(2023-02-03). The Heat: End of an era in Silicon Valley? america.cgtn.com 
Thousands of layoffs jolt Silicon Valley like an earthquake. Is this the end of the golden era of the tech sector? "Move fast and break things." The motto coined by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg illustrates Silicon Valley mentality, for the past 20 years. But now …
(2023-02-04). [Correspondence] The urgent need to address health literacy in schools. thelancet.com The Editorial1 raised an important question: why is health literacy failing so many? It urgently called for effective responses to support people to better manage health information, but also to account for the environmental and social forces that shape people's choices. Overcoming the commercial determinants of health and the increase in disinformation on social media and the internet are being highlighted as key drivers of mistrust among people, families, and communities.
(2023-02-03). Video shows California police gun down double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.
(2023-02-03). Video shows California police kill double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.
(2023-02-03). GOP Lawmakers Ditch Flag Pins for AR-15-Shaped Ones. truthout.org At least two Republican members of Congress were seen wearing lapel pins in the shape of an AR-15 rifle while conducting official business in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, when two mass shootings took place in the U.S. Tweets showing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) wearing the pins went viral as many users pointed out the already high number of… |
(2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…
(2023-02-03). The Heat: End of an era in Silicon Valley? america.cgtn.com Thousands of layoffs jolt Silicon Valley like an earthquake. Is this the end of the golden era of the tech sector? "Move fast and break things." The motto coined by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg illustrates Silicon Valley mentality, for the past 20 years. But now …
(2023-02-04). [Correspondence] The urgent need to address health literacy in schools. thelancet.com The Editorial1 raised an important question: why is health literacy failing so many? It urgently called for effective responses to support people to better manage health information, but also to account for the environmental and social forces that shape people's choices. Overcoming the commercial determinants of health and the increase in disinformation on social media and the internet are being highlighted as key drivers of mistrust among people, families, and communities.
(2023-02-03). Video shows California police gun down double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.
(2023-02-03). Video shows California police kill double amputee in hail of gunfire. wsws.org Family members of 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr. protested outside the Huntington Police Department on Monday after a video released by a witness on social media showed police shooting the double amputee multiple times.
(2023-02-03). GOP Lawmakers Ditch Flag Pins for AR-15-Shaped Ones. truthout.org At least two Republican members of Congress were seen wearing lapel pins in the shape of an AR-15 rifle while conducting official business in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, when two mass shootings took place in the U.S. Tweets showing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) wearing the pins went viral as many users pointed out the already high number of… |
(2023-02-04). On The Media Of 'Russiagate' And Related Fake Stories. popularresistance.org Last week Matt Taibbi, with access to Twitter's internal papers, debunked the fake Hamilton 68 propaganda dashboard that was used to create many stories about alleged Russian disinformation. I had done similar five years earlier but had no access to the original data. There were enough secondary indications to conclude that the dashboard was a sham. Still, have the case made with primary data is a valuable addition. | There has been no Russian influence or disinformation campaign. | Two days later the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) published a five part longread from an 18 month long investigation into the 'Rus…
(2023-02-03). White History Month Is Trending On Twitter Because…Of Course It Is! newsone.com 
Source: SOPA Images / Getty | Let me begin by stating a few simple facts: For the vast majority of its history, whiteness has represented the default for social and cultural normalcy in America. White people are and have always been overwhelmingly represented in every pillar of America's popular culture, from TV to film to broadcasting to celebrated literature. | Finally, American history by default is white history. Everything else has always been treated as secondary—if not ignored completely. | In 2023, I shouldn't have to explain any of this. And yet… | Whens white history month? or where's WET white…