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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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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"

#GOP #MAGA #electionintegrity #Trump #journalism #elections

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/

#Iran #Israel #hate

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.

SteveThompson, to random
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"Bird Brains: Jays Show Episodic-like Memory"

https://neurosciencenews.com/bird-episodic-memory-26134/

"A new study finds that Eurasian jays exhibit episodic-like memory, a type of memory previously thought to be unique to humans. The birds were able to remember incidental details of past events, such as the visual characteristics of cups used in a food-hiding experiment.

This finding suggests that episodic memory may not be exclusive to humans and could aid jays in finding stored food."

SteveThompson, to ai
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"How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda"

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/18/how-china-is-using-ai-news-anchors-to-deliver-its-propaganda

"News avatars are proliferating on social media and experts say they will spread as the technology becomes more accessible"

#AI #journalism #propaganda #China

SteveThompson, to random
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Don't 'tour' Afghanistan.

"Gunmen kill three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province"

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801602

"Friday's attack was among the most serious targeting foreign citizens since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021."

SteveThompson, to art
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"Photographer wins lawsuit against alleged painter who plagiarized her work"

https://boingboing.net/2024/05/17/photographer-wins-lawsuit-against-alleged-painter-who-plagiarized-her-work.html

"Two years ago, I wrote about Jeff Dieschburg, an artist in Luxembourg who took [w]ork by others, made trivial edits, and won awards with paintings of the results."

SteveThompson, to random
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"Billionaires willing to kill democracy for trillions in tax breaks"

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/16/2241045/-Billionaires-willing-to-kill-democracy-for-trillions-in-tax-breaks

SteveThompson, to random
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"Media Ignore Quietly-Revised UN Figures of Hamas-Reported Civilian Deaths"

https://honestreporting.com/media-ignore-quietly-revised-un-figures-of-hamas-reported-civilian-deaths/

"In December,...civilian casualty figures reported by ...indicated discrepancies...reported numbers, particularly those of women and children compared to men and combatants, are significantly exaggerated.

A May 9 OCHA update...significantly altered the portrayal of casualty figures...the effectively conceding the untrustworthiness of Hamas figures...parroted by various media outlets."

SteveThompson,
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"The claim that the vast majority of casualties (approximately 70%) are women and children has been reported widely by the international media, which cite the Gaza Health Ministry as their source while frequently failing to mention that it’s run by Hamas.

Despite these revisions being available on OCHA’s website for days, the international media has blithely continued to regurgitate erroneous statistics in countless articles."

SteveThompson, to Palestine
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RELEASE THE KIDNAPPED HOSTAGES!

"Arab League calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza, establishment of Palestinian state"

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/05/16/bahrain-arab-league-summit-gaza-israel/6921715894759/

#HAMAS #TERRORISTS #MURDERERS #GAZA #PALESTINE #ISRAEL #HOSTAGES #OCT7

SteveThompson, to random
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"Even Clarence Thomas Can See That the 5th Circuit Is Just Making Up Nonsense"

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/cfpb-funding-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-fifth-circuit-nonsense.html

"The conservative justices finally sent a strong message to a rogue lower court. But the sanity might not last."

SteveThompson, to stocks
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"'Good one, Donald': Biden Roasts Trump As Stock Market Hits Record Highs"

https://meidasnews.com/news/good-one-donald-biden-roasts-trump-as-stock-market-hits-record-highs

"Trump's words are coming back to haunt him – and Dark Brandon is making sure of it."

SteveThompson, to OpenAI
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"OpenAI inks deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT" 🤔

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/16/openai-reddit-chatgpt-deal

SteveThompson, to random
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People who follow this guy deserve what they get.

"RFK Jr. Is Priming His Audience for Election Denialism"

https://www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr-election-denialism/

"Robert F. Kennedy's campaign—and his life's work—have laid the groundwork for supporters to blame his inevitable loss on an elite conspiracy."

SteveThompson, to ukteachers
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Congrats, Dorothy Jean Tillman II, and welcome!

"A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State"

https://apnews.com/article/teen-phd-doctorate-arizona-faabf1ca930f141f6a9690419d7a2b47

"In between came associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

When Tillman successfully defended her dissertation in December, she became the youngest person — at age 17 — to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health at Arizona State...

Most of her classwork was done remotely and online."

#education #Tillman #PhD #ASU

SteveThompson, to random
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"Judge overseeing Giuliani bankruptcy castigates former mayor’s ‘troubling attitude vis-à-vis the law,’ rejects bid to appeal $148 million defamation judgment"

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/i-am-disturbed-judge-overseeing-giuliani-bankruptcy-castigates-former-mayors-troubling-attitude-vis-a-vis-the-law-rejects-bid-to-appeal-148-million-defamation-judgment/

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