As someone who studies misinformation, the past week has been a masterclass in how positive actors with a strong information operation and tech platforms being (somewhat) sensible can create an environment in which misinformation struggles to take hold. A 🧵.

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We're two months away from millions of people losing the right to abortion and two years out from an attempted coup while a nationwide reactionary movement bans books and calls queer people a threat to children so yeah no I don't think we've moved too far left

On Tuesday my mid child will be 6.5 years old. I will be exactly 6 months away from paying off my 20% portion of her $1.2mil birth. We can't be deciding as a country to force carrying pregnancies when we wont provide insurance that covers the cost.

Protecting abortion rights is not a midterm pitch—Democrats have the power now. We have the majority in Congress and we have the White House. Instead of drafting fundraising emails tonight, our elected leaders should be in DC voting to codify Roe & getting rid of the filibuster.

If you're overwhelmed by the AI discourse this weekend, or aren't sure what to think, look to @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social), MMitchell, and @emilymbender.bsky.social for threads & thoughts that add context and strip away hype.

Just so everyone knows, these are the states - including Massachusetts - that had one of their gun laws overturned today.

After #RoeOverturned, Facebook is blocking posts in the US in which users ask about abortion pills. But posts about illegal substances remain online. trib.al/1bqm0mL

I had to make a before and after to really appreciate how good the James Webb Telescope really is.

Wut?

Making sure I add the ones I haven't read to my list...

Last Friday, CBS cancelled a segment about our clients suing Amazon for selling suicide kits to their now deceased kids. CBS’ cowardice gave me renewed clarity about how urgent this litigation is. 🧵naomi leeds 1/

just so were all clear, Musk is firing half of Twitter's staff, including huge swaths of their content moderation capability, four days before opening up identity-confirmation-free verification to the whole website which will happen...the day before a national election.

I haven’t started looking at the raw data yet from the Texas midterm election. Still trying to catch upon missed sleep. But several things come to mind. Although the turnout was not as big as last midterms, it was still impressive when you think of the obstacles.

My neighbors ALL have xmas decor up outside. Meanwhile, I'm still on Halloween.

We’re asking readers to not engage in any The New York Times platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line! Read local news. Listen to public radio. Make something from a cookbook. Break your Wordle streak.

This account is much more of a follower than a tweeter. But I'm still shutting it down (informally, in case Twitter fixes its policies and tech). If any of the 800 accounts I follow notice this and want a new follower elsewhere, I'm on Post. Look for Colleen with the numeral 1✌️