2025 archive
Gut Reactions 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Kenneth Barish argues that “(w)e are motivated in our political opinions first by feelings and secondarily by ideas.” I don’t know that I fully agree with him, but, given the increasingly toxic nature of dis coarse discourse, I think his article is well worth a read. Here’s a tiny bit from it:
Disappeared under the Rule of Lawless 0
Emma talks with journalist Prem Trakker about how Trump and ICE are disappearing persons without showing legal cause for doing so and about the implications thereof.
Afterthought:
I do not think it is an exaggeration to fear that, if we continue on this course, we in danger of becoming a police state.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Faye Anderson takes issue with Donald Trump’s attempt to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history. Here’s a tiny bit from her article; follow the link for her reasoning.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” feels compelled to expose his portable phallus whilst traversing our highways and byways.
Influencer Idiocy 0
The stupid. It burns.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Indeed, it incubates idiots and nurtures nutbags.
Reruns 0
Daniel Ruth contends that we’ve seen this show before. Here’s one of the examples he cites; follow the link for the rest.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s what Trump and Musk are trying to do to retirees who want to collect their social security.
The Process 0
In a longer of a longer article about Trump’s proposed tariffs, including those proposed for jurisdications that don’t have exports–or, in some cases, human inhabitants–Mike Murphy offers this insight into Donald Trump’s decision making process:
Methinks he pretty much nails it.
Follow the link for context.
What’s in a Name? 0
According to the Republican thought police, a firing offense.
Number Gamers 0
The Late Show does the math.
The Zombie Fact Apocalypse 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball note that
- A zombie fact is misinformation that persists in the face of evidence against it. . . .
- False beliefs about vaccine risks (a zombie fact) have fueled an outbreak of measles in the United States.
They go on to offer some simple techniques to keep your brains from being consumed by zombie facts.
Given the number for zombie facts careening down the disinformation superhighway, their article is well worth a look.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.
Once again, we confront an evidentiary exhibit supporting the case that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Berit Brogaard offers some pointers as to how to spot a liar.
Check it out and see whether it reminds you of anyone you know of,
Vaccine Nation 0
At Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, James Terence Fisher points out that, under RFK Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services is in danger of quacking up. A snippet:
Kennedy hired Geier to conduct yet another “study” of the long-debunked connection between vaccines and autism: a bizarre yet not surprising choice, given his obsession with the non-existent autism-vaccine connection and his two-decade, personally lucrative campaign “to punish those responsible for one of the worst scandals in American history.”