Leo Simonetta
@leosimonetta.bsky.social
Former academic (VCU, GSU & UNH) and researcher in higher education positioning & marketing. Now Emeritus. Not that kind of Psychologist. Survey geek. AAPORista.(He/His)
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Leo Simonetta
@leosimonetta.bsky.social
· Nov 30
A seasonal cocktail recipe for those who like apple cider and bourbon (you could substitute rye or a dark rum).
12 apple cider ice cubes
1 cup apple cider
1 teaspoon maple syrup
2 shots bourbon
Blend well
Makes two largish drinks.
12 apple cider ice cubes
1 cup apple cider
1 teaspoon maple syrup
2 shots bourbon
Blend well
Makes two largish drinks.
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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"It's mine baby mine with President Trump"
Not sure what that means but it sounds childish enough.
Not sure what that means but it sounds childish enough.
Burgum: "We have to get back to mining in our country. It's not just drill baby drill. It's mine baby mine with President Trump."
October 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"It's mine baby mine with President Trump"
Not sure what that means but it sounds childish enough.
Not sure what that means but it sounds childish enough.
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At the Nuremberg trials, Karl Dönitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.
A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19
What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says
U.S. naval forces have conducted another lethal strike on a vessel President Donald Trump said was tied to a designated terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean.
www.miamiherald.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
At the Nuremberg trials, Karl Dönitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.
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BEWARE: Surveys that allow anyone to "opt in" are vulnerable to those who create many accounts (using VPN to bypass IP limits) & use automated tools to generate bogus responses (such as saying "yes" to question about being licensed to operate nuclear submarines).
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
BEWARE: Surveys that allow anyone to "opt in" are vulnerable to those who create many accounts (using VPN to bypass IP limits) & use automated tools to generate bogus responses (such as saying "yes" to question about being licensed to operate nuclear submarines).
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Everything about this headline is hilarious. And the YouTube views are a reflection of how wildly the right has overblown the number of people paying attention.
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Everything about this headline is hilarious. And the YouTube views are a reflection of how wildly the right has overblown the number of people paying attention.
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🧵 NEW: A spokesperson from SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management) messaged me today about the organization's decision to platform anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) activist and Heritage Foundation fellow Robby Starbuck at its October event in Kentucky.
#SHRM #SHRMBlueprint
#SHRM #SHRMBlueprint
September 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🧵 NEW: A spokesperson from SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management) messaged me today about the organization's decision to platform anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) activist and Heritage Foundation fellow Robby Starbuck at its October event in Kentucky.
#SHRM #SHRMBlueprint
#SHRM #SHRMBlueprint
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
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One thing I cannot emphasize enough in these benighted times is that NO ONE who is not a US Citizen should be crossing the US Border in either direction unless they have no other choice.
It's immensely unsafe.
It's immensely unsafe.
He left for Korea to attend his cousin's wedding, returning via SFO where ICE detained him.
In 10 days, he was permitted one phone call to his mother. The CBP officer told her that Will has no constitutional rights.
I will REPEAT that he is a legal permanent resident in good standing.
In 10 days, he was permitted one phone call to his mother. The CBP officer told her that Will has no constitutional rights.
I will REPEAT that he is a legal permanent resident in good standing.
July 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
One thing I cannot emphasize enough in these benighted times is that NO ONE who is not a US Citizen should be crossing the US Border in either direction unless they have no other choice.
It's immensely unsafe.
It's immensely unsafe.
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No, Virginia: There are no megalogons lurking in the ocean @whysharksmatter.bsky.social on some of the weirdest misinformation to surface from #sharkweek 🦈 Many thanks to David Shiffman for allowing @skaana.bsky.social to share a bit of podcast video for the first time riverside.fm/shared/expor...
Shark Week's Megalodon Hoax - Riverside - HD Podcast & Video Software
riverside.fm
July 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
No, Virginia: There are no megalogons lurking in the ocean @whysharksmatter.bsky.social on some of the weirdest misinformation to surface from #sharkweek 🦈 Many thanks to David Shiffman for allowing @skaana.bsky.social to share a bit of podcast video for the first time riverside.fm/shared/expor...
Gift article - The Boy Who Cried Hoax www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
Opinion | The Boy Who Cried Hoax
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Gift article - The Boy Who Cried Hoax www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
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I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
July 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
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How could the device which replicates all our statistical biases possibly be biased?
July 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
How could the device which replicates all our statistical biases possibly be biased?
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Trump wants to go back to a racist name and logo but folks have other ideas.
July 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trump wants to go back to a racist name and logo but folks have other ideas.
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Anything, ANYTHING to distract from Epstein.
BREAKING: The Trump administration releases thousands of FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr., despite his family's opposition.
Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Anything, ANYTHING to distract from Epstein.
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Oh so the president could release secret files if he wanted to, you say?
July 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Oh so the president could release secret files if he wanted to, you say?
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If you pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit with Trump, and don’t have to admit fault, just to get his FCC to approve your sale…
… congratulations, you paid a bribe, not a settlement.
… congratulations, you paid a bribe, not a settlement.
July 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit with Trump, and don’t have to admit fault, just to get his FCC to approve your sale…
… congratulations, you paid a bribe, not a settlement.
… congratulations, you paid a bribe, not a settlement.
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What does a bubble look like before it pops?
- Promises exceed delivery
- Value premised on buzz words in name (think .com)
- Market value of company driven solely by expected future value rather than present value to customers
- Promises exceed delivery
- Value premised on buzz words in name (think .com)
- Market value of company driven solely by expected future value rather than present value to customers
Generative AI's returns are pathetic, LLMs have hit a wall and have stopped progressing, agents don't work, and CEOs like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei talk like they've got black mold in their laptops. They're not building the future! It's a load of crap!
www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-them/
www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-them/
June 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
What does a bubble look like before it pops?
- Promises exceed delivery
- Value premised on buzz words in name (think .com)
- Market value of company driven solely by expected future value rather than present value to customers
- Promises exceed delivery
- Value premised on buzz words in name (think .com)
- Market value of company driven solely by expected future value rather than present value to customers
(Gift article) How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers (Gift Article)
The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
(Gift article) How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award. (Of course it did) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award. (Of course it did) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
