📄 NEW: At TED 2025, the talks were mostly an afterthought. The real discussion was about attendees' concerns over America's slide into tech-enabled authoritarianism — and what to do about it. My latest.
america2.news/americas-mel...
america2.news/americas-mel...
America's Slide into Authoritarianism, as seen from TED 2025
The main message from TED 2025 wasn't the talks, but America's rapid slide into authoritarianism.
america2.news
April 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reposted by Jacqueline A
HOW TO REFUTE the error of WHATABOUTISM:
1/ Whataboutism is a powerful fallacy because it doesn’t just avoid the original issue— it attacks the person raising it! Instead of addressing the problem at hand, it shifts focus by accusing the other side of hypocrisy or pointing to their own flaws.
1/ Whataboutism is a powerful fallacy because it doesn’t just avoid the original issue— it attacks the person raising it! Instead of addressing the problem at hand, it shifts focus by accusing the other side of hypocrisy or pointing to their own flaws.
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
HOW TO REFUTE the error of WHATABOUTISM:
1/ Whataboutism is a powerful fallacy because it doesn’t just avoid the original issue— it attacks the person raising it! Instead of addressing the problem at hand, it shifts focus by accusing the other side of hypocrisy or pointing to their own flaws.
1/ Whataboutism is a powerful fallacy because it doesn’t just avoid the original issue— it attacks the person raising it! Instead of addressing the problem at hand, it shifts focus by accusing the other side of hypocrisy or pointing to their own flaws.
Reposted by Jacqueline A
RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
These motherfuckers are going to kill children. I've been saying it for a year, but RFK Jr might as well be a serial murderer.
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
Reposted by Jacqueline A
I wrote this in July 2016
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
March 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I wrote this in July 2016
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Reposted by Jacqueline A
When the wreckage and dust of what these people are doing to our country has settled and the people have finally had enough to throw these jackals out of office, we will never forget the people who enabled it, despite their protestations they weren’t willing accomplices. Never.
February 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
When the wreckage and dust of what these people are doing to our country has settled and the people have finally had enough to throw these jackals out of office, we will never forget the people who enabled it, despite their protestations they weren’t willing accomplices. Never.
Reposted by Jacqueline A
Reposted by Jacqueline A
Trump names Chris Wright, head of a Denver-based oilfield service company who has disputed the role of climate change in causing extreme weather, to head the Energy Department.
Trump taps Chris Wright as Energy secretary
The oil executive and GOP fundraiser disputes the need to fight against climate change.
www.politico.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Trump names Chris Wright, head of a Denver-based oilfield service company who has disputed the role of climate change in causing extreme weather, to head the Energy Department.
Reposted by Jacqueline A
World's wealthiest man asks people to work for him 80 hours a week for free
Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project
World’s richest man solicits applications for ‘tedious work’ in newly formed Department of Government Efficiency
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:32 AM
World's wealthiest man asks people to work for him 80 hours a week for free
Reposted by Jacqueline A
#ACTUALNEWS Details on Musk’s meeting with Iranian UN Ambassador
November 14, 2024 at 10:18 PM
#ACTUALNEWS Details on Musk’s meeting with Iranian UN Ambassador
Reposted by Jacqueline A
Reposted by Jacqueline A
It’s the COVID-19 minimisers who are helping the anti-vaxxers
November 14, 2024 at 2:34 PM
It’s the COVID-19 minimisers who are helping the anti-vaxxers
Reposted by Jacqueline A
I'm going to start working on this, and will add to it as more major media outlets join Bluesky.
I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly.
Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6
I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly.
Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6
November 14, 2024 at 7:42 AM
I'm going to start working on this, and will add to it as more major media outlets join Bluesky.
I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly.
Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6
I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly.
Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6
As everyone is now in a sufficient state of shock, what we are seeing now is the rollout of the plan for fast and total capture and destruction of the United States, as outlined in "Project Russia." See paper below. Other democracies are next.
web.archive.org/web/20190428...
web.archive.org/web/20190428...
web.archive.org
November 13, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Jacqueline A
Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
November 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
Reposted by Jacqueline A
In case facts still matter…
November 13, 2024 at 12:19 PM
In case facts still matter…
Reposted by Jacqueline A
“The Democrats are officially the party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance,” Mike Pesca argues: theatln.tc/aAmk6wwY
The Democrats Are the HR Department of Political Parties
The party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2024 at 4:53 PM
“The Democrats are officially the party of norms, procedure, bureaucracy, DEI initiatives, rule following, language policing, and compliance,” Mike Pesca argues: theatln.tc/aAmk6wwY
Reposted by Jacqueline A
X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.
November 12, 2024 at 12:29 AM
X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.
Slowly migrating from the hellhole (until one day it becomes Twitter again …) 🌍❤️
November 12, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Slowly migrating from the hellhole (until one day it becomes Twitter again …) 🌍❤️