From Civicist <http://civichall.org/civicist/> today:
*Brave new world*: An in-depth report <http://civichall.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=784ac4a90c07e1e7ebbf294d4&id=22b2dba3ee&e=cc05e29870> by Mother Jones' *Mark Follman* on data-driven efforts by "threat assessment professionals" to intervene before mass killers take action includes this troubling news: "When I asked threat assessment experts what might explain the recent rise in gun rampages, I heard the same two words over and over: social media. Although there is no definitive research yet, widespread anecdotal evidence suggests that the speed at which social media bombards us with memes and images exacerbates the copycat effect." -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -