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(DIR) Post #ASaXBNaoEbhJGAgS00 by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T01:42:39Z
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Over 25,000 people killed in Turkey and Syria by the earthquake, and the U.S. and its puppet Canada are shooting at balloons, like at a fun fair booth. Almost like they're trying to divert our attention, eh?
(DIR) Post #ASaXdr9vttWd4DgvI0 by aka_quant_noir@cinematheque.social
2023-02-12T01:47:44Z
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@lauren Trying to wrest control of some narrative. Create a phantom balloon enemy so Americans band together.
(DIR) Post #ASaXk0ApIXcilK2W4u by pjfasano@nova.community
2023-02-12T01:48:24Z
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@lauren Honestly at this point I can't tell who "they" are and "what" "they" don't want us to pay attention to...
(DIR) Post #ASaXmH3FWALHgeZxLM by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T01:49:20Z
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@pjfasano Working As Intended.
(DIR) Post #ASaXuaFS1p6fXdFTMW by pjfasano@nova.community
2023-02-12T01:50:36Z
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@lauren I'm going to go out on a limb and say "they" might not be monolithic, nor is the "what" a single thing... it's almost like there are competing (self-interested) narratives...
(DIR) Post #ASaXxchHNd4a0NiLq4 by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T01:51:16Z
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@pjfasano Don't overthink it. Much of this is herd behavior.
(DIR) Post #ASaY3jptkaA7srf5OK by pjfasano@nova.community
2023-02-12T01:51:30Z
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@lauren The world would be a much simpler place if all the conspiracy theories were true.
(DIR) Post #ASaY3kOze6Eddi575s by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T01:52:30Z
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@pjfasano The conspiracies we need to worry about are the ones nobody ever hears about, so there are no conspiracy theories about them.
(DIR) Post #ASaYXXZptTMaYCMLvE by pjfasano@nova.community
2023-02-12T01:57:35Z
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@lauren At what point is that just a statement of "people(/groups/corporations/governments) do things which are in their self interest"?
(DIR) Post #ASab7e85D2c5CoirNQ by petrescatraian@libranet.de
2023-02-12T02:13:06Z
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@lauren Dude...Everybody is sending aid to Turkey
(DIR) Post #ASab7eflBpYGtGTkrw by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T02:26:48Z
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@petrescatraian I'm not talking about money. I'm talking about awareness of suffering.
(DIR) Post #ASablsKjomcwqHpBM8 by bezoar@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T02:34:02Z
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@lauren I assumed it was bureaucratic inertia - once an executive notices something, the underlings make a mission out of it for a while just to "demonstrate leadership" or effectiveness or whatever
(DIR) Post #ASadfXjRhVx77QUQAS by jobotics@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T02:55:20Z
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@lauren I don't understand the motivation to divert attention away from a natural disaster.
(DIR) Post #ASadzdCD5zibrAWTLs by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T02:58:59Z
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@jobotics Think about it.
(DIR) Post #ASah64GJg1C7OvCigq by jobotics@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T03:33:44Z
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@lauren @petrescatraian In the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian ocean that killed over 200,000 people was there an attempt to divert attention away from it? Can 2 things happen at the same time that aren't related?Generally, when I think of times that the government is trying to divert attention away, it's to hide politicians' bad behavior. I see no motivation to divert attention away from a natural disaster that is the fault of nobody.
(DIR) Post #ASahROz1paT9kQI5vE by cazabon@mindly.social
2023-02-12T03:37:34Z
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@lauren Canada's military is in such bad shape - understaffed, under-equipped, equipment that can't be used because it's way behind on maintenance - that we couldn't even send the DART team (emergency-response, search and rescue unit that has traditionally been very, very good at exactly this kind of situation). Normally, they'd be able to field a 200-person unit and equipment on 24 hours' notice.It's disgraceful.
(DIR) Post #ASaiDBhQWVx6RrqNM0 by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T03:46:15Z
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@jobotics @petrescatraian Two decades ago is of historical interest. This is 2023. And *where* the earthquake took place is of particular relevance when considering government and media reactions here.
(DIR) Post #ASaiRxtq749VzchDsG by jobotics@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T03:48:52Z
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@lauren @petrescatraian So your view is because the earthquake happened in an Arab country, there is an attempt to distract due to racism? I can respect that view but I don't agree with it.
(DIR) Post #ASaicrg3aUnLsdRlFA by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T03:50:53Z
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@jobotics @petrescatraian It's even more complicated than that. Honestly, I don't have time for this discussion right now. As details of the flying object shootdowns become clear the political aspects will be more obvious and shed light on this and related issues.
(DIR) Post #ASarEmHUtjNBmXY4JM by PJ_Evans@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T05:27:20Z
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@lauren The GOP doesn't want us to support anything that isn't inside the US, and they're the ones who panicked over the first balloon, so
(DIR) Post #ASarYXnmRQ4OfP4eCe by PJ_Evans@mastodon.social
2023-02-12T05:30:50Z
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@lauren @petrescatraian We're seeing stories, and appeals for funding.
(DIR) Post #ASbleTdCSIMqu0Wxw8 by petrescatraian@libranet.de
2023-02-12T10:10:01Z
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@lauren I wasn't talking about money either. I was talking about actual rescuers being sent out there to help (as this graph is about as well, but doesn't show the numbers). There was a graph with how many firefighters each country sent in Turkey (which I could not find, I remember it was on r/europe if I'm not mistaken). US was on the top with a few hundred people sent over (I'll update my comment if I ever come across it again).
(DIR) Post #ASbleUboourBw0tNQG by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-02-12T15:59:27Z
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@petrescatraian I'm talking about public awareness, which is being diverted to balloons.
(DIR) Post #ASc0K6MsjiQQH1dlrs by teaHX1138@infosec.exchange
2023-02-12T18:43:51Z
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@lauren “its puppet Canada”? - ah… buh-bye