Notices by Dr. Steve Thompson (stevethompson@mastodon.social)

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The initial very convincing phishing attempts accusing the recipient of watching porn with threat of exposure have resulted in a considerable number of suicides. It is epidemic, and not being exposed as fraudulent enough for vulnerable members of society to discern validity and stay safe. So, thanks for this article. I would remove probability from the event and prefer to let it be known as fake.

Hello . . . Linda!
#catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #cats

In a cafe with about 20 people, some coughing on and off here and there across the space, and am seated in a corner, the only one masked.

The former owner of this cafe died from Covid early on.

A patron just smiled and said hello.

It's a beautiful, slightly stormy day.

"At 2023 holidays, masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape"

https://www.delcotimes.com/2023/12/17/at-2023-holidays-masks-have-settled-in-as-an-occasional-feature-of-the-american-landscape

"These days, mask-wearing has become just another thing that simply happens in America."

#covid #Wearamask

@feditips Need F-Droid version.

"Choosing Ignorance: 40% Shun Consequence Knowledge for Selfish Gains"

https://neurosciencenews.com/ignorance-selfish-altruism-24974/

"New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more selfishly.

The researchers equate this behavior to consumers who turn a blind eye to the problematic origins of products they purchase."

#brain #ignorance #altruism #risk

Seems the million+ body count of our lost loved ones has emboldened Republicans to try to raise the death toll for the next pandemic. It will come.

‟Republicans Declare War on Mask Mandates”

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-declare-war-mask-mandates-1824750 #GOP #pandemic #covid #WearAMask

"We tried mask mandates once in this country. They failed to control the spread of respiratory viruses, violated basic bodily freedom, and set our fellow citizens against one another"

They think it's all over, they can get back to their nachos.