The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey states that Donald Trump is
and goes on to offer a bill of particulars.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Rebecca Dolgin outlines several ways in which “social” media isn’t. Here’s one; follow the link for the others.
Given how many persons think that “social” media is a reliable source for news, I find this a timely and disquieting read.
“The Trump Doctrine” 0
Jackie Calmes sums up Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy in four words:
Follow the link the evidence.
(Broken link fixed.)
“The Big White Lines” 0
Sam and the crew find themselves somewhat taken aback by a Louisiana legislator’s bill to ban contrails (or, to use wingnut conspiracy lingo, “chem trails”).
The stupid. It burns.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A new field for fraudsters? Oh! Look over there! Someone’s ploughing a field.
The Fire This Time 0
El Reg reports on the Midas Torch.
The good ship Morning Midas – a roll-on, roll-off ferry that was delivering 3,000 vehicles from Yantai, China, to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico – is currently around 304 miles south of Adak, Alaska, the US Coast Guard tells us. The sailors on the vessel, operated by UK-based Zodiac Maritime, noticed the fire at around midnight UTC on 3 June and were unable to stop the conflagration. . . . .
Separation of Posers 0
Sam and the crew dissect Donald Trump’s feud with Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier is fed up with Republicans’ lying about dying.
Facebook Frolics 0
There’s copyrights, and then there’s copywrongs.
Responsible Fiscals 0
The Congressional Budget Office runs the numbers on Donald Trump’s tax cut billionaire giveaway bill.
As far as I can tell, no matter how you do the math, they do not add up to “responsible.”