Daniel Fisher

I played a version of #TrivialPursuit from 1996 this past weekend. One question was, "What is the leading cause of death among adults age 25-44?" Answer: #AIDS Thankfully this is no longer the case. #AnthonyFauci contributed to President George W. Bush’s PEPFAR global anti-HIV/AIDS programs to help save millions of lives. The #Trump and #MAGA attacks on public heath and attempts to tear down Fauci will make us less able to confront future global health crises. "But the political heat around the famous doctor may also be an obstacle to something more important: full accountability across the public square over the pandemic, which might improve the federal response to the next emergency." "'These attacks upon Dr. Fauci — it’s not just about him,' Democratic Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey said at the hearing last week. 'It’s sending signals to others … our scientists, our doctors, our healthcare professionals, our researchers. (It’s) trying to show to them that if you don’t get in line with the politics, that you will also potentially be subject to attacks.'” https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/politics/fauci-contempt-vote-covid-pandemic-rand-paul #USpol #USpolitics #covid #covid19 #fauci

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Spot on!

From the Bipartisan Policy Center regarding the #SAVEAct: Here’s what you need to know about requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote: 1) Citizenship is already a requirement to vote, and instances of noncitizen voting are rare. 2) Many eligible citizens don’t have access to documentary proof of citizenship. 3) There are better ways to verify citizenship that put the responsibility on government, not voters. 4) The SAVE Act could have unintended consequences for election officials and election administration. 5) The SAVE Act needs more time and resources to be implemented well. https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five-things-to-know-about-the-save-act/ #USpol #USpolitics #election #elections #voting #vote

@Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social Very cool! Also, traditional Jose Cuervo lamps.

Follow up article to Joel Feder getting pulled over when Flock flagged plates on his loaner Land Rover as stolen (they weren't) "On Wednesday, fellow auto journalist Tim Esterdahl, publisher of Pickup Truck + SUV Talk, was pulled over by two officers in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska while driving his 14-year-old kid in a $105,000 Range Rover Sport that JLR loaned him to review. The plates on it? Yep: New Jersey 34 08 DTM." "This time, the plates were not stolen. The Range Rover wasn’t stolen. My wife and I were not 'persons wanted.' The same story goes for Esterdahl, and who knows how many other people are getting caught up in the 200 million misreads a month by Flock’s cameras and the police making mistakes. The technology is moving so fast without guardrails in place and it’s amplifying human errors, humans aren’t catching the errors on the front or middle or back end of the loop, at least not in this case, and it could’ve led to someone getting hurt or even killed. "Thomas agreed and told me, 'This was a really bad thing that happened to you. I’m really thankful that your kids weren’t in the car. I’m thankful.' I’ll bet he is." https://www.thedrive.com/news/inside-the-flock-dragnet-how-systemic-errors-led-to-police-ambushing-me-for-no-reason #AI #flock #surveillance #tech #technology #cars #car

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Uh oh! Does your "February" have two R sounds?

@arclight@oldbytes.space Not sure I follow here. Is it prone to computational error?

@Elindur@retro.pizza Started watching during my lunch break. The hero we need right now!

@aaron.rupar Trump makes stuff up that is verifiably false and the GOP just goes along with it. Nobody will say, "This emperor has no clothes."