“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
All the News That Fits 0
Sam Goldstein, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, looks at how fiction can masquerade as fact. He notes that
He goes on to discuss how this effect also manifests itself in “social” media and “news” coverage.
In this age of mis- and disinformation, his article is well worth a read.
The Contestant 0
In the course of a longer article in which he expresses–er–some concerns over Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, Field describes how he sees Donald Trump’s approach to governance:
Methinks he is onto something.
Quacks In Command 0
Thom discusses the damage that the Trump maladministration is doing to public health and to the public’s health.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Dis coarse discourse is clearly going to pot.
“An Armed Society Is Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner.”
Another unsecured portable phallus.
Another child in another hospital.
Facebook Frolics 0
At the EFF, Lena Cohen and Rory Mir explore the Zuckerborg’s latest efforts to spy on you and offer some suggestions for combating it. A snippet:
“The Same Thing Harder . . . .” 0
Farron is not sanguine.
Running the Government like a Business 0
Apparently, Donald Trump thinks that he has the power to sell U. S. residency and maybe even citizenship to the highest bidder.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Settle disagreements over parking spaces with politeness.
The Hostile Takeover 0
Gene Collier looks at the Trump maladministration’s attempt to stage a military invasion of Los Angeles and is not sanguine. A snippet: