Carmel (she/her)

It's hard to stop misinformation once the cat is out of the bag, but studies show that one effective tactic (called inoculation theory, fittingly) is to teach people how to identify tricks used to spread misinformation in the first place, which is why it's important we talk about examples like this.

Given that presenting legitimate sources out of context has been shown to be a prevalent and effective misinformation tactic, it is critical that news editors stop undermining their science writers by using clickbait headlines that strip articles of much needed nuance and context.

For those of us that aren't news editors, we can help combat this form of misinformation by teaching each other to spot it. When you see a news article from a legitimate source being presented out of context to serve a bias narrative, highlight what the article is actually conveying in reality.

One of the most effective misinformation tactics antivaxxers use is to quote legitimate news sources out of context in order to convey a narrative.

Studies suggest that news editors often contribute to this problem by publishing clickbait headlines that are easily weaponized by antivaxxers.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Expanding His Secretive Hawaii Compound. Part of It Sits Atop a Burial Ground Meta’s CEO has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings.

Meta’s CEO has become one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, growing his property’s footprint and erecting new mysterious buildings. www.wired.com/story/mark-z...

Stories From The Motel Sick A genre-bending anthology about a metaphysical motel featuring rooms with every possible theme in the universe

Hey everyone, go check out this rad @kickstarter project: Stories From The Motel Sick www.kickstarter.com/projects/mic...

‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops A free tool that allows anyone to upload a photo of an LAPD officer to get their name and badge number.

This is my kinda energy.
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Even sky-high income tax rates won’t stop the relentless rise of the richest Tackling America's wealth gap will require more powerful tactics.

We can't just tax the rich. We need tax their investment gains.

Right now our tax code values billionaires' paper profits over *your* labor. Want to make America a fairer country for the working class? Here's how we do it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Life is wild right now because the world is ending but you’ve still got to get up and do the thing you’d be doing anyway, as if the world isn’t ending

The repression of trans people is not, by and large, a grassroots outpouring of hatred from the American people. It's something that's been carefully planted and tended over years by a handful of media people and their pet reporters.

To remove vaccines from ACIP guidelines, which seems to be the end goal here, is effectively a ban. If a vaccine is not recommended, Medicare/Medicaid and private insurance can refuse to cover it. Few people can afford to pay for the cost out of pocket.

RFK Jr's end game is to ban vaccines!!!

I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today.

I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children.

Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us.

One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.

Live blog: International demonstrations ignite for Long COVID Awareness Day - The Sick Times Demonstrations for International Long COVID Awareness Day have sparked around the globe. Whether raising awareness about the disease in public or from their homes, people with Long COVID and their all...

This live blog made me tear up! I am so grateful for @thesicktimes.bsky.social covering long covid awareness events! I have seen mass unmasked events being shared all over my networks, let’s uplift these covid aware events led by some of the most kind and courageous organizers across the world.

Because I have profound respect for nature, I once looked up the greater purpose that I assumed must be served by the existence of mosquitos, only to learn they in fact serve no purpose that isn't already better served by other entities. We could end mosquitos and be fine.

So, billionaires...

Don’t Let Telehealth Expire on December 31 Text SIGN PQHKWC to 50409 to send this to your officials.

It takes two minutes to make a difference.

Haaaaaaate this. But also… come up with deadpan replies to derail/break the icebreaker?

People need to realize that trans people and disabled people are just the frontlines. If they can get the broad public comfortable sacrificing these groups, they’re not going to stop there

My fortune cookie had an ad for napster in it. This is hands down the worst time to be alive

People with no empathy always think they’re smarter than everyone else

Hey @sfwa.bsky.social members:

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June 24, 2024 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Pacific Time

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I’m a brooding weirdo but the people who became convinced that elementary schoolers were using cat boxes are definitely not happier, better-adjusted, or more moderated.

'Yellowstone' star Forrie J. Smith says he was 'kicked off' flight for refusing to sit next to masked passenger 'I just told them I didn’t feel comfortable about sitting next to somebody that had to wear a mask, and I’m off the plane,' Smith said in a video posted on Instagram Saturday.

Anti-maskers: “We should be free to choose to do what we want.”

Also anti-maskers: “I don’t feel comfortable sitting next to somebody with a mask on.”

Hypocrites.

COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned There's a growing rift forming between COVID-19 experts and the COVID-cautious public.

“People who are still taking COVID precautions seriously have every right to be angry about being abandoned by public-health officials and experts. The very real pain that many people are experiencing has not been sufficiently acknowledged.” -me to @time.com

Recommendations for Farmers; Poultry, Backyard Bird Flock, and Livestock Owners; and Worker Protection To reduce the risk of HPAI A(H5N1) virus infection, poultry farmers and poultry workers, backyard bird flock owners, livestock farmers and workers, veterinarians and veterinary staff, and responders should wear recommended PPE (e.g., the same PPE is recommended for persons exposed to any confirmed or potentially infected animals as for exposed poultry workers; for specific recommendations see: PPE recommended for poultry workers). This includes wearing an N95™ filtering facepiece respirator, eye protection, and gloves and performing thorough hand washing after contact, when in direct physical contact, or during close exposure to sick or dead birds or other animals, carcasses, feces, unpasteurized (raw) milk, or litter from sick birds or other animals confirmed to be or potentially infected with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses. Workers should receive training on using PPE

CDC's recommendations for farmers re: bird flu outbreak in the US

1️⃣ Wear N95 respirators, eye protection, and gloves, and wash hands to reduce risk of infection when handling animals
2️⃣ Train workers to use PPE correctly

If we could could only see cats in zoos we'd be like "OMGGG THEY'RE LIKE TINY TIGERS AND PANTHERS I WANT ONE SOOOO BAD" but since we see them all the time we tend to take them for granted. Don't make that mistake. Marvel at your tiny tiger every day.

my discovery of the day is that the bass line and rhythm of the chorus in "funkytown" is almost exactly the same as the opening of "the changeling" by the doors

On the bright side, I suppose life is more interesting that way?

I did! I liked the books more, but I still enjoyed the show.

Not suspicious of them at all 🙄

Being a diehard fan of a politician is like having a shrine to your electrician or a votive candle of your plumber.

You’re hiring them for a practical job. You’re not dating them.