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Good news about a bad thing: Two big studies just appeared in Nature and JAMA suggesting that in most cases the risks from even serious Long COVID fades after 1.5-2 yrs. Until this, there'd been a lot of (understandable!) fears that it could last for a lifetime. But for most people, it seems not.
August 22, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Good news about a bad thing: Two big studies just appeared in Nature and JAMA suggesting that in most cases the risks from even serious Long COVID fades after 1.5-2 yrs. Until this, there'd been a lot of (understandable!) fears that it could last for a lifetime. But for most people, it seems not.
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Deeply impressed by the business acumen required to buy the place where experts wrote stuff for free and make it the place where WokeDestroyer1488 will never be banned.
A survey from Nature found that about half of scientists who used to use Twitter have cut back or quit it entirely & half are using other platforms. 🧪 By Myriam Vidal Valero www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty
A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community. A Nature survey reveals scientis...
www.nature.com
August 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Deeply impressed by the business acumen required to buy the place where experts wrote stuff for free and make it the place where WokeDestroyer1488 will never be banned.
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It would be great if absolutely everybody can help this story go viral, and get higher-level media attention, to contribute to the social and legal utter annihilation of every cop, judge, and politician involved.
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones -...
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
kansasreflector.com
August 12, 2023 at 9:02 PM
It would be great if absolutely everybody can help this story go viral, and get higher-level media attention, to contribute to the social and legal utter annihilation of every cop, judge, and politician involved.
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The Mastodon-ization of every new platform in which people go, "No! We don't post about _____ here, it ruins the vibes!" is obnoxious. If something isn't some egregious hate post or whatever, just block/mute and move on.
July 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM
The Mastodon-ization of every new platform in which people go, "No! We don't post about _____ here, it ruins the vibes!" is obnoxious. If something isn't some egregious hate post or whatever, just block/mute and move on.
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Why do I fear and distrust Meta and Zuckerberg so much?
Well, I was in Myanmar in 2012, and I had an honest to god Thomas Friedman Moment.
I chatted with a friendly cab driver who informed me that Facebook was REALLY helping him understand how evil the Rohingya were.
Well, I was in Myanmar in 2012, and I had an honest to god Thomas Friedman Moment.
I chatted with a friendly cab driver who informed me that Facebook was REALLY helping him understand how evil the Rohingya were.
July 11, 2023 at 1:09 AM
Why do I fear and distrust Meta and Zuckerberg so much?
Well, I was in Myanmar in 2012, and I had an honest to god Thomas Friedman Moment.
I chatted with a friendly cab driver who informed me that Facebook was REALLY helping him understand how evil the Rohingya were.
Well, I was in Myanmar in 2012, and I had an honest to god Thomas Friedman Moment.
I chatted with a friendly cab driver who informed me that Facebook was REALLY helping him understand how evil the Rohingya were.
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Something to keep in mind re: Threads: There are a bunch of anti-trans accounts that Meta will not take down, that are using the fact that Threads accounts are linked to Instagram accounts to dig up photos of trans people to mock
July 9, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Something to keep in mind re: Threads: There are a bunch of anti-trans accounts that Meta will not take down, that are using the fact that Threads accounts are linked to Instagram accounts to dig up photos of trans people to mock
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when Threads launched, a number of right wing accounts were flagged with a label informing users that they post “false information”
however, it appears Threads has now removed these labels
a Meta spokesperson told Donald Trump Jr. that his account was flagged in “error” & that it’s “been fixed”
however, it appears Threads has now removed these labels
a Meta spokesperson told Donald Trump Jr. that his account was flagged in “error” & that it’s “been fixed”
Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation
Regardless, right-wing Twitter users already hate Threads.
mashable.com
July 7, 2023 at 7:33 PM
when Threads launched, a number of right wing accounts were flagged with a label informing users that they post “false information”
however, it appears Threads has now removed these labels
a Meta spokesperson told Donald Trump Jr. that his account was flagged in “error” & that it’s “been fixed”
however, it appears Threads has now removed these labels
a Meta spokesperson told Donald Trump Jr. that his account was flagged in “error” & that it’s “been fixed”
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The FBI hired a social media surveillance firm that labeled peaceful Black Lives Matter organizers "threat actors," awarding them $14 million.
The FBI also lied to Congress about its social media surveillance authorities
https://theintercept.com/2023/07/06/fbi-social-media-surveillance-zerofox/
The FBI also lied to Congress about its social media surveillance authorities
https://theintercept.com/2023/07/06/fbi-social-media-surveillance-zerofox/
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers “Threat Acto...
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
theintercept.com
July 6, 2023 at 5:34 PM
The FBI hired a social media surveillance firm that labeled peaceful Black Lives Matter organizers "threat actors," awarding them $14 million.
The FBI also lied to Congress about its social media surveillance authorities
https://theintercept.com/2023/07/06/fbi-social-media-surveillance-zerofox/
The FBI also lied to Congress about its social media surveillance authorities
https://theintercept.com/2023/07/06/fbi-social-media-surveillance-zerofox/
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👇 this is why pointing out rightwing hypocrisy is futile. This is about power, not reason or even ideology. Stop arguing and start swinging.
June 29, 2023 at 8:19 PM
👇 this is why pointing out rightwing hypocrisy is futile. This is about power, not reason or even ideology. Stop arguing and start swinging.
Big things could be happening in Russia…
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1672314259907158028?s=20
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1672314259907158028?s=20
June 23, 2023 at 7:20 PM
Big things could be happening in Russia…
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1672314259907158028?s=20
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1672314259907158028?s=20
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NEW: On Friday, a protest was held outside Dodger Stadium. Several news outlets reported the story, but failed to look at the damning details of the right-wing personalities and folks connected to J6 that were involved in this event. So I did it.
When Extremists Come Out to the Ballgame
By now, most folks know that earlier this month there was uproar surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers 10th annual Pride Night scheduled on…
medium.com
June 20, 2023 at 3:50 PM
NEW: On Friday, a protest was held outside Dodger Stadium. Several news outlets reported the story, but failed to look at the damning details of the right-wing personalities and folks connected to J6 that were involved in this event. So I did it.
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Dissent has grown increasingly censored on Facebook in Vietnam. And now two former employees allege that "Meta has adopted an internal list of Vietnamese Communist Party officials who should not be criticized on Facebook" and that the list is kept private, even within Meta.
Facebook helped bring free speech to Vietnam. Now it’s helping stifle it.
Meta, which owns Facebook, has been censoring dissent and allowing those seen as threats by the regime in Vietnam to be forced off the platform, former employees and others say
www.washingtonpost.com
June 19, 2023 at 2:16 PM
Dissent has grown increasingly censored on Facebook in Vietnam. And now two former employees allege that "Meta has adopted an internal list of Vietnamese Communist Party officials who should not be criticized on Facebook" and that the list is kept private, even within Meta.
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Malaysia is now reportedly asking Interpol to hunt down the location of a U.S.-based comedian who joked about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. They're, uh, not supposed to be the joke police.
MH370 joke: Malaysia asks Interpol to track down comedian
Performer Jocelyn Chia's quip about the missing Malaysian Airlines plane created uproar in Malaysia.
www.bbc.com
June 13, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Malaysia is now reportedly asking Interpol to hunt down the location of a U.S.-based comedian who joked about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. They're, uh, not supposed to be the joke police.
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this picture of Biden looking at a quantum computer is fucking hilarious lmao
June 12, 2023 at 9:01 PM
this picture of Biden looking at a quantum computer is fucking hilarious lmao
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New: A hospital in rural Illinois will close Friday, becoming the first to shut down in part because of a devastating ransomware attack it never financially recovered from: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/illinois-hospital-links-closure-ransomware-attack-rcna85983
An Illinois hospital is the first health care facility to link its closure to a ransomware attack
A ransomware attack hit SMP Health in 2021 and halted the hospital’s ability to submit claims to insurers, Medicare or Medicaid for months, sending it into a financial spiral.
www.nbcnews.com
June 12, 2023 at 3:35 PM
New: A hospital in rural Illinois will close Friday, becoming the first to shut down in part because of a devastating ransomware attack it never financially recovered from: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/illinois-hospital-links-closure-ransomware-attack-rcna85983
thank you for being here, I'm glad you're here
June 2, 2023 at 12:18 AM
thank you for being here, I'm glad you're here