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Institutional Racism’s “Own Goal”
In soccer (football to the rest of the world), the worst thing to happen is an “own goal” where you score on yourself. That, perversely, is what institutional racism just did – is still doing – to Tyre Nichols. Nothing will bring that unfortunate young man back to life or to his family. But, in…
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The Emperor Is Naked And So’s His Gun
California experienced at least two mass shootings yesterday. One in Monterey Park (near LA), the other in Half Moon Bay, not far from San Francisco. Both, it appears, were angry men using firearms (instead of therapy) to resolve their emotional issues. That’s a pretty regular part of many (if not most) mass shooting incidents –…
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Skepticism v Cynicism – They’re NOT The Same Thing!
Not a revelation: our news media sucks. It’s broken. And “both sides do it” (BSDI) brand journalism broke it. Not all journalists practice BSDI but enough do that their journalism prevents We The People from ever getting the truth in real time. Healthy journalism depends on skepticism. Doubt. But, hey – bring receipts? Doubt can…
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Know Who Loves The Unvaxxed? Pathogens!
Listening to an anti-vaxxer insist they can’t trust science because they know better can make your head explode. More often than not, these aren’t dumb people; many are highly educated and, really, very well meaning. But anti-vaxxism has gotten under their skin like a religion. Or a cult. They embrace this mania with every fiber…
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Kevin McCarthy: Speaker Of The House & Treason’s Poster Boy
Wanna talk Rogue’s Gallery? Let’s talk Republican Speakers of The House. From Newt Gingrich (he the GOP’s culture war against the rest of us) to Denny Hastert (convicted pederast) to Paul Ryan (record breaking ineptitude), Republican Speakers have been disastrous for America. Kevin McCarthy kicks that up a whole bunch of notches. As far as…
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You Can’t View Extraordinary Times Through An Ordinary Lens
I keep trying to put my finger on this strange feeling I get every time I turn on cable news. It’s like the news media – even as they report the biggest story ever – fail to grasp how big the story is. A patch of grass fascinates them. Too bad it’s in the middle…
How To Live BULLSHIT-FREE
Hint: start With Your Own