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Nothing but disinformation
We are up against Brandolini’s Law: The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
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Analysis | The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
wapo.st
February 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Nothing but disinformation
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“We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...
Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere (Gift Article)
The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...
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Who falls for misinformation & why phys.org/news/2025-02...
"...confirmed previous research showing that individuals who identify as Republicans are more likely to fall for misinformation than those who identify as Democrats."
Also key: "higher analytical thinking skills"
"...confirmed previous research showing that individuals who identify as Republicans are more likely to fall for misinformation than those who identify as Democrats."
Also key: "higher analytical thinking skills"
Educated but easily fooled? Who falls for misinformation and why
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have identified who is most susceptible to online misinformation and why. Their meta-analysis reveals surprising patterns in how demograph...
phys.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Who falls for misinformation & why phys.org/news/2025-02...
"...confirmed previous research showing that individuals who identify as Republicans are more likely to fall for misinformation than those who identify as Democrats."
Also key: "higher analytical thinking skills"
"...confirmed previous research showing that individuals who identify as Republicans are more likely to fall for misinformation than those who identify as Democrats."
Also key: "higher analytical thinking skills"
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“White House preparing order to cut thousands of federal health workers, WSJ reports”
White House preparing order to cut thousands of federal health workers, WSJ reports
The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“White House preparing order to cut thousands of federal health workers, WSJ reports”
As it should
Musk’s band of boys has “sweeping authority to install and modify software on government-supplied equipment and, according to two OPM officials, to alter internal documentation of their own activities.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As it should
how the fuck is this real lmao
Billionaire board members feeling peer pressure to take drugs with Elon because if they don't they think Musk will be angry and cut them out of his companies and life. The world is so stupid.
February 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Grocery prices have INCREASED since the start of Trump’s second term — contradicting one of his key campaign promises — which is why Trump is talking about anything BUT grocery prices.
February 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Grocery prices have INCREASED since the start of Trump’s second term — contradicting one of his key campaign promises — which is why Trump is talking about anything BUT grocery prices.
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New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
Careening toward disaster
The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
February 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Careening toward disaster
Our President in a campaign of disinformation with the people
Thousands of press releases about decade-old ICE enforcement actions topped Google search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration. This goal is to create a mirage of mass deportations
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our President in a campaign of disinformation with the people
US will increasingly become isolated from the world
Trump’s secretary of state “Little Marco” Rubio is skipping one of the biggest events in the diplomatic calendar because it’s too “woke.”
China and Russia are undoubtedly thrilled.
China and Russia are undoubtedly thrilled.
Marco Rubio Pulls Out of G20 Summit Over ‘Very Bad’ Focus on DEI and Climate
The secretary of state is skipping one of the biggest events in the diplomatic calendar because it’s too woke.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
US will increasingly become isolated from the world