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As Elon Fires More Trust & Safety Staff, Twitter’s Moderation Efforts Fall Apart

2 years 9 months ago
Despite having already fired a huge percentage of Twitter’s trust & safety team handling issues around content moderation, including the teams handling child sexual abuse material and election denialism, last week Elon apparently fired another chunk of the team. Just in time for organizers of the insurrection in Brazil to make use of social media […]
Mike Masnick

My crystal ball says . . . 1% inflation by the end of the year

2 years 9 months ago
Just for the lulz, here are inflation expectations over the next 30 years as estimated by the Cleveland Fed: Everything is fine. There is absolutely nothing worrisome in any of this. FWIW, I think near-term inflation will be lower than this. Rates are already pretty low right now and are going to get lower as ...continue reading "My crystal ball says . . . 1% inflation by the end of the year"
Kevin Drum

Jon Hamm and Paul Rudd Used to Fight Over an Actress From St. Louis

2 years 9 months ago
Sarah Clarke must be the luckiest lady to ever live in St. Louis because at one point she had Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm fighting over her. The 24 actress went to John Burroughs School in Ladue and attended the prom with Jon Hamm as her date. According to her brother, Preston Clarke, Hamm was always hanging out at the Clarke family house, too.
Jaime Lees

“Nothingburger” wins landslide approval

2 years 9 months ago
There's no point in keeping this survey open any longer, and I'm afraid it's bad news for my letter writer this morning: "nothingburger" turns out to be a huge fan favorite, corralling more than 80% of the vote. That's almost as good as Putin.
Kevin Drum