april glaser

Through a tangled web of more than 22 shell companies, Bill and Melinda Gates quietly became the largest owners of farmland in America. Their farmland grows potatoes for McDonald’s fries and carrots and onions that end up in grocery stores. My latest nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…

1. Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription. Today @FTC finalized a rule requiring that businesses make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

@xuhulk So grateful for it!

@aprilaser That water!!!!! I feel refreshed just looking at a picture of it.

@wegladlyfeast Happy bday!!!!

happy birthday to me. this was the view at dinner.

Gosh- hi y'all! Been a while. I moved to the mountains and live a regular country life now. Mostly grilling, fishing, gardening, felling trees and lovin on my dog when not at work. Swimming in a lake or river religiously every day. Last winter I got 4.5 ft of snow! It's been wild

This article is a great example on how the @nytimes coverage of Indigenous issues doesn’t meet the basic standards of journalism. This article grossly misrepresents what happened in the underlying custody cases and the people behind the lawsuit.

@bhobrainey absolutely

@aprilaser This joke feels somehow derivative

@roag505 graffiti, duh <3

Its been busy couple of months. Im giving myself the day off. What else should i do today?

@ncweaver it's a real beast in sheep's clothing. and just my size

So now I've read like 5 articles on cheating at pro-fishing tournaments and it turns that polygraph tests are a really common way to catch cheaters gameandfishmag.com/editorial/crea… - totally hooked on this story y'all 😬

@oneunderscore__ Total shithole now. Thx a lot antipasta

@aprilaser Look what Antifa has done to this once great place.

@Kn6Mhz 🤘

@aprilaser Spectacular

@Kittfornow That im joking 🙃

@aprilaser What am I missing?

@BigTobes48 @TaylorLorenz I’m really not immediately sure, but right off the bat I’ll say that headlines that draw on the most surprising detail aren’t helping when it comes to health communications

@aprilaser @TaylorLorenz Agreed! But what's the solution? Should the CDC come out and state they are verifying certain claims of side effects before there's enough data available for a definitive conclusion?

This is a mess — I remember when I was reporting on this such claims were labeled as misinformation. How do we reconcile?

@BigTobes48 @TaylorLorenz Yes, it moved from anecdotal to studied information. But that doesn’t change the challenge in messaging and potential for deepening distrust

@aprilaser @TaylorLorenz I see what you're saying and it is very different to navigate reporting on such topics, but what's the threshold of anecdotal evidence that changes unverified claims from misinformation to something credible that should b reported on?

@BigTobes48 @TaylorLorenz Absolutely, but reconciling the new research with the former label of misinformation is a minefield for reporters striving for accuracy in an environment of eroding reader trust in media

@TaylorLorenz @aprilaser So because multiple people claim something it must be true? I know you know about the multitude of falsly claimed side effects. Time has passed and they've been able to collect enough data to verify the certain claims. That's how science/research works...

1/6 We try to keep it light and fun here, but today we'd like to try and explain one of the biggest causes of frustration patrons face at the Accounts Desk: "My spouse has five books checked out, can you tell me what they are?" The answer? Simply? No.

@CiCiAdams_ So badass you’re learning ASL !

Babyyy, I’ve been learning ASL for a year now. When I learn enough to do this, y’all are gonna be SICK of me!

We dug into the role of internet infrastructure companies like Cloudflare in deciding what does and doesn’t get to stay online — whether they like it or not. Our latest looks specifically at what happened with K**ifarms and 8chan techpolicy.press/is-a-tech-comp… with @jruddock__