@PhoneBoy Thanks for sharing this article with links to tons of studies.
Spoiler alert for those interested : “Cloth face masks in the general population might be effective, at least in some circumstances, but there is currently little to no evidence supporting this proposition.“
Bwahahaha
Dear Americans,
Over the next two months, you will be assaulted by a next level, non-stop barrage of divisive media propaganda - to pit you against each other, get you emotionally jacked up, fearing for your life, and encouraging you to hate 'the other side'.
Don't fall for it. https://twitter.com/ZubyMusic/status/1301787508217393154 #Zuby #Propaganda
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In a citizen's act of bravery, a man goes before city counsel. We've been living a lie for far too long. Boneless Chicken Wings.
New Tapes Show Salon Owner Luring In Unsuspecting Pelosi With Her Favorite Ice Cream https://buff.ly/3h09KFU https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1301628361727451141 #Comedy #Pelosi
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“The hungry can't eat your tears. The poor can't spend them. They're no comfort to the afflicted and they don't bring the wicked to justice. Everything useful that can be done in the world can be done in joy.”
@andrewklavan #quote https://twitter.com/ZKhrestinina/status/1301098297340329985
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.@tedwheeler proudly tweeted his letter to @realdonaldtrump less than a week ago.
https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1301176231044329477 #Trump
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@SecondJon Aww thanks you've been a pleasure to have and no one has ever reported you, which is impressive in the fediverse. So you're doing something right.
Its funny the second a new member comes around (as I'm dealing with this now) who is even remotely right leaning, or even just criticizes the left from time to time, they get blasted with reports about being alt-right this or that, usually on the most respectful and innocuous comments.. There are so many instances that probably ban for that that it comes across as effective. We have our rules for a reason, to protect respectful but unpopular opinions.
Wow. Two years here on #qoto, nearly 2k toots. Always happy to be here @freemo and grateful for this place.
I remember when I decided to try mastodon and signed up on more than one instance to find the rules written in a way that could be used to easily target users restrictively and found users very unfriendly and rude to others with the slightest difference of opinion. Not on qoto. Thanks to everyone here for making this a good place to be.
Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson. This is what they want.
https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1300726621742051328
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I wasn't sure how to vote. But then Hot Pockets went on a presidential quality tweet insult rage and now the choice is clear. History will show that an emotional outburst against his own fans is what turned the 2020 election.
Maybe if he had more kids he'd learn better self control and better online etiquette.
1. The Democrats have a new propagandistic talking point. Having first celebrated and then allowed and later ignored the violence in the cities they run, now they blame the president! https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1300399954268217348 #Democrats
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Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.
In three sets of testing data that include cycle thresholds, compiled by officials in Massachusetts, New York and Nevada, up to 90 percent of people testing positive carried barely any virus, a review by The Times found.
On Thursday, the United States recorded 45,604 new coronavirus cases, according to a database maintained by The Times. If the rates of contagiousness in Massachusetts and New York were to apply nationwide, then perhaps only 4,500 of those people may actually need to isolate and submit to contact tracing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testing.html
I've been #running for 1 year. 1,147 miles run. Looking at the numbers for the first time... I averaged over 3.14 miles every single day!? Wow.
I ran 13.5 this morning, thinking this would be my last run of my first year, but according to my logs, it's actually the first run of year 2.
Here's to a better year, with more miles. And hopefully the 2021 marathon won't be canceled, and I'll run my first.
Someone out there that I follow used to post end-of-run selfies on the fediverse, and that was part of my motivation. Thanks.... Whoever you are.
More gold from Thomas Sowell about race. @ThomasSowell
Going forward it would be useful to debunk the largely unchallenged premise that it should be as easy for people to vote as possible. https://twitter.com/michaelmalice/status/1300083578638827520
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This one is a reply. The others being quotes, don't show as related at all, and no notifications to the original poster, I think, when someone replies by quoting. Hmm.
Ah. Buried in a menu... But also here on replying, has a Use "Quote Toot" checkbox when replying. I guess my question is....is this a reply or an unrelated toot that uses the quote tag?
Attempting to quote myself. 🙂
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
I'm a #Dad of several from toddler to teen, #Husband, #Christian, #Anglican, Unaffiliated #conservatarian, Software #Developer, #Coloradan, Reader of paper #books, Card and BoardGamer, #tea drinker, solving problems and helping millions escape extreme poverty as a #Salesforce #Architect at an amazing nonprofit.