Because It Is. Okay? 0
Missing in Inaction 0
The Editorial Board of my local rag looks at statements by a number of Republican regarding the fires in California and editorializes that
Withholding relief from California fire victims would be unconscionable
The editorial itself is behind the paywall, but its title summarizes it nicely.
But that leads to a larger question:
- Where is the evidence that today’s Republican Party has a conscience?
Still Rising Again after All These Years,
Republican Thought Police Dept.
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Scott Maxwell parses the perfidy of Florida AG Ashley Moody.
No excerpt or summary can do his article justice. Just go read it.
Facebook Frolics 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire finds himself less than impressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s reasons for abandoning fact-checking Fakebook Facebook; Whitmire notes the irony (emphasis added):
And that’s just the start. Follow the link for the rest.
Meanwhile, in more news of the Zuckerborg . . . .
This New Gilded Age 0
Via the Majority Report, a business professor argues that “income inequality is out of control,” then Sam and the crew discuss his remarks.
Afterthought:
We are reaping the harvest of Reagan’s trickle-on economics.
The Crypto Con 0
He says it came to him in a dream, which, methinks, is a fancy way of saying he dreamed it up.
The Media Is the Message 0
Thom argues that, if you can control the media, you can control the message, and traces the history of Republican efforts to do just that.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At The Kansas City Star, Dion Lefler looks at Republicans’ reactions to the fires in California and finds himself less than favorably impressed. Here’s a bit from his article; I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Follow the link to learn why he said that.
The Rule of Flaw 0
A Solomonic ruling rooted in Cannon law.
Republican Family Values 0
As has been noted before in these electrons, mean for the sake of mean appears to be a pirmary, if not the primary, Republican family value.
David has more. in this case, regarding the fires in California:
The Crypto Con 0
You may dig it (if you do, know that you’ve been conned), but, per a British court ruling, this guy can’t.
Via El Reg, which has more about crypto cons.
The Establishmentarian Cult of Trump 0
Comedian interviews establishmentarians, with predictable results.
Driving Defensively on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bill Eddy notes that (emphasis added):
- Social media and some news outlets often include false information which can feel true from repetition.
- Research shows that false and emotional information spreads farther and faster than the truth.
He then suggests ten questions that can be helpful in parsing perfidy. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the full list.
Will the speaker/writer personally benefit by saying what they are saying . . . .
