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“And Baby Makes Three”
Most people I know are suffering from the strain of watching Trump’s government of the worst and the dimmest fall apart, while simultaneously cheering on the fall. Yes, it’s agony, especially since we don’t know precisely what will happen, or … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Australian penguins, Facebook, gay penguins, Karen Pence, LGTB students and teachers, Nellie Bowles, Sphen and Magic, Trump
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187 million interactions but not one with me
From 538 Significant Digits: 187 million interactions According to a Senate Intelligence Committee report, Instagram “was a significant front” in Russian election meddling, eclipsing even Facebook itself. Between 2015 and 2018, there were 187 million interactions with Instagram content from … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 538 Significant Digits, Facebook, Instagram, Internet Research Agency, Russian interference, Russian trolling, Twitter
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Fake news, trolls and the facts of life
From 538 Significant Digits: 559 pages and 251 accounts (and my bolding) It’s not only Russians who can troll. Never ones to be outdone, Americans, too, are getting in on the act. For example, an American blogger spread fake stories … Continue reading
Posted in Komprosplat, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 538 Significant Digits, American bloggers, American bloggers and fake news, American trolls, Christine Blasey Ford, Christine Blasey Ford lawyers, Facebook, fake news, fake news on Facebook, fake news on Twitter, Gavin McGinnis, How I Learned the Facts of Life, John Hawkins, New York Times, Proud Boys, Right Wing News, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, The Facts of Life
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