From Pine View Farm

A Notion of Immigrants 0

Farron runs the numbers that show that the invasion of illegal immigrants wasn’t.

It was a talking based on a lie.

It’s a simple formula. Hate sells.

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“Democracy Dies in Darkness” . . . 0

. . . was is the motto of The Washington Post.

Now you can meet the darkness.

Welcome to this New Gilded Age.

Via Juanita Jean.

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You’re On Your Own, Buddy! 0

David explains how American health insurance shirks. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

It would appear that yet another “responsible gun owner” chose to celebrate the New Year with politeness.

We are a society of stupid.

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The Crash This Time 0

PoliticalProf charts the course.

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QOTD 0

David Suzuki:

We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion.

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And Now for a Blast from the Past 0

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The Rabbit Hole 0

Boy:  I saw a story on the internet about a man who eats metal.  Girl:  I'm skeptical of everything on the internet.  I don't automatically believe something that I see on the internet first.  I do my own research.  Boy:  Where to you do the research.  Girl:  On the internet.

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A Bum Steer 0

A Tesla on “auto-pilot” goes off on track.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Donald Trump, standing between Melania and Elon Musk, says,

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This New Gilded Age 0

Thom discusses the “con” in “conservative.”

Robert Reich has more.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

When your roommate comes home, greet him with politeness.

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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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

In the midst of a long article about how the next few years are likely to be–er–difficult, the Rude One presents what methinks is an apt description of the current who-shot-John over H1B visas in the Republican Party:

It’s a battle between the racist capitalists and racist isolationists over who is the better racist . . . .

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QOTD 0

Justin Trudeau:

A very powerful mechanism to get elected is to play on anger and pick those wedge issues.

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Meta: Sidebar 0

I have removed Yellowdoggranny from the sidebar as her site seems to gone dormant.

Yeah, I know.

Who pays attention to sidebars these days?

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And Now for a Change of Pace 0

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Dis Coarse Discourse on the Disinformation Superhighway 0

Steve M. parses how the right-wing spin cycle transforms “missing information” into “misinformation.” A snippet (emphasis added):

Right-wing media figures and influencers have a thousand different ways of making the Republican base angry at their enemies. One important way of making the rubes angry is by accusing the enemies of dishonesty and bad faith just for doing their jobs in an environment where all the facts aren’t known.

Follow the link for evidence.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Frame One, captioned

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

David dissects the racism and bigotry underlying the choice by Donald Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers to blame the New Orleans Bourbon Street attack on immigrants when, in fact, said attack was perpetrated by an American-born American military veteran. Methinks his reasoning to be spot on. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

A “responsible gun owner” chose to show politeness to passers-by.

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