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William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The number one lesson that Donald Trump took from the pandemic on his watch is that it was bad for him politically. For him, utter ignorance was preferable to public information panic and preparedness. Kennedy is the mad bad tool implementing that lesson now in his powerful position running the nation's health agencies right into the ground."</p><p>~ Nina Burleigh</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5QW4fhhWHg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=u5QW4fhhWH</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> is absolutely screwed.</p><p>Their stock was at about 268 at closing last night.</p><p>In less than 24 hours it has dropped to 239 or so last I checked right before writing this at 2:53. </p><p>29 dollars in a day is MASSIVE. Most companies aren't valued at 29 a stock. </p><p>Also the EU is likely fining X a BILLION for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> laws.</p><p>CEOs are also losing billions in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> as the market crashes, like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffbezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffbezos</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> must be sweating.</p><p><a href="https://scoopzapp.com/n/10Asn9QK?ctype=native_video&amp;nid=3949767954173&amp;s=a7&amp;pd=0LRF5CpA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;send_time=1743803538&amp;actBtn=null" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scoopzapp.com/n/10Asn9QK?ctype</span><span class="invisible">=native_video&amp;nid=3949767954173&amp;s=a7&amp;pd=0LRF5CpA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;send_time=1743803538&amp;actBtn=null</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scoopz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scoopz</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a>, now with a helping of "AI"</p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.</p><p>Neither the journal nor its publisher –- which seems to publish only one journal –- appear to be members of the Committee of Publication Ethics."</p><p><a href="https://www.digitaljournal.com/social-media/experts-warn-ai-written-paper-is-latest-spin-on-climate-change-denial/article" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digitaljournal.com/social-medi</span><span class="invisible">a/experts-warn-ai-written-paper-is-latest-spin-on-climate-change-denial/article</span></a></p>
Canadian Crone<p>Our <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Cdnmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cdnmedia</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CTVNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CTVNews</span></a></span> must have consequences for capitulating to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PP</span></a> and his <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> and slew of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SlanderousAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlanderousAttacks</span></a> in his desperate bid to rule Canada. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ChairmanHarper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChairmanHarper</span></a> is pulling his strings. And <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MapleMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MapleMAGA</span></a> is so arrogant and pretentious with an overblown hubris, that he doesn’t realize he is nothing but a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SeducedStooge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeducedStooge</span></a> <br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/charlieangus/p/ctv-capitulates?r=2b7uvn&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/charliea</span><span class="invisible">ngus/p/ctv-capitulates?r=2b7uvn&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> and delay solutions."</p><p><a href="https://grist.org/accountability/fossil-fuel-sectors-climate-obstruction-twitter-x/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/accountability/fossi</span><span class="invisible">l-fuel-sectors-climate-obstruction-twitter-x/</span></a></p><p>(And of course the strategies are not confined to Xitter).<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Lara Anton, spokesperson for state health dept, said her office refused the shipment from HHS 'because healthcare providers have not requested it from us.' Kennedy also said that he believes budesonide, clarithromycin, or cod-liver oil can treat measles, but the health department apparently doesn’t want those either."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VitaminA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VitaminA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CodLiverOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodLiverOil</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/quackery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quackery</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nostrums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostrums</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonsense</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"RFK Jr. told Fox earlier this month that he was delivering vitamin A to measles-stricken communities in West Texas immediately. But a Texas health official told The Atlantic that no doses of vitamin A ever arrived at the state health department—not because RFK Jr. broke his promise, but because Texas doctors didn’t want them."</p><p>~ Ron Filipkowski</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VitaminA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VitaminA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CodLiverOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodLiverOil</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/quackery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quackery</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nostrums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostrums</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nonsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonsense</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weekend-in-politics-bulletin-27a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meidasplus.com/p/this-weekend-</span><span class="invisible">in-politics-bulletin-27a</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Stupidity about vaccines is both too damned close and traveling at the speed of light. We're going to have to be faster. ...</p><p>How are we going to escape this stupidity? I don’t know, but you can protect yourself from some of the damage by making sure your vaccinations are up to date. Make sure your friends and family are up to date as well."</p><p>~ Rayne</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stupidity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/30/reaching-velocity-to-escape-anti-vax-stupidity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">emptywheel.net/2025/03/30/reac</span><span class="invisible">hing-velocity-to-escape-anti-vax-stupidity/</span></a></p>
Richard Rathe<p>Deception, Obfuscation &amp; Misdirection</p><p>This is a concatenation of posts I originally made in 2016-2017--even more relevant today...</p><p>Most are familiar with the concept of <a href="https://c.im/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a>—short for <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fear</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Uncertainty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uncertainty</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/Doubt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doubt</span></a>. It summarizes a strategy often used in marketing and political propaganda. Its effects are pernicious, divisive and lead to exploitation. Examples abound. Fear is a strong motivator! To resist FUD one must understand how it is practiced using the principles of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deception</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Obfuscation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obfuscation</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Misdirection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misdirection</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/deception_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/dec</span><span class="invisible">eption_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Liars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liars</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GeorgeOrwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeOrwell</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HannahArendt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HannahArendt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ivermectin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ivermectin</span></a> was found to help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> patients...</p><p>patients with parasites</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ignorance</span></a> spread "the cure" without the whole picture</p><p>Likewise, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VitaminA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VitaminA</span></a> was found to help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a> patients...</p><p>patients with vitamin A deficiency</p><p>And so, ignorance once again:</p><p>"West <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> children treated for vitamin A toxicity as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> spreads alongside measles outbreak"</p><p>People think they know better than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doctors</span></a>, and harm themselves and their children</p><p><a href="https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-03-27/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tpr.org/public-health/2025-03-</span><span class="invisible">27/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak</span></a></p>
Jenny<p>“David Geier is NOT a vaccine skeptic. Stop calling him that.<br>Letting him head an “investigation” into vaccines and autism will legitimize his decades of lies and illegal medical treatments that harmed children.”</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/immunologic/p/david-geier-is-not-a-vaccine-skeptic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/immunolo</span><span class="invisible">gic/p/david-geier-is-not-a-vaccine-skeptic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidGeier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidGeier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntiVaxx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiVaxx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/YourLocalEpidemiologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YourLocalEpidemiologist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AndreaLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndreaLove</span></a></p>
Jay Drake 🇨🇦 ≠51<p>The "house hippo" is back! </p><p>(Those of us who grew-up with this guy the first time, know all about disinformation and media awareness)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r1L9NtBHRI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=6r1L9NtBHR</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/CanadaStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaStrong</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Never51" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Never51</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/cdnpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpol</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/househippo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>househippo</span></a></p>
Tim Zee<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> <br>It's time to call out Apartheid Elon's disinformation by its true name: BULLSHIT. We're not engaged in an Oxford style debate and we do need to grab attention. <br>AOC, Bernie, and the others should not shy away from this word and others like it. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ApartheidElon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApartheidElon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bullshit</span></a></p>
Crcordray🇨🇦<p>Don't bother to follow me during the next 2 months if you have no pictures, no introduction, or no significant history or proof you are not a bot. I will block you and if i find anything suspicious report you. Exceptions are allowed based on proof of humanity. <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/electioninterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electioninterference</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/spying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spying</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"She recalls going ''mosque to mosque to mosque' during a 2017 measles outbreak in Minnesota to listen to the Somali community’s concerns and educate local religious leaders about the danger of measles and the safety of the MMR vaccine.</p><p>She spoke to nearly every parent of the children hospitalized in the outbreak. 'Many of them, the parents, were like, "Oh, my God, I never knew it would be this bad.'"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Out of every 1,000 cases, about 200 children require hospitalization, 50 develop pneumonia, one experiences brain swelling that can result in disability, and one to three will die. …</p><p>Patsy Stinchfield, a pediatric nurse practitioner, has seen how the uncontrolled spread of an illness can change parents’ minds — with the right messaging."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <br>/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The actual number of people who have fallen ill has been underreported, officials say, because of inadequate testing. For most children, measles brings a fever and an itchy rash, but it can lead to serious complications, including pneumonia, seizures and brain damage."</p><p> ~ Brandy Zadrozny</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <br>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/anti-vaccine-influencers-weaponized-measles-death-texas-rcna196900" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/health/health-news</span><span class="invisible">/anti-vaccine-influencers-weaponized-measles-death-texas-rcna196900</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"There were 285 cases of measles reported in the US last year. So far, there have been 378 confirmed cases in the first few months of 2025."</p><p>~ Melody Schreiber</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/23/measles-spread-vaccine-misinformation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/23/measles-spread-vaccine-misinformation</span></a></p>
Peter Nimmo<p>Fascinating new use of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MPs</span></a> on an inquiry about <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> were sent an email with links to a fake <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> website written by non existent <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/24/mps-think-they-may-have-been-targets-of-disinformation-over-bangladesh-inquiry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">mar/24/mps-think-they-may-have-been-targets-of-disinformation-over-bangladesh-inquiry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a></p>
Crcordray🇨🇦<p>How Trump uses disinformation in his trade war with Canada <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-trade-war-disinformation-1.7489805" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tra</span><span class="invisible">de-war-disinformation-1.7489805</span></a> CBC by Evan Dyer <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> is wrong how trade w/ <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dairy</span></a> works- he is"falsely presenting the "over-quota" tariff rates that are almost never charged as the normal rate" -the <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> protects its <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/sugarbeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sugarbeet</span></a> and <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Sugarcane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sugarcane</span></a> as well as cereal and beef farmers with a "tariff rate quota" just like Canada does for its Dairy and poultry farmers <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/uspoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspoli</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/tradeAgreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradeAgreements</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>