American Stasi 0
Also at the Colorado Sun, attorney Mario Nicolais tells the story of what he had to deal with in securing the release of a teenager who fled to the United States to join his family after having been tortured in his home country, only to be snatched up by ICE and sent to a detention center concentration camp for being.
Frankly, this is not how I would like to see my tax dollars at work.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
And pretending isn’t going to make the changes go away.
At the Colorado Sun, Michael Booth offers “10 signs we can see right now” from his home state. Here’s one item that my eye, probably because I live next to a gold course:
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Short promo at the one minute mark.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, again, one of those “responsible gun owners” feels justified in ejecting the contents of his portable phallus at another driver on the nation’s highways.
We are a broken society.
American Stasi 0
At The Seattle Times, Danny Westneat notes that many Washington state farmers are hurting because ICE has rounded up their workers and sent them to–let’s use the proper term–concentration camps. He also points out that many of them, who voted for Trump, didn’t see this coming.
And Westneat wonders where they were during the 2024 campaign.
Here’s a tiny bit from his article.
It couldn’t have been clearer, could it?
Suffer the Children, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
Measles are spreading. Per WTKR.com, South Carolina is experiencing its worst outbreak in over three decades. Here’s snippet from their report (emphasis added):
Babies depend entirely on herd immunity — at least 95% of a community must be vaccinated to prevent measles outbreaks. But dropping vaccination rates have eroded protection in South Carolina and across the nation. In Spartanburg County, the outbreak’s epicenter, less than 90% of students have gotten required vaccines.
This is what happens when science deniers deny science and stupid people believe them.
And we are a society of stupid.
“This Guy Knows Nothing” 0
Rick Strom points out that we should have seen this coming.
Aside:
A long time ago, I spent a night at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City.
It was the ugliest hotel room that I have ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of hotel rooms.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Via the USA Today Netowrk, Andrew P. Napolitano has few questions about current events. Here’s one of them:
Follow the link for the rest.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A brain worm heading for your wallet? El Reg reports:
A trio of computer scientists from Princeton University set out to examine whether conversational AI agents can manipulate consumer choices during online shopping sessions. It turns out they can influence behavior – and most of the consumers being steered don’t realize it.