Facebook Censorship Enrages Liars, Morons
As one could expect, the people spreading malicious lies on Facebook are having a hell of a time with the fact that FB will not host their BS.
As one could expect, the people spreading malicious lies on Facebook are having a hell of a time with the fact that FB will not host their BS.
This comes at a time when the rejection of science and the absorption of misinformation/disinformation is at an all-time high. The cartoon at left represents what underlies a great deal of this: the notion that the average Joe can use the Internet to become an expert on this or any other subject.

For the first time in Chicago, some 911 calls for mental health emergencies won’t be answered by police officers but by mental health professionals paired with paramedics.
In one pilot program starting this fall, a paramedic will be dispatched with a mental health clinician for “behavioral health calls.” In another, a paramedic will work with a “recovery specialist” on calls involving substance abuse.

Once could argue that they’re not too much worse than “God Bless America,” because it too suggests that there is something exceptional, something singularly wonderful about the United States. Some folks think that God should choose to bless America, rather than France or Japan, or one of the other 200+ sovereign nations on the planet because of what fine people we are and the fabulous values we hold.
In any case, Trump’s slogans are indeed chosen well, as they appeal to people with these beliefs.
We can only hope that this era gives way to one of greater enlightenment and compassion for our fellow human beings.
From Plug In America’s co-founder Paul Scott, whom I interviewed as part of our series, The 2GreenEnergy Video Report.

The shooting death of a 2-year-old girl in Kentucky at the hands of her 5-year-old brother has opened up yet another debate about gun control.
While no one favors the idea of 5-year-olds using weapons without supervision, there is no consensus on the appropriate age to start hands-on training with firearms. (more…)

On a personal note, a true coincidence, the guy who piloted Branson’s space flight and I share a high school calculus teacher.

It’s a vicious cycle, in that anti-intellectualism emboldens ignorant people, whose statements tend to dominate social media, driving us even deeper into anti-intellectualism.