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The Crypto Con 0
Via The Japan Times, Bloomberg’s Andy Mukherjee is less than sanguine about nations relying on crypto, as seems to be a trend. A snippet:
Devolution 0
I never expected that my country would become a rogue state.
But it looks like it’s well on the way to being one.
Suffer the Children 0
As has been well established, that’s a Republican family value. Here, Emma talks with Katie Bergh about the damage that the Trump maladministration’s cuts to SNAP food benefits have done to families and children.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
At the Psychology Today website, Willis Klein explores the appeal of conspiracy theories. He makes three main points:
- Conspiracy theories are linked with lower life satisfaction.
- Such theories are also associated with searching for meaning.
- The tendency to endorse conspiracy theories may be related to a threat-focused cognitive processing style.
Given the nature of dis coarse discourse, methinks his article a timely read.
Republican Newspeak 0
Clarence Page decodes de code.
The Me Veneration 0
As we have seen, Donald Trump likes to spread his taint name wherever he can.
At The Root, Phenix S. Halley takes inventory of his masturbatory multiplication of items bearing his moniker.
Rand Gestures 0
Susan Estrich argues that Dr. Fauci was justified in citing the Fifth Amendment when he appeared before Senator Rand Paul’s committee, She notes that Senator Paul was not acting in good faith and that Dr. Fauci invoked the Fifth so as
The purpose here was the trap.
Much more at the link.
Afterthought:
What would be your opinion of a person who would releases someone’s private diary to the press?
Personally, I would not think higly of him or her.
Bushwhacked 0
Bringing new meaning to the term “under cover cop.”
Republican Thought Police 0
Thom sees a disturbing pattern in the Trump’s attempt to change history into his story.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A profligate perjuror? Above the Law reports that
Real evidence at the link.
Facebook Frolics 0
Apparently, the Zuckerborg is planning to metastasize the Disinformation Superhighway by “training” its AI on right-wing lies.