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Money in politics: a reminder
And we’re not talking about dark money here. This is out-in-the-sunlight $$$. From Daily Kos Elections: • Senate: The Senate Leadership Fund, which is the main super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment, has … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged attack ads, campaign contribution limits, Citizens United, Daily Kos Elections, dark money, Evan Bayh, Jason Kander, Koch Bros, Mitch McConnell, political TV ads, Russ Feingold
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Can we be brainwashed by newspaper op-eds?
Of course not. Are you crazy even asking me that question? Oh, sorry. You didn’t ask; I asked on your behalf. I bring this up because of a major, major upheaval — on Twitter primarily — against a New York … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism
Tagged Cato Institute, First Things, Koch Bros, Matthew Schmitz, New York Times op section, Reason Magazine, Trump's family values, Twitter
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I got issues: Why did people vote for Trump? Hypervigilance
We’ve done Reason One — The Dunning-Kruger Effect. Now let’s do… Reason Two Why Someone Might Have Voted For Trump The study underlying this reason is the most exciting and soothing thing I’ve found. If you, like me, have been … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged amygdala, Current Biology, hypersensitivity, hypervigilance, Koch Bros, NRA, Science, the conservative brain, Trump fear-mongering
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