Homo sapiens dramaticus On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 8:53 AM, Steven A Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote:
> REC - > > Why do "we" do this? I mean the part about stretching the truth to > support our point, only to undermine our point? > > I don't have any trouble extrapolating from THIS story that the ban and > attendant delays *could have* caused the death in the way implied, but that > isn't the same and just feeds the whole "culture of fake news". > > I don't know how many of my anti-Trumpian friends have reported things to > me that sounded outrageous, only to follow it up and discover that while > there was a grain of truth in it, what they reported was some kind of > distortion that undermined *their* credibility more than it undermined the > position of their opposition? > > - SAS > > On 2/2/17 1:55 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote: > > If you read the linked article, you'll see that this Mom died several days > before the executive order was signed. > > -- rec -- > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> > wrote: > >> We just got a lot dumber. >> >> (Terence Tao? Wow! Didn't know many of us followed him. Fascinating guy.) >> >> Sadly, the ban has now killed someone: >> [image: Inline image 1] >> http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/232856168-story >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 2:50 PM, glen ☣ <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Open thread for mathematicians on the immigration executive order >>> Terance Tao >>> >>> > Even if the order was withdrawn immediately, there is no longer an >>> assurance, even for nationals not initially impacted by that order, that >>> some similar abrupt and major change in the rules for entry to the United >>> States could not occur, for instance for a visitor who has already gone >>> through the lengthy visa application process and background checks, secured >>> the appropriate visa, and is already in flight to the country. This is >>> already affecting upcoming or ongoing mathematical conferences or programs >>> in the US, with many international speakers (including those from countries >>> not directly affected by the order) now cancelling their visit, either in >>> protest or in concern about their ability to freely enter and leave the >>> country. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ☣ glen >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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