2023-11-16

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Meta allows ads saying 2020 election was rigged on Facebook and Instagram
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Well that's tricky right, since the 2020 election was rigged all kinds of ways in favor of the Republicans.
The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian

With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win

(Aug 2022) Why the masturbation paper indicts academia
Biden Has Wiped Away $127B in Student Loan Debt
(emphasis mine) Academic Conferences Are a Scam — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

Last year’s bookroom at the AAA, however, had few publisher stalls and fewer books than can be found in just one of my rooms at home. Rules preventing the display of book covers with images of bones also rendered bookrooms and program materials less interesting than in previous years. The Society for American Archaeology (SAA), the largest archaeological conference in the U.S., essentially has a ban on such images.

Cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination
NTSB Calls for Technology to Reduce Speeding in All New Cars
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Haley calls for name verification on social media
- Nikki Haley's Plan to Require Verification on Social Media
- Nikki Haley Destroyed Her Campaign With Just a Few Words
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House - POLITICO
China Decries Biden's Off-Script 'Dictator Xi' Comment As "Extremely Wrong" Political Maneuvering | ZeroHedge

Hands down the biggest moment from Biden's post-Xi meeting, and which threatens to derail any positive feelings built through the day, was his off-the-cuff remark calling Xi a "dictator".

With the summit wrapped up, and Xi's plane headed back to Beijing, the Chinese government on Thursday issued its first reaction to Biden calling Xi a "dictator" - which it should be emphasized was said while Xi was literally still there in San Francisco (if not still in the same venue or building):

President Joe Biden’s description of Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator is “extremely wrong,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Thursday at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

Mao slammed the remark as "irresponsible political maneuvering" - and likely there is much more condemnation out of China to come.