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A Tune for the Times 0

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“Facts Are What People Think” 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Mary Ann Little writes

Although it may be hard to wrap your mind around it, some people really do have trouble seeing, and coming to terms with, the truth. We see this in the microcosm of relationships, but also in the macrocosm of business and politics. But what are the underlying dynamics at play when someone seems to be living in a reality contrary to easily proven fact?

(My first thought is, these days, it’s all too easy to “wrap your mind around it.” Just watch the antics of the Trump maladministration.)

Anyway, you might what to read her article, where she explores why some folks believe stuff that lacks verifiable veracity.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Gene Nichol hears a rhyme:

. . . I was even more taken aback by President Trump’s declaration that all must submit to what the “federal government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country.” What a mouthful. It was enough to bring back the 17th century. The glorious Sun King. Louis XIV who (perhaps) said: “L’Etat, c’est moi!”.

Follow the link for the rest.

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*Mark Twain.

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Cancel Culture 0

Chris Hayes dissects the Trump maladministration’s actions to cancel voices that hurt Donald Trump’s fee-fees.

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The Honored Guest 0

Donald Trump hosting

Via Daily Kos.

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The Waste Land 0

No, not the poem by T. S. Elliot, though it is indeed an excellent poem.

Our environment, once Donald Trump finishes ravaging and ravishing it.

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Electric Bugaboo 0

Apparently, Tesla reckons that what you don’t know can’t hurt them.

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QOTD 0

Cory Doctorow:

It is a mistake to let aesthetics drive your rational decision making.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Greased Palm, a Notion of Immigrants Dept. 0

Trump decrees that they can pay to play.

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Signs of the Times 0

When you don’t want to face factual reality, you can always remove any signs of the truth.

Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.

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Iced by ICE 0

Sam and the crew find themselves–er–somewhat taken aback by the brutality of Donald Trump’s secret police ICE agents.

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Tomorrowland Trumpledland 0

Cartoon lampooning Disney's giving int to Donald Trump over Jimmy Kimmel captioned,

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One Think Is Not Like the Other Thing 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice debunks (some of) de bunk spreading on “social” media about the Trump maladministration’s decision that Jimmy Kimmel’s freedom of speech shall be abridged.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

More politeness on the pavement.

So many guns. So much stupid.

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QUTD 0

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach:

We are so vain that we value the opinion even of those whose opinions we find worthless.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Suffer the Children, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0

One more time, “suffer the children” is not scripture. It’s a Republican family value.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Fabricated frolics.

And, in more news of Facebook Frolics, some failed frolics.

One more time, “social” media isn’t.

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Republican Thought Police 0

Couple staring at a television screen which reads,

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