Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
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Texas is the state where the most workers die from high temperatures, government data shows. At least 42 workers died in Texas between 2011 and 2021 from environmental heat exposure, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers’ unions claim this data doesn’t fully reflect the magnitude of the problem because heat-related deaths are often recorded under a different primary cause of injury.
Follow the link to learn why Texas Republicans think this is a good law.
A Disgruntled Founding Father 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, suggests that, on this Father’s Day, the “Father of our country” would be less than happy with the behavior of some of our country’s current inhabitants. He spotlights their spinelessness (emphasis added):
Imagine how Washington would have felt about people like Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who just can’t bring himself to condemn the acts for which Trump has been charged.
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And how do you think President Washington would feel about the rest of the motley crew of elected Republicans in the Senate and the House who roar in favor of law and order and run from the need to stand up for it because it would put them at odds with their fearless and feckless leader?
The complete piece is worth your while.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Quin Hillyer writes of the resurrection of a rationale for rebellion and reminds us that it once led to the Civil War. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
This “nullification” idea is demonstrably, factually wrong — and dangerous. It was already discredited long before the Civil War by none other than “Father of the Constitution” James Madison. And that war itself, at the cost of some 750,000 lives, settled the issue once and for all.
Follow the link for the rest.
The Party of Law and Order, Reprise 0
Thom decodes de code.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” shows politeness at the dinner table.
Base Desires 0
I think Steven M. may have decoded de code.
Who Can You Trust? 0
F. T. Rea wants to know.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Emma and the crew look behind the curtain and call out the chicanery.
Flagging Interests 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini wonders why Trump supporters persist in desecrating the United States flag. Here’s a bit from his article:
In other words, no picture of Trump.
No Mulligans To Give 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun is teed off.
QOTD 0
Robert Goldsborough:
I find it amazing hoW eager some people are to deliver news that might be found disturbing to the recipient.
Goldsborough, Robert, The Battered Badge (New York: Mysterious Press, 2018), p. 128.
Behind That (AI) Curtain 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Gleb Tsipursky offers some pointers for detecting the deception. He make three main points:
- AI-generated misinformation blurs truth, making it hard to discern fact from fiction.
- People can unmask AI content by scrutinizing it for inconsistencies and a lack of human touch.
- AI content detection tools can spot and neutralize misinformation, protecting against its spread.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
Aside:
I will add one bit of advice:
Don’t believe stuff just because you see it on a computer screen.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” demonstrates that phrase to be an oxymoron.
No one was hit by the discharged round, but two minor injuries were reported.
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.
The Rule of Flaw 0
Methinks that Zandar has a point.