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Vaccine Nation 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Cynthia Chen-Joea argues that the fear that some have of vaccines may be an ironic result of vaccines’ success in preventing diseases. A snippet (emphasis added):
I think she may be onto something. Go see what you think.
The Chaos Agent at Work 0
From the Youtube page:
Seth takes a closer look at the president posting an AI video of himself and threatening to send troops to yet another American city.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” fails to secure a portable phallus.
(snip)
(Lincoln, AL, police chief Scott–ed.) Bonner said, “Everything points to being accidental. We are not sure if the child was playing with the firearm, or if the child picked the firearm and dropped it.” He added that due to the child’s age, no charges will be filed.
The Algorithm Abyss 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Tara Well explores how “VR and social media create blurred realities that negatively affect well-being.”
I commend her article to your attention and remind you that Big Tech’s algorithms are not for our benefit; they’re for theirs.
The Chaos Agent 0
In a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, Dr. Richard A. French expresses some concerns about the effect that the Trump maladministration is having on the nation and the polity.
QOTD 0
Missy Gold, in the voice of Katherine ‘Katie’ Olivia Gatling, and Robert Guillaume, in the voice of Benson DuBois:
Katie: You know, it’s not easy being a concerned citizen.
Benson: That’s why there are so few of them.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
An unwitting and willing tool for bad actors? You can bet your sweet bippy, per security maven Bruce Schneier, who argues that, in the rush to deploy AI, far too little attention is being given to security.
At the link, he details one such vulnerability in Notion v. 3, pointing out that
Republican Thought Police 0
In the course of a longer article about recent events at Texas A&M University, Mary Ellen Klas summarizes the tactics of the Republican thought police (emphasis added):
A Legend in His Own Mind 0
Brahma Chellaney takes a look at Donald Trump’s claim that he has ended seven wars and reminds us that
I commend the entire article to your attention.
And, while we’re on the subject of leadership . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
Occupation Nation, Reprise 0
Sam and the crew discuss the tactics of the occupiers. (Warning: There’s language in some of the video clips that they show.)
Afterthought:
Late in his life, my father said to me, “I’m glad those days are over.”
He was referring to the days of racism and segregation during which he and later I as Southern boys were raised.
But they’re not over. They may have been in abeyance for a while, but they are most certainly back with crosses burning.
America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the racist mythology created to rationalize it continue to exact their toll.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
As we all know, politeness takes practice.
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 Enemies List 0
Grung_e_Gene decodes de code.