On Jan 26, 2023:
Well, I don't know. Because of "muh orange man bad!" it started the gears moving with the displays of just how corrupt the tech world is - in particular social media. It literally spells it out just how far up each others asses media and government were.
The democrats own 99% of that. Some republicans tried but got ignored. Even Ro Khanna brought this to twitter's attention in some effort to curb it, but was also ignored.
posted by geeblockIf only you could apply the few bad apples logic that you use when police or racists are brought up lol
You forgot priests.
Isn't that how that classic argument goes?
posted by majorsparkSo now they are finding classified documents under each others pillows. Interesting.
At this point, we might be the only people who don't have classified stuff. And, to be honest, I haven't gone over my whole house looking for them, so I could be wrong about myself!
posted by QuakerOatsDementia Joe sending in the tanks.
I want to know who *didn't* see this coming.
On Jan 24, 2023:
lol, it's not just a right wing thing, I've seen people on the left buying into it, also. It's just drama that's funny
posted by iclfan2When a child brings up “non-binary,” the teachers say it’s “a huge testament to how much we’ve been talking about it in the classroom” & “it’s constantly in conversation” pic.twitter.com/ufpRTwkXO1
— Jordan Chamberlain (@jordylancaster) January 24, 2023
"Show me non-binary on the doll".
That's perfect. I'm going to use that one.
posted by jmogTrump’s an asshole narcissist, nothing new here
I think Trump did enough to wake some people out of their binary political habits. He was a useful meme, if nothing else.
On Jan 22, 2023:
Harvard is going to teach doctors how to identify gender at infancy
https://medcatalog.harvard.edu/coursedetails.aspx?cid=IND510M.3&did=250&yid=2021
Description: Students may add themselves to the waiting list for this course during add/drop periods but not during lottery periods. Please contact Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, akeuroghlian@partners.org, for approval to enroll. This elective is a four-week multidisciplinary clinical-and-scholarly experience that trains students to provide high-quality, culturally responsive care for patients with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and sex development. Many of these patients identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual (LGBTQIA+). Clinical exposure and education will focus on serving gender and sexual minority people across the lifespan, from infants to older adults.
posted by friendfromlowryI think you’re overestimating how many people still care to argue this stuff.
Probably. But it is fun to hold the broken mirror up to people, sometimes!
I think I've bothered enough people today. Let the mud slinging begin!
posted by gutTrump is threatening to sue CNN, citing George Costanza.
His argument is basically that CNN defamed him calling him a liar, claiming - literally - that it's not a lie if he believes it!
Trump isn't President anymore. Will lose "bigly" in '24.
CNN did defame him, along with FOX, MSNBC along with numerous other outlets in all forms. And they are still going after him because he hurt their little feefee's; which ultimately started when he made fun of Mika's facelift. Before that, he had the audacity to win against Hillary. So yeah, media hates him now, to the point of working themselves up into a lather. They made a vast amount of money off of it and that's hard to let go.
Kind of like how Big Pharma made a vast amount of money and power from Covid and now they can't let it go.
I want to know what fucking drag queen WANTS to intermingle with little kids like that?
And where are the fucking parents with this shit? They hold the lion's share of the blame.
posted by QuakerOats10 installments of the Twitter Files in ........ shocking, but confirms what the so-called conspiracy theorists knew.
Not shocking, big media continues to cover-up the criminality.
I hope you and the 6 other people following the Twitter Files are getting a lot out of it.
This might have been said before, so apologies in advance if it has - but everything that the dems impeached Trump for? Turns out it was everything that Biden has/had done.
Everybody who voted for Biden because at least he wasn't Trump - you're all fucking clowns. Each and every single one of ya
The House Speakership: What they were doing with all of those votes is the same thing that the Squad were supposed to do with Force the Vote for Medicare for all. That's what they were voted in to do but then got scared and fell in line with the DNC. Remember that?
The republicans got the idea to do that from the progressives, only they actually had the courage to do it, whereas the progressives did not.
The idea was to get concessions from the Speaker up front, before anything else. It adds some transparency to their agenda, though how much of it will play out is difficult to say at this point.
So far this convo about sexual identity has went from it doesn't happen - to it doesn't happen everywhere - to nothing to see here.
I understand that people just want to argue with QO, but for fuck's sake.
Ok, hang this up right next to the pride flag.
Everybody is ok with that, right?
posted by iclfan2This is an insane stat, and they’re to blame. Idiots.
"The CDC found 45 pct of high school students were so persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 they were unable to engage in regular activities. Almost 1 in 5 seriously considered suicide and 9 pct surveyed tried to take their lives during previous 12 months."https://t.co/W9ijllRnVv
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 6, 2022
I am old enough to remember a large amount of people (including numerous posters on this site) denied shit like this would happen.
This country already had a mental health issue prior to COVID, and somehow a bunch of people were hoodwinked into thinking lockdowns would not exacerbate it.
It'S WoRtH iT iF It SaVeS OnE LiFe!
This is an insane stat, and they’re to blame. Idiots.
"The CDC found 45 pct of high school students were so persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 they were unable to engage in regular activities. Almost 1 in 5 seriously considered suicide and 9 pct surveyed tried to take their lives during previous 12 months."https://t.co/W9ijllRnVv
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 6, 2022
On Dec 21, 2022:
I think that the Twitter Files 1-7 have been particularly damming and damaging to many people and institutions. But Jesus Christ, part 8 tops them all so far.
1. TWITTER FILES PART 8
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) December 20, 2022
*How Twitter Quietly Aided the Pentagon’s Covert Online PsyOp Campaign*
Despite promises to shut down covert state-run propaganda networks, Twitter docs show that the social media giant directly assisted the U.S. military’s influence operations.