This New Gilded Age 0
Robert Reich finds a straw at which to grasp.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Hoist on His Own Party’s Petard 0
As my old professor of the Early Federal Period was fond of saying, “Hstory is irony.”
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
An accessory after the fact? How about taking a peek under the coverup.
Bread and Circuses, Reprise
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At the Hartford Courant, Thomas Cangelosi muses on what the word “great” seems to mean to Trump and the Trumpettes. A snippet (emphasis added):
But these first principles have been deflated by Trump’s inflated idea of “great.” His idea of great is a big, gaudy spectacle.
The Art of the Steal 0
Mary Trump follows the money.
American Stasa 0
If the American Stasi weren’t wearing uniforms issued by the Trump maladministration, they’d be wearing their traditional garb–hoods and sheets.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
False idols? At the Psychology Today website, Joe Pierre argues that, despite the hype, “current AI chatbots fall far short of being any kind of supreme intelligence.”
Follow the link for his reasoning
Bread and Circuses
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Thanks to Donald Trump’s incompetence, mismanagement, and whims, Americans can’t afford bread, but, as Thomas Cangelosi points out at the Hartford Courant, Trump is giving them a circus. Here’s a bit from his column:
When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth, Reprise 0
Michael in Norfolk suspects that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to repress the press may be a misdirection play.
Me, I think hissy-fit is a more appropriate term.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Bearing false witness? You can swear to it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A little brotherly politeness:
A 10-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the shoulder last week.
(snip)
That investigation determined an older sibling unintentionally fired the gun on the second floor, the bullet traveling through the floor and hitting the boy downstairs.