I just saw an apparent left-winger post a suave confident quote, then adamantly refuse an obvious and very well documented fact check of said quote. The contortions were a sight to behold.

So, here's the thing. If you hold that one of the defining differences between us and the fascists is that we honor the truth - then accept compelling evidence when you see it.

I blocked. We don't need to lie about awful people to show that they are awful.

#Evidence that traffic-related #AirPollution increases the risk of #Parkinsons disease. So many reasons why we should stop burning fossil fuels...

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2831648

Over & over again I am reminded that my memory does not provide reliable evidence on its own. It always needs corroboration. Novelist Julian Barnes riffs on that idea here, & its consequences for changing one's mind.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/16/we-remember-as-true-things-that-never-even-happened-julian-barnes-on-memory-and-changing-his-mind

Robert Mueller has now confirmed that Hillary Clinton met with a Russian Agent during the 2016 election.

#Evidence of novel #reassortment in clade 2.3.4.4b avian #influenza #H5N1 viruses, #India, 2024, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/03/evidence-of-novel-reassortment-in-clade.html

‘Ongoing destruction of #evidence’: #Trump admin shredding and burning ‘classified’ #USAID docs with info that’s ‘essential’ for rehiring unlawfully fired #workers, #unions say
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ongoing-destruction-of-evidence-trump-admin-shredding-and-burning-classified-usaid-docs-with-info-thats-essential-for-rehiring-unlawfully-fired-workers-unions-say/

A quotation from John Adams

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Speech (1770-12-04), “Argument in Defence of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials”

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/1456/

@FranceskaMann I would believe women too, but in this case she lied many times and over a long period of time. Her story was proven false. #Facts #Evidence

Former #BBC #journalist #KarishmaPatel had been covering #Gaza as a #MiddleEast specialist, for months.

Her views from the inside, on the persistent failure of the BBC:

»To see such overwhelming evidence every day and then hear 50/50 debates on #Israel’s conduct – this is what created the biggest rift between my commitment to truth and the role I had to play as a BBC journalist. We have passed the point at which Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity are debatable. There’s more than enough #evidence – from #Palestinians on the ground, aid #organisations; legal bodies – to come to coverage-shaping conclusions around what Israel has done.«

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-gaza-documentary-tim-davie-israel-b2708547.html

#Cellebrite Is Using AI to Summarize Chat Logs & Audio from Seized Mobile Phones

Cellebrite the company which makes near ubiquitous phone #hacking & #forensics tech used by police officers…has introduced AI capabilities into its products, including summarizing chat logs/audio messages from #seized mobile phones

The introduction of #AI into a tool that essentially governs how #evidence against criminal defendants is analyzed already has #CivilLiberties experts concerned

https://www.404media.co/cellebrite-is-using-ai-to-summarize-chat-logs-and-audio-from-seized-mobile-phones/

1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.

2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.

3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.

4. Another report without any basis or #justification.

5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.

So here's what's going to happen....

The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.

Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.

No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.

But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.

You have to give us proof and evidence.

This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.

But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!

#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin

“Archiving Gaza: The Race to Save Evidence of War Crimes and Mass Destruction”

by Lila Hassan in Drop Site News on Substack

“Inside the dangerous effort to dodge censorship and document the horrors of Israel's war against Gaza”

https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/archive-gaza-war-crimes?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

"Those were moments when #liberalleaders did what comes more naturally to followers of other #philosophies that emphasise action and force, rather than #evidence and rules - they chose to make #history themselves for #liberal ends. That road is still open. We can create, not merely study, the reality we live in.

#Politics with Proper Names - by Ben Ansell
https://benansell.substack.com/p/politics-with-proper-names

#socialscience
#westernpolitics
#UKpol
#USpol

Evidence decays over time.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

#Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Evidence #Research

#Photography #Panorama #Morning #Mists #Fogbow #LakeSantaFe #Florida

#SCOTUS ordered a new trial for #Oklahoma #DeathRow inmate Richard Glossip, whose long-running appeal attracted support from a broad coalition after investigations revealed prosecutorial misconduct.

Glossip’s request was backed by OK’s top #law enforcement ofcl, who agreed… he did not receive a #fair trial for a 1997 killing. Both sides say prosecutors suppressed #evidence & elicited #false #testimony from a key witness also implicated in the murder.

#law #DeathPenalty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/25/richard-glossip-death-penalty-supreme-court-new-trial/