2017 archive
A. Victimization 0
Q. What’s in a name?
The emails were identical except that half appeared to come from a DeShawn Jackson or a Tyrone Washington, names that have been shown to be associated with African-Americans. The other half used names that have been shown to be associated with whites: Greg Walsh and Jake Mueller. The email sent to each local officeholder was determined by chance.
Most inquiries yielded a timely and polite response. But emails with black-sounding names were 13 percent more likely to go unanswered than those with white-sounding names. This difference, which appeared in all regions of the country, was large enough that it was statistically unlikely to have been a matter of mere chance.
Much, much more at the link. Do please read the whole thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
inculcate politeness from a young age.
Officers learned that two (13-year old–ed.) boys had made threats against school staff, students and property.
Investigators discovered the two had made up a list they described as a “kill list” and that they were discussing plans to carry out their threats.
Police contacted the boy’s parents and the adults whose names were on the list.
Investigators also executed off campus searches and collected evidence, including firearms.
Responsible Fiscals 0
Republican “fiscal responsibility” is a con for the rubes. Indeed, Republicans are quite happy to waste public money so as to con the rubes.
What Happened in Puerto Rico? 0
Lee Camp looks at the uncovered parts of the story.
Warning: Language.
“Just Because He Could” 0
Much ink and many electrons have been consumed in wondering about the motive for the Las Vegas shootings. As I write this, no possible motive–at least not one that would make sense to most of us–has been proposed.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Navorro suggests that such a motive may not be the issue.
A Loose Tiller(son) 0
Trudy Rubin believes that “Rex Tillerson is toast” and that he will shortly join the list of Drumpf dismissals. So, too, she opines, is diplomacy in America. A snippet:
But Tillerson’s downfall signifies something far more dangerous than the latest tick in the “you’re fired” Trump reality show. It reflects the collapse of U.S. diplomacy under a president who thinks he can resolve global crises by bluster and threats.
Aside:
Methinks Donald Trump forgets two things: Real life is not reality television, and reality television is not in any way “real.”
We are doomed.
AIMless 0
AOL Instant Messenger will be shut down in December.
I still have an AIM account. Mostly I use the associated email account as a spam trap.
I think the last time I used the instant messenger was in 2008.