2021 archive
The Internet of (Untrustworthy) Things 0
Maskless Marauders 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Alexandra Brewis and Amber Wutich discuss a recent study regarding wearing masks in these viral times. A snippet:
QOTD 0
Callum Woodhouse, in the voice of Tristan Farnon:
The one advantage of knowing nothing is that anything seems possible.
Afterthought:
Methinks he hath most inadvertently hit upon the secret ingredient in the QAnon stew.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Arizona Congressperson Debbie Lesko takes a discriminating view. Here’s a snippet from the article by the Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts:
Just don’t put those “very good workers” in line to be vaccinated against a potentially fatal virus that has disproportionately attacked Latinos and other minority populations.
Aside:
Looking at this and the previous post, one is tempted to conclude that cruelty and callousness are Republican Family Values.
Misdirection Play, Florida Man Dept. 0
Farron is somewhat upset.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Play with politeness.
They said the child thought the gun was a toy.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Paradise.
Presidented 0
At The Japan Times, University of Texas at Austin Professor Michael Lind argues that there is ample precedent for Donald Trump, but it’s not who you may think of first. Here’s a bit (emphasis added).
(snip)
Although Trump is the first true demagogue to be elected to the American presidency, the entertainer or plutocrat who wins office by posing as a champion of the common people has been a staple of mayoral and gubernatorial races for generations. Media celebrity, in particular, has become an increasingly common basis for electoral success in America.
Follow the link for the rest; it’s an interesting take and worth a read.