2023 archive
Republican Family Values 0
Michael in Norfolk https://michael-in-norfolk.blogspot.com/2023/09/republicans-word-games-on-abortion-will.html.
Misdirection Play, Still Rising Again Dept. 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Scott Cuddy expresses his dismay at plan by a neo-Nazi group to establish, well, a traning facility in Maine. He notes that he is gratified that many Mainers are expressing their disapproval of this and is displeased that others are not.
What led to this post, though, is that I want to point out a misdirection play–quite a common misdirection play, actually–that Cuddy mentions, almost in passing, in the course of his discussion (emphasis added):
Unfortunately, some influential conservatives have sought not only to downplay and dismiss these racist groups, but are actually trying to deflect from the issue by claiming that the real problem is anti-white racism.
Follow the link for context.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A slice of politeness.
The story mentions that he’s almost as old as I am. You’d think he’d know better than to start swinging his portable phallus about in a pizza joint.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Peter Kvam posits that “(d)ogs excel at many tasks where AI fails . . . .”
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam dissects the dissimulation.
(Spellink erorr correxed.)
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
To the surprise of all concerned, someone on “social” media gets held accountable.
Who woulda thunk?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More politeness on the pavement:
Myles was driving a Toyota Prius westbound on I-440 when the shooting took place at about 8:50pm, police said. Investigators said a speeding white sedan was weaving in and out of the interstate traffic and passed the Prius on the left shoulder.
Then the sedan swerved into a lane to the right of the Prius and slowed down before someone inside opened fire onto the Prius’ passenger side.
We are a broken society.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
In additional evidence that “history is irony,” it’s clear that the self-described “party of values” has none.
War and Mongers of War 0
Thom wonders just how many wars America has been lied into.
This New Gilded Age 0
Methinks Michael in Norfolk has figured it out. Here’s a bit of his post:
Inventorying Ignorance, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephen Neely and Kaila Witkowski report on the results of a survey that they conducted regarding Floridians’ beliefs about COVID and vaccines. Among other things, they found a significant split on party lines:
Follow the link for the numbers.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Settle arguments with your romantic partner with politeness.