It’s All about the Algorithm on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, psychology professor Azadeh Aalai takes a deep look at how and why conspiracy theories and frauds–what she refers to as “scam cutlture”–thrives on the internet. A snippet (emphasis added):
Republican Thought Police 0
Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.
Trumplednomics 0
University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers runs the numbers. Ring of Fire’s Jerrod Zisser reports.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Stealing intellectual property? A German court says, “Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!“
A Notion of Immigrants . . . 0
. . . Meet the privatization scam.
Virtual Public Nutcases 0
The EFF reports that there’s a move in the Wisconsin state legislature to ban VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), using the excuse that this will somehow protect children.
This is the sort of thing that happens when persons with axes to grind start messing with something that they have no clue about. (Think Trump tariffs, for example.) Here’s a tiny bit from the article:
Follow the link detailed information about why this a bad, very bad, extremely stupid idea.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Republican Family Values, Reprise 0
Keith Raffel comments on the mean for the sake of mean. A snippet:
I’m not certain why the senator would be shocked. When it comes to Trump’s political tactics, heartlessness is not a bug — it’s a feature.
Follow the link for context.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
David debunks de bunk and decodes de code.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once more, politeness goes to the dogs the dogs go to politeness.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation . . . .” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Rafa Euba takes a look at who is likely to believe in conspiracy theories, even when the conspiracy theories are more far-fetched than reality.
I think he may be onto something. Follow the link and see what you think.
Republican Thought Police 0
If you don’t like history, well, just apply a little white out.
Outing the Quackery 0
Farron discusses a study that–er–casts doubt on RFK Jr.’s claim that Tylenol is somehow magically linked to autism.