• avater@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      I hate this breaking news armsrace because it is a breeding place for fake news, especially on social media platforms like the cesspool twitter.

      I rely on two news stations a German one, mandatory founded by German citizens (so no investments and ideology from other sources needed) and Reuters. And if a news is on both and without the “not independently verified” label I believe and maybe share it.

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          9 months ago

          It’s wild to me how “jet fire can’t melt steel beams” persisted as a myth. Several engineering fields know that a material’s strength goes down at higher temperatures.

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            9 months ago

            It’s indeed true: Jet fuel doesn’t melt steel beams, it just turns them into wet noodles.

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        9 months ago

        The media companies LOVE it!!!

        https://fair.org/home/trump-bad-for-america-good-for-cbs/

        Man, who would have expected the ride we’re all having right now? This is pretty amazing…. Who would have thought that this circus would come to town? But, you know—it may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS, that’s all I got to say. So what can I say? It’s—you know, the money’s rolling in, and this is fun.

        While that is in regards to the orange piece of shit in America, it 100% applies to this news arms race as you call it.

        They see the opportunity for money, who needs anything else once you’re first out the gate? Offer any contracts or don’t based on new evidence, it truly doesn’t matter once they get their clicks