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Foxy Shady 0
A snippet:
Imagine getting told you’re not credible enough to be on Fox and Friends.
Vaccine Nation 0
A Florida state senator proclaimed that he wants=ed to “review” vaccine mandates for such illnesses as measles, mumps, and rubella, then, after the public reaction, he denied that he had said what he had said.
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell comments; follow the link to finish the article.
Clogged pipes? Call a plumber. Stalled car engine? Rely on a mechanic. But when it comes to a deadly virus, some people would rather listen to gasbag politicians or Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend.
I’m convinced that if Twitter and Facebook had been around when the polio vaccine was invented, we’d still be dealing with polio.
We are a society of stupid.
As Predictable as the Tides 0
Republicans worry about the national debt when and only when there is a Democratic president.
NonDisclosure
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Donald Trump’s nondisclosure ploy with Omarosa fails badly when put to the test. Here’s a bit from the story at Above the Law:
The campaign attempted to distinguish between Denson and Manigault Newman, arguing that latter “warranted a strict confidentiality provision as a term of her employment, since Respondent was known to be ‘nasty’ and ‘confrontational’ on the television show.” The arbitrator found this line of reasoning “unpersuasive.”
The arbitrator did not point out the inherent filthiness of arguing that identical contracts mean different things when applied to a White woman and a “nasty” Black woman. But we will.
Words of One Syllable 0
General Milley explains the concept of responsibility to a person incapable of grasping it.
Via Francis Langum at C&L, who has commentary.
Reality Bites 0
Self-described conservative Cameron Smith, writing at AL.com, argues that it’s time for Republicans to return to the real world. A nugget:
Facebook Frolics 0
Brier Dudley grasps at a straw.
QOTD 0
Noam Shipancer, on the topic of “positive thinking”:
If you are falling, there’s no use in telling yourself that you’ve learned how to fly.
Shipancer, Noam, “Laws of Emotional Mastery” (Psychology Today, June 2021), p. 54.
The Privatization Scam, the Bill Comes Due Dept. 0
Governor McDonnell outsourced management of public roads to a private company.
The con is now taking its toll.
Zuckerdorsey’s Monster 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Phil Reed offers some thoughts. A snippet:
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