Just after taking Russian propaganda at face value, Musk claims without evidence that an obscure agency focused on combatting foreign propaganda and disinfo is the "worst offender" of government censorship and media manipulation, calling it a "threat against democracy." Hmm.
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To my knowledge it would be unprecedented for Musk to single handedly force a "correction" on a Community Note. Musk hasn't specifically said what needs correcting in this instance.
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Correct which numbers in what way?
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TWITTER FILES: After bogus Russian propaganda Elon Musk took at face value was corrected with a Community Note, Musk demands that "please correct the above numbers." It's unclear what he means by this.
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Not only is it an incredible read, but just having a copy of Protean on your shelf or coffee table will signal to others that you have both elegant taste and well-cultivated politics, even if you’re a junkyard dingus like me!
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This week, we'll be revealing the Issue 4 cover art. In the meantime, if you haven't reserved a copy yet, you can still pre-order here—and get prints, posters, and more:
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This week, we'll be revealing the Issue 4 cover art. In the meantime, if you haven't reserved a copy yet, you can still pre-order here—and get prints, posters, and more:
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An expert told the Observer that state’s attorneys “deceived the court by their silence” over supplies of lethal injection drugs. texasobserver.org/tdcj-lawyers-l
#DeathPenalty
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The government (you know the one) promised to send
money through the post on an undisclosed date
in the uncertain future.
They’re sorry for whatever you’re testy about.
But rest assured, you can stay home
if you have one.
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an impression of itself, bleary & bled out
onto the canvas like a frigid sweat. Burned-out tree trunks
stippling the earth’s soiled leather like a six o’clock shadow.
Too late, too long. Too soon gone."
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My latest is about the hearings on the "Border Crisis" led by an insurrectionist. They've accomplished nothing substantial except create a platform for nativist propaganda and debates about the Pledge of Allegiance.
"The foxes are in the henhouse."
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A far-right Trump-appointed judge in Texas is set to potentially outlaw abortion pills in all 50 states as early as this week. ()
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'It would lay this city to waste:' Catonsville woman conspired with neo-Nazi leader to destroy Baltimore power grid, FBI says
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This is just the trolley problem but with racists
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Smart and serious people are very concerned right now what will happen if we end up in a scenario where we need ChatGPT to say a slur to save millions
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Smart and serious people are very concerned right now what will happen if we end up in a scenario where we need ChatGPT to say a slur to save millions
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A person claiming to be a Texas National Guard medic on the border for "Operation Lone Star" posted on 4chan's "/pol/" message board last night & did an AMA. They claimed they fabricated vaccination proof paperwork for officers & seemingly proclaimed themselves to be a racist.
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"Republicans have said this [immigration] “invasion” is responsible for a dangerous flood of illicit drugs and deadly criminals, despite the fact that the overwhelming amount of smuggled narcotics (90 percent+) are carried by American citizens through official ports of entry..."
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Congressman accused the GOP of “stoking fear, and spreading lies about immigrants.”
Texas Observer Special Investigative Correspondent explains the latest hogwash from the House: texasobserver.org/border-crisis-
#BorderCrisis #Immigration #fentanyl
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My latest is about the hearings on the "Border Crisis" led by an insurrectionist. They've accomplished nothing substantial except create a platform for nativist propaganda and debates about the Pledge of Allegiance.
"The foxes are in the henhouse."
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"Since 2019, Waybourn’s unit has obtained only five human trafficking prosecutions from the district attorney’s office out of 546 investigations, which is about 1%. The vast majority of charges are for prostitution offenses that may have resulted from entrapment..."
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The TPUSA chapter at UTA invited Shefiff Waybourn to speak about human trafficking. As reported, "his four-year-old Human Trafficking Unit has failed to deliver significant trafficking-related arrests and prosecutions..."
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And as I recently reported in , the TPUSA chapter at had a Discord channel where their leadership posted hateful rhetoric, shared bigoted conspiracy theories, and promoted far right Christian nationalist groups.
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As reported by for , "Sheriff Bill Waybourn is closely affiliated with players seeking to overthrow the government."
CSPOA is labeled an anti-government extremist group by the and the .
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The Turning Points USA chapter at continues to be a vector for far right extremist ideology in the North Texas area. They've recently announced an event with Sheriff Bill Waybourn, a member of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA).
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Child sex abuse material is rampant on Twitter.
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The proprietors of small, low-productivity businesses think that they hate welfare but actually hate full employment nymag.com/intelligencer/
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I think comments like this (from the Dallas Fed Survey of retailers) are so funny.
The last stimulus check was in March 2021! Enhanced unemployment benefits ended two years ago! The Child Tax Credit has expired! You are not competing with new government transfer programs!
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Eric Trump is touring with Scott McKay, who:
-Claims Jewish people are frauds who perpetrated 9/11 and presidential assassinations; and eat kids and drink their blood;
-Praised Hitler for "fighting the same people that we're trying to take down today." mediamatters.org/diversity-disc
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I hate seeing Chemicals, such as dihydrogen monoxide, at the grocery store
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. just texted this to three friends of mine without power. ***another week*** — and the choice of words is revealing in its weaselly hedging. “we expect to restore power to nearly all.” man oh man #txlege
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New: Columbus designed a Black History Month cop car and put an MLK quote on it, "Be the peace you wish to see in the world." No historian I talked to, including the founding director of the King Papers Project, has ever seen this quote.
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From : The split between the Uihleins — the most powerful donor couple in the GOP, if not all of politics — has come to represent the rift cleaving the Republican Party writ large. politi.co/3jv1RzQ
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Seeking one person who knew Aldo Buttazoni in high school who can attest to the sort of things he called people he didn't like.
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Then what's up with people like you calling kids you didn't like "queers" in high school?
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Fellas, is it gay to wear clothes that don't make you look like shit?
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If you don't agree we should have a three day weekend then I wish you well in your worship of Mammon
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Sending Kyrie to the city where JFK got assassinated opens up all kinds of avenues for him to do some exciting research
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It's so cool that the DM button doesn't even show up on mobile for people who have open DMs, even if we are mutuals. This app is working great!
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It's an affront to God that I have to be productive on the Sabbath, which is why you should be deeply skeptical of any religious leader who doesn't advocate for a three day weekend
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