@CBCFletch

Former data journalist with @CBCCalgary. No longer tweeting. These days, find me at robsonfletcher DOT com Link below:

 Calgary, Alberta
robsonfletcher.com
Joined October 2011
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It's been fun, Tweeps, but I'm done. These links may or may not work but they're where you can find me in the future: M*stodon: Search @[email protected] Post: post.news/robsonfletcher CBC (I'm back from parental leave Dec. 28): cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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Social media exists due to all of us devoting our precious time & attention to it. Years ago I quit FB because I believed it was doing more harm than good & its CEO was unlikely to change for the better. I didn't want to be a part of that. I feel the same now about Twitter.
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Unless something major changes, this is my last tweet. I won't delete my Twitter account for the sake of preventing imposters. I may lock it later. I'll still check DMs for a while, as that's how I communicate with a lot of people who are important to me. So, yeah. Bye. 🥲👋❤
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The Associated Press
@AP16 Dec 2022
Twitter has suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the company and owner Elon Musk, including reporters for The New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN. apnews.com/article/elon-musk…

Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk

Twitter has suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk.

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Twitter no longer allows you to post links to Mastodon profiles 🤨 And the link to my Mastodon profile that I already had in my Twitter bio now comes with a "this link may be unsafe" warning when youv click it. 😔
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Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.
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Twitter has shut down the official Mastodon account, which had about 175,000 followers: xitter.cf/JoinMastodon Its bio used to say: "At Mastodon, we present a vision of social media that cannot be bought and owned by any billionaire."
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Re-upping this tool because I just used it again and found a bunch more Twitter friends who have recently joined Mastodon. Also: Is anyone aware of a similar tool to quickly find Twitter friends on Post?
Robson Fletcher@CBCFletch26 Nov 2022
This is the best tool I've seen yet for finding your Twitter friends on Mastodon. I just used it and it quickly found 160 accounts on Mastodon out of the 1,894 people I follow on Twitter. With one click, I now follow all those folks on Mastodon too. movetodon.org/
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Jana G. Pruden@jana_pruden14 Dec 2022
Hey @netflix, do you want to credit my writing (that you’ve copied word for word) in this description of your new documentary?
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Twitter was better when it was about something other than Twitter
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Josh Wingrove
@josh_wingrove12 Dec 2022
(Bloomberg) -- Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder and former head of digital-asset exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, the nation’s government said.
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Jim Carr@jimcarr_wpg12 Dec 2022
Statement on the passing of the Hon. Jim Carr.
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Jason Markusoff@markusoff12 Dec 2022
Alberta public health is now run by an interim official who still holds an unrelated AHS executive post, and two deputies who've already submitted papers to resign. And premier who questions mainstream public health advice altogether. cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…

Alberta's deputy chief medical officers of health have resigned: Copping | CBC News

Health Minister Jason Copping confirmed during question period that both of the province's deputy medical officers of health have submitted letters of resignation.

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Jason Markusoff@markusoff12 Dec 2022
Since Danielle Smith became Alberta's premier two months ago today, Albertans have not seen or heard once from a top public health doctor, Hinshaw or her interim successor Dr. Mark Joffe. A Nov 16 news release aside, Alberta has had no public-facing public health function. Wild.
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Jason Markusoff@markusoff12 Dec 2022
In thick of a brutal virus season & pediatric health crisis, not only has Alberta's main public health Twitter been silent for 2months (since day before Danielle Smith won UCP leadership) -it still bears name of Dr Hinshaw, removed 4 weeks ago. H/t @TheBreakdownAB
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A while ago I was asked if I could make a web app that estimates how much federal carbon tax you pay vs. your rebate. Finally had a chance to do that! 🔗: carboncalc.pythonanywhere.co… Thoughts & feedback welcome. (It's based on the 2023/24 year, which starts April 1, at $65/tonne.)
(((Badbusiness)))@badbusiness30 Oct 2022
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Do you have a 2022 calculator like this for the Federal carbon tax? Many people would appreciate it.
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Every “chronically online” conversation is the same: "People in their regular lives don’t react this way to things. It’s only on platforms where controversy and drama are prioritized for driving engagement where we’re rewarded for despising each other." vox.com/the-goods/23497207/c…

Every “chronically online” conversation is the same

At what point does discourse become punishment?

vox.com
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Les Perreaux@perreaux8 Dec 2022
Canada note.
ian bremmer
@ianbremmer7 Dec 2022
peer reviewed study shows what side of political spectrum twitter most amplifies in different countries (contrary to popular belief, looks like it’s usually to the right) ht @profgalloway
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This study cautions that it has several limitations. It tests & measures audience interest and then ramps up or down exposure. It doesn't know left from right, it measures key words and the resulting measures of audience interest. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
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