Vashti
@iamverahokeyo.bsky.social
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#Epidemiologists, in determining the country most affected by COVID, which of the following do you take?
1. Deaths/1 million population
2. Confirmed/1 million population
3. Absolute deaths
4. Absolute confirmed cases
1. Deaths/1 million population
2. Confirmed/1 million population
3. Absolute deaths
4. Absolute confirmed cases
December 22, 2024 at 10:51 AM
#Epidemiologists, in determining the country most affected by COVID, which of the following do you take?
1. Deaths/1 million population
2. Confirmed/1 million population
3. Absolute deaths
4. Absolute confirmed cases
1. Deaths/1 million population
2. Confirmed/1 million population
3. Absolute deaths
4. Absolute confirmed cases
Actress Blake Lively asked 2 men NOT to be inappropriate while on set. In response the 2 hired an expert who "went hard at the press, pushing to prevent stories about Mr. Baldoni’s behaviour & reinforces bad ones about her" & boosting posts that could bury her.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Actress Blake Lively asked 2 men NOT to be inappropriate while on set. In response the 2 hired an expert who "went hard at the press, pushing to prevent stories about Mr. Baldoni’s behaviour & reinforces bad ones about her" & boosting posts that could bury her.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
"@tortoisemedia.bsky.social will combine the Observer with its digital newsroom to build a daily digital news brand that will include podcasts, videos, newsletters and a website that is expected to be behind a new paywall."
www.ft.com/content/66ce...
www.ft.com/content/66ce...
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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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December 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
"@tortoisemedia.bsky.social will combine the Observer with its digital newsroom to build a daily digital news brand that will include podcasts, videos, newsletters and a website that is expected to be behind a new paywall."
www.ft.com/content/66ce...
www.ft.com/content/66ce...
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Gisèle Pelicot's former husband and 50 other men are accused of raping her. Her poise and courage have made her an icon.
Listen to "The Daily."
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France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero
Gisèle Pelicot’s former husband and 50 other men are accused of raping her. Her poise and courage have made her an icon.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Gisèle Pelicot's former husband and 50 other men are accused of raping her. Her poise and courage have made her an icon.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
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Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online
"Compared with trustworthy news sources, posts from misinformation sources evoked more angry reactions and outrage than happy or sad sentiments"
Fascinating read 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Compared with trustworthy news sources, posts from misinformation sources evoked more angry reactions and outrage than happy or sad sentiments"
Fascinating read 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online
We tested a hypothesis that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online, examining generalizability across multiple platforms, time periods, and classifications of misinformation. Outrage is high...
www.science.org
December 1, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Misinformation exploits outrage to spread online
"Compared with trustworthy news sources, posts from misinformation sources evoked more angry reactions and outrage than happy or sad sentiments"
Fascinating read 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Compared with trustworthy news sources, posts from misinformation sources evoked more angry reactions and outrage than happy or sad sentiments"
Fascinating read 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
When I see what human beings do to one another I wish I was born an animal. In Kenya it's driving me to despair how the default for anyone, at any level of society (in households, churches, work, even morgues) people just want to harm, even when it's costlier to harm.
November 24, 2024 at 2:17 PM
When I see what human beings do to one another I wish I was born an animal. In Kenya it's driving me to despair how the default for anyone, at any level of society (in households, churches, work, even morgues) people just want to harm, even when it's costlier to harm.