January, 2020 archive
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Follow those internet directions and you may lose your waze.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
At the Hartford Courant, Francis Wilkinson points out that denial is a fundamental tenet of today’s Republicans. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
oliteness is a family value.
Police said, while the two were playing, the gun fell from the father’s person and a shot was fired, striking both the father and the 4-year-old in the head.
Lair of Liars 0
Julie Kim explores how “social” media enables frauds and scammers. An example:
More examples at the link.
Aside:
It has always puzzled me–I know I’ve said this before–that persons will believe stuff they read on a computer screen when they wouldn’t believe the same stuff if it happened right before their lying’ eyse.
Millstones 0
I went to college a long time ago, when parents were often able to pay most, if not all, tuition and fees, before student loans became a self-perpetuating scam.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At The Roanoke Times, Betsy Biesenbach pens an eloquent rebuke to those who profess that flying the Stars and Bars is “about heritage, not hate”; she notes that symbols cannot be detached from what they symbolize.
A snippet; follow the link for the rest:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Demonstrate politeness upon the nation’s highways.
The suspect then pulled in front of her and slammed on his brakes, police said. She temporarily lost control of her SUV, but was able to avoid having an accident, driving around the suspect.
But the suspect continued, pulling up next to the SUV and shooting at least three rounds into the driver’s side of the car, authorities said.
The woman’s 9-year-old daughter was shot once in her left side during the incident.
And thus passeth another day in NRA Paradise.
The Lies of the Land, in the Face of the Evidence Dept. 0
David discusses the willingness of Donald Trump’s dupes, symps, and fellow travelers to accept and rationalize Trump’s lies.
