June, 2016 archive
Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dum-Dum 0
In related news, the Bangor Daily News’s Patricia Callahan submits her own letter to LePage.
Video via Raw Story.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still under 300k for the 69th straight week.
(snip)
The four-week moving average, a less volatile measure than the weekly claims numbers, held at 266,750.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 20,000 to 2.12 million in the week ended June 18. The four-week average declined to 2.13 million, the lowest since November 2000.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A fresh load of politeness . . .
He said police believe Nicholas was reloading his small-caliber gun when it went off and struck him (in the head–ed.).
Nicholas was flown to a Pittsburgh-area hospital. His condition was unknown.
. . . and another gun that fires itself.
The police chief is quoted as saying that the kid’s pointing the gun at his head while reloading it is somehow “a tragic accident.”
QOTD (Updated) 0
Kerry Greenwood:
Humanity ain’t inherently humane. That’s why hate sells.
Anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool.
Addendum, Later That Same Day:
This is creepier than a room full of caterpillars.
Dis Coarse Discourse, Pivotal Moments Dept., Reprise 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jonathan D. Moreno offers his take on why the Trump “pivot,” so eagerly awaited by the press and, no doubt, the Republican Party, just ain’t a-gonna happen. A snippet:
Donald Trump can no more change his public character than Woody Allen can change his. Like many actors Trump has created a persona that he created and from which he seems unable to escape. Trump has become “Trump,” a caustic, macho bully who never loses, regardless of the cost. Even the presidency.
No matter what kind of role he is in—builder, salesman, TV host, politician—he is always “Trump.” The character works well as long as it works. But when it doesn’t the actor gets stuck, as appears to have happened now. Adaptation seems to be beyond his imagination. Where there was once creativity there is now insufficient spontaneity.
Ryan’s Derp 0
Paul Ryan prepares the new old complete with a new logo and improved packaging Republican replacement for the ACA.
Meet “Don’t Get Sick; If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly, v. 2.0.”
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
In Republican World, Pickett is always charging.
The Born Again Legacy (Updated) 0
There’s the old story about the professor who was speaking about grammar.
“You realize,” he said, “that two negatives make a positive. However, there is never a case in which two positives make a negative.”
From the back of the hall came an anonymous voice which said,
Right.”
I was raised Southern Baptist back before Southern Baptists went nuts. I know lying hypocrites when I see them.
God knows, I’ve seen enough of them.
Addendum, Later That Same Morning:
So You Think You Know Something . . . . 0
Barry Ritholtz discusses the mechanics of misinformation.
Follow the link, where he analyzes the role of “agnotology” in Britain’s Brexit vote. Left unanswered is this question:
How the hell does “agnotology” differ from propaganda or, for that matter, a plain old lie, and why did we need a new word with more syllables for it?
