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The Process 0

In a longer of a longer article about Trump’s proposed tariffs, including those proposed for jurisdications that don’t have exports–or, in some cases, human inhabitants–Mike Murphy offers this insight into Donald Trump’s decision making process:

Donald Trump has never let history and facts interfere with his gut feeling and kneejerk reactions . . . .

Methinks he pretty much nails it.

Follow the link for context.

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What’s in a Name? 0

According to the Republican thought police, a firing offense.

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QOTD 0

Maggie Gallagher:

Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.

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Number Gamers 0

The Late Show does the math.

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The Zombie Fact Apocalypse 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball note that

  • A zombie fact is misinformation that persists in the face of evidence against it. . . .
  • False beliefs about vaccine risks (a zombie fact) have fueled an outbreak of measles in the United States.

They go on to offer some simple techniques to keep your brains from being consumed by zombie facts.

Given the number for zombie facts careening down the disinformation superhighway, their article is well worth a look.

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The Disinformation Superhighway 0

Two men on a park bench looking at their pones.  First man:  Disinformation, made up lies, misleading statements . . . .  Second man:  That's why I get my news from social media.  First man:  That is social media.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.

Once again, we confront an evidentiary exhibit supporting the case that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.

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Lies and Lying Liars 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Berit Brogaard offers some pointers as to how to spot a liar.

Check it out and see whether it reminds you of anyone you know of,

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Vaccine Nation 0

At Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, James Terence Fisher points out that, under RFK Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services is in danger of quacking up. A snippet:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Department of Health and Human Services has cut 10,000 full-time employees while adding to its payroll as a “senior data analyst” David Geier, who formerly practiced medicine without a license in Maryland and co-authored numerous debunked studies claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism.

Kennedy hired Geier to conduct yet another “study” of the long-debunked connection between vaccines and autism: a bizarre yet not surprising choice, given his obsession with the non-existent autism-vaccine connection and his two-decade, personally lucrative campaign “to punish those responsible for one of the worst scandals in American history.”

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

Bait for the marks? You bet your sweet bippy.

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QOTD 0

Oriana Fallaci:

Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called “objectivity.” Objectivity does not exist. The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only.

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Break Time 0

Off to drink liberally.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Red-hatted man leaning on a Tesla Cyber Truck says to a crowd of people holding a

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The White Waffle House 0

Afterthought:

Donald Trump does not have “policies.”

He has whims.

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Special Bonus QOTD 0

Chris Potter, in the voice of Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan:

A lie is not a lie when you know I’m lying.

For some fool reason, this made me think of someone in the news.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

My old Philly DL friend Noz makes an excellent points about our scofflaw president’s maladministration.

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Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0

It’s also a practice of Donald Trump’s true believers.

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The Frank Diary 0

It don’t get much franker than this.

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QOTD 0

Stan Lee:

Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance.

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A Tune for the Times 0

A message from a New Zealander to sane America:

From the Youtube page:

This is what many of us in other countries are feeling about the situation in the US right now. Yes, the Don won, but we know so many of you are as disgusted as we are, and concerned for your country. This song is to encourage you. We see you and know you are not him.

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