MasksProtectAllOfUs

Did Hypocrisy get a publicist? It's everywhere.

No nation, no society, and no international order can call itself just and humane if it measures its success solely by power or prosperity while neglecting those who live at the margins. Indeed, Christ’s love for the least and the forgotten compels us to reject every form of selfishness that leaves the poor and the vulnerable invisible.

SHO'ING OFF ON THE FIRST PITCH OF THE GAME.

Joe Lim estimates that 90 percent of what you see on the internet is advertising in disguise, and he should know. For three years, Lim ran a company called Floodify, which at its peak operated 65,000 dummy social-media accounts used to drum up attention on behalf of paying clients. The point of this kind of marketing is that nobody is supposed to notice it. But lately, the machinery has started to show. In April, Justin Bieber headlined two consecutive weekends at Coachella. Coachella is the biggest stage in pop music save only for the Super Bowl, the kind of event that in theory generates its own attention. And yet on both weekends, a Discord server writer Lane Brown had been monitoring hosted paid campaigns for Bieber’s Coachella performances, offering clippers — people who are hired to turn a song, trailer, interview, stump speech, or whatever into short, social-media-friendly fragments — as much as a dollar per thousand views. “On social media, popular opinion is being formed, measured, and manipulated all at once, and every signal the platforms produce — a trending song, a backlash, a talking point, the feeling that ‘everybody’ is suddenly talking about the same thing — can now be fabricated by unseen actors with hidden agendas,” writes Brown. “Everybody is doing this now,” Lim says. “And if you’re not, you’re behind.” Brown reports on how the same techniques are now being used to fool people on every app they go to in order to find out what other people think, not just in music but across entertainment, politics, consumer products, and celebrity gossip: nymag.visitlink.me/w6Bu9N

It is Andes Hantavirus and another person on that ship has been confirmed with the virus after flying home to Switzerland. This is what I suspected from the beginning mainly because of the origin of the cruise being from Argentina but also because of of personal communication I had with people who have been on that cruise in the past and had told me about the tremendous amount of cleanliness that was practiced on that ship making mouse dropping contamination very unlikely.

Breaking News: The FDA has blocked publication of research that found widely used Covid-19 and shingles vaccines were safe. nyti.ms/49dtF24

BREAKING: 25-year-old political heir Edward Juul Rod-Larsen, who was left $5M in Jeffrey Epstein’s will, has died by suicide just days after an investigation into his parents’ ties to Epstein was launched, per Daily Mail.

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine. If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

@Variety No one should ever hire them again for any acting job.

Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have teamed with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce AI replications of their famous voices. "To everyone building with voice technology: keep going. You’re helping create a future where we can look up from our screens and connect through something as timeless as humanity itself — our voices," McConaughey says. wp.me/pc8uak-1lGxoB

@JeromeAdamsMD who you calling "we"?

One of the problems with healthcare coverage in US vs other wealthy countries is others view it as a societal good that all should have access to and all benefit from… whereas we in U.S. view it as a consumer product that only some have have “earned” or deserve access to. 😞

Public service is hard enough without struggling to pay for food….@WCKitchen we are proud to feed our federal workers …furloughed or working without pay…at this difficult time. A hot meal is our small thank you for doing a big job for the American people!

WCK is in Washington, D.C. with food for federal employees and their families. Our teams are serving thousands of free meals prepared by local restaurants to people impacted by the U.S. government shutdown. We are stationed at Washington Canal Park until 2 p.m. If you know someone affected by the shutdown, please share this post so they know where to find a meal. ❤️ #ChefsForFeds

GET INVOLVED. #NationalChocolateDay

Corion Evans, a 16-year-old from Mississippi, saw a car with three girls accidentally drive into a river. Without hesitating, he jumped in, swam out, and rescued all three—then helped a police officer who was struggling during the rescue. That’s four lives saved by a teenager who simply refused to stand by. One of the girls later said, “He saved my life right before my last breath.” Incredible bravery, strength and calm under pressure. The world needs more people like Corion.

@GinaIppy as long as our SAG chief negotiator is happy and well fed.... that's all that matters... oh and investing in AI replacing us all....

Streaming is now collectively more expensive than regular old cable ever was, but at least it also has just as many commercials, and the writers and actors aren’t making as much money for the same amount of work. Progress!

Homering after just striking out three batters? Only Shohei.

Happy birthday to everyone's favorite adorable monster, @Grover! Today, your job is to have fun and celebrate with your friends. We love you! #HappyBirthdayGrover ✏️Grover's Birthday Card: m.sesame.org/groverx

#WALKOFF!!!!! FINAL (11): #Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

It's important to be kind. 💛💚

Lots of coughing and sniffles going on around you? Stay purr-fectly protected by wearing a mask! 😷🐈 Wearing a high-quality N95 mask protects you from respiratory viruses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV. 📲 Learn more about masking: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/D… #StayHealthy #MaskUp