Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Various right-wing commentators operatives have been criticizing Kamala Harris for “code-switching.”
At Above the Law, Mark Herrmann notes the fatuousness of that attack. He writes
. . . don’t blame Kamala Harris for code-switching.
We all code-switch in endless situations.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Afterthought:
Of course, to anyone who can decode de code, this criticism of Harris is a coded–you will pardon the expression–attempt to appeal to racists without sounding overtly racist.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
And the migrations they are already migratin’..
“The Horsemen of the Rightwing Apocalypse” 0
Emma talks with Rena Steinzor, research professor of law at the University of Maryland, about her recent book American Apocalypse: The Six Far-Right Groups Waging War on Democracy.
“Childless Cat Ladies” 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal takes issue with J. D. Vance’s stated position that the only purpose for women is to be brood mares women who have not had children are not qualified to serve as school teachers. She does so by citing numerous examples of childless women teachers (aka, “nuns”) that she had during her days in Catholic schools.
In the course of the article, she offers, almost in passing, a theory to explain J. D. Vance’s misogyny:
Methinks she’s onto something.
Follow the link for context.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At Psychology Today blogs, Tahir Rahman takes a deep dive into how “social” media can lead persons to believe stuff that isn’t. A snippet:
Given the flood of falsehoods polluting our polity, I commend his article to your attention.
All the News that Fits 0
Driftglass decodes de code.
QOTD 0
Gerard Horan, in the voice of Ray Butler:
The thing is, once you start with a lie, there’s somehow no going back, is there?
Deficiency on Display 0
Lawrence O’Donnell points out that “net worth” does not equal “IQ.”
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Sabrina B. Little makes a strong case that students’ use of ChatGPT and similar “tools” to complete assignments is ipso facto counterproductive. Here’s a tiny excerpt from her article (emphasis added):
DJT and DEI 0
David makes a strong case that, if there is a DEI (In this case, Discrimination, Exclusion, and Inequality) candidate running for president, that candidate is Donald Trump. Along the way, he eviscerates Republicans’ claims that Kamala Harris is somehow a “DEI hire.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Guns 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.
Republican Family Values 0
Michael in Norfolk decodes de code.
Republican Establishmentarian Thought Police 0
Thom notes that some public schools are starting to resist Oklahoma State Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters’s orders to “teach the Bible.”
The Sure Thing 0
Read the full story for the details.
Aside:
The reason you are seeing so many commercials urging you to install gambling apps on your “device” is simple.
In the long run, you lose.
Gambling* is a mug’s game, and they’re hoping you volunteer to be the mug.
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*I’ll make exceptions for friendly wagers between friends (he said redundantly) and for playing the ponies. If you know what you are doing, you can do okay playing the ponies. My late ex-father-in-law certainly did very nicely at the OTB. Indeed, thanks to his tutelage on how to read the racing forms, I once hit an exacta at Delaware Park.
Come to think of it, that’s the last time I went to the horse races.