A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
All the News that Fits 0
Above the Law reports that Donald Trump’s personal attorney has threatened to sue news outlets for reporting, well, news.
“Right Now, the Enemy Is Domestic” 0
From the Youtube page:
The drummer of the hardcore heavy metal band Claymore TX, who is also a combat veteran, went on a fiery rant denouncing Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and the cruelty being inflicted on immigrant communities across the country, proving once again that there are plenty of people from all walks of life willing to unite to protect the people that actually make our country great. Rick Strom breaks it down.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
We are a society that has chosen to poison itself with lead.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
SFGate reports that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to whitewash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history as told in America’s National Parks is not being received well by vistors to said parks.
The Art of the Con 0
Der Spiegel takes a deep dive into the workings of a massive multinational online consumer con.
Just go read it and remember, just because you see it on a computer screen, it ain’t necessarily so.
The Crypto Con 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dennis Jett explores the Trump family’s affection for the crypto con. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Delusional? Darn tootin’.
Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball consider the source at Psychology Today Blogs. Here’s a bit of their article:
A Notion of Immigrants 0
After 48 years in the United States, a decorated Army veteran Sae Joon Park deported himself to South Korea under threats from ICE.
The delight in being mean for the sake of mean leaves one speechless.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
The father was securing the front door when he heard a popping sound. He suspected it was a gunshot and ran to check the car. He found the toddler on the center console with a gunshot wound, the report states.
We are a society of stupid.
This New Gilded Age 0
Steve M finds a straw at which to grasp from the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
Geeking Out 0
Now this is what I call wallpaper.
Mageia v. 9 with the Plasma desktop. GKrellM is in the lower right; xclock, the upper right.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Going to Extremes 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Christopher Dwyer explores why political extremism seems to be on the rise. He makes three main points (emphasis added). Follow the link for a detailed exploration of each one.
- Having enemies allows us to pretend that all the badness in the world is a result of those enemies.
- Social identity theory tells us that we readily break people down into “us” vs. “them” groups.
- Anonymity on the internet facilitates a deindividuation where people say things they wouldn’t otherwise.