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[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

I’m sure someone is probably fact-checking the debate… maybe… perhaps. But who’s gonna call out the dog whistles and white nonsense?

Lets Blackcheck the debate

A (live) thread:

[Avital @AvitalChatto]

@TheDunkCentral @GetUpESPN But have you seen him with a fresh cut?

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

brutal hippo attack caught on camera
https://t.co/1jGeyvCPOh

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Capybara taking a bath

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

In science, a failed experiment is nothing but a new direction.

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Wondering how does this species survive in the wild.. 😅

[EuroFoot @eurofootcom]

🏀👏 Not football related: but this is a great answer from Giannis Antetokounmpo in regards to perspective in sport. https://t.co/crC6KrVOFa

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

Let me tell you about my trip to Auschwitz

[Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86]

THREAD: How to verify images online?

Social media is awash with false or misleading images, some of which get millions of engagements.

So, here's a simple guide on ways you can quickly check the veracity of an image you see on your social media feeds.

[Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋 @poppy_haze]

one of my favorite "SOCIETY" things is this 2018 cover of the news magazine The Atlantic, where a moral panic about us transgender people is front and center, and in TINY little print in the top right, "We're Not Prepared for the Next Pandemic"

[Avital @AvitalChatto]

Winning the Internet, a dictionary account

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Non-native English Speakers, what’s a word from your language that you think is perfect that doesn’t have an English equivalent?

Take us to church.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

UPDATE: Brian Covey, a full-time substitute teacher in Duval County, Florida, was FIRED for posting a video of empty bookshelves.

This is the REAL STORY about why those shelves were empty and why Covey was let go

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

NY vs FL Crime Rate per 100K ppl

Rape
•NY: 32
•FL: 38

Murder
•NY: 4.7
•FL: 7.8

Burglary
•NY: 257
•FL: 720

Compared to New York, Florida has a 19% higher rape rate, 66% higher murder rate, & 280% higher burglary rate—but please tell us more about wokeness & law & order🤔

[The Onion @TheOnion]

It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible https://t.co/e8aZ5CSrhi

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

There’s a trend in Spanish slang of describing someone with an overly high opinion of themselves as a powerful fictional character, but of a tiny territory. Examples are ‘Yeti of the fridge freezer,’ ‘Aquaman of the toilet bowl,’ and ‘Tarzan of the flowerpot.’ Anybody got more?

[Avital @AvitalChatto]

@amyegallo This week the longest ever.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Two words, each hundreds of years old, that are still worth holding on to: ‘respair’: fresh hope, and ‘resipiscence’: a return to a better frame of mind.

Here’s to both in 2023. Happy New Year.

[Elliott Downing @elliott_downing]

I think the new richest person should be required to buy Twitter now and this cycle should continue until none of them are rich anymore

[Zen Lawyer Journey @zenlawyerjourn1]

Business guy: i would say “explain it to me like a third grader” but kids don’t care about ERISA

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of Kids Today Are Spoiled

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