Notices by Calishat (researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host), page 5

@BethanyBlack (looks up Eddie Guerrero)

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@NoraReed So important, they put it in their freaking IPO in 2004. (Receipts: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312504073639/ds1.htm .)

20 years later...

#California #media #BlockedContent #news #Google #politics

"Google is temporarily blocking California-based news outlets’ content for some state residents, reprising a political tactic the tech industry has repeatedly used to try to derail such bills in places like Canada and Australia that require online platforms to pay journalism outlets for articles featured on their websites."

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/12/google-california-news-journalism-00151873

Put OJ Simpson and Donald Trump into the Chronos Crossfinder and wow, this hits different

Whee!

#UK #walking #cycling #PublicTransport #PublicOpinion

'A new report has found that a majority (56%) of people want to shift investment in road building schemes to funding options for walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport.

Sustrans’ Walking and Cycling Index... also revealed greater public demand for active travel over driving, with 50% wanting to walk more and 43% wanting to cycle more. A third of people want to make greater use of public transport.'

https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/177807/public-support-walking-cycling-public-transport-funding/

@StillIRise1963 don't read this if your blood pressure is janky, I'm about to punch a wall

https://capitalbnews.org/black-women-hair-relaxers-us-lawsuits-africa-sales-climbing/

I think @StillIRise1963
would find this interesting.

https://www.undesigndc.org/

@siege TEN BILLION DOLLARS for the Hollywood Montrose reference.

Good morning to everybody but especially the people who made a model of the Empire State Building out of shortbread.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/empire-state-building-made-shortbread-141913410.html

#Google #politics #elections #SouthKorea

'Google has decided to suspend all politics-related advertisements on its services in South Korea ahead of the general election next month, according to industry sources. According to the sources, Google recently posted a notice saying that it will not support political ads during South Korea’s election period.'

https://telanganatoday.com/google-to-suspend-political-ads-in-south-korea-ahead-of-elections

#Arizona #politics #disinformation #OnlineExtremism #InformationWarfare

'With looming elections this fall, Republican Richer and Democrat Fontes are taking more aggressive steps than ever to rebuild trust with Arizona voters, knock down disinformation and immediately address threats.

They said they are hoping it’s enough to counter an onslaught they know is coming in November.'

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2024/03/23/arizona-expects-to-be-back-at-the-center-of-election-attacks-its-top-officials-are-going-on-offense-2

#WashingtonDC #mapping #BlackHistory #CivilRights

'The nation’s capital is home to key moments in Civil Rights history, and a new interactive map highlights the cultural, political, and social impact of those moments and the Black leaders that called D.C. home.'

https://wtop.com/dc/2024/02/dc-launches-interactive-map-featuring-300-historical-sites/

@evan You're still going to get people going "none of the above" but it's at least a small bollard against buttheads

@evan Pick your favorite color from this array:

Damn, now TechCrunch is doing layoffs

#politics #elections #disinformation #InformationWarfare #InternationalRelations

'Foreign information manipulation and interference is a national security threat to the United States as well as to its allies and partners. Today, the U.S. Department of State is announcing an important new tool for addressing this problem: The Framework to Counter Foreign State Information Manipulation.'

https://www.state.gov/the-framework-to-counter-foreign-state-information-manipulation/

#SolarEnergy #ecology #biodiversity #entomology

'The research findings suggest two important implications of habitat-friendly solar energy. One is that habitat-friendly solar sites can play an important role in conserving biodiversity.... Second, habitat-friendly solar sites can help mitigate land-use conflicts associated with the conversion of farmland for solar energy production.'

https://www.newswise.com/doescience/insect-populations-flourish-in-the-restored-habitats-of-solar-energy-facilities/?article_id=805429&sc=rsla

Five years ago or so I made a bookmarklet that accepts a Twitter handle and takes you to that Twitter handle's Wayback Machine page.

https://researchbuzz.me/2018/12/17/a-couple-of-quick-bookmarklets-for-viewing-a-suspended-deleted-twitter-user/

I've been spending a little time comparing what certain politicians were saying three years ago today to what they're saying now, which is probably not good for my blood pressure...

Good to see Joan Donovan in The Conversation.

https://theconversation.com/jan-6-was-an-example-of-networked-incitement-a-media-and-disinformation-expert-explains-the-danger-of-political-violence-orchestrated-over-social-media-220501