2024 archive
The Self-Made-Up Man 0
Lee Camp tells the story of Elon Musk.
A Storm of Lies and Lying Liars 0
The Charlotte Observer debunks de bunk being spread (mostly) by right-wing nutbags about the aftermath of hurricane Helene.
Here’s one bit (emphasis in the original). Follow the link for more lies by lying liars.
Rumor: The government created the hurricane
Facts: Helene formed from an organized band of showers and thunderstorms in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. Rumors that the government created the storm were fueled by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tweet late Thursday that “Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”
Dick Polman thinks you ain’t seen nuttin’ yet.
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini opines that, in an attempt to smear her opponent, Kari Lake stumbled into an accidental unintentional compliment.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers recaps Republican strategy.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
PoliticalProf is not amused.
The Crypto Con 0
It seems like everyone wants in on the scam.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
El Reg points out that, for every effect, there is a cause (emphasis added). Here’s the lede:
A scientific paper published in the journal Nature this week confirms that was the case, with justification. The groups more likely to be subjected to moderation were also more likely to share misinformation from low-quality news sites.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Deportation Nation 0
Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Viola, reportedly responded to Carter-Goodheart, “I’m so sick and tired of this liberal bull (expletive). Why don’t you go back to where you came from?”
Per the news report, Trish Carter-Goodheart is of Native American descent. Her ancestors were here a millennium before Foreman’s.
The stupid. It burns, and the hate, well, it metastasizes.
Republican Thought Cookie Police
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Just when you thought dis coarse discourse couldn’t get any stupider . . . .
Permission To Prevaricate? 0
The editorial board of the Las Vega Sun points out that J. D. Vance seems to think that fact-checking is censorship, which, I guess, sort of makes sense if you are a lying liar who doesn’t want to get called out for telling your lies.
The Past Is Prologue . . . 0
. . . but, as Thom points out, we keep forgetting the past.