@TheRealShankar

Now working on Disaster and Disease Prevention Mapping at Facebook Formerly: Staff Data Scientist at Quora / Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics at Caltech

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Joined May 2013
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Gun laws don’t work? Why hasn’t Australia had a school shooting since 2012? How about the UK which was 1996? Last I checked they don’t have armed teachers in every school or allow guns on campus. Pretty sure they also have bad guys and doors and mentally ill people too.
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Just caught this incredible talk by @timnitGebru on eugenics, "AGI," and the TESCREAL ideologies. I'm so glad this exists; I'm getting tired of explaining it myself, and this is an amazing talk to easily send to people that does a fantastic job youtu.be/P7XT4TWLzJw

SaTML 2023 - Timnit Gebru - Eugenics and the Promise of Utopia...

Eugenics and the Promise of Utopia through Artificial General Intel...

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Victor Shi@Victorshi20206 Apr 2023
This is Justin Jones. Tennessee Republicans just voted to expel him from the House because he protested against gun violence. Young people are watching. The world is watching. Republicans are going to regret this and pay the consequences. We stand with you, Rep. Jones.
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The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose guns laws: AK - 24.5 (deaths/100k people) AL - 22 MT - 22 LA - 22 MI - 22 The 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws: HI - 3 NY - 4 MA - 4 RI - 4 CT - 5 worldpopulationreview.com/st…

Gun Deaths per Capita by State 2026

Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.

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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Tweet incorrectly claims these numbers are *homicide rates*. The cited website clearly indicates these numbers are *gun deaths per capita*, which include suicides. Data is also from 2017 but presented as being current. worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings…
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I see some folks starting to use the “TESCREAL” acronym. So, here’s a short thread on what it stands for and why it’s important. 🧵
Andrew Hundt 😷💉x6@athundt13 Mar 2023
Replying to @athundt
Lots of paper clip maximizing type talk. Comment on another sci-fi hypothetical being unrealistic, maybe a little dissonance in the midst of paper clip sci-fi talk? EA came up. “We want to talk about ideas, not f-ing communities of people.” (I think re diff TESCREAL subgroups)
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I have not been this angry in a long fucking time. They were NINE YEARS OLD AND TEACHERS HAD TO DIE PROTECTING THEIR KIDS. BECAUSE OF REPUBLICAN COWARDS and NRA PUPPETS LIKE SENATOR BLACKBURN. If you aren’t livid you aren’t paying attention.
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It's the guns.
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Here’s the Chest X-Ray of a young girl suffering from a condition that is now the #1 cause of death in children and adolescents in the U.S. What’s the diagnosis?
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I have posted this before but .. 26 years ago, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK govt responded by enacting tight gun control legislation. In the 9400+ days since, there have been a total of O school shootings in the UK.
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I don’t usually post personal news but Clinicians have told us to pull every lever. Our daughter has with #dipg Brain cancer. There is no cure and typically 9m life expectancy. If anyone knows of trials then please get in contact! #braincancer #childrenscancer @CR_UK
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We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our latest free course offering: a Certificate Program in Newari Script and Manuscript Editing. Learn more & register at our website vimarshafoundation.org And share this flyer with friends and family!
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New Course by @VimarshaFDN and Tantraacharya Sthaneshwar Timalsina on the divine Devi Maahaatmya. This is a pivotal text in the worship and knowledge of the Supreme Goddess. I'd recommend anyone interested in the divine feminine and spirituality to sign up and join the course.
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Welcome to the Vimarsha Foundation twitter account 🙏 On this account, we will share excerpts of teachings from our founder, Acharya Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina. Learn more about our founder and mission (Thread 🧵)
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Shankar Iyer retweeted
George Takei
@GeorgeTakei3 May 2022
I am a pro-choice voter. And I will vote in November. Pass it on.
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omar ali
@omarali5011 Feb 2022
The Dravidaryan Invasion Theory brownpundits.com/2022/02/10/… A very impressive post from @TheEmissaryCo

The Dravidaryan Invasion Theory

The Emissary examines what he calls the Dravidaryan invasion theory, arguing that the Aryan-versus-Dravidian story is a half-truth shaped by politics, from…

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If 2 ppl speaking a few ft apart & 1 has #COVID19: 👉1 in surg 😷= 90% odds of infection in 1/2 hr 👉1 in N95 😷= 20% odds in 1 hr 👉Both in surg 😷= 30% odds in 1 hr 👉Both in N95 😷= 0.4% odds in 1 hr Want #schools w/ #Omicron? Get all in N95/KN95/KF94! bit.ly/3t3OBV4
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.@GovStitt Please spare the life of #JuliusJones, given the serious questions about his guilt. It would be a tragedy to execute an innocent person. oklahoman.com/story/opinion/…

Viewpoint: Executing an innocent man is not justice; spare the life of Julius Jones

Kelli Masters, an Oklahoma attorney, says Julius Jones' life should be spared because executing an innocent man is not justice.

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Shankar Iyer retweeted
Jonas L. Juul@jonassjuul8 Nov 2021
Does false news spread differently than true news online? For example, does false news spread faster or deeper into the Twitter network? How about videos vs. petitions? New paper out in @PNASnews with @jugander pnas.org/content/118/46/e210… 1/14
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.@GovStitt Please spare the life of #JuliusJones, given the serious questions about his guilt. It would be a tragedy to execute an innocent person. oklahoman.com/story/opinion/…

Viewpoint: Executing an innocent man is not justice; spare the life of Julius Jones

Kelli Masters, an Oklahoma attorney, says Julius Jones' life should be spared because executing an innocent man is not justice.

oklahoman.com
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