2022 was a rebirth, a return to life. 🧵
There was not a single day in 2021 - not one - where I could have in my wildest dreams imagined it.
I think about that a lot. And I always will. ❤️ 🙌
Josh Hader and Sean Newcomb are not *victims* for having their old racist and homophobic tweets exposed. They made those statements. And not when they were 10 or 11 years old; they were 18 or 19. Old enough to know better. Shows how entrenched racism, sexism and homophobia are.
@TheRealHoarse
@SRuhle
Because their plan - as with their Nazi rallies - is to make an argument to "look with your own eyes at Trump's support," so when he loses they can argue that result is illegitimate.
At the same time they will push and sue and power-play key states to not count mail-in votes.
Stop calling it “meddling.”
Stop calling then “Internet trolls.”
Language matters. Stop minimizing and ceding the narrative, so we can more comfortably close our eyes to what has happened.
This was *and continues to be* a *full scale military grade psy ops attack* on the US.
NOW: More from:
@realDonaldTrump
. Wants schools open, "wherever possible". "You realize how strong children are, right? Their immune system is maybe a little bit different. Maybe just a little bit stronger. Or maybe it's a lot stronger, right. Could be a lot stronger."
A class action copyright infringement lawsuit was filed against Stability AI (Stable Diffusion), Midjourney, and DeviantArt, Inc. (DreamUp) on behalf of artists who allege their works were used to train
#AI
generative art algorithms.
THREAD 🧵 to come 👇 once I read!
Saying “it was just a joke” or “all kids say dumb stuff” is the equivalent of “boys will be boys.” It gives a pass to unacceptable behavior and perpetuates racism, sexism and homophobia. Instead we should be outraged and outspoken about it being unacceptable.
“The best thing about Donald Trump losing this election is that pretty soon we will never have to listen to Donald Trump ever again.” — Colin Jost
#SNL
What a beautiful beautiful day.
@soledadobrien
Try the truth: We lied to the American people at the beginning because we were unprepared and feared we’d run out of PPE if people knew they all needed masks. Now we can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
@JenSeniorNY
WE ALL KNEW WE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING. EVERY BIT OF THIS WAS PREDICTABLE AND PREDICTED. WE WROTE ABOUT IT EVERY GODDAMNED DAY: via
@GoodMenProject
@AcunaAndrew
@kylegriffin1
Of course that *sounds* good, but I'm waiting to see what Trump's lawyer's lawyer's lawyer's lawyer comes up with before I make my mind up.
This is why I still love Twitter.
"Charlotte's Web is, of course, about the life of the artist: you write for pigs and simpletons, then die alone in an abandoned fairground."-
@WernerTwertzog
Tweet Happy Tweet Happy Werner Herzog Day!!
#Twertzog
THREAD 🧵
Why are owners of
@GutterCatGang
cats buying digital “vials” of “juice” that create new cats from existing cats and cat sacrifices?
And why should
#web3
watchers care?
TL;DR: This is actually sophisticated market and product engineering at work. 👀
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@mtracey
Weak take. He violated the Terms of Service of the platforms he used and was appropriately punished for it. He’s not the victim. Probably factually wrong too that the only place the videos were stored is YouTube.
@RexChapman
Not for nothing, but I’d really feel a lot better about the world if one of the two major political parties in the US would stop with the Nazi rallies.
@JenSeniorNY
Good article. 🙏 you’re right!!
But I take exception to this part:
“When Trump asked voters “What have you got to lose?” most never dreamed that the answer could be: Everything.”
#Oscars
2022 Summary:
And the Oscar goes to … Dune.
And the Oscar goes to … Dune.
And the Oscar goes to … Dune.
Will Smith punches Chris Rock in the face.
And the Oscar goes to … Dune.
And the Oscar goes to … Dune.
@bichkweef
@DeanWisconsin
@joshtpm
@Lawrence
I saw this in his “do you drink beer. Do you like beer. What’s your drink” retort too - I believe it was Whitehouse or Coons. Only a drinker would think to say this.
.
@Yankees
:
I am writing as a lifelong Yankee fan and partial season ticket holder, Sr Sports Editor of The Good Men Project, & father of 2 children to express my extreme outrage that the
#Yankees
will have Trump throw a first pitch at a game at Yankee Stadium in August.
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And, crucially, when you discover that somebody isn’t open to persuasion, leave them. Leave it.
Engaging with that elevates them into the sphere of people who deserve to be taken seriously, and their ideas into the sphere of things that merit debate.
Well it’s officially official that I’ll be adjunct professoring at Seton Hall Law School in Newark this Fall, teaching IP and Technology Licensing.
Very excited!!
@SetonHallLaw
🙌
Over my years of writing at
@GoodMenProject
, I’ve been lucky enough to be able to speak to some of the foremost folks about “masculinity.” It’s incredible how many dots this single issue connect and how many issues it spans. A few highlights:
@iproposethis
Are you saying we fall victim to societal false fairy tale stories and then are let down by a reality that is at odds with that and fully unprepared for the hard work that undergirds strong relationships ?
The SCOTUS today handed down its long-awaited decision in the Warhol Foundation vs Goldsmith copyright infringement case involving Warhol’s Prince series based on Goldsmiths photo re the boundaries of fair use and when a work is an infringement vs a transformative use.
What’s one important thing a family member taught you? Could be a favorite saying or something about how to live life. From Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, a sibling....
AL MVP: Mookie Betts
AL Cy Young: Blake Snell
AL ROY: Miguel Andujar
AL MOY: Kevin Cash
NL MVP: Christian Yelich
NL Cy: Jacob DeGrom
NL ROY: Ronald Acuna
NL MOY: Craig Counsell
THREAD 🧵 on developing NFT commercialization/licensing standards/templates:
@boredjob
released a free-to-use NFT contract template called the PLAN to help NFT owners (e.g., owners of
@BoredApeYC
&
@GutterCatGang
Gang) to more quickly & efficiently do IP licensing deals.
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THEEAD 🧵 Another new lawsuit was filed today against Stability AI, the makers of Stable Diffusion generative AI software. The Plaintiff in this case is Getty Images.
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@JetsonFlyers
@stephapstein
@chrislhayes
If you read what happened, he doesn’t deny what he did. His defense is she wanted it and asked for it. But the extent of her injuries demonstrates a serious problem.
@gregw919
@rdevro
Operation Waste Government Resources To Terrorize Peaceful Refugees Seeking Asylum Who Are - By The Way - Still A Thousand Miles Away, All As Political Stunt In Advance of Midterm Elections