Real-time “crowd size estimates” tend to overestimate – by a lot
Be skeptical of crowd size estimates, especially those with a political context.
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Be skeptical of crowd size estimates, especially those with a political context.
This was originally posted in April 2025. This has been updated to note Stanford’s Christopher Gardner’s role and his conflicts of interest in promoting a “plant-based” diet via the USDA…
The ClimateCrisis is over. Done, Kaput.
Trump adds 100% tariff on all foreign made films, guaranteeing most films of the future will be made with AI actors.
Oregon declares ClimateCrisis over, to charge EV's a by-the-mile fee, increase registration fees (already 2x that of gas vehicles), and make EV driving much more expensive.
This story blames Republicans for high ACA health insurance premiums - even though the ACA was designed, written, and implemented by Democrats.
The H-1B program was created after a flawed NSF model (since discredited) projected a shortage of STEM workers.
The H-1B visa is likely over with. It's been in effect since 1990, and was used to import temporary tech workers for 3 years, eventually made renewable to 6.
Tell a lie often enough and people may start to believe it.
A propaganda campaign to shut down meat eating is underway.