Turns out the existence of an "alpha" wolf is a myth.
It was based on old/bad experiments, conducted when unrelated wolves were thrown together in captivity.
In actual wild wolves, packs are just families. There's no dominant alpha battling for the top spot -- and in the rare cases there is, it's an alpha *female* wolf.
Insert obvious implications for the use of this term in human societies.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-alpha-wolf-idea-a-myth/
Oh look. It's another one of those things that Team You're Overreacting swore to me was totally not going to happen after Dobbs:
RT @PhilipProudfoot
Keir Starmer’s Labour has kicked out 60+ left wing Jewish members. Do you have any comment as to whether this constitutes antisemitism? And if not, why? https://twitter.com/jewishlabour/status/1631168111729582080
Keir Starmer is a Hypocrite. His Factional Response to the EHRC Proves It https://novaramedia.com/2023/02/16/keir-starmer-is-a-hypocrite-his-factional-response-to-the-ehrc-proves-it/ via @novaramedia
RT @Ka81
From from September 2020 to January 2021 only. ⬇️
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/teacherdeathsfromcovid19byeageandgenderfromseptember2020tojanuary2021 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1631268521719021568
Like I told you; it's got nothing to do with belief. These folks are literally post-belief.
It's about power. And that statement works for every type of nazi; from the street thugs, all the way up to Pete Thiel and the boys.
Never, ever, ever assume the things a fascist tells you are true, or take them at face value. Fascists do not value truth. They value power. They will say whatever they have to, to win; and even when they speak truth, it is ALWAYS with ulterior motives.
The difference between Scott Adams and Charles Schulz :
“I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities.”
— C. Schultz (1970)
#scottadams #dilbert #cartoon #comics #BlackHistoryMonth #blackmastodon #BlackFedi #humanrights #activism #Monday #SilentSunday #quotes #politics #news #love #hate
RT @embedded_iot
Absolutely expected, and blows away all the useful idiots calling for support of that establishment tool #KeirStarmer. We need a real party representing the people of this country. We need @jeremycorbyn https://twitter.com/Liverpolitans/status/1630967183843966977
Just ...
In short: the automotive sector has filled our cars with surveillance gear, but that data is only reliably available to commercial data-brokers and hackers who breach Big Cars’ massive data repositories. ... Big Car says that giving you control over your car will result in your murder — but when a child’s life is on the line, they can’t give you access to your own car’s location.
Good old Chuck
Francis. Old guy in the corner. Socialist, maybe even a (shock) Marxist. Can't stop writing. Musician. Coder for over 30 years.