* Posts by mcanada

5 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Feb 2023

Stanford Internet Observatory wilts under legal pressure during election year

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People should really read the Twitter files posted on X by Taibbi, Weiss, Fang, Shellenberger, Zweig and Berenson before letting their fingers fly about who has been coercing censorship under threat of additional govt regulation. Hint: it wasn't Republicans. SIO was one of many organizations (FBI, CIA, CSIA, etc) that was utilizing direct and exclusive portals into social media companies to curtail what they deemed "mis/dis/mal-information" and promote Biden Administration narrative relative to election security, COVID severity, and the necessity of mRNA vaccination; all false. Republicans on Capitol Hill have been slow to respond to those 1A violations. Substantial arguments were presented in the Murthy v. Missouri before then Supreme Court. A ruling is expected in coming weeks. While I don't believe the case was argued as well as it could have been I sincerely hope that SCOTUS will rule that state coerced censorship which had turned social media into nothing less than a propaganda engine for the Biden Administration violates the 1st Amendment.

Ex-White House election threat hunter weighs in on what to expect in November

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Worry about AI (so you don't worry about state sponsored

We're supposed to get whipped up about AI ads and memes, rather than state sponsored and coerced news manipulation, suppression of negative Biden stories? Riiiiight.

Microsoft warns that China is using AI to stir the pot ahead of US election

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I can't imagine anything more damaging than what our own government has spewed these last few years; 1) climate change is an existential threat, 2) COVID is a pandemic, 3) mRNA vaccines are safe and effective, 4) democracy is on the ballot, 5) free speech is DANGEROUS, 6) mail-in voting is immune to fraud, 7) illegal immigrants built this country, 8) the federal government solves your every problem, 9) Jan 6 was an INSURRECTION. A constant barrage of nonsense.

SpaceX accused of paying less to women and minority engineers

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mgc

The case sounds lacking in pattern of behavior. Mostly anecdotal. Where are the statistics? Tough row to hoe in court.

IBM health benefits blackout leaves retirees footing the bill

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HSA balance appears!

One more IBM retiree who has been managing without access to HRA since December. Our "HRA Perpetual Active (Future Health Account - FHA)" {mouthful} is showing the expected balance as of Feb 15. Hoping for smoother road ahead. Thanks for your article Tom.