Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@qoto.org

JEFF BEZOS used Amazon to remake sectors of the economy to be lower wage, non-union, and far more precarious with major impacts on workers at Amazon and beyond. The innovation was changing the labor model, not world-changing technology.

Cutting federal funding for basic research will hurt the US economy | The Hill

https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4364324-cutting-federal-funding-for-basic-research-will-hurt-the-us-economy/

Pay attention. Learn from history. Don’t let this man anywhere near the White House ever again.

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Data updated through last month. Graphic available at https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/

In the last 24 hours journalists out of Gaza report:
•IDF killed another journalist named Samer Abu Daqqa
•IDF killed 3 Israeli hostages who were shirtless and waving white flags, named Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz, and Samer Talalka
•IDF killed two Christian women at the Latin Church in Gaza, named Nahida Anton & her daughter Samar
•IDF bulldozed over a refugee camp, killing people inside

Jews, Christians, Muslims — all murdered. I am horrified and aghast. None of this is self defense.

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"They used to throw women in the water to see if they were witches. If they drowned, they were innocent. Now they're saying the only #abortion exception is if the woman's life is at risk. If she dies, she was at risk.

You can see the recurring flaw in the methodology."

h/t @gfarrell
source: https://mastodon.social/@gfarrell@mastodon.world/111573387801867541

The election in 2024 is a crucial one for our democracy and our rights. Abortion rights, in particular, are on the line. Men: Please speak up in support of women on this issue. We need to hear from you as well.

When we fret about inflation, we need to remember why it happened in the first place.

FYI.

Via Elie Mystal:

#SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case designed to kill the wealth tax. I'll say again... there is nothing that you care about that the #SupremeCourt cannot destroy while you aren't watching.

Of course we are now debating the definition of the word "income" based on studies of "law & linguistics." :( Textualism is so fucking stupid sometimes.

Jackson asks the right question: "Why are we talking about the common meaning of income instead of the legal meaning?" #legal

Zero women in this list https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/technology/ai-key-figures.html

"The Orwell Test" (for identifying propaganda or disinformation)

1. Facts: Is the information supported by facts that can be confirmed through established methods of validation, meeting legal, scientific or logical standards of proof?

2. Source: Is the information from a provider with a history of accurate reporting?

3. Method: Does the source use professional and accepted techniques of factual reporting without relying on deceptive tactics or logical fallacies?

Read more on the FrameLab Newsletter, and please subscribe (it's free). https://framelab.substack.com/p/the-orwell-test?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

Ban repeat liars from live interviews.

Never put a lie in the headline.

Use a truth sandwich when reporting on lies.

-Don’t take the bait (stop rewarding drama with visibility)

Abandon the social media algorithm (don’t let X dictate the news cycle)

What other basic rules can help the political press avoid the mistakes of 2016 in 2024?

Read more at the FrameLab Newsletter:
https://framelab.substack.com/p/trump-2024-has-the-press-learned?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

Wait, THAT'S what red looks like?!

I've known that I'm partially colorblind - now described as color vision deficiency - for twenty years or so.

Today @oceanbound gave me a pair of EnChroma glasses and I'm absolutely blown away.

I've spent two hours wandering around the house and re-learning what everything looks like!

Ana has red hair.
Z has four colors of fur, not three.
My favorite pieces of art have red in them, not brown.
The leaves on the trees outside aren't the color I thought they were.

I've been trying to figure out how to describe what I'm feeling right now and the closest I can get is that the spectrum of colors visible to me suddenly got much larger.

The Case for Supporting Ukraine Is Crystal Clear

Note to Congress: Ukraine aid is not charity but serves critical U.S. interests - that is Ukraine is, and should be treated as a valued partner.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/16/ukraine-russia-war-us-congress-aid-weapons/

For most people a miscarriage is a cause of grief and distress. For the Republican right in the post-Roe era, it’s an occasion to use the power of the state to further torment a suffering woman. https://journa.host/@w7voa/111511838216302499