You should really check claims before believing them

What’s happening: end stage populist brain rot

(Major meltdown by the time voters go to the polls, that is. These shocks take a little time to play out)

The situation is dynamic in the extreme; however, I think there’s one metric that makes scenario #2 far more likely: when the Strait of Hormuz reopens.

Anything past July or August is going to be in major US economic meltdown territory. Voters usually respond to that

Populists often ignore information that is inconvenient to their worldview—which only revolves around creating enemies to destroy.

This site is saturated with it.

Beyond it is a real world: one where facts and analysis build our shared understanding of reality.

Hey, if they don’t need my money I’m happy to support other independent venues. Good luck to them

So many questions

Wir könnten alles sein.
Aber wir sind.
Schon.

Hm.

if one can’t look at more than one factor of how an event came to happen, the obvious question is why can’t they

Experts can have this *verifiable* skillset of rigorous analysis compared to untrained, untrustworthy randos with agendas

that's my understanding
Like Hamas, Hezbollah has appeared to have built command & control, armaments storage, and barracks underneath the most densely populated parts of the city

this is Hezbollah's military (and political) choice, and I'd like to hear more about it from experts.

what people? like who? anonymous accounts we don't know are in the US or not?

the only thing interesting here is the desire to change the subject--this is a misinformation tactic.

Anyone with a desire to use critical thinking and analyze facts to form their opinions should pay close attention when someone is trying to stop them.

opinions from experts matter more than yours

All of life is choosing the better of things no matter how bad the choices are sometimes, not shirking from responsibility claiming principles as an excuse to salve your fake righteousness.

you're a professor in a related area, can you tell me about Ali Reda Abbas's movements and tactics in this particular town? especially as they are related to/nested in civilian infrastructure? I'd like to learn some facts about this topic.

FACT CHECK: Clinton Lays Out Economic Plan In Contrast To Trump Clinton argued that her plan would boost the middle class while Trump's plan "would give trillions in tax cuts to big corporations, millionaires, and Wall Street money managers."

these are what facts look like:
Clinton 16 policy on middle/working classes is apparent.

"truth" populist cult rhetoric used to spread false information about clearly present historical fact

www.npr.org/2016/08/11/4...

use of the word truth is a tell

that word is for religion and cults
facts is the word used when presenting evidence

No, you actually can't if you think about it.

Here's why: I am a known scholar. I have credential and publications that can be validated.

You are an anonymous account--with the only thing verifiable is your inability to deal with an opposing opinion backed by expertise.

This is your problem.

Exactly!

We are in a paradigm shift. Things that used to matter will cease to be significant. Unforeseen things will become essential. Whatever you think those things might be, they are impossible to predict--even by the very wisest of us.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

Ein Haus am Meer.
Bitte.

whatever

Maybe you should talk to some Jewish people who aren’t online if you’re not just entertaining yourself with other people’s misery

Highlighted in red: "Political interference is inappropriately shaping or interfering in the conduct, management, communication, or use of science for political advantage or such that it undermines impartiality, nonpartisanship, or professional judgement"

"HHS works to promote a culture of scientific integrity by creating an empowering environment for innovation and protecting scientists and the process of science from inappropriate interference. Scientific findings and products must not be suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and must not be subjected to political interference or inappropriate influence. The responsible and ethical conduct of research and other scientific activities requires an environment that is safe and free from harassment and discrimination" Highlighted in red are "suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes", "subjected to political interference", and "inappropriate influence."

"HHS works to promote a culture of scientific integrity by creating an empowering environment for innovation and protecting scientists and the process of science from inappropriate interference. Scientific findings and products must not be subjected to interference or inappropriate influence and must not be inappropriately suppressed, delayed, or altered. The responsible and ethical conduct of research and other scientific activities requires an environment that is safe and free from harassment and discrimination." Highlighted in green are "subjected to interference or inappropriate influence" and "inappropriately suppressed, delayed, or altered."

Text, with "political" highlighted in red to indicate removal: I. Protecting Scientific Processes Scientific integrity fosters "honest scientific investigation, open discussion, refined understanding, and a firm commitment to evidence" (OSTP 2010). It also enables consideration and documentation of differing scientific opinions. Practices that support scientific integrity may include peer review and open science. Science, and public trust in science, thrives in an environment that prevents political interference and inappropriate influence from impacting scientific data and analyses and their use in decision making. It is the policy of HHS to: 1. Prohibit political interference or other inappropriate influence in the design, proposal, conduct, review, management, evaluation, communication about, and use of scientific activities and scientific information. Prohibit inappropriate restrictions on resources and capacity that limit and reduce the availability of science and scientific products (e.g., manuscripts for scientific journals, presentations for workshops, conferences, and symposia) outside of normal budgetary or priority-setting processes or without scientific, legal, or security justification. 3. Require that leadership and management ensure that covered individuals engaged in scientific activities can conduct their work objectively, free from political interference or other inappropriate influence, and free from retaliation.

HHS just published an update to its Scientific Integrity Policy. Notably, it has removed the concept of political interference, and no longer calls it out as something specifically to be prevented.
www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... (deletions in red, insertions in green)

“The data doesn’t agree with you” is a statement said by someone who hasn’t engaged with the vast Soviet history field

Same as it ever was

When AI Use Makes You Uncool Students are setting their own rules, judging one another, and often using the tools in secret.

Humanities majors are increasingly questioning the generative artificial intelligence tools that are reshaping their generation’s academic experience, and in many cases shunning them altogether. They see AI use in the classroom as a character test. https://chroni.cl/4sneNVE

maybe if you grunt and chant debate me it’d be more entertaining

That almost gave me a spit-take