A thread on transparency - following my story last night about what Red Rocks leaders were saying behind the scenes of a hailstorm that injured 100+ people in June.
We had to take the City of Denver to court to get these texts... 1/
https://t.co/Yqxj2Km3mu
And should you want to download them all (now 63 files, 5.3 GB), head to https://t.co/JmlZ3Ah5N2 and use e.g. .\Get-EventSession.ps1 -Event Ignite2023 -NoVideos -DownloadFolder D:\Ignite2023. I almost couldn't believe my eyes when checking current situation a while ago😮
A judge’s order restricting access to records in the case of a cardiologist accused of sexually assaulting and drugging victims does not comply with a rule meant to shine a light on why courts sometimes keep documents from the public, news orgs contend. https://t.co/5cMIpyCUmG
Trump is telling his followers that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the country. This is straight out of the Hitler playbook. It’s an open nod to white supremacy, and it has no place in our society. And he has threatened to round up 11 million undocumented immigrants. That means attacks upon whole communities. Raids in the night. No due process. We can’t let it happen again.
This is not merely a coincidence.
It is deliberate.
We must not sit idly by as fascism rears its ugly head in America.
Share this image far and wide so everyone you know understands the stakes of the 2024 election.
1.5 million people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes. 10,000 have been killed, with more wounded. They desperately need food, water, medical supplies, and fuel. Yet, in the midst of this horrific human tragedy, House Republicans oppose any humanitarian aid. Pathetic.
1. On Sept 26, Target announced it was closing nine stores "because theft and organized retail crime are…contributing to unsustainable business performance."
The release generated a flood of credulous media coverage
But now, @Target's the story is falling apart
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3. Johnson became an unofficial spokesperson for "covenant marriage." He gave national television interviews promoting the practice
Covenant marriage is an alternative to no-fault divorce that makes it difficult for women to leave a marriage, even in cases of physical abuse
⚡️ Well, isn't that something?!
Apparently, there's a bug in iOS where sometimes we can see how ChatGPT interacts with DALL·E in natural language and... well, judge for yourselves!
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES...
1. Last week, @Target announced it was closing 9 stores due to theft, generating an avalanche of credulous coverage from nearly every major media outlet
One thing that was missing from all these stories: DATA
So Popular Information tracked it down
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1. Buried in North Carolina's 600+ page budget is a little-noticed provision that creates a secret police force, controlled by Republicans, with extraordinary powers
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