Vaccine Nation 0
Chris Walker runs the numbers. A snippet:
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The state is facing a large measles outbreak, accounting for about a quarter of all measles cases identified across the country since January 1, 2026. As of Tuesday morning, over 4,260 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., 1,152 of them from Pennsylvania alone. Both South Carolina and Texas are also reporting close to 1,000 measles cases.
Yes, Donald Trump has made measles great again.
More numbers at the link.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks that Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is getting too uppity and needs to be shown who’s in charge here.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A tool for thievery? Via The Sacramento Bee, Tobi Opeyemi Amure and Celine Provini follow the money trail.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues . . .
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“Investigators determined Robert Church was struck by a bullet fired by a hunter on Springer Road,” the sheriff’s office said. “The hunter partially field dressed a deer, then left the area with it.”
. . . as does the hunt for the hunter.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Driftglass outs the “tone police.”
Facebook Frolics 0
Ariana Bindman warns you not to fall for the Zuckerborg’s latest strategy for assimilating all before it, via the “personal assistant” dubbed “muse.” Here’s a tiny bit from her article:
Ultimately, Muse isn’t really a personal assistant — it’s a digital panopticon disguised as an imp.
Follow the link for her reasoning, and, remember, you are not using “social” media. “Social” media companies are using you.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom discusses myriad ways in which the Trump maladministration is empowering corporations and depowering consumers.
Russian Impulses 0
Michael in Norfolk suggests that the Con-Artist-in-Chief has been conned. A snippet:
Q. How Does a Country Become an Idiocracy? 0
A. It selects an idiot to be its leader, then it follows the leader.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
For once, politeness didn’t go to the dogs.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
Lies and Lying Liars, Dis Coarse Discourse Dept. 0
Farron discusses a defamation suit against a right-wing podcaster for his lying lies.