We analyzed data on 1,127 killings by police in 2020 - finding alternative responses to mental health, traffic violations and other non-violent situations could substantially reduce fatal police violence nationwide. A thread (1/x). https://t.co/stp7V46Jms
@jasoncrawford@slatestarcodex When Fauci says “It’s the message” it points exactly at why no one should trust gov officials. Tim Geithner was using the same rhetoric during the 2008 crisis and downplaying the situation while at the same time having emergency meeting. GitHub like government could be better.
#GME If you're like me and wonder how a company can get 120% of its issued shares perpetually shorted, this explains how Robinhood's clearing house(DTCC) does it.
https://t.co/XpMgJtj9az
It’s happening. #Bitcoin becomes the flag of technology, and all web services gradually get rebuilt on crypto.
We’re going back to our roots: encryption, privacy, peer-to-peer, the rights of the individual, free expression, and decentralization of power. https://t.co/kjvl5GmIpK
I dont recommend book often but this is one of the most underrated book.
The examples in it have sticked with me through the years. Its called Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden. A true classic.
You can read it here:
https://t.co/1uzII5eozs
My younger Brother has a plan.
I told him what I thought: It’s crazy.
I also told him that crazy and stupid are two totally different things.
#Unity2020
People are machines running a script they compiled over time interacting in their environment. They _are_ the product of their environment. Sending people to prison is proven to not work(see link). The war between good and evil people is imaginary. https://t.co/TVu9CCY3Z2
So when you hear "defund the police" and you get worried about a world where there's no one protecting the public, please remember that EVERY MODEL for doing this envisions a world where someone is on the other end of the phone when you call 911.
@BretWeinstein I think they are using BLM because it is the most radical they can be without losing sponsorship or silenced by traditional media.
They say: “BLM”
But they really mean: “we all know what is the root of the problem, lets decriminalize drugs, reform police, etc...”