Joe Dixon

Currently talking about drugs, terrorism, global crime, and technology at Ohio State

[Joe Dixon @joedixon_]

This is probably the best one of these kinds of things I've ever done (and I've done quite a few). It most closely represents how I think of myself, which I think is probably the best way of measuring such measures. h/t @scottkernest

[Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin]

The entire world found out on accident that you can eliminate poverty by giving people money and now seems determined to forget it

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

This is why we can’t give corporations legal immunity.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

What would make you feel safer right now: more aircraft carriers or $2000/month in your pocket?

[Mac @GoodPoliticGuy]

Americans keep saying “well China is lying about their Covid numbers” as if the governor of Florida didn’t just send a gestapo unit to pull guns on a scientist who refused to lie about the numbers.

[Gravel Institute @GravelInstitute]

This is not a feel good story.

[Rania Khalek @RaniaKhalek]

If Democrats won’t vote for Medicare for All in the middle of a pandemic when 14 million people have lost their health insurance, then we are doomed and their party is a dead end. Look at this, it’s outrageous.

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

Textual Harassment

[Your Daily Epsilon of Math @Daily_Epsilon]

Today is the birthday of US Navy Rear Admiral Dr. Grace Hopper, a pioneering computer scientist who was a force of nature. She informed the US military that despite her small size, they needed her so they would be writing her a low-weight waver...and they did! 😃

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

I've spent many shows trying to explain to our viewers around the world why these EU-UK trade talks are really about profoundly different visions of how countries pursue their interests. That's why a deal is hard to do. I've tried to capture it in 2 mins. https://t.co/XBWVdJQ6dC

[Matt Darling 🌐🏗️ @besttrousers]

3 million people die in an average year.

The stimulus checks were sent out on the basis of IRS data that was 4 months old.

Given that, you'd expect roughly 1 million dead people to be sent a check.

This isn't a big deal.

[Emily Porter, M.D. @dremilyportermd]

A physician colleague's insurance will not cover her anti-nausea medicine (Zofran/ondansetron) for her CHEMO. It is $280.40 cash for 30 pills at Walgreen's. I logged into a physician/hospital medical supply company and can buy 30 pills for $3.30. That's an 8500% markup. 1/

[Brian J. Phillips, also on Bsky.app @brian_jphillips]

Jerrold Post has died, at 86 of Covid-19. He had a fascinating life. He studied foreign leaders for US presidents.

This obit doesn't mention terrorism, but he's a big name in the field.

🧵 A little thread on Post and terrorism studies... 🧵 1/n

https://t.co/Gq3EjlCaRX

[Conor Friedersdorf @conor64]

2001 to 2008: We need to be able to torture people in case there's a ticking time bomb.

2020: More American deaths than 9/11 every few days, vaccine thought to be 95 percent effective, already approved in the U.K., FDA not having the meeting till December 10.

[⑆Luke Stein⑈ @lukestein]

“After all, are we even sure there’s a problem even though there is one? This whole ‘problem’ business kind of sounds like a conspiracy, honestly, and I only believe in conspiracies if they reinforce what I already assumed without evidence.” https://t.co/d6wwjEEHOA

[Joe Dixon @joedixon_]

@folding_laundry Me too! And I had the same thought the first time I saw it. Maybe the fish attract smaller animals that the ducks then eat? Maybe the ducks eat fish poop? I wonder what @BretWeinstein @HeatherEHeying or @NicoleBarbaro might have to say.

[Femi @Femi_sorry]

Fair warning Brexiters.

When Brexit really kicks off in 2021 and there's a bonfire of jobs & an avalanche of human suffering on top of Covid and you say "No use saying 'I told you so'. Give constructive solutions"...
I & millions of others will tell you to get ****ed.
#Article49

[Carl Zha @CarlZha]

Chinese artist 乌合麒麟 responded to Australia PM Scott Morrison demand that his art depicting real Australian war crime in Afghanistan be retracted w a new art piece👇🏼