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Too Stupid for Words category archive

Misdirection Play, Oxymorons for Morons Dept. 0

“No Labels” (capitalized and marketed as a brand, no less) is a label, for Pete’s sake.

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

They explore new frontiers in fiendliness every day.

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Twits Own Twitter 0

Apparently, Elon Musk is upset at the fee hand of the market.

Afterthought:

“Rich” and “smart” are not synonyms, and being smart at one thing does not mean you are smart at other things.

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The Crypto Con 0

In our newest episode, the Crypto Con meets the Brady Bunch.

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The Crypto Con and the Candidate 0

The Majority report crew discuss RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Bitcoin. In the process, they dig into the con behind the crypto.

A Quibble:

I understand why Emma fell into the trap of referring to traditional money as “fiat currency,” but, honest to Pete, no currency is more fiat than crypto.

It is backed by no one and nothing and survives only because persons believe in it.

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“The Candy Man Can” 0

More stuff you couldn’t make up.

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The Attention Seeker 0

Children in elementary school lining up for show and tell.  Last in the line is Donald Trump, holding a folder labeled

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Phoning It In 0

Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.

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Incompetently Incongruously Assembled 0

Sam and Emma marvel at a Republican Congressman Dan Meuser’s inability to grasp that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists to protect (wait for it) . . . .

. . . consumers

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Unreality TV 0

Man watching RFK Jr. spew conspiracy theories on television says,

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Vaccine Nation 0

Dr. Peter Hotex is harassed in Houston for having the unmitigated gall to believe in proven fact.

I tell you, the stupid-larity is upon us.

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Behind That (AI) Curtain, Reprise 0

While we’re on the subject . . . .

The stupid. It burns.

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Vaccine Nation 0

Caption:  RFK Jr. throws his hat into the ring.  Image:  Boxing rink with corner pad labeled

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

Woman in bar to Man:  So, are you a liberal or a conservative?  Man:  Neither and both.  Woman:  Um . . . How's that?  Man:  I'm absolutist contrarian.  When anyone takes a position, we reflexively take to opposit view just to incite debate.  Woman:  Oh, I think that's pure genius!  Man:  Well, I say it's a vapid intternet troll mentality.  Woman (turning away):  OK you win.  Man:  (Sigh)  It's not easy sticking with a belief system these days.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

But still smart enough to fool some of the people some of the time.

Barnum was wrong. There’s more than one born every minu–oh, never mind.

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The Crypto Con 0

Easy marks.

Via Atrios.

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The Disinformation Superhighway, “Social” Media Isn’t Dept. 0

Title:  The Reading of Internet Rights.  Image:  Man caught in humiliating situation as the dog he is walking chases a squirrel up a tree as he simultaneously spills his ice cream cone.  Passers-by are taking photos with cell phones and tablets.  One of the picture takers says,

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Twits on Twitter 0

That seductive siren, “social” media, vamps the unwary and the stupid into forgetting that the internet is a public place.

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Quarterback Sneaky 0

Zandar throws a penalty flag on Brett Favre for illegal procedure.

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The Disinformation Superhighway . . . 0

. . . leads straight to stupid town.

We are a broken society.

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