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these folks sure are quiet these days in c/politicalmemes

[–] madeinthebackseat 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And a much higher probability of the once unthinkable - genocide happening in the homeland.

Trump campaign leaving some cities with hundreds of thousands in unpaid bills after rallies in c/politics

Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers in c/politics

[–] madeinthebackseat 73 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Direct your money towards better journalism.

I suggest ProPublica.

The system is already fucked up. We do not need it to become even worse in c/[email protected]

The Washington Post opinion editor approved a Harris endorsement. A week later, Jeff Bezos killed it. in c/politics

[–] madeinthebackseat 6 points 2 months ago

Wish we could all be smart enough to drop Amazon in protest.

Eat lead in c/[email protected]

[–] madeinthebackseat 18 points 2 months ago

We can't know anything with 100% certainty. We can always imagine some razzle-dazzle, imagined scenario to counter the rational explanation if we like.

The point of the scientific method and logical reasoning is to pick the explanation with the most evidence.

SEC says Elon Musk should be sanctioned if he keeps dodging Twitter depositions in c/news

Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks in c/politics

The Senator Warning Democrats of a Crisis Unfolding Beneath Their Noses in c/politics

Americans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone else has it, too in c/libertarianism

[–] madeinthebackseat 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Should anyone be able to say boldfaced lies, reinforced through coordinated efforts with co-conspirators, both real and fake, at such a rapid pace that the value of speech is reduced to nothing?

If no, how do we fix this issue of coordinated, high velocity misinformation?

Athlete’s death raises safety concerns as CrossFit Games resume in c/news