These trends have always been a very clear and blatant attempt of media and social media giants like Facebook agreeing how to create consensus and control the narrative.
In the age of populism, it's the attempt of big money to assert control over the limits of political expression.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49615771
In the age of populism, it's the attempt of big money to assert control over the limits of political expression.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49615771
BBC News
Fake news: BBC and tech firms join forces to fight disinformation
The new measures will include an early warning system for use during elections, the BBC says.
Wonderful news to awake to.
Rudd is in a wafer thin marginal. Her long-standing election advisers must have given her the bad news about a snap election. All else is face-saving and forward planning.
https://twitter.com/AmberRuddHR/status/1170429481879842817
Rudd is in a wafer thin marginal. Her long-standing election advisers must have given her the bad news about a snap election. All else is face-saving and forward planning.
https://twitter.com/AmberRuddHR/status/1170429481879842817
Two days ago Gujarat Indian origin Priti Patel announced "curry visas" making it easier for Indian-origin semi-skilled labour to come to the UK without the previous restrictions. Yesterday she also extended visa opportunities for Indian students, making study an easier backdoor to a British passport.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-2-year-post-study-work-visa-for-international-students
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-2-year-post-study-work-visa-for-international-students
GOV.UK
UK announces 2-year post-study work visa for international students
In a major boost for Indian students, the UK government has today announced a new two-year post-study work visa, expanding opportunities for talented international students to build successful careers in the UK.
The corrupt British justice system strikes again
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7455895/Fraud-gang-SPARED-jail-massive-immigration-scam.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7455895/Fraud-gang-SPARED-jail-massive-immigration-scam.html
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Scientist meets non-scientists
Allison Pearson suggests that all the silly feminists who dress in red cloaks are missing the elephant in the room hinted at by Attwood: Islam.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/09/the-appalling-vanity-of-western-feminists-who-think-margaret-atwood-writes-about-them/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/09/the-appalling-vanity-of-western-feminists-who-think-margaret-atwood-writes-about-them/
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#Curiosities
The summer on medieval era, it almost always came with a huge shortage in terms of food. Wheat stocks used to run out very soon, so farmers used the rye they stored from previous crops.
The main problem with all this is that on many occasions it was contaminated with ergot, a kind of fungus that produces alkaloids, which affect the human system.
At first the symptoms are mild; a person suffering from ergot poisoning can expect fatigue, nausea, and diarrhea. As the poisoning gets worse, it can throw people into convulsions. St. Anthony’s Fire comes on when the ergot causes vasoconstriction in the outer limbs. Blood vessels shrink, depriving the limbs of necessary oxygen and nutrients, and letting them essentially die and rot while still on the body. Just as a bonus, ergot poisoning can suppress the immune system.
The largest outbreak, though, happened in France in 944. Forty thousand people across France died before the epidemic abated.
The summer on medieval era, it almost always came with a huge shortage in terms of food. Wheat stocks used to run out very soon, so farmers used the rye they stored from previous crops.
The main problem with all this is that on many occasions it was contaminated with ergot, a kind of fungus that produces alkaloids, which affect the human system.
At first the symptoms are mild; a person suffering from ergot poisoning can expect fatigue, nausea, and diarrhea. As the poisoning gets worse, it can throw people into convulsions. St. Anthony’s Fire comes on when the ergot causes vasoconstriction in the outer limbs. Blood vessels shrink, depriving the limbs of necessary oxygen and nutrients, and letting them essentially die and rot while still on the body. Just as a bonus, ergot poisoning can suppress the immune system.
The largest outbreak, though, happened in France in 944. Forty thousand people across France died before the epidemic abated.