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Cetacea

Cetacea's Journal
Cetacea's Journal
August 30, 2020

How Russian trolls weaponized your social media feed

This is old (2018) but still relevant.

"Don't call them trolls. Trolls are people who try and get a reaction by saying inflammatory things. Call them disinformation agents."



August 12, 2020

My pick since 2017

I first became aware of her during the first hearings into the Russia debacle.
Trump should be afraid.
Great choice!

January 14, 2020

Australia fires: Smoke to make 'full circuit' around globe, Nasa says

Source: BBC

Smoke from the massive bushfires in Australia will soon circle the Earth back to the nation, says Nasa.

Massive infernos have raged along the nation's east coast for months, pushing smoke across the Pacific.

Nasa said plumes from blazes around New Year's Day had crossed South America, turning skies there hazy, and moved "halfway around Earth" by 8 January.

"The smoke is expected to make at least one full circuit around the globe," the US space agency said.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51101049

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