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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 random
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"Elon Musk’s worst nightmare"

https://www.businessinsider.com/missy-cummings-robot-taxis-tesla-elon-musk-autonomous-cruise-waymo-2023-10

"Cummings...is more than happy to strafe companies like Tesla and Waymo and Cruise, and...argue that tech bros need to be brought inside a stricter regulatory framework. In a sense, she's Elon Musk's worst nightmare. She has repeatedly and routinely risked her life to test...capabilities — and...lethal limits — of human-machine interfaces. To her, the safety of self-driving cars is not an abstract question. It's a matter of life and death."

SteveThompson, to Mexico
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"A hurricane gutted a city of one million, leaving no food or water and the dead to rot."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/29/2202303/-A-hurricane-flattened-a-city-of-one-million-leaving-no-food-or-water-and-the-dead-to-rot

"One would think that an unprecedented category-five windstorm that flattened a resort city of one million people on Mexico’s Pacific coast might be mentioned at least below the fold of mainstream media cable and print outlets. In general, it has not."

#Acapulco #Otis #Mexico #journalism #climate #hurricane

SteveThompson, to random
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"Billionaire Philanthropy Is a Scam"

https://newrepublic.com/post/177019/billionaire-philanthropy-scam-bill-gates

"A new study describes in grotesque detail the extent to which the ultrarich have perverted the charitable giving industry."

SteveThompson, to H5N1
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Bird Flu Outbreak

"H5N1 now confirmed in 11 US farms. Cats die within 48 hours."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/6/2233826/--H5N1-now-confirmed-in-11-US-farms-Cats-die-within-48-hours

"Vets are being advised to wear full PPE (personal protection) if seeing a cat with neurological symptoms, after forty cats died on a dairy farm in New Mexico. The virus has proved 100% fatal and cats die within 24-48 hours.

Is it safe to consume dairy products? The answer for RAW products is NO. The virus has been detected in unpasteurised milk."

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SteveThompson, (edited ) to philosophy
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"Why MAGA Wants to Betray Ukraine"

GIFTLINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/opinion/columnists/maga-republicans-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=qHcQW35OBtsKWojq7RE5h61eFdO-5jTHqsj9rqNz662An06tCjpBulLwXyjg1StfQLgHUPBW_CQ5Gplt7rK89Z3wAayVnCdtHovj2l41aNVjN3EuVjhSxySd8ICdPxneY1BC12Z6Bo1zaur6XHqpyEcl_lpkCxYG1Wt4le5BXwAJWAeItLx2Wh2c3iz8DWID9nYzfl3nKbcvorlksDgnlpTGkudgIP5Q5n5dqG_nY9kYIf-un3Uso5k-aKijnx9zii3siYzqvFUiuXRXg5GL0ynhaJdqPlcpjKPOLVmdNO9jv8V2yLxWK4o8rqXNhd8KKkdyjiDg2FwhArAkgjD3b2DVt8O57GiosHM3tlDx&smid=url-share

: "The answer is, unfortunately, obvious. Whatever Republican hard-liners may say, they want Putin to win. They view the Putin regime’s cruelty and repression as admirable features that America should emulate. They support a wannabe dictator at home and are sympathetic to actual dictators abroad.

What they are, basically, is enemies of democracy, both abroad and at home."

SteveThompson, to random
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Wonder why a pandemic spreads as wildly as it does? Wear a mask.

"People Likely to Conceal Contagious Sickness for Social Commitments"

https://neurosciencenews.com/social-behavior-contagious-sickness-25540/

"A significant number of people, including healthcare workers, conceal infectious illnesses to maintain their work and social commitments. The study, involving over 4,100 participants, found that 75% had hidden or might hide their illness in the future, often due to social plans or institutional pressures."

SteveThompson, to Texas
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"A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democrat-led cities"

https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-judge-death-star-bill-greg-abbott-unconstitutional-2023-8 law

The law, dubbed 'the law that kills,' was so broad it prevented local ordinances that mandated things like water breaks for construction workers."

SteveThompson, to Futurology
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"Choosing Ignorance: 40% Shun Consequence Knowledge for Selfish Gains"

https://neurosciencenews.com/ignorance-selfish-altruism-24974/

"New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more selfishly.

The researchers equate this behavior to consumers who turn a blind eye to the problematic origins of products they purchase."

SteveThompson, to movies
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"Former senator says new film shows ‘how close’ we came to losing democracy on Jan. 6"

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4433751-former-senator-new-film-losing-democracy-jan-6/

"Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D) said that the new film 'War Game' shows 'how close' the U.S. came to losing democracy on Jan. 6, 2021."

“And there are forces still out there that are making plans for the future doing the exact same thing or a variation of that,” Jones said.

SteveThompson, to Russia
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Just do it!

"The U.S. Is Considering Giving Russia’s Frozen Assets to Ukraine"

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/30/biden-russia-ukraine-assests-banks-senate/

"The unprecedented move could offer a tidy way to make Moscow pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction."

SteveThompson, to random
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SCOTUS did not say there is no validity regarding Donald Trump's insurrection activity and the 14th Amendment clause forbidding him to run for office.

They all just agreed that it isn't a State decision; which, in all fairness, is understandable. Had these states not applied this pressure, the Court would not have had the issue before them.

So what they said is, Trump can still be held accountable to 14A if the appropriate body acts to enforce it: Congress.

SteveThompson, to random
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"White House hits back at Trump 'Gestapo' comments"

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/06/trump-gestapo-remarks-white-house-fascists-claim

"Instead of echoing the appalling rhetoric of fascists, lunching with Neo Nazis, and fanning debunked conspiracy theories that have cost brave police officer their lives, President Biden is bringing the American people together around our shared democratic values and the rule of law — an approach that has delivered the biggest violent crime reduction in 50 years."

SteveThompson, to random
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Colorado wants her out.

"Boebert challenger Adam Frisch rakes in nearly $3.4 million in Colorado congressional race"

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/boebert-challenger-adam-frisch-rakes-in-nearly-3-4-million-in-colorado-congressional-race/article_3fdd5532-63cb-11ee-af2f-eb3fc32baf8f.html

"Frisch's total demolishes previous off-year fundraising records for Colorado congressional races and is close to the quarterly hauls reported this month by some leading U.S. Senate candidates running in swing states."

SteveThompson, to random
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You can't put a price on freedom...

"The Trump campaign paid an expert $750,000 to find fraud in the 2020 election, only for him to dismiss their complaints in minutes"

https://www.businessinsider.com/ken-block-disproven-book-trump-campaign-election-fraud-2024-3

SteveThompson, to random
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If you're an American, Hamas hates you and wants you dead. Until then, though, they're happy to have all your protest and your social media support.

SteveThompson, to queer
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"Garth Brooks Will Serve Bud Light at New Nashville Bar Amid Transphobic Backlash: ‘If You’re an Asshole, There Are Plenty of Other Places’" https://variety.com/2023/music/news/garth-brooks-bud-light-transphobia-nashville-bar-1235639669/
"Garth Brooks’ new Nashville bar and honky-tonk Friends in Low Places is opening this summer — and the country star is sharing that everyone is welcome… except assholes."

SteveThompson, to random
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"Mark Cuban says he's proud to pay $288 million in taxes this year, unlike a certain former president"

https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-proud-to-pay-taxes-unlike-certain-ex-president-2024-4

SteveThompson, to Russia
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"Russia Just Helped Swing a European Election"

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/17/slovakia-president-pellegrini-russia-election-interference-disinformation/

"Slovakia’s new Russia-friendly president won office with the help of a barrage of pro-Kremlin disinformation."

SteveThompson, to Ethics
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"'Awful and unethical': Legal experts say Judge Cannon could face removal for 'disturbing' order"

https://www.salon.com/2024/02/08/awful-and-unethical-legal-experts-say-cannon-could-face-removal-for-disturbing-order/

"'Compromising national security is a bridge too far,' says longtime Harvard legal scholar Laurence Tribe"

SteveThompson, to TeslaMotors
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No one should be surprised when this man, who claims AI is “one of the biggest threats to humanity,” steadfastly unleashes predictions to his own dire rhetoric on the world.

"Elon Musk unveils Grok, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’"

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/05/elon-musk-unveils-grok-an-ai-chatbot-with-a-rebellious-streak

"Musk also revealed that Grok had access to user posts on X, which he owns, and has a penchant for sarcastic responses."

SteveThompson, to random
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"John Fetterman Bursts The Media Hysteria Over Biden’s Age"

https://www.politicususa.com/2024/02/09/john-fetterman-biden-age.html

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said there is no difference on the age issue between Biden and Trump and the real choice is between virtue or corruption and sleaze."

SteveThompson, to Russia
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Won't Moscow be surprised.

"NATO Gives Ukraine the Go-Ahead to Cross Putin's Red Line"

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-gives-ukraine-go-ahead-cross-putins-red-line-1872629

"NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine has a right to use its Western-supplied weapons to defend itself against Russia, even if that includes striking targets within Russia's borders.

"'This is Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of international law,' Stoltenberg told Radio Liberty..."

SteveThompson, to random
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"This was not the Joe Biden Republicans were looking for"

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/7/2228166/-Biden-just-kicked-Republicans-asses-all-over-the-field-and-left-them-to-wince-in-pain

"He spoke so well, so quickly, so intelligently, and transitioned so effectively that the Republican members, decorated like NASCAR cars with their pandering buttons and hats, looked like, well… idiots."

SteveThompson, to random
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"The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again, another sign of a global trend eroding women's rights"

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-gambia-female-genital-mutilation-global.html

"The Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalized female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults."

SteveThompson, to random
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"Trump Repost: Prosecute Liz Cheney 'For Her Crimes'". 👀

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trump-repost-prosecute-liz-cheney-for-her-crimes

"Trump continues to attack Liz Cheney"

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