Derek Chauvin as Villain, Victim, and Symbol
Derek Chauvin is a symbol of a major problem with policing: the insistence that civilians show deserved respect for cops. Continue reading → The post Derek Chauvin as Villain, Victim, and Symbol...
View ArticleRepublicans Don’t Understand Identity Politics and Assume No One Else Does Too
Republicans replaced Liz Cheney with Elise Stefanik because they are both women. This shows how confused they are about identity politics. Continue reading → The post Republicans Don’t Understand...
View ArticleCan We Agree That the Republicans Are Disingenuous and Move On?
Marco Rubio's changing justifications for being against the Jan 6 Commission shows that the GOP can't be negotiated with. Let's more on. Continue reading → The post Can We Agree That the Republicans...
View ArticleThere Is No Trump Exceptionalism
A quote from Nicole Hemmer on how the things Trump did in 2016 and 2020 are little different from what Bush did in 2000 and 2004. Continue reading → The post There Is No Trump Exceptionalism appeared...
View ArticleAbsurd Commentary on the Lab Leak Theory
There is a lab leak theory that is reasonable. But this was not what conservatives were pushing a year ago. Why are liberals going along? Continue reading → The post Absurd Commentary on the Lab Leak...
View ArticleJoe the Plumber Is the Ultimate Republican Voter
Joe the Plumber is the ultimate small business owner (even if he wasn't one): very concerned about high taxes in his fantasy world. Continue reading → The post Joe the Plumber Is the Ultimate...
View ArticleWhy Conservatives Won’t Get Vaccinated
Anti-vax conservatives see only upside about exposing themselves to death because they deny the downside in various ways. Continue reading → The post Why Conservatives Won’t Get Vaccinated appeared...
View ArticleWhy Evangelical Christians Accept Conspiracy Theories
A poll from YouGov finds White Evangelicals are much more likely to believe Qanon and other conspiracy theories than the rest of us. Why? Continue reading → The post Why Evangelical Christians Accept...
View ArticleHow Conservative Media Lie to You: The Tucker Carlson Spy Case
Tucker Carlson's claim that the NSA was spying on him blew up. But that didn't stop right-wing media from claiming that it was true. Continue reading → The post How Conservative Media Lie to You: The...
View ArticleOdds and Ends Vol 36
Dick Farrel learns the truth too late, Paulogia gives great Bible, I compare good and bad filmmaking, Cuba, and lots of COVID-19 stuff. Continue reading → The post Odds and Ends Vol 36 appeared first...
View ArticleDon’t Blame George W Bush for Afghanistan!
George W Bush was a terrible president who made the Afghanistan War worse. But he didn't lead American into it; we begged for it. Continue reading → The post Don’t Blame George W Bush for Afghanistan!...
View ArticleFor 9/11: Remembering “Liberal” Icon Christopher Hitchens
A quote from Christopher Hitchens about 9/11 to remind my liberal friends who lionize them that he was actually horrible. Continue reading → The post For 9/11: Remembering “Liberal” Icon Christopher...
View ArticleArizona Audit and the Selective Attention of the Press
When the Cyber Ninjas' audit report lands with a dud, the press that covered it for months loses interest. Right-wing propaganda wins! Continue reading → The post Arizona Audit and the Selective...
View ArticleExponential Misuse of Pascal’s Wager by Apologetics Squared
The only thing worse than a Christian apologist using Pascal's Wager is a Christian apologist using it with a patina of logical rigor. Continue reading → The post Exponential Misuse of Pascal’s Wager...
View ArticleHeroes Aren’t Saints
We Americans like to pretend our heroes are perfect. It's childish. Heroes aren't saints. Actually, saints aren't even saints. Continue reading → The post Heroes Aren’t Saints appeared first on Frankly...
View ArticleHow Rich Elites Promote Cryptocurrencies With Facile Talking Points and...
The market cap of Bitcoin is over a trillion dollars. And its fueled by ignorant investors and elites like Kathryn Haun pushing nonsense. Continue reading → The post How Rich Elites Promote...
View ArticleEvidence of Exceptional Stuff or “How Many People Saw Elvis Alive After He...
I like being nice to other people but we really do need to approach early Christians the same way we approach modern cultists. Continue reading → The post Evidence of Exceptional Stuff or “How Many...
View ArticleThe Alamo, Historical Myths, Right-Wing Outrage (And Phil Collins)
One of the world’s biggest collectors of Alamo memorabilia is Phil Collins. Yes, that Phil Collins. Bet you didn’t know that! And Ozzy Osbourne, away from his hotel on a raging drunken spree, once was...
View ArticleWhere Are All the Iconoclasts?
Sometimes I think that deep down I am a conservative because I really do think there should be a reason to change things. And other times, I think that deep down I’m a liberal because I honestly like...
View ArticleThe Trojan Horse Affair and Convenient Bigotry
Via This American Life, I learned of an 8-part investigative podcast called The Trojan Horse Affair. I was hooked from the start because it was about a great injustice: a bunch of people getting hurt...
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