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Elon Musk purchased the power of influence and is using it to direct greater attention to causes that were once generally considered too extreme to be viable.
AfD in Germany is just once example.
AfD in Germany is just once example.
NEW: Data analysis by @dfrlab.bsky.social and @algorithmwatch.bsky.social shows how Elon Musk's promotion of AfD on X ahead of Sunday's German election brought the far right party a massive new online audience.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Elon Musk purchased the power of influence and is using it to direct greater attention to causes that were once generally considered too extreme to be viable.
AfD in Germany is just once example.
AfD in Germany is just once example.
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As a Musk biographer I see no evidence of genius.
He has—or really, had—one or two useful skills, as many do, but everything he says and does and how he says and does it screams “average intelligence.”
People who think he’s a genius simply don’t know his life story. They know a mythos he co-wrote.
He has—or really, had—one or two useful skills, as many do, but everything he says and does and how he says and does it screams “average intelligence.”
People who think he’s a genius simply don’t know his life story. They know a mythos he co-wrote.
February 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
As a Musk biographer I see no evidence of genius.
He has—or really, had—one or two useful skills, as many do, but everything he says and does and how he says and does it screams “average intelligence.”
People who think he’s a genius simply don’t know his life story. They know a mythos he co-wrote.
He has—or really, had—one or two useful skills, as many do, but everything he says and does and how he says and does it screams “average intelligence.”
People who think he’s a genius simply don’t know his life story. They know a mythos he co-wrote.
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Here we go.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
February 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here we go.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
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“Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat ***
Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group… that includes … right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, & journalists. We got their messages.” 5/30/24 1/ newrepublic.com/article/1820...
Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group… that includes … right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, & journalists. We got their messages.” 5/30/24 1/ newrepublic.com/article/1820...
Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat
Military contractor Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group for his close associates that includes a menagerie of right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, and j...
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat ***
Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group… that includes … right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, & journalists. We got their messages.” 5/30/24 1/ newrepublic.com/article/1820...
Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group… that includes … right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, & journalists. We got their messages.” 5/30/24 1/ newrepublic.com/article/1820...
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Without setting out to do so, Andrew Krapivin recently upended the common thinking around hash tables — one of the best-studied tools in computer science. Steve Nadis reports:
www.quantamagazine.org/undergraduat...
www.quantamagazine.org/undergraduat...
Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture | Quanta Magazine
A young computer scientist and two colleagues show that searches within data structures called hash tables can be much faster than previously deemed possible.
www.quantamagazine.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Without setting out to do so, Andrew Krapivin recently upended the common thinking around hash tables — one of the best-studied tools in computer science. Steve Nadis reports:
www.quantamagazine.org/undergraduat...
www.quantamagazine.org/undergraduat...
Twitter deleted, let this platform live up to its mission to give users control.
January 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Twitter deleted, let this platform live up to its mission to give users control.
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If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵