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Still Rising Again after All These Years,
Republican Thought Police Dept.
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Scott Maxwell parses the perfidy of Florida AG Ashley Moody.
No excerpt or summary can do his article justice. Just go read it.
Facebook Frolics 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire finds himself less than impressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s reasons for abandoning fact-checking Fakebook Facebook; Whitmire notes the irony (emphasis added):
And that’s just the start. Follow the link for the rest.
Meanwhile, in more news of the Zuckerborg . . . .
This New Gilded Age 0
Via the Majority Report, a business professor argues that “income inequality is out of control,” then Sam and the crew discuss his remarks.
Afterthought:
We are reaping the harvest of Reagan’s trickle-on economics.
The Crypto Con 0
He says it came to him in a dream, which, methinks, is a fancy way of saying he dreamed it up.
The Media Is the Message 0
Thom argues that, if you can control the media, you can control the message, and traces the history of Republican efforts to do just that.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At The Kansas City Star, Dion Lefler looks at Republicans’ reactions to the fires in California and finds himself less than favorably impressed. Here’s a bit from his article; I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Follow the link to learn why he said that.
The Rule of Flaw 0
A Solomonic ruling rooted in Cannon law.
Republican Family Values 0
As has been noted before in these electrons, mean for the sake of mean appears to be a pirmary, if not the primary, Republican family value.
David has more. in this case, regarding the fires in California:
The Crypto Con 0
You may dig it (if you do, know that you’ve been conned), but, per a British court ruling, this guy can’t.
Via El Reg, which has more about crypto cons.
The Establishmentarian Cult of Trump 0
Comedian interviews establishmentarians, with predictable results.
Driving Defensively on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bill Eddy notes that (emphasis added):
- Social media and some news outlets often include false information which can feel true from repetition.
- Research shows that false and emotional information spreads farther and faster than the truth.
He then suggests ten questions that can be helpful in parsing perfidy. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the full list.
Will the speaker/writer personally benefit by saying what they are saying . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One of those “responsible gun owners” aims to take a downhill run.
Prioritization Nation 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mike McCool share a few thoughts about our nation’s priorities.