Favorites December 4th 2021
Derek Thompson@DKThomp
2 things happening here
1. there's a v successful GOP propaganda machine with no full equivalent on the left, which sets a floor of positive coverage for GOP presidents
2. the non-conservative news media has a negativity bias and overreacts to bad news
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
7:47 PM · Dec 4, 2021
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It's not exactly a surprise that the media is structured this way, but it's interesting to see a structured analysis of the phenomenon.
Brian Fung@b_fung
Twitter is acknowledging a wave of "coordinated" and "malicious" activity on its platform as right-wing activists say they've been "weaponizing" the site's new private media policy:
cnn.com
Right-wing activists are openly ‘weaponizing’ Twitter’s new private media policy
1:44 AM · Dec 4, 2021
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I don't think I've mentioned it previously, but Twitter added a new policy regarding sharing any media of people without their consent. This has been very easy to abuse.
Bay Area Air Quality@AirDistrict
@simX @graue Wood smoke is impacting air quality today. Fires in fireplaces and woodstoves are the largest source of air pollution during the winter in the Bay Area.
7:40 PM · Dec 2, 2021
3 Reposts · 8 Likes
It's all woodsmoke this last week! Day after day of smog, and I'm thinking 'huh, I guess people started commuting again'. Nope!
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Open letter from a distinguished group of science and math professors criticizes the proposed California Math Framework that would reduce middle/high school students’ access to advanced math classes.
sites.google.com
k12mathmatters
10:35 PM · Dec 4, 2021
60 Reposts · 316 Likes
Gotta say, I'm not super excited about some of the proposed changes for California's school system. We've already seen the results of this policy in SF.
Philip Oldfield@SustainableTall
This is a remarkable graphic
There is 1120Gt of biological life on earth - all plants, humans, animals, bacteria, *everything*
In comparison there is 549Gt of concrete, 92Gt of bricks, 386Gt of aggregates and 65Gt of asphalt
visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-th…
8:31 AM · Dec 4, 2021
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I kinda feel like the aggregates are a cheat.
