“The story of [Father Charles E.] Coughlin, the demagogic radio priest who dominated American airwaves during the Great Depression, offers an intriguing analog-age precedent to the digital-age debates over the limits of free expression. Then as now, the serene pleasure of no longer having to listen to a noxious voice blare incessantly in the ear coexists with a queasy unease at the realization of how suddenly and imperiously the rulers of corporate media can switch off one’s microphone.”
More technology troubles for Parler.
“That late-summer showdown inside the Statehouse in Boise on Aug. 24 showed supporters of President Donald Trump how they could storm into a seat of government to intimidate lawmakers with few if any repercussions.”
“Representative Madison Cawthorn has misled the public about training for the Paralympics, just as he misrepresented his education and business history.”
What other female basketball coaches have to say about Becky Hammon and her inexorable rise to an NBA head coaching gig.
“Trump Left A Big Legal Mess For Biden”. Figuring out what to do with a bunch of lawsuits where Biden disagreed with the position taken by the Trump Justice Department will take time and a lot of careful case management.
“But there is good news. If the Biden administration’s Department of Justice wants to rectify some of Trump’s abuse of the pardon power, there are now options at its disposal.”
“Five reasons to wear a mask even after you’re vaccinated”.
“Beverage giant Anheuser-Busch InBev is benching Super Bowl commercials from Budweiser, perhaps its best-known product — the first time in nearly four decades that the brand won’t have a place on the Big Game ad roster.” They will give money to the Ad Council for pro-vaccination PSAs.
“Rudy Giuliani has made a lot of money since his time as New York City mayor, but he has not made the $1.3 billion for which Dominion Voting Systems is suing him for what the company characterizes as a “viral disinformation campaign.””
A pro-Trump think tank sounds like a contradiction in terms to me, but you do you.
“Note that the commandment “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” doesn’t concern itself with whether the bearing of false witness is maliciously deliberate or the result of mere ignorance. It doesn’t suggest that such ignorance would be relatively benign or exculpatory. It simply states that we are morally responsible for the truth of any witness we bear against others and does not allow for any separate sub-category of spreading “innocent” false accusations.”
Five simple things President Biden can do to shore up democracy in the US.
RIP, Cloris Leachman, Oscar and Emmy-winning actor, known for many great roles but who will always be Frau Blucher to me.
“Chronicling Trump’s 10 worst abuses of power”.
RIP, Cicely Tyson, iconic Emmy-winning actor.
“So many folks (esp. the media) are missing the complete backstory on $GME and how we got here. This has been simmering for over a year and the story behind it is great. I’ve been tracking this since September and devoured all of the details from the origin through today.”
“The Most Sought-After Capitol Insurrectionists Remain At Large”.
RIP, John Chaney, Hall of Fame coach for the Temple Owls.
Oklahoma may have legalized marijuana before we did, but they also bought $2 million worth of hydroxychloroquine that is now sitting on a shelf gathering dust, so.
A long list of things President Biden has already done on climate change.
I’m a trend-setter. #DoubleMasking two months before the NYT wrote a story about it. (Link will be in my weekly COVID roundup for this week on Tuesday.)
Oh, maybe next time Ari Berman can ask Biden to do something about both R’s and D’s … well, you know, suppressing third-party votes.
A few days ago, on January 28th, was the 35th anniversary of the explosion of the Challenger. That event now seems largely forgotten. Therefore, nothing for this post to link regarding the Challenger. This year, in September will be the 20th anniversary of September 11th. We forgot them, too, but I expect that some remembrance will take place in September.
Also, don’t hear much about contact tracing anymore. I guess someone is still doing that, but maybe not.