While it’s true that PBS and NPR inform the viewer/lister, it’s not just evangelical Christians that have issues with this. More than 77 million people voted for Trump in 2024, and precious few of them want to see an American electorate that is more conversant with the U.S. Constitution, international relationships, science, current events, the arts, comparative political philosophies, etc.
No, what the director of the FBI said here is not a joke. Apparently, he’s unaware that many hundreds of Trump supporters were convicted of beating the crap out of police officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, and were summarily pardoned when the president returned to the White House.
Trump adviser Stephen Miller said: “Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots.”
Is this really what we want? Wouldn’t we rather that our children be taught the unvarnished truth about the United States and its history, and to judge for themselves as to what it means?
If this were Russia and China or North Korea, Miller’s proposal would be precisely what is called for, but it’s inappropriate to a democracy.
I consider myself a patriot, but not because I was forced to remain ignorant of what the white Europeans settlers did to blacks and native Americans. Knowing that people–people of all races–are capable of atrocities makes us that much more reverent to the U.S. Constitution and to rule of law, and that much less willing to watch idly as these institutions are destroyed.
It’s hard to know exactly what Trump means when he says this, not that any sensible person believes a word he says.
A price can’t fall more than 100%. If eggs were $7/dozen and they fell 100%, they’d be free. If they fell 400% ($28/dozen), it would mean that stores would be paying us $21/dozen to take them.
One thing is certain about the photo of the toddler here: He didn’t invent this level of anger on his own; he picked it up from someone, most likely his father.
I had a similar experience, and I learned something important from it. When my son was perhaps two years old, I had him in his car seat as I drove him somewhere. At a certain moment, I had to stop unexpectedly, and he sensed my frustration. Without a word from me, he yelled at the top of his lungs from the back of the car, “Come on lady! Will you move it!?”
I’ll admit that this struck me as funny, but I realized two things immediately: a) I must have screamed that precise phrase within his earshot at some prior time in a similar situation, and b) I needed to be far more careful as to what he was learning from me.
What Jodie Foster says here about homosexuality is what I have believed since I was old enough to understand what this subject was all about.
Homophobia is like hating people with red hair or brown eyes. It’s senseless. It’s hate for its own sake.
Her analogy to left-handedness is interesting, in that, until about 100 years ago, it was considered a defect, and the scientists of the day were working to develop “cures.”
If I had been born without a conscience, I would have fashioned a career focused on ripping off idiots, which wouldn’t have been at all difficult, and I would have developed rhetoric like what we have here. I have to admit, however, that I never could have surpassed the skill of Ted Nugent.
Yes, there are people who can’t or won’t understand that foreign aid helps Americans lead relatively safe lives in the world via promoting peace and democracy around the globe.
With U.S. education going into the toilet, this is not likely to turn itself around.
The data points that former Labor Secretary Robert Reich lays out here show how Elon Musk completely fleeced the United States.
Not sure how even the very bottom of the educational barrel could think that Trump’s blend of stupidity and criminality is making America great again.
We’ve all seen the many covert ways that merchants employ to take advantage of their customers.
The other day, I was talking to the recently retired VP Marketing at the roast beef sandwich chain Arby’s, and I asked him if he has something like McDonald’s “Filet of Fish.” He asked when was the last time I had the McDonald’s product, and I said, “Oh, I’ll guess 8 – 10 years ago.” He laughed and challenged me to try again. “Ever hear of shrinkflation?” he asked. “That Filet of Fish is now a tiny fraction of the size it was a decade ago.”
Note the 16% “fee” on the menu above. What’s the problem (outside of clarity) with simply raising your prices by 16% and skipping the weird and obscure language? “The fee is revenue that is not segmented or designated in any way?” Are you serious?
The $3.00 item at the top actually costs the customer $3.48.
When we look at the map at left, showing cardiac related deaths during 2013 compared to Waffle House locations, our immediate thought is that the fast food chain is causing cardiac arrest. And, given that they serve up mass quantities of low-grade, highly processed breakfast foods, that’s certainly possible.
But what if there is something about the people of that part of the country and their lifestyles that is more responsible for heart disease? Obesity, poor healthcare, poverty, poor education that leads to little access to important health-related information.
