@fatbrit @lordmatt Alt text: social media post by Steven Daugherty, 1d ago, From my Threads feed:
So threads brothers and sisters! It's official. I, along with 60 other scientists and medical colleagues have surrendered our work visas for the USA after 22 years. (Me personally) Due to discovering a colleague who is a pediactric [sic] oncologist being detained for 72 hours by ICE after visiting his parents in
England. Ones moral compass is just to well embedded to pay money to the cult of Musk and Trump who have established a dictatorship. And we are all taking our research with us
@aral @fatbrit @lordmatt Or link to the original post instead of screenshotting a quote without source and skipping alt-text:
https://www.threads.net/@doc_stephen_clarke/post/DHdgtG6sMs4
@katzentratschen @aral @lordmatt I don't have threads, I got the screenshot from Lemmy sorry
@katzentratschen @aral @lordmatt good advice wrapped up in a very condescending reply...
@fatbrit @aral @lordmatt Fair enough. It's a condescending reply to a bad habit: Please don't share political content without providing a source and without trying to check if it's true. Stephen Clarke's account isn't verified and he doesn't seem to be a public figure. He hasn't provided any further information yet, e.g. a joint announcement by these "60 scientists and medical colleagues". For all we know, his post could be totally made up.
@fatbrit @aral @lordmatt Update: Stephen Clarke has deleted his original post and a follow-up post, and the archived version is gone, too.
But he hasn't deleted all replies. He claims to be best friends with the detained oncologist. And that his patient died because he didn't make it in time for surgery, and – to add even more drama – because he was the only one willing to work pro bono.
https://www.threads.net/@doc_stephen_clarke/post/DHdkoeBs-NR
https://www.threads.net/@doc_stephen_clarke/post/DHdoyu2M7ou
So... all fabricated, I guess?
@katzentratschen @aral @lordmatt Jesus Christ you are right, wtf.