“The focus on the technology behind fake media obscures more pressing questions about the psychology and sociology of viral false narratives.”
“I hate the fact that I believe this, but I do, in fact, believe pretty strongly that conservatives on the Supreme Court will never strike down even the most egregious gerrymanders unless Democrats prove that they can play the game too. So let’s play.”
“The rise of politicians like El-Sayed, Omar, and Tlaib also undermines a core argument advanced by dictators in the Middle East: that their people are not ready for democracy.”
“One place we can look to gauge the extent of the capitalist class’s triumph in the state is the tax code. While government programs in the US are commonly viewed as the province of the poor, the US tax code is actually riddled with giveaways to the rich. In 2014, the average household in the top 0.1 percent — people with more than $100 million in assets — received more in tax breaks than the average household in the bottom 50 percent.”
You want to understand the Les Moonves story and the unbelievably awful working environment at CBS, read this.
“A John Waters Christmas is exactly what it says on the label. You would not want this to be the only Christmas album that you own, but it will certainly be very much more what it is than any of the others.”
The biggest tech lies of 2018.
Not everyone missed the story of rising rightwing violence in America.
Santa’s attorney tells all.
Among other things, the Mueller probe is turning a profit for the federal government.
Celebrating local journalism in all fifty states.
“Race, not abortion, was the founding issue of the religious right”.
RIP, Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia and Vine.
RIP, Penny Marshall, actor and director known for many things, from Laverne and Shirley to A League Of Their Own and much more.
By the way, here’s the story of the iconic script “L” on all of Laverne’s outfits.
“Pause on that for a moment. An American presidential campaign indicated to the Kremlin it would happily conspire with the Russians on secret dirty tricks.”
“There’s really nothing more you need for the quid pro quo. Putin was dangling hundreds of millions of dollars in front of Trump, in addition to operating on numerous fronts to make Trump President.”
“Here’s the thing. If the Justice Department takes the position that Michael Cohen should go to jail, that these allegations are so serious that he should go to jail for these campaign fraud allegations, what is the argument against jail for the individual who coordinated and directed that scheme?”
“Think of all the Trumps this foundation helped. Donald, Donald Jr., a business associate of Trump’s, a Trump-affiliated fountain, a tower, Pam Bondi. Think of all the millions who benefited from these actions — millions, that is, of dollars that Donald Trump did not have to spend and were able to stay happily united with their friends in his investment vehicles, or wherever it is that we think they are, not having seen his tax returns.”
It was a good year for horror on television.
From young guns to has beens in less than a decade.
“Here’s a complete rundown of the various known investigations targeting Trump’s world from local, state, and federal prosecutors”.
Most of the links suggest that Republicans are evil and are working with Russia to destroy this country. I agree
As to gerrymandering, Democrats have to do the same, but New Jersey Democrats are being attacked by the media for doing the same thing Republicans do with gerrymandering.