herid @herid@qoto.org

According to my chocolate Advent calendar there's just 3 days until Christmas.

Welcome to the Fediverse, @hewittlaw! Casey is one of my favorite follows from That Other Site. Check out her posts on #DesignLaw, #ScheduleA shenanigans, and other great stuff.

#covid is just a cold. Right. This cardiologist on YouTube is crying because of patients in their thirties getting heart attacks no one in their thirties should ever get in the first place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKE1QcM7WUI

This is: @Sunny_Rae1 Dr Rae Duncan MBChB,BSc(HONS), MSc,MD...

This is what happens today on Twitter when you start typing hashtag Climate anything: it suggests "ClimateScam" which is the hashtag used by climate deniers and disinformation accounts (many linked to the fossil fuel industry) and sometimes the far-right just for the hell of it.

https://vimeo.com/776007109/c09eb8330f

510: It's Occupied by Bears
https://atp.fm/510

Mastodon, date formats, testing, and what we're thankful for.

Here are some silly math symbols from the book Science Made Stupid:

https://www.chrispennello.com/tweller/Science%20Made%20Stupid.pdf

Thanks to @bstacey for pointing this out!

The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

https://youtu.be/1lyu1KKwC74

#FavoriteMusic 16/

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

https://youtu.be/_Jtpf8N5IDE

#FavoriteMusic 17/

If annoyed by cross-posted RT's from the other site, under SETTINGS->FILTERS you can make a filter for "RT @" and they get hidden behind warning, or removed, as you prefer.

I wrote an article diving into the statistics on far-right extremist violence compared to far-left extremist violence, and to say the least, it’s not a “both sides” problem. An estimated 75% of extremist killings in the US over the past decade are attributed to far-right extremists, compared to 4% attributed to far-left extremists — and that’s on the high end of the estimates for far-left extremist violence.
https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/violent-extremism-in-america-is-a

The New America Foundation, which breaks down the categories of extremist violence a bit more than ADL, found that only one extremist killing since 9/11 is attributable to left-wing extremism, compared to 122 deaths attributed to far-right extremism. Here’s what that looks like visualized:

I have never received something like this. We are experiencing a rise in hate, while many look the other way or seek to profit from it. I refuse to allow this to be the norm and a part of my child’s future. I will fight against hate and extremism and for decency and acceptance.