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“ Palm Beach election supervisor bans cameras from public ballot-counting “ by Lulu Ramadan on The Palm Beach Post
NBC and Fox News sued after election officials illegally banned them from filming the recount. The judge agreed with them and forced them to allow the media back in. What were they hiding?
http://archive.today/Zbkj6
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“ Math is racist: How data is driving inequality “ by Aimee Rawlins on CNN
The Truth is racist according to CNN. What else is there to say?
http://archive.today/j3mNl
What the fuck
BREAKING NEWS: AIR IS RACIST
I wish you were joking
there was an article that claimed that
It’s really just a distraction to keep left-wing untermenschen fixated on stupid shit
The liberals who role play as communists need to be kept in a mental pen, that is, stupid “PC” issues
If not, then they’ll finally realize how stupid their position is
Their worldview’s practically backed up by denial (unironically, ofc)
Breaking news: Articles have clickbait headlines to draw attention, then expound upon an actual issue (often with only a tertiary relation to the title, or with the title being a gross over-exaggeration) in the actual article
"From targeted advertising and insurance to education and policing, O'Neil looks at how algorithms and big data are targeting the poor, reinforcing racism and amplifying inequality."
"Denied a job because of a personality test? Too bad -- the algorithm said you wouldn't be a good fit. Charged a higher rate for a loan? Well, people in your zip code tend to be riskier borrowers. Received a harsher prison sentence? Here's the thing: Your friends and family have criminal records too, so you're likely to be a repeat offender. (Spoiler: The people on the receiving end of these messages don't actually get an explanation.)"
It's talking about how math-based algorithms are harmful, particularly to poor communities, which tend to be disproportionately minorities due to the history of heritable wealth
If you've ever taken a course in journalism
or just... any form of course in which you're required to write an essay
You'd know that a grabber goes at the beginning, before you narrow down to an actual topic and discuss it in detail
"Some algorithms have harmful effects on certain communities" sounds a lot more boring than "Math is racist"
The second sounds outrageous, so I'd click on it. The former sounds reasonable and boring.
inb4 "I'd click on the first one, though"
Good for you, you're not the mass public.
@SilverLining too much give TL;DR
tl;dr Read the article, not just the headline, 'cuz clickbait oversimplifies
@Doctor Anon The anarchist is justifying the title by explaining that it's meant to draw attention to the article so people will read the actual issue and the accompanying explanation, and therefore isn't exactly a representation of the content so much as it is an attention grabber.
In other words, she's admitting that journalism is built and fueled by sensationalism, rather than information.
lmao
Trying to justify click-bait when it's to your cause
I'm trying to explain that nobody actually believes the title
And just emphasize how human psychology works
Clickbait's more the result of an overly commercialized culture I'd argue, wherein clicks are treated as money. They're an acceptable form of lies in the current system
I disagree with the usage of clickbait to that degree, but I'm trying to explain why nobody on the left legitimately believes the headline
The right does it too quite a bit, tbf - equally shitty
This is some old information, but I just added it to my archive and RussiaGate timeline.
“ A veteran spy has given the FBI information alleging a Russian operation to cultivate Donald Trump” by David Corn on Mother Jones
This is one of the articles written with secret leaked information from an FBI investigation. Steele is the leaker. He was fired from the FBI informant program because of these kinds of leaks. He did this on behalf of his other employer Fusion GPS, which was in turn working for Hillary Clinton.
http://archive.today/8QuoO
“ Michael Avenatti arrested for felony domestic violence “ on TMZ
Allegedly Avenatti beat up his wife . Her face was “ swollen and bruised” according to witnesses. He claimed she started the fight. They are currently getting divorced, and he recently kicked her out.
http://archive.today/ZRUO1
“ Betsy Devi’s’s Armed security detail is costing taxpayers nearly $20 million by Alexandra Hutzler on Newsweek
The media and left wing activists attacks Devo for her championing of the rights of the falsely accused. This demonization has lead death threats. Now they criticize her for having armed guards after receiving credible death threats inspired by their work.
http://archive.today/0Dwk0
@Exiled Sentinel I don't even think the Diplomatic Security Service's SoS detail costs that much
“ Democrats won House popular votes by largest midterms margin since Watergate “
By NBC News
Historically the incumbent party loses the Senate and the House by a large margin. The Dems failed to do this. They didn’t take the Senate, and barely took the House.
This attempt to spin it otherwise is a hilarious failure. The “ Popular vote” couldn’t mean less in House races. They’re decided on a local level. This is basic stuff.
http://archive.today/yqzfg
A reminder since this event is in the news again in association with Trump being accused of obstructing Justice by the media.
Trump fired Comey at the recommendation of Attorney General, and Deputy Attorney General, Jeff Sessions and Rod J. Rosenstien for his handling of the conclusion of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, and his refusal to acknowledge his mistakes.
He “ usurped” the Attorney Generals authority on July 5, 2016 by announcing in his conclusion of the case that it should be closed without prosecution. At this press conference he released derogatory information about the subject of a declined criminal investigation. He also cast his decision as a choice between “ speaking “ or “ concealing “ the Clinton emails incorrectly.
This decision to fire Comey was backed by former Attorney and Deputy Attorney Generals Laurence Silberman, Jamie Gorelick, Micheal Mukasey , Eric Holder , Alberto Gonzales, Larry Thompson, and Donald Ayer.
Below is the memo, read it yourselves.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3711116/White-House-Fires-James-Comey.pdf