an easy conversational read and fascinating on effects of biased data:
“If I write papers that are pro-big tech and anti-union, I get a lot of data that allows me to publish in prestigious journals. If I’m a pro-union guy, I get no private data as a result, and I have no great career.” https://t.co/hDivEtzea7
A photograph of Abdul Baqi taken after he was blinded by his father and brothers caused outrage in Pakistan after it was circulated on Facebook along with details of his horrific ordeal.
Abdul Baqi was blinded with a spoon by his own father and brothers at their home in southwestern Pakistan because he insisted on marrying a young woman that he'd fallen in love with.
Within minutes, top commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards realized they had shot down the Ukrainian airliner. For days they lied to Iran's government. A day-by-day account the attempted cover up by @farnazfassihi. https://t.co/QD1jcNTCPm
African Americans are just 13% of the population of this country, but a majority of homeless folks. That doesn’t just happen. We need to redress America’s systemic racism, redlining, and we need to talk seriously about reparations.https://t.co/BeXZmJWUBo
Note that this Jan. 24 CBS tweet with a video of him saying that has 13,300 likes and 3,100 retweets. But the initial replies I see include a ton of negative and dismissive ones:
.@AndrewYang says Democrats should be going on Fox News and criticizes the DNC for not letting the channel host a Democratic debate: "How can you win an election and bring the country together if you literally won't talk to 40 or 50% of the population?" https://t.co/F9xWFIU08Wpic.twitter.com/U1ZglSxM19
Excellent reporting by @propublica uncovers new details of possible Saudi involvement in the 9/11 plot in its early days in San Diego. https://t.co/GvmORUDWxg
A spokesman for the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), called for aid to "avert any threats to food security, livelihoods, malnutrition".
Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are all struggling with "unprecedented" and "devastating" swarms of the food-devouring insects, the FAO has said. The agency fears locust numbers could grow 500 times by June.
[....] abolitionists and slavers alike read the papers anxiously for news of slave revolts, taking stock of where the rebels came from, how adroitly they planned their attacks, how quickly revolts were suppressed, and how soon they broke out again.
New York became the latest city to tell businesses they must accept cash. The bill, which prevents most retailers from refusing to accept cash or charging customers more if they use it, was approved by the city council Thursday.
New: Mike Bloomberg shifts presidential ad campaign to focus on impeachment. Message will go into states with vulnerable GOP senators like Arizona, Maine, Colorado and N.C. https://t.co/QbEcT92AfZ
“Today’s announcement that a criminal complaint has been filed against Intercept co-founding editor Glenn Greenwald is the latest example of journalists facing serious threats in Brazil.” https://t.co/YKJxSxslfo
