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When stupidity and insanity combine in a head of government
Oh, gee, I bet I know of whom you’re thinking. But no. Same party, same stupidity and same craziness, though. From Harper’s Weekly Review: Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin blamed the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl by her 11-year-old brother … Continue reading
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Tagged children shooting deaths, gun rights, Harper's Weekly Review, Kentucky Gov Matt Bevin, NRA, teachers union
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Facts versus fakes on Facebook
Until reading this from 538 Significant Digits, I didn’t know Facebook was trying to label fake news stories by tagging them as “disputed.” So how is that going? 80 percent Facebookâs new attempt to have third-party fact checking groups vet … Continue reading
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Tagged 538 Significant Digits, divisive political messaging, Facebook, Facebook fact checking, fact checking, facts of life, fake news, gun rights, Kremlin troll farms, LGBT rights, online hoaxes, race issues
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Guns 1: Can we challenge the NRA?
Yes. How? Like this: Michael Waldman gave us the essence of How To, when he quoted Abraham Lincoln as Lincoln debated slavery: Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed. Consequently he who … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Affordable Care Act, citizen action, Daily News, equal rights, gun control, gun rights, gun violence, Kirsten Gillibrand, Michael Waldman, Neil Gorsuch, New York Times, the NRA
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