Brilliant writing I wish was purely satire: “We are adding a lot of features no one asked for that will make your experience worse and also cost a lot of money!” @petridishes writes on the end of our free-trial period. #tech#freemium
Gift link: https://t.co/HPsS3BbePs
@Milbank@RuthMarcus Then published a front page article of all the facts that give the readers the info to make the obvious conclusions themselves… I’d be cool with that
@Milbank@RuthMarcus If they had said “we’re a news publication, therefore it’s our duty to report the facts, with references that aren’t just more coverage of the same but actual boring official reports, and context to help readers understand what they’re looking at…
Just a bit of computational meteorology (link to context and reproducible code):
Tracking hurricane Milton advisories, the fastest storm to go from category 1 to 5 in Atlantic Basin - Online Technical Discussion Groups—Wolfram Community https://t.co/PIGXmTZqPS
@nicksortor lol, it’s called “organization”. Event planners have known about it for decades - offer parking lot shuttle buses from nearby parking facilities so people attending your event don’t all miss it circling the arena for a parking spot.
@patgagnon_75 TBH, it’s the electoral college and some states deliberately underfunding public education and civic engagement so they stand a chance a keeping a caste-system in place 😔
On the hack of the Trump campaign, I’m taking this seriously & have it on good authority it’s the real deal. You should too.
I tend to not comment much these days for various reasons personal & professional, but this is important, I have a bit of relevant insight & experience, & there’s more coming & we need to be prepared for down the road.
You might not like the victim here, but the adversary gives zero Fs who you like or don’t like. They have their own objectives and guess what, you’re the target. Take this seriously.
But also keep in mind that you’re part of the playbook, they want you to either amplify it or doubt it. Take a beat, touch grass as the kids say, & just vote.
American voters decide American elections. Let’s keep it that way.
There will be a lot of commentary framing Tim Walz as a pick meant to please the progressive base. But I’m a self-identified pro-market moderate and I’m a big fan of this pick too. Here’s a brief list of what I like about him. @jdcmedlock 1/8
Last December, Donald Trump admitted he is the enemy of democracy. Now he’s promising a “fixed” election in 2028 if he wins this year.
We only have 100 DAYS LEFT to make sure EVERY SINGLE VOTER sees these clips before the election. Please like & share!
Idea for @cnn:
Next #debate you #moderate, invite scholars (from both parties) to add #communitynotes in real time, citing credible sources. Moderator gets one minute rebuttal for each candidate’s answers to deliver community note and source.