February, 2023 archive
The New Gilded Age 0
Sam and Cory Doctorow discuss the stranglehold of digital monopolies.
Word Prey 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Angry Grammarian thinks he may have identified the word in the right-wing’s crosshairs:
Now it’s intersectionality’s turn.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Digital Quicksand 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Phil Reed discusses several recent studies that indicate that “social” media isn’t. He makes three main points.
- Several recent studies have shown that high levels of social media use can negatively impact physical health.
- Evidence suggests that social media can damage psychological welfare and physical functioning if its use is taken too far.
- In one study, the group asked to reduce their social media use had an average 15 percent improvement in immune function.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each.
Macho, Macho Men 0
Michael in Norfolk has a theory as to why some on the American right seem so enamored with Vladimir Putin. A snippet:
Unreal Estate 0
Forbes ran the numbers. Farron reports.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes a family affair.
And another gun–er–fancier is unable to resist flaunting his portable phallus in public.
The Crypto Con 0
Above the Law’s Joe Patrice reports on a court’s ruling that not only do words have meaning, so too do pictures.
The Mind Controller 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, professor emeritus A. Lee Fritschler takes a penetrating look at Florida Man’s attempt to turn public schools and universities into purveyors of propaganda to promote his political perspective. A snippet (emphasis added):
Pressed Credentials 0
Donald Trump tries to escape from E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit by donning an implausible plastic shield.
