Seems Familiar, Reprise 0
For some fool reason, this article also reminds me of someone on the news.
It’s All about the Algorithm, Facebook Frolics Dept. 0
A news report from Reuters leads to the question: Is “social” media the new tobacco, knowingly promoting addiction for profit?
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Stray Question 0
What’s a good word for someone who used–er–questionable means so as not to go to war, but who quite happily places others in the line of fire?
Inquiring minds want to know.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another child:
The child was shot in the back of the head, but police say the child was alert and communicating when Pierce Township Fire and EMS Department arrived around 11:03 a.m.
Another case where someone is ignorant of the difference between “accidental” and “negligent,” which I keep harping on because it lets the negligent avoid responsibility for their negligence.
Seems Familiar 0
For some fool reason, this article reminds me of someone on the news.
Circular Reasoning in a Rogue State 0
Steve M. sees a pattern. Here’s a bit of his article:
Vaccine Nation 0
And that future is already our present.
Afterthought:
I was a young ‘un before measles vaccines. Measles were considered almost a rite of passage for children back then. I can tell you, measles is not a fun way to get out of going to school.
And now today’s Republican Party wants to bring that past into our present.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At The Charlotte Observer, Justin Perry notes that
Then Perry masterfully dissects the duplicitous thinking behind Vance’s remark.
His piece is worth the two or three minutes it will take to read.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via The Japan Times, Kaushik Basu hears a rhyme goosestepping through history.
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*Mark Twain.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, an oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” has exposed a portable phallus to a child.
The 7-year-old was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
We are a broken society.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Mary Trump discusses Donald Trump’s turning the United States Department of Justice into the Donald Trump Department of Retribution.