Tag: Nicolas Smit

Screenshot of direct message conversation. text reads #OSHAhearing bit.ly/OSHAhearing Nicolas Smit @PPEtohe Jan 19, 2023 Replying to @PPEtoheros @nb_covid_info and 31 others — Here’s evidence @COVIDOversight knew about the widespread negligence in July. I was asked by their top investigators how they should investigate & they confirm I gave them info that helped -Show more- QUOTE — NYT Science @NYTScience “It’s frustrating and frightening because a mask like this can make the difference between life and death, but no one knows about them.” nytimes.com A Clunky Mask May Be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste 11:54 AM 2022–07–09 — Nicolas Smit Jan 19, 2023, 3:46 PM

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The shadowbanning of the pandemic.

2024-04-05

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Granovetter, M. S. (1973). The Strength of Weak Ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6), 1360–1380. doi:10.1086/225469 Imagine, to begin with, a community completely partitioned into cliques, such that each person is tied to every other in his clique and to none outside. Community organization would be severely inhibited. Leafletting, radio announcements,or other methods could insure that everyone was aware of some nascent organization; but studies of diffusion and mass communication have shown that people rarely act on mass-media information unless it is also transmitted through personal ties (Katz and Lazarsfeld 1955; Rogers 1962)

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Journalist thinks covid is no longer political — just “trusts” right-wing covid denial.

2024-04-03

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Screenshot of direct message conversation. Sooo something weird is going on here… when I search @PPEtoheros I don’t get results in the People tab — Image is the Twitter 404 rubber chicken, text reads No results for @ppetoheros Try searching for something else, or check your Search settings to see if they’re protecting you from potentially sensitive content.

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The Shadowbanning of Nicolas Smit

2024-03-26

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