The last time Fox News was sued for defamation/slander, the federal judge hearing the case dismissed it out of hand, on the basis that: “He (in this case Tucker Carlson) is not a provider of “the news” as we know …
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Comment on the Minimum Wage
There are two different, though related reasons that the minimum wage hasn’t risen in the last 12 years: First, there is a certain undercurrent of cruelty in this country that manifests itself in various ways. If you believe that any …
By All Means, Plant Trees, But….
Planting trees as a means of sequestering CO2 so as to mitigate climate change is a good concept, but in the real world it’s a lot harder than it looks. The reason can be summed up in the phase unintended …
Canada: Proud Boys Is a Terrorist Group
The New York Times reports, “The designation could see bank accounts linked to the group frozen and assets seized, while also expanding police investigative powers.” In any case, it’s nice to be reminded that our neighbor to the north is …
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How Low Can We Go?
I have to think she’s going to be removed, and soon. What an embarrassment. Of course, we’re a country that knows what embarrassment looks like, as we just concluded a four-year stint of it.
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From Politico: Trump Pollster’s Campaign Autopsy Paints Damning Picture of Defeat
It may appear that the myth of a stolen election will linger forever, but here’s evidence to the contrary, a 27-page post-election “autopsy” that points to the real reason Trump lost. An exhaustive poll of voters revealed that a blend …
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Biden Administrative Rapidly Repairing a Badly Damaged Nation
It’s a little more complicated than this, as it starts with $1.3 billion and moves on from there, but this is illustrative of what’s happening in the Biden administration. Trump felt “dissed” by the Puerto Rican authorities, in particular the …
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Mass Exodus of Scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The most recent “Take a Cool Guess” called for readers to take a stab at the number of scientists who left the EPA during the Trump administration. Below is a breakdown of their fields of specialization. Will these folks be …
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Fallacious Right-Wing Arguments
An old friend sent me the meme here, to which I responded: Thanks. I’ve seen this. The fallacy in it is that most of the cost factors in milk production are not employee salaries, but rather things like procuring, feeding, …
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Mitch McConnell Says Marjorie Taylor Green’s ‘Loony Lies’ Are a ‘Cancer’ on GOP
I wonder what’s the point of demarcation between Trump’s 31K run-of-the-mill lies and these so-called “looney lies.” Where does one draw the line? Seriously, this lunatic’s presence in Congress may be serving a purpose, as people are dropping out of …
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