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An Open Warrant? 0

Via Michael in Norfolk (who has commentary), an explanation as to why the Trump maladministration has become fixated on antifa, which is not an entity, merely a label:

Image:  They want to go after

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Republican Thought Police 0

Florida Man.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Charles Parrish has a question.

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QOTD 0

Henry Miller:

When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor their baseness. There are no limits in either direction apparently.

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Recommended Viewing 0

Carrotblanca.

It’s the third cartoon in season 1, episode 3, of the Looney Tunes series I’m watching on Tubitv.com. The episode ie linked above (note that, when the show leaves Tubi, the link will be broken).

It’s a take-off on Casablanca, which I consider to be the finest American movie ever made, and it’s an absolute hoot.

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The Great Befuddlement 0

Donald Trump changing the Department of Defense to Department of War while thinking,

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Devolution 0

At the Hartford Courant, Gary Franks makes a strong case that Donald Trump is driving the United States full banana republic.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

She found politeness in the parking lot.

We are a broken society.

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The Procedure for Proliferating Perfidy 0

David explores how lies metastasize.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

A competent therapist? Pigs, wings.

At Psychology Today Blogs, Dan Mager reports that using AI ChatbotS as counselors “. . . is not just risky, it’s dangerous.”

  • Increasingly, people have begun to utilize AI for mental health care.
  • Both research and anecdotal evidence find AI can be a risky or dangerous substitute for human therapists.
  • AI therapy services adhere to neither mandated reporting laws nor confidentiality/HIPAA requirements.
  • Three states now have laws restricting the use of AI-based therapy, and others are exploring this issue.

Follow the link for details.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Falsified frolics alleging that an innocent person did something that she didn’t do resulting in said innocent person getting harassed on line for that thing she didn’t do.

Our society is selling its soul for clicks and likes.

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Something Doesn’t Add Up Here 0

If you don’t believe me, you try doing the math.

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QOTD 0

Maimonides:

Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

Overhyped? From El Reg:

AI hype is colliding with reality yet again. Wiley’s global survey of researchers finds more of them using the tech than ever, and fewer convinced it’s up to the job.

Follow the link to hear the hiss of air leaking out of the bubble.

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Stray Question 0

Does this article remind you of anyone in the news?

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The Bad Bunny Hop 0

Rick Strom discusses how comedian Josh Johnson ridicules the furor over Bad Bunny at the Superbowl while also pointing out the bigotry behind it.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Self-politeness is the politest kind.

Musical NotesGuns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

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A Matter of Priorities 0

Frame One:  Woman says,

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Courting Disaster 0

It should come as no surprise that the product of incompetents is incompetence.

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