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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022
News item: Elon Musk to change Twitter logo to an "X" as part of his rebranding effort.
(Seriously, this is what he's currently tweeting about.)
#Twitter #ElonMusk #X #AdenoidHynkel
Noted film critic Ben Shapiro just can't stop talking about Barbie.
#Twitter #Barbie #BenShapiro
Two takes:
1) American belief in God reaches new low.
2) American belief in God remains high.
#Religion
https://news.gallup.com/poll/508886/belief-five-spiritual-entities-edges-down-new-lows.aspx
Driving on American highways is becoming less safe.
#Cars #Driving #Roads #HighwayDeaths
Which Presidential Candidates Are Leading the 2024 Money Race?
#Politics
Non-paywalled New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/16/us/politics/campaign-finance-july-2023.html
Twitter’s decline into a right-wing hellhole continues apace. Cash payments to right-wing "influencers."
#News #Twitter #ElonMusk
Non-paywalled Washington Post
https://wapo.st/3OcJdsK
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
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"The Supreme Court has made it impossible to cure America’s gun violence epidemic
In 2008, the Supreme Court effectively wrote NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s 'good guy with a gun' theory into the Constitution."
Everyone, have a happy and safe Fourth of July!
"You don’t often see cops on duty lined up for selfies with a guy who was just indicted for stealing and concealing classified documents, but we live in strange times." -- Ron Filipkowski
#Politics #Trump #RonFilipkowski
An interesting chart from Statista showing lifetime odds of dying from selected causes, in 2020, in the US. Heart disease, cancer and Covid-19 (2020 was peak pandemic) lead the list, but there's a 1 in 221 probability of dying from a gun assault.
#Statista #Guns #ConControl #Morbidity #Death
‘Lobster Lady’ turns 103, has been hauling traps for 95 years.
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She also drives a pick-up truck to the store every day.
#VirginiaOliver #Lobster #Maine
Non-paywalled Washington Post
https://wapo.st/3CJAU1l
Meanwhile, in other hazardous tourism for the rich:
🇹🇼🇺🇦🇮🇱Duck Dodgers
My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022