Interesting Links for 03-12-2020

[andrewducker]

The man who oversees elections in Georgia is righteously angry

(tags:elections voting USA violence video )

The BBC are asking musicians to work for exposure

(tags:BBC music OhForFucksSake pay )

This thread of people testifying about election fraud in Michigan would be hilarious if it wasn't horrifying

(tags:elections fraud USA OhForFucksSake wtf )

Physicists Nail Down the 'Magic Number' That Shapes the Universe

(tags:numbers physics )

On conspiracy theories - and who's really in control

(tags:conspiracy video )

Would you move to a remote island you'd never visited?

(tags:Scotland )

Comments

[dewline]

1. As he should be, particularly now.

2. HELL to the NO on that.

3. Seconded on the horror factor!

6. Depends on the island and do I need to cross international borders?

[mlknchz]

Trump is fueling the outrage for purely cynical reasons; he KNOWS he lost the election, but as long as he keeps fanning the flames, people keep donating money to him for the "fight". Most of that money is being used to pay off his campaign debt.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-fundraising-insigh/donations-under-8k-to-trump-election-defense-instead-go-to-president-rnc-idUSKBN27R309

[claudeb]

Interesting piece on physics research! I didn't know about this "magic number".

[symbioid]

"On conspiracy theories..."

Me: I hope it's the Terence bit... YES!

[andrewducker]

Happy to oblige!

[melchar]

Is the BBC aware that people -die- from exposure? [The phrase always seems both a cautionary tale -and- a warning IMO.]