Hi!!!!

Does fact-checking work? What the science says Meta’s planned shift away from third-party fact-checking on Facebook in favour of a crowdsourced approach has perplexed those who study the spread of misinformation.

Does fact-checking work? What the science says www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@profsanderlinden.bsky.social: "Studies provide very consistent evidence that fact-checking does at least partially reduce misperceptions about false claims.”

Yes, complex. Need to learn more. But need all tools!

Amazing night at The Source LGBT+ Center gala! We raised $51,000!!!

Ready to cuddle, daddy?

Daddy, I don’t want to nap but my bed is cozy…

Interesting thread!

Our college only gives us a half week for Thanksgiving. It is also raining today. Looking at the flurry of emails I’ve received from sick students this morning, either we should all quarantine again or the college should reassess its calendar.

My dogs love the movie!!! #pupular

I wouldn’t mind paying for a quality social media service as long as the following is true:

1. No ads / bots
2. Quality free services remain available
3. No manipulative algorithms
4. No crummy AI, weird service agreements, etc

I’ll gladly pay for added features, but not for mediocre services.

Terrible puns are always appreciated though!!!!

Just be yourself :) We love you as you!

One thing that always “gets” me in Wicked: when Elphaba visits the Emerald City. She has been mocked her whole life for being green, but in this city green is everywhere and celebrated. As a gay man, this reminds me of how I felt the first time I visited Provincetown.

Republican ethics committee members voted against releasing their report on Gaetz sex trafficking children.

The next day, Gaetz withdrew from consideration when another victim came forward.

If the report exonerated Gaetz, they’d have certainly released it. These republicans voted to protect him.

This Nancy Mace thing is going to be a defining moment for the Democratic Party. Mace is deliberately bullying another person, one of their colleagues. And if House Dems are too chickenshit to defend their own colleague over this open, blatant hate, what the hell is the point of them anymore.

Gosh, I miss book fairs!!!

I’m someone who doesn’t use very many social media platforms, but Bluesky feels a lot more considerate towards new user experiences than twitter. The starter packs are a great tool for new users to find people to follow, and the moderation tools make me feel safer here

Baby!!!!

This is a great starter pack go.bsky.app/9oFYM1Z

Yeah… got me :(

I hope you realize that we are basically alone in a desert and the only way to survive the eclipsing onslaught is to love one another without the prejudice of self that's predated on religion or state or colour tone. Love should be our official language.

Even more prescient: the presidential candidate’s slogan in the sequel, Parable of the Talents: “Make America Great Again”. You need to read Octavia Butler— really all her stuff, but especially this book.

And some of us adore you enough to look for you! :) Hope you are well, friend!

Needing to type 300 character posts and replies teaches me how incredibly long winded I am!

Pink nerds… my community!!!!!!

Hi gay, go get your vaccines for HPV, MPV, and meningitis booster if you haven't already.

Proposal:

We let the Dead Internet Theory happen, move on to the Afterlife Internet Theory, in which AI does all our shitposting, reacting, watching videos, etc. and we just hang out on the tire swing having an iced tea.

Favorite blogging platforms? I’m thinking of re-starting my Wordpress site given everything going on in the world right now, but I wonder if anything new and better has come out recently

Omg same!!!! We are trying though :)