Political Theatre category archive
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: mild language.)
Arificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A tool for throttling the news? ArcaMax reports (emphasis added) that
The removal of these stories underscores mounting concern that federal copyright law is being used by people relying on automated, AI-driven and anonymous complaints to file fraudulent takedown notices, all in the name of suppressing headline news.
Remember, intelligence, real or “artificial,” and integrity are not the same thing.
Indeed, they are often completely unrelated.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Farron argues that it’s all about theft of resources. Methinks he has a point.
We are (mis)governed by a kleptocrat.
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Las Vega Sun, letter-writer Mark Bird follows the money and reaches a depressing conclusion.
War Games 0
Farron discusses how the Trump maladministration is mistreating America’s troops, specifically the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln, because (just my opinion) said maladministration thinks like four-year-olds playing war with toy soldiers in a sandbox.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Mona Charen makes a case that, if weren’t for his incompetence, “Trump” would rhyme with “Stalin” (and, with the assistance of his bootlickers, lackeys, and sycophants, he still just might).
Yeah, I know that might sound rather extreme, but give her piece a read. I think she makes some good points.
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*Mark Twain.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
Real Big Men 0
At the Psychology Today website, Barbara J. Risman takes a look at Pete Hegseth’s wierd fixation with testerone. She makes three main points; follow the link for her article.
- There is no good scientific reason for testing troops’ testosterone levels.
- Hormones affect us, but not in linear fashion; high levels of testosterone don’t trigger killer instincts.
- Screening for low testosterone provides a seemingly objective way to push women out of the military.
The Council of Bent 0
At Above the Law, Mark Herrmann takes a close look at Donald Trump’s brain trust.
A Classic Case of Psychological Projection 0
Rex Huppke finds it laughable, in a twisted, depressing sort of way, that Republicans are accusing Democrats of extremism. He notes that
Republicans have controlled the government for almost two years and have only proved themselves to be the real extremists.
The entire piece is worth the few moments it will take you to read it.
The Laundromat 0
Thom and Heidi Siegmund Cuda follow the money.
Parks and Wreck 0
Donald Trump continues his assault on what Wallace Stegner called “America’s best idea.”
Aside:
If he can’t monetine it, Trump has no use for it.