold move by Apple here, their first attempt to do something, anything, to promote the dozens of quite good TV shows they've made at a cost of twenty billion dollars.
honestly the sooner @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social looks into getting those subtitle glasses the better. have never been able to see a 35mm or 70mm screening of anything with subtitles outwith the US. you too, BFI.
www.derbyquad.co.uk/news/watchwo...
www.derbyquad.co.uk/news/watchwo...
QUAD selected as the first UK cinema to trial WatchWord smart glasses | Derby QUAD
Read our latest news: QUAD selected as the first UK cinema to trial WatchWord smart glasses. Stay informed with our current events, blogs, and news articles.
www.derbyquad.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 2:43 PM
honestly the sooner @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social looks into getting those subtitle glasses the better. have never been able to see a 35mm or 70mm screening of anything with subtitles outwith the US. you too, BFI.
www.derbyquad.co.uk/news/watchwo...
www.derbyquad.co.uk/news/watchwo...
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What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
Yeah I need way more money than anyone ever got before. I need it because my shit is difficult right now. But it's important in ways even I haven't been able to work out. OpenAI is a serious business. Help me. Please help me please my serious company is so good. Help me
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
December 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
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Elon Musk is allegedly using X to censor his fellow Trump supporters.
Elon Musk’s Newest Critics on X Just Paid the Price
Conservative influencers slammed Elon Musk over his recent posts on immigration—and now they’re being punished.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Elon Musk is allegedly using X to censor his fellow Trump supporters.
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All my season's greetings to the sabs out today stopping the torture & murder of these poor animals.
Fox hunting is illegal and yet there is rarely any enforcement. But direct action works.
Fox hunting is illegal and yet there is rarely any enforcement. But direct action works.
December 26, 2024 at 11:39 AM
All my season's greetings to the sabs out today stopping the torture & murder of these poor animals.
Fox hunting is illegal and yet there is rarely any enforcement. But direct action works.
Fox hunting is illegal and yet there is rarely any enforcement. But direct action works.
up the sabs, always, but today especially
The annual Boxing Day Hunt Parade is a traditional fixture in many towns’ Christmas calendars, with families turning out to enjoy the ‘spectacle’. The hunt lingers for a while, drinking port, eating sausage rolls and basking in the admiring gaze of the public.
www.huntsabs.org.uk/behind-the-f...
www.huntsabs.org.uk/behind-the-f...
Behind The Facade: The Truth About The Boxing Day Parade - Hunt Saboteurs Association
The annual Boxing Day Hunt Parade is a traditional fixture in many towns' Christmas calendars, with families turning out to enjoy the ‘spectacle’. The hunt lingers for a while, drinking port, eating s...
www.huntsabs.org.uk
December 26, 2024 at 11:08 AM
up the sabs, always, but today especially
enjoyed reading this piece; so great to hear positive things about the state of film and cinema (although to be pedantic @theguardian.com - the sight & sound list is also a top 250, not 100) www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia?
Sites such as film discovery platform Letterboxd promote a new way of film-viewing, eschewing sneering gatekeepers for a more open-minded and eclectic experience
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:10 PM
enjoyed reading this piece; so great to hear positive things about the state of film and cinema (although to be pedantic @theguardian.com - the sight & sound list is also a top 250, not 100) www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
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The details slowly emerging about the main suspect in the horrific Magdeburg attack contradict so much of what was posted online in the immediate aftermath.
This is why it's always wise to wait for the facts before rushing to post unverified information about these atrocities.
This is why it's always wise to wait for the facts before rushing to post unverified information about these atrocities.
December 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM
The details slowly emerging about the main suspect in the horrific Magdeburg attack contradict so much of what was posted online in the immediate aftermath.
This is why it's always wise to wait for the facts before rushing to post unverified information about these atrocities.
This is why it's always wise to wait for the facts before rushing to post unverified information about these atrocities.
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The killer in the Magdeberg attacks retweeted his own script narrated by an AI generated video of Elon Musk a few hours before his attack. He has showed sympathy to Tommy Robinson and other far right ideologues.
December 21, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The killer in the Magdeberg attacks retweeted his own script narrated by an AI generated video of Elon Musk a few hours before his attack. He has showed sympathy to Tommy Robinson and other far right ideologues.
how the dog feels about going out in this weather: death stares
December 21, 2024 at 3:51 PM
how the dog feels about going out in this weather: death stares
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Der Spiegel reports the attack on a Christmas Market in Madgeburg, killing two people, carried out by a man from Saudi Arabia apparently with far right sympathies for the AfD's anti-Muslim agenda. He puts the X owner Elon Musk with Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson as inspiring his journey to violence.
December 21, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Der Spiegel reports the attack on a Christmas Market in Madgeburg, killing two people, carried out by a man from Saudi Arabia apparently with far right sympathies for the AfD's anti-Muslim agenda. He puts the X owner Elon Musk with Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson as inspiring his journey to violence.
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Someone Is Sticking Googly Eyes on Public Sculptures in Oregon—and City Officials Are Not Amused
Someone Is Sticking Googly Eyes on Public Sculptures in Oregon—and City Officials Are Not Amused
Many residents of Bend love the illicit adornments, which they say are sparking joy and driving engagement with public art
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Someone Is Sticking Googly Eyes on Public Sculptures in Oregon—and City Officials Are Not Amused
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Fascism was bad in the 1930s and 40s. Could it be better this time?
December 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Fascism was bad in the 1930s and 40s. Could it be better this time?
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Only neurotypicals seem to say things like 'I can be a bit on the spectrum' as an excuse for bad conduct.
Besides, autists not being empathetic has been somewhat debunked. Studies show some autists simply don't know how to *express* the empathy they feel. Also: many autists suffer from hyper-empathy
Besides, autists not being empathetic has been somewhat debunked. Studies show some autists simply don't know how to *express* the empathy they feel. Also: many autists suffer from hyper-empathy
People SERIOUSLY need to stop using neurodivergence as an excuse for being a cunt. It's grotesque.
December 9, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Only neurotypicals seem to say things like 'I can be a bit on the spectrum' as an excuse for bad conduct.
Besides, autists not being empathetic has been somewhat debunked. Studies show some autists simply don't know how to *express* the empathy they feel. Also: many autists suffer from hyper-empathy
Besides, autists not being empathetic has been somewhat debunked. Studies show some autists simply don't know how to *express* the empathy they feel. Also: many autists suffer from hyper-empathy
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Update: Police now searching for remnants of “sugandeese nuts” at the crime scene after community tipsters reported they were the killer’s favorite snack
Breaking: The NYPD is responding to a credible tip related to the name of the masked CEO killer and is now on the search for "Amanda Hugandkiss"
December 9, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Update: Police now searching for remnants of “sugandeese nuts” at the crime scene after community tipsters reported they were the killer’s favorite snack
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December 4, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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Might have something to do with sustained attacks on Higher Education in general, and the humanities in particular, by the previous government and its client journalists at the Telegraph, along with massive cuts to funding, caused by that government's policies. You can't have it both ways.
December 1, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Might have something to do with sustained attacks on Higher Education in general, and the humanities in particular, by the previous government and its client journalists at the Telegraph, along with massive cuts to funding, caused by that government's policies. You can't have it both ways.