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17-09-2010 19:52:16
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As an earthquake scientist, I am used to people misunderstanding what I say; it’s my responsibility to do better. But the idea that a gov’t might misuse my words to push a misleading narrative is new & dismaying. The earthquake was inevitable. The scale of the disaster was not.
(1/3) Since destructive earthquakes on Feb 6 in #Turkey: -access to Twitter restricted for hours by BTKKurumsal -access to ekşi sözlük, TR’s largest forum website, blocked -finally, broadcast regulator RADYO VE TELEVİZYON ÜST KURULU fined @FOXhaber, Halk TV, Tele1 TV over critical reporting
Where did this depressing architecture come from? Is it really designed to demoralize us as Tucker Carlson says? A thread... 🧵