Too Stupid for Words category archive
Maskless Marauders 0
Northeastern University runs the COVID numbers and finds that “the median death rate for counties with the strongest Republican leaning was between 40% and 300% higher than the counties that leaned Democrat,” because, to be blunt, (these are my words, not theirs) some persons chose science and some persons chose stupid.
A snippet (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.
As part of their research, the team created models based on death counts from the country’s 2,000 counties that looked at factors ranging from socioeconomic status to obesity. Even when controlling for every other variable, the team found that political affiliation factored heavily in the death rate.
We are a society of stupid.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness was in the bag.
Vaccine Nation 0
Republican Senator vows to endanger the troops by demanding an end to vaccine requirements for military personnel.
We are a society of stupid.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
New vistas of fiendliness open before you every day.
Or you might even find yourself sitting next to Florida Man.
We are a society of stupid.
The Deposit 0
Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.
Twits Own Twitter 0
Sam suggests that what Elon Musk is doing with Twitter is a case study of why billionaires can be corrosive to our society. Watch the video for his reasoning.
The Crypto Con 0
Bloomberg columnist Allison Schrager muses on the implications of the crypto crash. A snippet (emphasis added):
Barnum was wrong. There’s not one born every minute.
There’s one born every second.
Headline of the Day 0
Car struck by train in Surprise.
No surprises here.
I worked for the railroad for many years. We used to say, “Don’t race a train to the crossing. If it’s a tie, you lose.”
Twits Own Twitter 0
The twit who owns Twitter gets fact-checked on Twitter just as said tsit fires the Twitter moderator.
To echo Atrios, “Oh, Elon.”
The Candidates Debase 0
I must say, I find this person’s profession of ignorance to be somewhat questionable.
The Graham Cracker Grumbles 0
Emma and the crew discuss Lindsey’s Graham’s defense of Herschel Walker’s Republican Family Values.