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Don’t we need a belly laugh today?
Every morning I get into my digital Times and scroll, looking for something to read. The right-side op ed section was still uninviting, what with everyone writing doom-and-gloom predictions and analyses. I did not read any of them. Then I … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged alien life, Douglas Vakoch, New York Times
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Why did this happen? It’s kind of simple
For years I’ve been reading those much-mocked New York Times diner interviews with voters. I read how those people respond to a reporter’s questions. And every single time I said out loud, “These people are just stupid.” By that I … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, COVID-19, Fascism, Government, Human rights, Kamala, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged COVID, Diner Mob, hate, inflation, New York Times, supply chains, the economy, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Stepford Wives, Trump
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“Why are lies called falsehoods now?”
That’s part of a reader’s comment on a New York Times story about a nutty conspiracy theory that wrecked a professional conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I can answer the question, which has been at the forefront of attacks on journalism … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged conspiracy theories, defamation, libel, lie versus falsehood, Lilllian Hellman, MAGA, mainstream journalism, Mary McCarthy, New York Times, social media, what is a falsehood, what is a lie
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