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False balance

samedi 23 janvier 2021 à 01:00

*Even After an Insurrection, Corporate Media Can't Let Go of False Balance.* The article points out some exceptions.

Reporting with false balance gives an advantage to whichever side does the more extreme things.

Bypassing Republicans' filibuster

samedi 23 janvier 2021 à 01:00

Bernie Sanders describes what he aims to achieve by using the budget reconciliation process to bypass the Republicans' use of the filibuster.

(satire) Constitutional Crisis

samedi 23 janvier 2021 à 01:00

(satire) *U.S. Enters Constitutional Crisis After Forgetting Whether Transfer Of Presidential Power Happens At 12 A.M. Or 12 P.M.*

On Jan 20 after noon I told people that Trump claimed he was still president in California until 3pm Eastern time. They believed it, so I acknowledged I was only kidding.

Always wear a mask

samedi 23 janvier 2021 à 01:00

Why you should always wear a mask when you go near others outside your household.

Adequate ventilation is very important for avoiding Covid-19 transmission when you're inside a building or a car.

(hack) If an anti-masker approaches you to try to infect you with Covid-19, fire your mask gun at per face.

Amazon's right to evict Parler

samedi 23 janvier 2021 à 01:00

A court ruled that Section 230 of the CDA gives Amazon the right to evict Parler from its hosting service.

What enabled right-wing lunatic extremism to become so powerful, and thus so dangerous, was that Facebook promoted its posts because they generated "engagement". This gave lunacy access to recruit millions of zuckers. I hold Facebook's promotion algorithm responsible and I believe it should be regulated.

While I understand the wish to eliminate Parler, because I wish there were no right-wing lunatic extremism, I think it is dangerous to shut discussion sites for hosting discussions of that or any other political tendency. Which one will be shut next?