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  1. Mendel

    How to Take a Photo of the Curve of the Horizon

    The height of that wall doesn't really matter much and won't be discernible with the naked eye. With Flat Earth, it's usually better to use numbers. A 3000ft (~1 Km) high wall, viewed from 1000 miles, subtends an angle of 0.03°. That's approximately the thickness of a fingernail held at arm's...
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    Analyzing Georgia Runoff NYT (and other) Data

    That's a false claim. I googled "vote drop georgia runoff election fact check" and found several articles addressing this issue. It should become obvious from the data that this was a quick up-and-down vote movement within a few minutes; and that you're only shown half of this movement by those...
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    2020 US Election - Current Events

    The co-creator of the Punisher, Marvel’s murderously violent vigilante crimefighter, is calling on comic-book artists to create artworks reclaiming the character’s famous skull logo in the name of the Black Lives Matter movement. Writer Gerry Conway opposes the appropriation of the symbol by...
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    Post Election Social Media Crackdowns

    Source: https://twitter.com/okta/status/1348191370528256002 We were notified that Parler was using a free trial of Okta’s product and we have terminated Parler’s access to the Okta platform. While we support organizations across the political spectrum, our platform will not be used for threats...
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    2020 US Election - Current Events

    Several Capitol Police officers have been suspended in connection with last week's fatal riot at the U.S. Capitol by protesters loyal to President Trump, Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman announced Monday evening. Earlier, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, had said one of the suspended officers took a selfie...
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    2020 US Election - Current Events

    A US Capitol Police officer on duty during Wednesday's coup attempt by Trump supporters died by suicide on Saturday, his family has announced. Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, had been assigned to the Senate Division and joined the department in 2005. Barry Pollack, a lawyer for Liebengood's...
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    Deployment of National Guard during The Capitol Riot

    The article in my previous post states, "An army of 8,000 pro-Trump demonstrators streamed down Pennsylvania Avenue after hearing Trump speak near the White House." I have just looked, but I couldn't source any numbers for how many people attended the rally and how many people then marched to...
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    Deployment of National Guard during The Capitol Riot

    Very good writeup about the difficulties of getting the National guard on the scene. I recommend reading the full article, but here are some highlights: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/capitol-insurrection-police-chief-wanted-backup-denied-house-senate-sergeants-at-arms-20210111.html...
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    Claim: Men in black "Threatened a hotel manager" in 2009

    So you're saying that all I have to do to keep the UFO community busy for months is to hire two improv actors in black suits for an afternoon? How many "Black Men" sightings have been submitted to API since then?
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    Post Election Social Media Crackdowns

    Amazon's letter of suspension to Parler (emphasis mine): Dear Amy, Thank you for speaking with us earlier today. As we discussed on the phone yesterday and this morning, we remain troubled by the repeated violations of our terms of service. Over the past several weeks, we’ve reported 98...
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    Debunking Humor...

    Dogs: We are glad you are home. Antifa pooped in the kitchen.
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    Post Election Social Media Crackdowns

    This quote is heavily excerpted, the full article provides more context to the restrictions: All the platforms that have banned or restricted Trump so far Reddit has banned the subreddit group "r/DonaldTrump," Twitch disabled Trump's channel, Shopify took down two online stores affiliated with...
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    Gabriel Sterling Debunking Trumps Accusations from the Raffernsperger Call

    Gabriel Sterling walks 60 Minutes though surveillance footage from Fulton County taken the night of the 2020 Presidential Election. Because Sterling is commenting on the footage directly, his explanation is more detailed than it was at the press conference that Mick used for his post #1...
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    2020 US Election - Current Events

    Dozens Arrested for Capitol Riot After Feds Find Guns, Violent Threats and Molotov Cocktails [..] Another is the case announced against Alabama resident Lonnie Coffman. U.S. Capitol Police officers saw the handle of what appeared to be a firearm in a pickup truck registered to Coffman, police...
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    Post Election Social Media Crackdowns

    Yes. Democrat and Republican party members who support democracy are democrats. (Note the capitalization.)
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    Media Bias

    Facts: A big issue with using media reports is the quality of media you're using to get your information; some media are more prone to spread misinformation than others. Happily, there are people tracking this. Bias: Apart from the factual accuracy, there is also media bias that shapes the...
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    Post Election Social Media Crackdowns

    That's not a free speech issue. Monopolies are bad in any industry. That said, we don't have a cloud hosting monopoly, we don't have a messenger monopoly; and you don't have to use the Play Store to install an app on your Android phone. (For Apple, you have to use their store, but they don't...
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    Post Election Social Media Crackdowns

    Debunking resource: https://jilliancyork.com/2021/01/10/everything-pundits-are-getting-wrong-about-this-moment-in-platform-regulation-an-ongoing-list/ 1. “Deplatforming Trump sets a precedent” ... Facebook has booted off Lebanese politicians, Burmese generals, and even other right-wing US...
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    2020 US Election - Current Events

    Terry Bouton, Associate Professor of History, UMBC My wife and I attended the “Stop the Steal” Trump Insurrection on Wednesday (as observers, NOT participants) and there are FIVE big take-aways from what we witnessed and heard outside the Capitol that I'd like to share. 1) This insurrection...
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    Covid Stimulus Bill mandates UFO Disclosure

    Sausages and laws, don't ask what goes into them. It's part of the "INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021", and apparently that got bundled up with the Covid bill to get a majority? Sort of like, 'if your people get money, my people get money, too'. Dec 21 2020 Washington, D.C...
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