OK, let me begin by saying that I don’t believe that a random 5th grade kid understands what marginal taxation means, and that, therefore, this meme is probably fraudulent.
At the same time, its author makes an important point: most of the people to whom this attack on AOC is addressed have no clue what they’re talking about.
Yes, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said that a Republican victory in the midterms would mean that Dr. Fauci would “suffer” and be “hunted.”
But arrest him for making that statement? Seriously? Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of the U.S. Congress, but somehow remains a free man pending appeal, a process that could extend for years. If he were anyone but a rich and well-connected white guy, he’d be behind bars.
Let’s just admit that we live in a country where justice doesn’t matter.
The libertarian CATO Institute asks: Are Shootings More Likely to Occur in Public Schools? and concludes that only 6% of shootings occur in private schools. Their point, one would assume, is that things are always better in the private than public sector.
But what if anything does this finding actually mean? First of all, only 9% of all American school students are enrolled in private schools.
More importantly, private schools have better faculty:student ratios, less dense campuses making them poorer targets for mass killings, more participation in sports, less tolerance of bullying, and more attention to students’ individual needs. The home lives of private school children include fewer guns, more highly employed, more intelligent, better educated and progressive parents, and more parental influence in the children’s lives.
Every single factor militates towards fewer shootings in private schools.
Most of us understand that electing Trump in 2016 was a terrible idea, but not because he was an “outsider” with no political experience.
Rather, it’s that he’s a terrible human being, devoid of conscience, compassion, and honesty.
Here’s a conversation between me and the climate denier I mentioned yesterday in my post: Fringe Belief on Climate Change.
Reader: “Climate change is a totalitarian position.” (He concluded this from someone who said that the science of climate change “cannot be challenged.”)
Craig: Fortunately for us all, this is a fringe belief. Just beyond the outer edge of the outer rim of the fringe. (more…)
From this piece in Reuters:
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s first mobilisation since World War Two. (more…)
From a friend: Um, is anyone else old enough to remember, like, 10 years ago when Lara Logan actually was a respected correspondent for CBS News and “60 Minutes”???
Newsmax may harbor a great number of QAnon beliefs, like the Big Lie, COVID disinformation, and climate denial, but it leaks these ideas in dribs and drabs, it doesn’t drench its audience with a firehose. That’s why Laura Logan got the ax; she outed Newsmax for exactly what it is: crackpot talking points for hateful morons.
The question, of course, is why a respected news journalist would self-immolate, and I can’t answer that; I doubt anyone can.
I would love to meet someone who predicted 20 years ago that Rudy Giuliani would have lost his grasp on reality, and now find himself facing an array of felonies associated with attempting to overthrow the United States government.
The defining element of the senate race in Pennsylvania is the eccentricity of Mehmet Oz. Not only is he a professional charlatan, but his extreme right-wing views render him totally unfit to represent any mid-Atlantic or New England state.
Record corporate profits, inflation, sub-living wages, COVID, declining educational standards, jobs moving overseas, virtually no unemployment, and the rise in automation replacing human labor. These are some of the macro-economic factors that make life so tough for us today.
Then there are factors that apply to one specific industry. My daughter is thinking about getting into real estate, so I went through some of the pros and cons: the fierce competition, especially at the high end, the long weekend hours running open houses, the challenge of breaking into a new market as an unknown, and the constant need to schmooze.
The sign above addresses an issue that didn’t occur to me at the time.
How many Pennsylvanians believe this fanatical crap?
Even if you’re more concerned about the price of gasoline, do you really want this guy making laws that affect everyone?
That ought to wrap it up.
