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NBC's 'Today' had a puffball segment Wednesday cheering the genocidal Chinese for their #BeijingOlympics in February and star Eileen Gu, the American teen who chose to compete for China.
Earlier in the show, they got upset about Roe and women being under siege in the U.S.....š¤
Earlier in the show, they got upset about Roe and women being under siege in the U.S.....š¤
Later, NBC's Hoda Kotb lamented Eileen Gu faced "backlash" for choosing to compete for China instead of the U.S. at the #WinterOlympics.
She then allowed Gu to dismiss China's record b/c she wanted to "us[e] sport as a force of communication" to introduce Chinese people to snow
She then allowed Gu to dismiss China's record b/c she wanted to "us[e] sport as a force of communication" to introduce Chinese people to snow
NBC's Hoda Kotb, excusing genocide: "Do you feel you needed...a thick skin for what came at you after that?"
China's Eileen Gu: "Absolutely....People...have their...opinions...[T]here's no wrong or right. There's only intention & I'm trying to make the world a better place."
China's Eileen Gu: "Absolutely....People...have their...opinions...[T]here's no wrong or right. There's only intention & I'm trying to make the world a better place."
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Physicists harness electrons to make 'synthetic dimensions'
phys.org/news/2022-02-pā¦
#RydbergAtoms, #QuantumSimulations, #SyntheticDimensions, #SpatialBoundaries
phys.org/news/2022-02-pā¦
#RydbergAtoms, #QuantumSimulations, #SyntheticDimensions, #SpatialBoundaries
The formation of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was very different than previously believed
phys.org/news/2022-02-fā¦
#WestAntarctica, #IceSheet, #FormationPattern
phys.org/news/2022-02-fā¦
#WestAntarctica, #IceSheet, #FormationPattern
Holy shit while Valieva crying and getting a hug Alexandra Trusova is crying and shouting "I hate this sport! Why I didn't get gold? I never going on ice again!" #Olympics #OlympicGames #figureskate #FigureSkating
Also Trusova backed out from Eteri hug and told her that she knew everything from the start š¤? (i made subtitles for this one) #FigureSkating #ŠæŠ¾Š·Š¾ŃŠ¢ŃŃŠ±ŠµŃŠøŠ“Š·Šµ #OlympicWinterGames
And here her comment to the press:
"You have seen the results. Am I happy? No. Are you happy?"
"You have seen the results. Am I happy? No. Are you happy?"
Beyond the #figureskating controversy, here's what is going on at the #Beijing2022 Games:
Austria š¦š¹ takes š„ in men's team #skijumping
u.afp.com/jumps #AFPSports
Austria š¦š¹ takes š„ in men's team #skijumping
u.afp.com/jumps #AFPSports
Chinese bakers looking to cash in on the popularity of #Beijing2022 mascot #BingDwenDwen ended up in hot water when authorities cracked down on licensing violations for sweet treats shaped like the cartoon panda u.afp.com/wgzv
And @PabloSanRoman1 reports on Puerto Rican teen #slalom skier William Flaherty, who will undergo career-ending surgery after the #Beijing2022 Games to rebuild his jaw from a bone in his leg u.afp.com/wgKo #AFPSports
#BREAKING Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics: CAS
#UPDATE Russian skater Kamila Valieva is cleared by Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing at Beijing Olympics despite failing doping test.
CAS rejects appeal to suspend her by International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency, International Skating Union
CAS rejects appeal to suspend her by International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency, International Skating Union
#BREAKING Russia's Olympic Committee hails CAS decision on skater Valieva
āøļøKamila Valieva, the Russian 15-year-old figure skater, left spectators spellbound on Monday, when she became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the #WinterOlympics
But now, her medal hangs in the balance.
Thread šš§µ
telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympicā¦
But now, her medal hangs in the balance.
Thread šš§µ
telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympicā¦
š°It has been reported that Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine, a medicine used to prevent angina attacks and to treat vertigo, but which can also help endurance and increase blood flow efficiency.
The IOC is investigating.
The IOC is investigating.
Whatever the outcome, the alleged scandal has highlighted an unfortunate truth about figure skating.
š“Behind the beauty and elegance lies a brutality, coaches and former skaters say; a gruelling training regime fuelled by intense stress
š“Behind the beauty and elegance lies a brutality, coaches and former skaters say; a gruelling training regime fuelled by intense stress
1/ Nearly all prior #WinterOlympics host cities will see weather conditions that make it difficult to hold outdoor winter sports competitions over the coming decades. The culprit is greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate change. qz.com/2122792/formerā¦
2/ If global emissions reach targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement, eight previous host cities might be considered reliable hosts by the 2080s. If the targets are missed, only Sapporo, Japan, would be able to provide fair and safe conditions. qz.com/2122792/
3/ Optimal conditions for the Winter Olympic Games include:
š”ļø Temperatures between ā10Ā°C and ā1Ā°C (14ĀŗF to 30ĀŗF)
āļø Days with more than 10 cm of natural snow
š§ļø Days with less than 1 mm of rain (more than 1 mm creates wet snow)
qz.com/2122792
š”ļø Temperatures between ā10Ā°C and ā1Ā°C (14ĀŗF to 30ĀŗF)
āļø Days with more than 10 cm of natural snow
š§ļø Days with less than 1 mm of rain (more than 1 mm creates wet snow)
qz.com/2122792
#BREAKING USA's Chloe Kim wins snowboard halfpipe gold at Beijing Games
#UPDATE USA sensation Chloe Kim gave a snowboarding masterclass as she successfully defended her Olympic halfpipe title at the Beijing Games.
The 21-year-oldās first-run score of 94.00 points put her ahead of Spainās Queralt Castellet on 90.25 and Japanās Sena Tomita on 88.25
The 21-year-oldās first-run score of 94.00 points put her ahead of Spainās Queralt Castellet on 90.25 and Japanās Sena Tomita on 88.25
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Tim Latimer on Twitter and ThreadReader
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#DeepDecarbonization, #GeoThermal, #CarbonFreeEnergy, #DrillingTechnology
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#DeepDecarbonization, #GeoThermal, #CarbonFreeEnergy, #DrillingTechnology
J.&J. Pauses Production of Its Covid Vaccine Despite Persistent Need - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2022/02/08/busā¦
#COVID19, #VaccineProduction, #VaccineInventory, #JohnsonAndJohnson
nytimes.com/2022/02/08/busā¦
#COVID19, #VaccineProduction, #VaccineInventory, #JohnsonAndJohnson
#BREAKING Slovakia's Petra Vlhova wins women's Olympic slalom
#UPDATE Slovakia's Petra Vlhova produced a stunning second leg to win the women's Olympic slalom gold.
Vlhova clocked a combined total of 1min 44.98sec over the two runs to edge Austria's reigning world champion Katharina Liensberger into silver by eight-hundredths of a second
Vlhova clocked a combined total of 1min 44.98sec over the two runs to edge Austria's reigning world champion Katharina Liensberger into silver by eight-hundredths of a second
#UPDATE Slovakia's Petra Vlhova produced a stunning second leg to win Beijing #WinterOlympics slalom gold on Wednesday after Mikaela Shiffrin slid out of medal contention with a botched first run u.afp.com/wYRz #Beijing2022 #AFPSports
āThe gate to the groin for Yannick Bertrand and you could hear it. And if youāre a man, you could feel itā¦The boys took a beating on that oneā #Olympics2022 #WinterOlympics #Olympics #OlympicGames
Iām finding the #WinterOlympics painful to watch
It isnāt just menās genitalia getting pummelled, itās womenās too
For matters of good taste, Iām not going to post the clip of the coupleās figure skating, but instead leave it to Robin Williams to explain
It isnāt just menās genitalia getting pummelled, itās womenās too
For matters of good taste, Iām not going to post the clip of the coupleās figure skating, but instead leave it to Robin Williams to explain
The #WinterOlympics can also lead to injury when viewers decide to give sports a go in their own homes
Inspired by the #Olympic figure skating, this kid ended up with a blister on the sole of his foot the size of a golf ball.
(Video via @DoggerlandMan)
Inspired by the #Olympic figure skating, this kid ended up with a blister on the sole of his foot the size of a golf ball.
(Video via @DoggerlandMan)
#BREAKING China's Eileen Gu wins Olympic freeski Big Air gold
#UPDATE Home favourite Eileen Gu wins a spectacular gold for China at the Beijing Olympics.
The Californian-born 18-year-old won the inaugural women's freeski Big Air title
The Californian-born 18-year-old won the inaugural women's freeski Big Air title
#BREAKING Austria's Matthias Mayer wins men's Olympic super-G
US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin's bid for a third Olympic gold medal fails at the first hurdle as she dramatically slides out of the women's giant slalom.
As defending champion, Shiffrin was among the favourites for the race at the Beijing Games
As defending champion, Shiffrin was among the favourites for the race at the Beijing Games
"Oh my god!"
Chinese Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu, who has captivated China since switching allegiance from the United States in 2019, fluffed her second run but still qualified for the final of the Big Air competition on Monday
u.afp.com/wYNV
Chinese Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu, who has captivated China since switching allegiance from the United States in 2019, fluffed her second run but still qualified for the final of the Big Air competition on Monday
u.afp.com/wYNV
Russian teenage star Kamila Valieva made figure skating history Monday, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics -- and not content with one, she landed two
u.afp.com/wYxm
u.afp.com/wYxm
Want to do better on law school exams?
Here is a lesson from the Winter Olympics that might help.
In 2010, I was a 1L during the Vancouver Games. Menās figure skating pitted šŗšø Evan Lysacek v. š·šŗ Evgeni Plushenko.
Their story changed my outlook on exams forever.
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Here is a lesson from the Winter Olympics that might help.
In 2010, I was a 1L during the Vancouver Games. Menās figure skating pitted šŗšø Evan Lysacek v. š·šŗ Evgeni Plushenko.
Their story changed my outlook on exams forever.
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Lysacek and Plushenko were both excellent skaters. The biggest difference was that Plushenko could consistently hit a QUAD jump. Lysacek couldnāt.
Since bigger jumps = bigger base point values that was a huge advantage for Plushenko who needed fewer points per move to win.
Since bigger jumps = bigger base point values that was a huge advantage for Plushenko who needed fewer points per move to win.
Figure skating is 2 parts: short program and long. Plushenko was winning after the short having hit a quad jump. The press called him āKing.ā Lysacek didnāt even try a quad but was only a bit behind with a program b/c his potential score was lower but he got more points per move.
#BREAKING Beijing Olympic men's downhill delayed by high winds: organisers
#BREAKING Zoi Sadowski Synnott wins New Zealand's first-ever Winter Olympics gold
Zoi Sadowski Synnott gives New Zealand their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal after winning the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Beijing Games
u.afp.com/wYTg
u.afp.com/wYTg
#BREAKING Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Winter Olympics
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the womenās 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
The clear favourite ahead of the event, she finished the course in 44mins 13.7sec
The clear favourite ahead of the event, she finished the course in 44mins 13.7sec
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing #WinterOlympics2022 on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the womenās 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing u.afp.com/wYiZ #AFPSports
The 2022 #WinterOlympics are underway, and spammy networks such as this group of accounts with anime avatars tweeting about the "pokesperson of Chinese Embassy in the US" are taking an interest in the occasion.
cc: @ZellaQuixote
cc: @ZellaQuixote
These tweets were posted by a network consisting of (at least) 152 similarly-named accounts created in batches between September 2021 and January 2022. All tweet (allegedly) via either the Twitter Web App or Twitter for Android, and all have few or no followers or followees.
Many of the tweets posted by this network are duplicated on multiple accounts. The main theme is denial of human rights abuses against Uyghurs, with "feel-good" content about Xinjiang thrown in. The network frequently uses Olympic hashtags (#WinterOlympics, #Beijing2022, etc).
Wondering who to root for to win at the upcoming #WinterOlympics?
The last episode of #MyNewFavoriteOlympian dropped today so now you can binge all the episodes to get to know the most inspiring members of #TeamUSA.
The last episode of #MyNewFavoriteOlympian dropped today so now you can binge all the episodes to get to know the most inspiring members of #TeamUSA.
Figure skater Timothy LeDuc will become the first publicly out non-binary #WinterOlympian.
Listen to Timothyās episode of #MyNewFavoriteOlympian: link.chtbl.com/LeDuc
Listen to Timothyās episode of #MyNewFavoriteOlympian: link.chtbl.com/LeDuc
Aerials skier @WinterVinecki, who will become the first #WinterOympian named Winter, has raised more than $500K for prostate cancer research in honor of her late father.
Get to know Winter on #MyNewFavoriteOlympian: link.chtbl.com/WinterV
Get to know Winter on #MyNewFavoriteOlympian: link.chtbl.com/WinterV
Inside the #Beijing2022WinterOlympics ā fake snow, hazmat suits and robot bartenders
š Sports journalist @owenslot reports from Beijing
thetimes.co.uk/article/insideā¦
š Sports journalist @owenslot reports from Beijing
thetimes.co.uk/article/insideā¦
Just as we had been informed, people in hazmat suits were there to greet us. A small army of them, head to toe in the full plastic and goggles ā you step off the plane and there they are. Welcome to Beijing.
āļø @owenslot
āļø @owenslot
There are medals to be cherished here at this most extraordinary of #WinterOlympics, there will be glory to be celebrated that for many athletes will be like no other in their professional lives
#UPDATE Curling got the sports action under way at the Beijing #WinterOlympics on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony of the Games
#UPDATE Factfile on controversial issues dogging preparations for the #WinterOlympics in Beijing u.afp.com/wfnH #AFPSports
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Illegals Can Now Use Arrest Warrants As Identification To Fly: TSA | ZeroHedge
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#IllegalImmigrants, #NationalSecurity, #PartisanPolitics, #TSAGuidelines
zerohedge.com/political/illeā¦
#IllegalImmigrants, #NationalSecurity, #PartisanPolitics, #TSAGuidelines
Humans Didnāt Invent Mathematics, Itās What the World Is Made Of
singularityhub.com/2021/11/25/pytā¦
#mathematics, #HoneycombConjecture, #PrimeNumbers, #discovery
singularityhub.com/2021/11/25/pytā¦
#mathematics, #HoneycombConjecture, #PrimeNumbers, #discovery
The Jamaican 4-man national bobsled team has qualified for its first Winter Olympics in more than two decades.
āBREAKING: JAMAICA, WE HAVE A BOBSLED TEAM HEADING TO BEIJING!ā read a post to the teamās Twitter account on January 17. āIt will be fire on ice as #TeamJamaica secured their spot at the 2022 Beijing #WinterOlympics.ā
Jamaicaās status as a warm-weather, Caribbean nation competing in the cold weather sport of bobsledding made them cult heroes and underdog favorites at several Winter Olympics between 1988 and 2002.
Much legitimate concern about the 2022 #WinterOlympics being hosted by communist China, one of the great human rights oppressors in the world.
In my view, there are very few countries on the planet more antagonistic to the Olympic spirit than communist China.
In my view, there are very few countries on the planet more antagonistic to the Olympic spirit than communist China.
The 1936 Olympics, in many ways, legitimized Hitlerās Germany to the detriment of millions of Jews and others oppressed by the Nazis.
In 2022, it will be the Uighurs and freedom itself oppressed by the Chinese communists.
Not exactly the venue to uphold the Olympic spirit!
In 2022, it will be the Uighurs and freedom itself oppressed by the Chinese communists.
Not exactly the venue to uphold the Olympic spirit!
Should we make the same mistake again?
We certainly donāt want to penalize U.S. athletes, but we also donāt want to reward the Chinese communists.
We certainly donāt want to penalize U.S. athletes, but we also donāt want to reward the Chinese communists.
For #blackhistorymonth I've decided to promote one figure from black history every day. Today we're kicking it off with Madame CJ Walker, the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. madamcjwalker.com/#&panel1-1
Day two! Congressman Robert Smalls, who stole a Confederate ship and sailed 17 slaves to freedom. And that was literally just his first amazing act. I learned about him from this video from @cracked cracked.com/video_20215_hoā¦
And here's more info:
pbs.org/wnet/african-aā¦
And here's more info:
pbs.org/wnet/african-aā¦
Day three! Marsha P. Johnson, a pivotal figure in LGBTQIA rights since the beginning. Her efforts during the Stonewall Riots (50 years ago this year!) helped pave the way for the progress the community has made in the past half-century. sites.psu.edu/womeninhistoryā¦
