June, 2023 archive
The Rule of Flaw 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch minces no works in sharing his theory as to why Donald Trump’s dupes, symps, and fellow travelers are rallying so fiercely to Trump’s defense. A snippet; follow the link for his reasoning.
The indictment of Donald Trump is the most powerful symbol imaginable that for some people — but especially the white conservative dudes who love him the most — their obscene notion of freedom might no longer apply.
No Place To Hide 0
At the Washington Monthly, Karina Montoya has a long and detailed article about how advertising strategy is changing once again. In the past decade, advertising moved to “social” media, with a disturbing side effect of eroding the business models of legitimate news organizations. Now, she argues, retailers are marketing personal information gathered through loyalty programs, credit card purchases, and the like to advertisers. The entire piece is worth a read, but this particular bit caught my eye:
Corporations, not the government, are your “surveillance state.” And we walk nekkid through its streets every day.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I don’t watch awards shows, but, I must say, I almost wish I had made an exception so I could have seen this.
The Prophesy 0
Isaac Bailey reminds us that Donald Trump once said, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” He parses that statement and concludes that Trump was right. A bit from his article:
It means Trump believes the people who support him are unethical in the extreme.
It means Trump believes most Republicans are immoral or amoral at best, people who only care about the power they can attain or retain. There’s just no getting around that conclusion. Every time he gets indicted, it becomes truer.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
Said algorithm engages those eyeballs and sucks them right down into a vortex of vile.
“Social” media isn’t.
Misdirection Play, Child Prey Dept. 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal parses the perfidy. Here’s a tiny bit from her article:
(snip)
The Christofascists will not stop at banning health care for transgender children. They are coming for adult care – they’ve said so.
The “Con” in “Conservative” 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, James Unnever makes a compelling case that Lyndon Johnson was right.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another child . . . .
And yet another reminder that “accidental” and “negligent” are not synonyms.
Twits Own Twitter . . . 0
. . . but, at the Las Vegas Sun, Gustavo Arellano offers a ray of hope for twits who are still on Twitter. He prescribed a “Twitter fast” for himself:
The break made me realize how inconsequential Twitter ultimately is.
Read his full confessional at the link.
Disparate Treatment 0
Michael in Norfolk points out that, despite the caterwauling of the GOP, Donald Trump was, indeed, handled with kid gloves. Here’s a bit of his post (emphasis added):
