davideastman (40)in #climate • 19 days agoClimate Scientists Are Less Trusted Than Scientists in General, Global Study FindsA new global study of nearly 70,000 people in 68 countries reveals that climate scientists are generally trusted less than scientists overall — a difference known as the “trust…davideastman (40)in #society • last monthBritish Report Reveals Alarming Scale of Censorship Through Social Coercion. The Concept of Freedom-Restricting Harassment IntroducedThe suppression of free speech does not always come from the state. It sometimes arises through social mechanisms that pressure individuals into silence. In some countries, this…davideastman (40)in #war • 2 months agoRussian War Machine Runs Out of ResourcesRussia managed to seize less than 3,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in 2024 - about the size of Luxembourg. The cost was 150,000 Russian soldiers killed, which is 10…davideastman (40)in #society • 2 months ago7 Reasons Why Wokeism Is a Dangerous Authoritarian IdeologyWokeism Is Anti-Individualist Collectivism emphasizes the group over the individual, and Wokeism falls under this definition as it sorts people into groups based on race…davideastman (40)in Finance and Economy • 2 months agoHow Libertarian Ideas Helped Build a Free Economy in the Ruins of Post-Soviet Georgia in the 2000sI recently read an insightful book, Why Georgia Has Succeeded , by Larisa Burakova, which explores the reforms Georgia undertook in the 2000s. A central figure in this process…davideastman (40)in #society • 2 months agoInstead of Advancing Their Rights at the Expense of Women’s, the Transgender Community Should Advocate for Recognition of a Distinct IdentityCan eye surgery make you Korean? White influencer ‘identifies as Korean’ after getting eye surgery - Metro Neither can surgery on the genitalia make you a woman.…
