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Not with a (Big) Bang, but with a Whimper 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear is not sanguine.
“B-B-But No Other Explanation Makes Sense” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, David Ludden explores recent research as to the varied reasons why some persons adhere to conspiracy theories that are plainly absurd in the light of pesky things like “facts,” “knowledge,” and “logic.” Here’s one element he cites; follow the link for the full discussion.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At the Orlando Sentinel, Ediberto Roman and Joshua Killingsworth remind us not to forget about Donald Trump’s Republican Family Values.
Tripping on the Guilting 0
Bill Nemitz reports on what happened when, on a lark, he signed up for the “Team Trump” mailing list. It was not quite what he expected. A snippet:
What I expected was a window into the messaging being deployed by the Trumps to propel the president to a second term – increasingly unlikely as that appears to be. What I got was a guilt trip, day after day, for not doing as I’m told.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Advocate for your political views in a polite manner.
The Cancellator-in-Chief 0
In an article at the Inky exploring the grammatical and psychological (psycho-grammatical? gramma-psychological?) reason the phrase, “cancel culture,” has caught on so quickly, Jeffrey Barg notes the irony of Donald Trump’s recent screed against “cancel culture.” Here’s a nugget; follow the link for the rest.
Facebook Frolics, No Russian to Judgement Here Dept. 0
The image above accompanies an article at The Roanoke Times in which Rupert Cutler, long-time public servant, warns us that Russia is cranking up its bot nets to do it again.
A Backwards Country 0
That is, a country that gets it backwards.
School Daze 0
David looks at the political motives behind Donald Trump’s push to turn classrooms into incubators of infection reopen schools in the fall.
Everybody Must Get Fracked 0
Will Bunch mulls over a belated (and likely empty) gesture.