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Opinion: How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | The Observer

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He deliberately downplayed the infectiousness of the virus very early stages, and then spread anti-vaccine misinformation afterwards. As the US is a major air transport hub for, this also led to casualties in countries where it would have been a non-event. Early restrictions and screening on flights from China, then subsequent following of Fauci's recommendations would have made a huge difference.

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It's the human eye and brain that increase the subjective size of the moon.

To test this, turn away from the moon and hold your thumb and index finger at arm's length in front of your face and apart just enough to touch the edges of the moon. Without bringing your thumb and index finger closer together, and still keeping them at arm's turn back towards the moon and see if you got the size right. You'll find that the size of the moon is closer to what your camera displayed.

I've heard that neweriPhone camera "AI" adds made-up details to moon pictures, but I don't think they increase the subjective size.