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My new piece for the New York Times, where I make the case that we need a lot more education to deal with disinformation, not more censorship and fact checks
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
Education Is Key to Fighting Disinformation on Social Media
In our interconnected modern world, education is critical in the fight against disinformation.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:36 PM
My new piece for the New York Times, where I make the case that we need a lot more education to deal with disinformation, not more censorship and fact checks
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...
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Irish general election and now the failed Korean coup have shown that Bsky is now a viable real-time breaking news source. Really don't think that was the case even a couple of months ago.
December 3, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Irish general election and now the failed Korean coup have shown that Bsky is now a viable real-time breaking news source. Really don't think that was the case even a couple of months ago.
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Sorry, but lowering the draft age to 18 for the sake of getting more manpower while partners still spend months and years weighing the risks of escalation with every single weapon and equipment type that Ukraine begs for does not seem to look like a good long-term strategy.
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Sorry, but lowering the draft age to 18 for the sake of getting more manpower while partners still spend months and years weighing the risks of escalation with every single weapon and equipment type that Ukraine begs for does not seem to look like a good long-term strategy.
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5 years ago today Hong Kongers got their last chance to truely show how they felt at the ballot box in the district council (local) elections.
The pan dems swept the elections. The turn out was the highest it had ever been by alot.
Many of those they elected are now in jail or exile.
The pan dems swept the elections. The turn out was the highest it had ever been by alot.
Many of those they elected are now in jail or exile.
The below is the electoral results map of the HK district council elections in November 2019 - yellow is pan-Dems, red is pro-Beijing. Turnout was 70%+.
Source: TG (Nov 2019)
Source: TG (Nov 2019)
November 24, 2024 at 8:22 AM
5 years ago today Hong Kongers got their last chance to truely show how they felt at the ballot box in the district council (local) elections.
The pan dems swept the elections. The turn out was the highest it had ever been by alot.
Many of those they elected are now in jail or exile.
The pan dems swept the elections. The turn out was the highest it had ever been by alot.
Many of those they elected are now in jail or exile.
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“In 2022, YouGov asked “What percentage of Americans do you think are ___?”
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
Americans Have One Very Strange Cognitive Bias
Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love The People.
www.thebulwark.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:31 AM
“In 2022, YouGov asked “What percentage of Americans do you think are ___?”
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
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Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs
Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs
Cross-party group cites legal threats used to hide Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed
Excessive legal threats used to silence those who tried to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al…
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November 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs
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It makes the absolutely classic error I talk about in my book of thinking the way to deal with the frustrations of a highly centralised state is just centralise a bit more. To people who are already overwhelmed.
November 17, 2024 at 7:07 PM
It makes the absolutely classic error I talk about in my book of thinking the way to deal with the frustrations of a highly centralised state is just centralise a bit more. To people who are already overwhelmed.