Too Stupid for Words category archive
Adventures in Branding 1
Whatever happened to words (emphasis added)?
The new bank is to be called Truist, Winston-Salem-based BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust said.
Why the hell should I trust a bank that can’t speak its native tongue?
The stupid. It burns.
Twits on Twitter 0
Noz attempts to make sense of the nonsensical.
Just the Vaxx, Ma’am 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bryna Siegel tries to make sense of the maelstrom of misinformation magnified in the electrons of the inner webs, primarily via “social” media. She focuses on anti-vaxx as a springboard. A nugget:
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Money Talks . . . 0
. . . and he answers.
Misdirection Play 0
The Washington Post goes down the rabid hole.
Underqualified
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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s cookie crumbles.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Words fail me.
Follow the link to read how the airline tries to mealy-mouth its way out of taking responsibility for its actions.
Sound Track 0
Vice President Pence visited the USS Harry S Truman and stupidity presaged his arrival.
According to the report, the Chief has gone from salt water to hot water.
Just the Vaxx, Ma’am 0
The North Jersey Record takes a long, in-depth look at how vaccinations became controversial. I commend the article to your attention. Here’s a bit:
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, also chided Amazon for accepting paid advertising from anti-vaccine groups.
Russian Internet trolls and bots (one used the hashtag #VaccinateUS) have also “weaponized” public health messages to sow discord among the American public, using vaccines as a wedge issue, researchers found.
By issuing both anti- and pro-vaccine tweets and memes they attempt to make it seem vaccine safety and efficacy are open to debate and create mistrust of public health institutions and experts.
I can remember pictures of rows of children suffering from polio ensconced in iron lungs. And today we have some who would willingly bring those days back.
We are a society of stupid.