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SteveThompson

@SteveThompson@mastodon.social

PhD. Rhetorics of terrorism, media, and AI. Taught at Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth, UC Davis, Clemson.

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SteveThompson, to twitter
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"Twitter Is Dead, Long Live the Portal"

https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-musk-new-york-dublin-portal/

"TWITTER IS OFFICIALLY dead. Last week, twitter.com became x.com, marking the final step in a rebranding effort that the company’s owner, Elon Musk, announced last year. The change marks a shift for the now birdless app under Musk’s reign, which has welcomed Nazis and white supremacists back to the platform, dissolved its Trust and Safety council, and has become a cesspool of disinformation and conspiracy."

SteveThompson, to OpenAI
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"Jerky, 7-Fingered Scarlett Johansson Appears In Video To Express Full-Fledged Approval Of OpenAI"

https://www.theonion.com/jerky-7-fingered-scarlett-johansson-appears-in-video-t-1851496932

SteveThompson, to random
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Alito. Again. Congress needs to decide on removal not recusal.

"Kagan goes after Alito for helping states use ‘race as a short-cut’ to suppress votes, says majority ‘lacks humility’"

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/fails-at-every-turn-kagan-goes-after-alito-for-helping-states-use-race-as-a-short-cut-to-suppress-votes-says-majority-lacks-humility/

"U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan led the Court’s liberal wing in a scathing dissent against Justice Samuel Alito‘s majority decision upholding South Carolina‘s new redistricting maps said to be gerrymandered to dilute the power of Black voters."

SteveThompson, to SpaceX
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"Farmer Discovers Seven-Foot Burnt Chunk of SpaceX Rocket Debris"

https://www.newsweek.com/spacex-rocket-space-debris-crash-land-canada-1904004

SteveThompson, to random
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"A Federal Judge Just Called Out the Supreme Court"

https://newrepublic.com/article/181825/federal-judge-just-called-supreme-court

"Carlton Reeves did not pull any punches in criticizing qualified immunity—and demanding that the justices finally do something about it."

SteveThompson, to random
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"White House Slams Lauren Boebert For Her Hypocrisy"

https://meidasnews.com/news/white-house-slams-lauren-boebert-for-her-hypocrisy

"Boebert is once again taking credit for things she voted against"

SteveThompson, to random
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This hypocrite extremist.

"GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds"

https://apnews.com/article/robinson-government-spending-balanced-nutrition-388251303ac98c6edbf52e5b3c43d554

"In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” that has mired generations of Black people in “dependency” and poverty.

But the lieutenant governor’s political rise wouldn’t have been possible without it."

SteveThompson, to nyc
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It was palpable without even being there.

"In poll, 70% of New Yorkers say anti-Israel campus protests ‘went too far’"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-poll-70-of-new-yorkers-say-anti-israel-campus-protests-went-too-far/

"Clear majorities of respondents say they back peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstrations and ‘an immediate ceasefire,’ but 61% feel the protests ‘crossed the line into antisemitism’"

SteveThompson,
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@saunders

Gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that Hamas doesn't care about Palestinians, and the State issue is strictly justification for unbridled violence and hate.

Hamas Oct 7 atrocities were a wake up call to all civilized people that such barbarian acts are beyond depraved and come straight out of the Pit.

That campus protests ideologically align with violence and evil, willfully or not, should be of deep concern to all administrations making decisions in favor of Hamas supporters.

SteveThompson, to random
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"Pomegranate Power: Compound May Aid Memory in Alzheimer’s"

https://neurosciencenews.com/pomegranate-memory-alzheimers-26152/

"Urolithin A, found in pomegranates, improves memory and may alleviate Alzheimer’s symptoms.

This substance removes damaged mitochondria from the brain, similar to NAD supplements.

Urolithin A is available in pill form, and researchers are working to determine optimal dosage."

SteveThompson, to random
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"UV Light Increases Appetite But Suppresses Weight Gain"

https://neurosciencenews.com/uv-light-appetite-weight-26155/

SteveThompson, to Kashmir
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"“Everyone is absolutely terrified”

https://www.vox.com/world-politics/24160779/inside-indias-secret-campaign-to-threaten-and-harass-americans

"Inside a US ally’s secret war on its American critics. A foreign government is trying to silence US critics of its authoritarian turn — and it's succeeding."

VIA @tuban_muzuru

SteveThompson, to random
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"‘Heartless’ man who shot cat in head with crossbow because ‘his wife was allergic’ gets years in prison"

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/heartless-man-who-shot-cat-in-head-with-crossbow-because-his-wife-was-allergic-gets-years-in-prison/

"A Fulton County Superior Court judge on Monday ordered Elvis Fistik to serve a term of two years in a state correctional facility for shooting the cat, who miraculously survived his injuries, records reviewed by Law&Crime show."

SteveThompson, to random
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"Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen, a member of the Judiciary Committee, has introduced resolution to censure Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after an upside-down flag was flown at his home after the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot."

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/democratic-rep-cohen-introduces-censure-resolution-against-alito-over-flag

SteveThompson, to random
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Not sure this is 'news' but it bears reporting.

"Fani Willis calls Jim Jordan a 'clown"

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4676406-fani-willis-calls-house-judiciary-chair-jim-jordan-a-clown/

#🤡

SteveThompson, to random
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‘I have nothing to worry about’

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/i-have-nothing-to-worry-about-accused-jan-6-rioter-who-fired-gun-at-capitol-tells-judge-hes-carefree-since-trump-will-be-reelected-in-6-months/

"Accused Jan. 6 rioter who fired gun at Capitol tells judge he’s carefree since Trump will be reelected in 6 months"

"At his arraignment hearing on Monday, John Banuelos of Illinois, a man accused of firing a gun into the air during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, told the presiding judge 'I have nothing to worry about' because, he claimed, Donald Trump was going to be back in office in six months."

SteveThompson, to movies
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"‘The Apprentice’ Is the Most Brutal Donald Trump Biopic Imaginable"

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-apprentice-review-donald-trump-biopic-1235023810/

"It's not like we didn't know about the real estate mogul/Reality TV president's horrible early years with Roy Cohn — but this Cannes Film Festival entry doesn't pull punches"

SteveThompson, to random
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‘Stole from the Trump Organization’

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/stole-from-the-trump-organization-michael-cohen-admits-to-yet-another-lie-under-cross-examination-and-stealing-30000-after-rigging-online-polls-for-trump/

"Michael Cohen admits to yet another lie under cross-examination — and stealing $30,000 after rigging online polls for Trump"

SteveThompson, to OpenAI
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Same Sam Altman that Biden tapped for the national AI safety and security board. Said several times a while back that decision was a mistake. Maybe she will sue, seems to be in the right here.

"Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI copied ‘Her’ voice after she said no"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/20/openai-scarlett-johansson-chatgpt-ai-voice/

"The actress says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tried to hire her, then copied her voice when she said no."

SteveThompson, to Indiana
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"Jan. 6 suspects to be arraigned this month"

https://www.therepublic.com/2024/05/19/local-jan-6-suspects-to-be-arraigned-this-month/

"Donald Lee Moss, 62, of Elizabethtown and James Link Behymer, 61, of Hope will appear in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., via Zoom for their arraignment and a status conference on May 29, according to court filings.

The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan..."

SteveThompson, to journalism
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Most journalists aren't equipped to not fall into this trap. Keeping in mind, journalists have partisan biases, too. Journalists vote.

"Don't fall for MAGA's 'election integrity' con job"

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/19/dont-fall-for-magas-election-integrity-con-job/

"Journalists — and the rest of us — need to quit parroting Republicans' transparent lies about voting"

SteveThompson, to iran
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"Iranian President Is Missing After Helicopter Crash in Dense Fog"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-19/air-fleet-of-iran-s-raisi-involved-in-incident-iranian-state-tv

"Raisi was in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province to inaugurate dam
President’s entourage includes foreign minister, also missing"

SteveThompson, to random
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"Love Hormone Oxytocin Eases Loneliness"

https://neurosciencenews.com/loneliness-oxytocin-26137/

"A new study finds that oxytocin, the 'cuddle hormone,' can reduce acute feelings of loneliness and enhance bonding in group therapy settings for individuals experiencing chronic loneliness.

While not a cure-all, oxytocin shows promise as a supportive tool during therapy, potentially helping patients better navigate the initial challenges of addressing their loneliness."

SteveThompson, to iran
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"Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi spent 11 years in an Iranian prison. His crime? He stood for the right of Israel to exist."

https://aish.com/the-ayatollah-who-supports-israel/

rameshgupta, to random
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is too stupid to realize that NOT voting for is a vote FOR , and that her boycott of could be her last — She might not get another opportunity to vote EVER.

Via @SteveThompson

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cardi-b-wont-vote-joe-biden-or-donald-trump_uk_66477644e4b0cba40889b45b?utm_source=press.coop

SteveThompson,
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@donray @rameshgupta @RunRichRun @GottaLaff @joeinwynnewood @Eetschrijver

Biden is not "terrible" for aiding Israel in an attempt to demilitarize Gaza's Hamas terrorist government. If anything, he's lukewarm.

24 nations, each with a valid right to attack Gaza's Hamas for kidnapping and butchering their citizens, let Israel take blame for trying to get back their hostaged citizens. Israel is the victim, not Gaza's Hamas government and its supporters. Hamas release of hostages ends it today.

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