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William Lindsey :toad:<p>"As we endeavor to survive a regime based on barrages of lies, truth should be even dearer to us; facts are part of our arsenal and what we are defending; accuracy and honesty and carefulness are essential ways of being the opposition."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RevisionistHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RevisionistHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EJAntoni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EJAntoni</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Love of truth is an important love. Precision is as beautiful in language as it is in dance. Getting our facts right is an important form of respect, even love, for what matters in our public conversations and political, cultural, intellectual (and personal) lives."</p><p>~ Rebecca Solnit</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RevisionistHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RevisionistHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EJAntoni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EJAntoni</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/stick-with-the-facts-dont-be-like-them-some-notes-on-a-spate-of-recent-misreadings/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meditationsinanemergency.com/s</span><span class="invisible">tick-with-the-facts-dont-be-like-them-some-notes-on-a-spate-of-recent-misreadings/</span></a></p>
🔻Stones of David🔻<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FACTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FACTS</span></a> : Israeli and American state terrorism missrules the world today. We need to bring then to heel.</p><p>UEFA issues Gaza plea days after criticism from Mo Salah; refuses to name Israel</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/rqgzKedgtHU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/rqgzKedgtHU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lebanon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lebanon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lebanon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/yemen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>yemen</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerColonialism</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AntiImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yemen</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/freePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/DismantleZionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DismantleZionism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/belfast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>belfast</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Just wake up in the morning knowing that masked ICE agents are terrorizing mothers and fathers and children and throwing them in cages, and back in Washington D.C., Trump is picking new gold medallions for the walls of his bathroom and meeting with people like Hegseth and Bondi about their upcoming police state, and how do you feel? You feel like giving up."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/absurdity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absurdity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CommonGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonGood</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/civility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civility</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/decency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Lucian K. Truscott on growing old in the era of Republicans' brutal (and gleeful) assault on democracy, the ties that bind us, decency and civility, truth, facts, science, reality itself:</p><p>"We grew up absurd, now we’re growing old absurd. Read your newsfeed on your phone. Turn on MSNBC. Hell, don’t bother reading anything."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/absurdity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absurdity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CommonGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonGood</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/civility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civility</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/decency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decency</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/trump-is-trying-on-fascist-state" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">luciantruscott.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">trump-is-trying-on-fascist-state</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"First, recognize gaslighting.</p><p>Second, understand his true targets.</p><p>Third, watch for 'alternative facts.' </p><p>Fourth, listen for dogwhistles."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a><br>/26</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"He falsely claimed crime is out of control in D.C. to justify federal commandeering of the city. And he demanded the Smithsonian review all its museum programs to ensure they align with his worldview. …</p><p>I want to talk about four strategies to diminish the effect of Trump’s manipulations and lies. These aren’t exhaustive, but they can be helpful to keep us all from being washed away in the flood."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a><br>/25</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The past week has seen a dizzying bombardment of fake reports, propaganda and even pressure upon institutions to revise our history.</p><p>In the past few days alone, Trump replaced the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner with an unqualified Heritage Foundation hack. He brought in an 'expert' to lie about household incomes."</p><p>~ Jay Kuo</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RevisionistHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RevisionistHistory</span></a><br>/24</p><p><a href="https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/rejecting-alternative-realities" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">statuskuo.substack.com/p/rejec</span><span class="invisible">ting-alternative-realities</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin to lead *review* of some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a></p><p>The White House said on Tuesday it will lead an internal review of some Smithsonian museums &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exhibitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exhibitions</span></a> ahead of the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, after Trump earlier this year accused the institution of spreading "anti-American ideology" &amp; raised alarm among <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> advocates [&amp; historians].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whitewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whitewashing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-lead-review-some-smithsonian-museums-2025-08-12/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/white-hou</span><span class="invisible">se-lead-review-some-smithsonian-museums-2025-08-12/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2325478/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2325478/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> British and Irish Lions tour highlights Australia’s rugby revenue advantage over NZ – Gregor Paul <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/advantage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advantage</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/And" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>And</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/australias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australias</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/british" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>british</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gregor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gregor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/highlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highlights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/over" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>over</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Paul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paul</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rugby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rugby</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tour</span></a></p>
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The problem with offering an explanation like "they contain messenger RNA, a tiny bit of genetic code that teaches the immune system to fight the virus," to brain addled people like RFK Jr (heroin) is that you completely lose them at "RNA, a tiny bit of genetic code." Their eyes glaze over at that point and they fall back into their world of ant-science bull shit.
#RFKJr #Trump #Republicans #mRNA #vaccines #science #data #facts #healthcare

"Experts agree that the mRNA vaccines were a stunning breakthrough that allowed people to be protected in record time from Covid-19. They contain messenger RNA, a tiny bit of genetic code that teaches the immune system to fight the virus. No need to grow the virus in hen’s eggs, which takes months."

~ Guardian

#RFKJr #Trump #Republicans #mRNA #vaccines #science #data #facts #healthcare
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The Guardian · The Guardian view on RFK Jr’s vaccine cuts: an assault on science from a politician unfit for his officeBy Editorial

3) “The #GOP #republicans #maga presents #crime as a simple problem to fix,” wrote FrameLab co-author Gil Duran in The San Francisco Examiner. “Just flood the streets with #police and impose #draconian sentences for even low-level offenses. But there’s a major glitch in the narrative: #Republican states tend to have higher rates of #violent #crime than #Democratic states.” theframelab.org/why-do-republi #Facts Not #lies #maga #mobilize the base against #blue state residents #brown #black #women #girls

FrameLab · Why do Republican states have a murder problem?The truth about Democrats, Republicans and crime
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"An authoritarian ruler can go well beyond lying to the press, or keeping journalists in the dark. Beyond intimidation or legal action, as well. There’s another route he can take. He can teach his movement — and his government — to reject reality on a sweeping scale, and discredit the whole idea that we can know what’s happening in our world. Instead of jailing journalists, nullify the real."

~ Jay Rosen

#Trump #authoritarianism #facts #data #science #reality
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Stop the Presses · Q&A with Jay Rosen: How Trump nullifies realityBy Mark Jacob