Republican Lies category archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk decodes de code.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
Chris Hayes argues we’ve seen this before.
A Dental Examination 0
Michael Hiltzik drills through the conspiracy mongering, deception, and outright lies behyind RFK Jr.’s crusade against fluoridated drinking water and concludes it could lead quite literally to decay in our society.
Here’s a bit:
Who would benefit from the end of community fluoridation and a recrudescence of tooth decay? Dental supply companies, investors in which are rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of more demand for their products. For example, shares of Henry Schein Inc., a distributor of specialty dental products, have risen more than 9% since RFK Jr. was named as Trump’s choice for HHS secretary.
No, the Land Did Not Slide 0
Michael in Norfolk points out a fact that seems to have disappeared from dis coarse discourse. A snippet:
Mevertheless, methinks Trump will act as if the land slid and, in so doing, do even greater harm than he has already done to this “noble experiment.”
I do not sleep well these days.
The Fires This Time 0
Afterthought:
Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un growing up about 40 miles north of where I type this, we would have had several at least light frosts by this time of year.
We haven’t yet had a low below freezing.
Climate change is real, it’s happening, and I fear it is well beyond the tipping point.
An Episode of Epidemiology 0
Dion Lefler reports that, in the past, he has been accused of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS for short).
He writes at the Kansas City Star that he has spotted a new variant of TDS characterized by the following symptoms:
- You think you’ll be healthier after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s through with you.
- You accept things that would make your head explode if a Democrat did them.
- You believe raising taxes on imported goods and mass-deporting fruit pickers and meat cutters will bring prices down.
Follow the link for more about these symptoms.
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire looks at events over the past few years in his home state of Alabama and concludes:
When voters don’t punish crooked politicians, politicians just do more crooked things.
For some fool reason, he seems to suspect that we are about to see this play out on a larger stage . . . .
Irrationalizations 0
David takes a look at how Trump supporters lie to themselves about who and what Trump is. (Warning: Short commercial at the end, which you are certainly free to ignore.)
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Spocko makes the case that some Twitter users X offenders have created an HOV lane for voter fraud fraudsters.
That Trumpled Economy 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers reminds us of the reality of the “Trump economy.” A quote:
Four years ago, thousands of Americans were dying every day, and there was no toilet paper.
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
Speaking of psychological projection . . . .
The Fifth Columnist 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts makes a case that she may have identified one of those fabled “enemies within”:
Isn’t it nice to know that Arizona’s own U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar has been assisting in that effort?
Follow the link for her evidence.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
All the News that Fits 0
Farron reports on a news nothingburger and wonders why the “news” sites that promoted it haven’t bothered to retract it.
Of course, we know the answer to Farron’s wonder.
Those sites report all the news that fits.
If it doesn’t fit, they don’t report it.
The Hurricane Disinformation Hurricane 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball look at the swirl of falsehoods that followed hurricanes Helene and Milton and at the reasons some persons allowed themselves to be swept up in the cyclone of claptrap. They also offer some suggestions for preparing a storm cellar in which to shelter from the stormers.
In view of the amount of traffic on the disinformation superhighway, I find it a worthwhile read.
