Alejandro Pron
@alejandropron.bsky.social
Lazy Superhero. Super Geek. Proud Canuck. Loves Science. Low tolerance to stupidity. ✌️
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Thank you for speaking your truth, Vivian.
Elon Musk's Daughter Reveals The Real Reason He Hates That She's Trans—And Yep, That Tracks
And there you have it.
www.comicsands.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thank you for speaking your truth, Vivian.
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How is protesting Tesla domestic terrorism but attacking the Capitol building is not? 🤔
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How is protesting Tesla domestic terrorism but attacking the Capitol building is not? 🤔
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"several federal judges in the Washington D.C. area had received pizzas sent anonymously to their homes, which is being interpreted by law enforcement as a form of intimidation meant to convey that a target’s address is known."
www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...
www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...
Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings
U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings.
www.reuters.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"several federal judges in the Washington D.C. area had received pizzas sent anonymously to their homes, which is being interpreted by law enforcement as a form of intimidation meant to convey that a target’s address is known."
www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...
www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...
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Finally.
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S.
Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes
www.the-independent.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Finally.
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Follow the money.
February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Follow the money.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for U.S. Agency for International Development projects.
Judge tells Trump administration it has less than 2 days to resume USAID funding
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for U.S. Agency for International Development projects.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for U.S. Agency for International Development projects.
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Elon’s own AI says that he is the biggest propagator of this disinformation on X.
February 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Elon’s own AI says that he is the biggest propagator of this disinformation on X.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
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"The Gulf of Canada has a nice ring."
Cheeky Vancouver strip club sign celebrates Canada's 4 Nations win
"The Gulf of Canada has a nice ring."
dlvr.it
February 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"The Gulf of Canada has a nice ring."
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A MOMENT THAT CANADA WILL NEVER FORGET 🇨🇦 #4Nations
February 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A MOMENT THAT CANADA WILL NEVER FORGET 🇨🇦 #4Nations
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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
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Over years, I have a few times called Musk a liar (across the country by 2016, then 2017) and thief (money for upgrades), on national TV even. Maybe that’s why my Twitter account has been blocked for a few months despite violating no rules. I can’t get it fixed.
February 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Over years, I have a few times called Musk a liar (across the country by 2016, then 2017) and thief (money for upgrades), on national TV even. Maybe that’s why my Twitter account has been blocked for a few months despite violating no rules. I can’t get it fixed.
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This is like … 4 cm of snow?
February 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is like … 4 cm of snow?
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Elon’s Son Humiliates Trump in Oval Office, Tells Trump: ‘I Want You to Shush Your F**king Mouth’ and ‘You’re Not the President’: Elon Musk has become so ubiquitous a presence at the White House that now even his son X Æ A-Xii (who is nicknamed “X”) is coming to Oval Office pressers. But today’s…
Elon’s Son Humiliates Trump in Oval Office, Tells Trump: ‘I Want You to Shush Your F**king Mouth’ and ‘You’re Not the President’
Elon Musk has become so ubiquitous a presence at the White House that now even his son X Æ A-Xii (who is nicknamed “X”) is coming to Oval Office pressers. But today’s event, during which Musk spoke at length about plans for the Department of Government…
www.politicalflare.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Elon’s Son Humiliates Trump in Oval Office, Tells Trump: ‘I Want You to Shush Your F**king Mouth’ and ‘You’re Not the President’: Elon Musk has become so ubiquitous a presence at the White House that now even his son X Æ A-Xii (who is nicknamed “X”) is coming to Oval Office pressers. But today’s…
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Reality: there is a STRONG consensus about what the large and diverse body of evidence says about vaccines!
#VaccinesWork
Don't let the doubt mongers win.
See clarityfoundation.com/be-confident... 🙏
#VaccinesWork
Don't let the doubt mongers win.
See clarityfoundation.com/be-confident... 🙏
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reality: there is a STRONG consensus about what the large and diverse body of evidence says about vaccines!
#VaccinesWork
Don't let the doubt mongers win.
See clarityfoundation.com/be-confident... 🙏
#VaccinesWork
Don't let the doubt mongers win.
See clarityfoundation.com/be-confident... 🙏
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At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
February 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
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Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Does ANY school mandate? This is antivaxx pandering.
Still worrisome, however. It is yet more normalization & legitimization of anti-science & antivaxx noise.
Dark Age 2.0.
Does ANY school mandate? This is antivaxx pandering.
Still worrisome, however. It is yet more normalization & legitimization of anti-science & antivaxx noise.
Dark Age 2.0.
Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates
The order applies to students and not to teachers or staff.
abcnews.go.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Does ANY school mandate? This is antivaxx pandering.
Still worrisome, however. It is yet more normalization & legitimization of anti-science & antivaxx noise.
Dark Age 2.0.
Does ANY school mandate? This is antivaxx pandering.
Still worrisome, however. It is yet more normalization & legitimization of anti-science & antivaxx noise.
Dark Age 2.0.
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What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities
What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
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The tech giant claims they removed several events from Google Calendar because maintaining their presence wasn't "sustainable"—but critics are crying foul.
Google Blasted After Removing Pride Month And Black History Month From Calendar App
Truly shameful.
www.comicsands.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The tech giant claims they removed several events from Google Calendar because maintaining their presence wasn't "sustainable"—but critics are crying foul.
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Scholars address rhetorical potency of ‘Plandemic’ COVID-19 misinformation news.ku.edu/news/article...
They "...focus on two rhetorical techniques employed by the video makers: ethos and populism."
The film, which gave a boost to a host of lies, continues to do harm today.
They "...focus on two rhetorical techniques employed by the video makers: ethos and populism."
The film, which gave a boost to a host of lies, continues to do harm today.
Cross-partisan conspiracy theories like ‘Plandemic’ have greatest viral potential, scholars say
In a new book on COVID-19 vaccine resistance, authors examine rhetorical tropes that helped the "Plandemic" video take off.
news.ku.edu
February 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Scholars address rhetorical potency of ‘Plandemic’ COVID-19 misinformation news.ku.edu/news/article...
They "...focus on two rhetorical techniques employed by the video makers: ethos and populism."
The film, which gave a boost to a host of lies, continues to do harm today.
They "...focus on two rhetorical techniques employed by the video makers: ethos and populism."
The film, which gave a boost to a host of lies, continues to do harm today.
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Yep.
"Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage..."
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Increasingly, misinformation lined to political identity.
"Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage..."
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Increasingly, misinformation lined to political identity.
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yep.
"Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage..."
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Increasingly, misinformation lined to political identity.
"Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage..."
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Increasingly, misinformation lined to political identity.
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The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
'Chilling effect': Arts organizations react to end of DEI initiatives from fed agency
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
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More sickening action from the Trump White House.
February 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
More sickening action from the Trump White House.