The Gaslighting 0
Farron debunks de bunk.
War and Mongers of War 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Lydia Polgreen makes a convincing–and chilling–case that Donald Trump does not realize that actions can have (sometimes unintended and unexpected) consequences.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
Errata 0
I’m watching an episode of Midsomer Murders which involves what the British refer to as a “heritage railroad” (we’d call it a steam line). In it, an actor playing the part of a railroad employee repeatedly steps on rails.
I worked for the railroad for many years. Railroad workers do not step on rails.
Rails, at least those frequently traversed by trains, are slippery.
You can slip and fall and, in the worst case scenario, get run over by a train.
By the way, you can catch that episode on Tubi. If you like mystery shows, you will like Midsomer Murders.
And, if you like Midsomer Murders, you will really like Caroline Graham’s Inspector Barnaby novels, which inspired Midsomer Murders. (I can’t call them mystery stories. They are truly novels that just happen to involve murders.)
A Grave Offense 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
Republican Thought Police 0
The Republican thought police are now coming for the National Parks’ Junior Ranger program. Via SFgate, By Kylie Mohr lists examples of material that’s being examined for casting aspersion on the United States. Here’s one example:
More stupid at the link.
Afterthought:
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. It’s the Trump maladministration’s approach to American history.
As one who trained as an historian (and whose ancestors wore the grey, for that matter), I find that repulsive and disgusting.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner.”
Another exposed portable phallus.
Another child treated in another emergency room.
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.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Accountable? We’ll see you in court.
Much more–and much more disturbing–AI legal antics at the link.
Afterthought:
Maybe we are not facing the singularity after all.
It’s looking more and more like we are facing the AI slopilarity.
American Stasi 0
Rick Strom discusses investigative news reports of–er–less than legal behavior by ICE agents.
Visit the Youtube page for links to the reports that Rick discusses.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Inducing indolence and eroding intellects? I can’t be bothered to answer that, but Robert Lynch gas some thoughts on the matter.