Political Theatre category archive
The Rule of Flaw 0
A Solomonic ruling rooted in Cannon law.
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 . . . .
Prioritization Nation 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mike McCool share a few thoughts about our nation’s priorities.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey hears a rhyme. Here’s how he opens his article:
Follow the link for his evidence.
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*Mark Twain.
Tax and Spin 0
The Arizona Republc’s E. J. Montini decodes de code. A snippet:
That is how legitimate news operations described what the council did, anyway.
The Goldwater folks, taking a page from the playbook of what they themselves might call “fake news,” put out a press release under a headline reading: “Goldwater Sues To Stop Gilbert’s ‘Illegal’ Pickleball Tax.”
Follow the link for a description of the decryption.
What’s in a Word? 0
Mangy Felocks explains some neologisms. (Warning: Tasteless. Accurate, but tasteless.)
“Get Me Rewrite!” 0
At the Des Moines Register, Lyle Miller digs into Republicans’ efforts to portray Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a good thing.
I commend his article to your attention.
The Burial Plot 0
If we bury it somewhere away from the front page, maybe nobody will notice it.
What’s in a Name? 0
In the midst of a longer column regarding Donald Trump’s threat promise to rename the Gulf of Mexico, the Tampa Bay Times’s Stephanie Hayes clarifies the actual reason behind his desire to do so.
The whole piece is an absolute hoot and I don’t want to spoil your fun.
Just go read it for yourself.
Facebook Frolics 0
Sam and the crew dissect the dissimulations of the digital despot.
The EFF also has–er–qualms after a second reading of the Zuckerborg’s new policy. A bit from their post:
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Making Sense of the Nonsensical 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, David Mills considers Donald Trump’s recent statements about–er–annexing Greenland, Canada and Panama–something that in saner times would be considered shall-we-say somewhat aggressive and warlike.
Mills offers a theory as to why Donald Trump says some of the things he does. Here’s a bit of his article:
Many of us have had bosses like that. I think Donald Trump is that kind of boss. He creates confusion and then fear by being so cavalier with the truth.
He may be onto something.
My own theory is simpler.
I don’t think Trump and truth or on speaking terms, but that’s just me.
Prioritization Nation 0
Methinks Atrios makes a valid point.