Myke Cole on Twitter
Friday, November 30, 2018
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
CNN fact-checks Sanders during live press briefing
CNN fact-checks Sanders during live press briefing
This should happen at every press conference and interview.
This should happen at every press conference and interview.
Flawed Media Coverage of Obama Hurts America Still | National Review
Flawed Media Coverage of Obama Hurts America Still | National Review
By failing to provide perspective, the media creates a sense of outrage when none is justified and inoculates the public against injustice when injustice is real. The Left looks at the tear gas on the border and believes norms are being violated when they’re not. The Right looks at critical reporting about Trump and starts to presume that it’s illegitimate, even if the facts are egregious. All too often, we act as if the immense American ship of state lurches from right to left with each new election, when the reality is often that the turns in crucial areas are gradual. Partisans who forget this fact find themselves condemning their opponents for behavior their own side engaged in when confronted by similar challenges. Reality has a way of constraining a government’s options, even when very different people occupy the Oval Office. Again, I’m not arguing there aren’t important differences in the presidents. There are, and in some areas those differences are quite profound. It’s worth exposing those differences, and it’s worth debating those differences. At the same time, we cannot abandon historical perspective, a perspective that can and should grant a degree of humility. The lesson? Before you express outrage at any politician for his egregious violation of “norms” or his “radical” departure from the rule of law, check recent history. You might be surprised by what you find.
By failing to provide perspective, the media creates a sense of outrage when none is justified and inoculates the public against injustice when injustice is real. The Left looks at the tear gas on the border and believes norms are being violated when they’re not. The Right looks at critical reporting about Trump and starts to presume that it’s illegitimate, even if the facts are egregious. All too often, we act as if the immense American ship of state lurches from right to left with each new election, when the reality is often that the turns in crucial areas are gradual. Partisans who forget this fact find themselves condemning their opponents for behavior their own side engaged in when confronted by similar challenges. Reality has a way of constraining a government’s options, even when very different people occupy the Oval Office. Again, I’m not arguing there aren’t important differences in the presidents. There are, and in some areas those differences are quite profound. It’s worth exposing those differences, and it’s worth debating those differences. At the same time, we cannot abandon historical perspective, a perspective that can and should grant a degree of humility. The lesson? Before you express outrage at any politician for his egregious violation of “norms” or his “radical” departure from the rule of law, check recent history. You might be surprised by what you find.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Bernie Sanders: I will probably run in 2020 if I'm the best candidate to beat Trump
Bernie Sanders: I will probably run in 2020 if I'm the best candidate to beat Trump
Psychic powers say: “He will find himself to be the best candidate“
Psychic powers say: “He will find himself to be the best candidate“
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018
We should just start phasing out all of the cigarettes
We should just start phasing out all of the cigarettes
It’s time to go. “Someone dies from tobacco use every 4.5 seconds. In the 20th century, tobacco killed an estimated 100 million people. That is a death toll larger than both world wars. Because of Big Tobacco’s move into the developing world, the death toll in the 21st century will be one billion. Something more must be done. Here in the U.S., tobacco use costs more than $300 billion and kills more than 480,000 people every year (virtually all of those deaths are from cigarette use). That is one-fifth of all deaths. In spite of all of our efforts, thousands of children become smokers every day, becoming “replacement smokers” for the tobacco industry. Cigarettes are a burden on society like no other commercial product.”
It’s time to go. “Someone dies from tobacco use every 4.5 seconds. In the 20th century, tobacco killed an estimated 100 million people. That is a death toll larger than both world wars. Because of Big Tobacco’s move into the developing world, the death toll in the 21st century will be one billion. Something more must be done. Here in the U.S., tobacco use costs more than $300 billion and kills more than 480,000 people every year (virtually all of those deaths are from cigarette use). That is one-fifth of all deaths. In spite of all of our efforts, thousands of children become smokers every day, becoming “replacement smokers” for the tobacco industry. Cigarettes are a burden on society like no other commercial product.”
Friday, November 23, 2018
Moroccan woman confessed she murdered and cooked boyfriend after he said he was leaving her for another woman - NY Daily News
Moroccan woman confessed she murdered and cooked boyfriend after he said he was leaving her for another woman - NY Daily News
Wow. “A Moroccan woman confessed she killed and cooked her boyfriend and fed his remains to workers after authorities found his tooth inside her blender.”
Wow. “A Moroccan woman confessed she killed and cooked her boyfriend and fed his remains to workers after authorities found his tooth inside her blender.”
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018
CRTV on Twitter
CRTV on Twitter
They should have had facts to argue the point, but they just had talking points. The request for specifics confounded them.
They should have had facts to argue the point, but they just had talking points. The request for specifics confounded them.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Friday, November 16, 2018
General Mills Is Launching a Cereal Monsters Cinematic Universe | Nerdist
General Mills Is Launching a Cereal Monsters Cinematic Universe | Nerdist
Checks date. Not April 1st. Hmm. Cereal storytelling.
Checks date. Not April 1st. Hmm. Cereal storytelling.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Van Jones on Twitter
Van Jones on Twitter
He is following Bill Clinton’s playbook and triangulating. He will start making deals with the Democratic House to get things passed. The Senate will have to follow.
He is following Bill Clinton’s playbook and triangulating. He will start making deals with the Democratic House to get things passed. The Senate will have to follow.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Monday, November 12, 2018
Officer shoots, kills armed security guard outside south suburban bar
Officer shoots, kills armed security guard outside south suburban bar
So, how soon until the character assassination begins?
So, how soon until the character assassination begins?
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Opinion | Trump campaigned to protect himself, not help Republicans
Opinion | Trump campaigned to protect himself, not help Republicans
Destroying the system. "Unlike President Richard M. Nixon, Trump is not going to resign if the institutions of the state prove that he has broken the law. He can’t resign: To do so would bring down not only his administration but also his business and his reputation, the basis of which is his personal brand. He will try, instead, to break the institutions — and he will need the support of his community of believers to do it. That’s why his campaign rhetoric wasn’t designed to help the Republican Party: It was designed to provide him with a claque of supporters who have bought into his message that the media are “enemies of the state,” that Democrats promote chaos and mob violence, that only he is protecting them from a nonexistent “invasion.” As he seeks to undermine the Justice Department, to denigrate law enforcement — and above all to stay in office — he will ask those loyalists to put pressure on Congress, to support him on social media, to provide counter-narratives, to back up the fictions he is going to conjure up. That’s how he will, in the words of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, “fight back.”"
Destroying the system. "Unlike President Richard M. Nixon, Trump is not going to resign if the institutions of the state prove that he has broken the law. He can’t resign: To do so would bring down not only his administration but also his business and his reputation, the basis of which is his personal brand. He will try, instead, to break the institutions — and he will need the support of his community of believers to do it. That’s why his campaign rhetoric wasn’t designed to help the Republican Party: It was designed to provide him with a claque of supporters who have bought into his message that the media are “enemies of the state,” that Democrats promote chaos and mob violence, that only he is protecting them from a nonexistent “invasion.” As he seeks to undermine the Justice Department, to denigrate law enforcement — and above all to stay in office — he will ask those loyalists to put pressure on Congress, to support him on social media, to provide counter-narratives, to back up the fictions he is going to conjure up. That’s how he will, in the words of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, “fight back.”"
Trump trip to France mark the centennial of the end of WWI overshadowed by controversy
Trump trip to France mark the centennial of the end of WWI overshadowed by controversy
The embarrassment always has to be the center of attention.
The embarrassment always has to be the center of attention.
Trump travels separately from other world leaders, arrives late to Armistice Day event
Trump travels separately from other world leaders, arrives late to Armistice Day event
Of course he does. What an embarrassment. In fact that’s a great name for him. What did the embarrassment do now? Did you hear what the embarrassment said?
Of course he does. What an embarrassment. In fact that’s a great name for him. What did the embarrassment do now? Did you hear what the embarrassment said?
Saturday, November 10, 2018
We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made.
We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made.
No one is indispensable. The graveyards (or unemployment lines) are full of people who thought they were indispensable.
No one is indispensable. The graveyards (or unemployment lines) are full of people who thought they were indispensable.
‘None of the above’ tops list of potential 2020 Dems: Poll
‘None of the above’ tops list of potential 2020 Dems: Poll
I think it will be someone out of left field.
I think it will be someone out of left field.
Friday, November 09, 2018
Trump Falsely Claims Not To Know The Man He Hand-Picked As Acting Attorney General
Trump Falsely Claims Not To Know The Man He Hand-Picked As Acting Attorney General
He’s not even pretending to care that we see him lying.
He’s not even pretending to care that we see him lying.
Why Doctors Hate Their Computers
Why Doctors Hate Their Computers
Software is hard. Enterprise software is harder and that's what these medical systems are. They are not made to be easy or intuitive. They are made to feed the beast of what the business wants. Doctors just happen to be high enough up the status ladder to complain about how bad it is and get more than a shrug.
Software is hard. Enterprise software is harder and that's what these medical systems are. They are not made to be easy or intuitive. They are made to feed the beast of what the business wants. Doctors just happen to be high enough up the status ladder to complain about how bad it is and get more than a shrug.
Thursday, November 08, 2018
Student Loans 🍝 on Twitter
Student Loans 🍝 on Twitter
The “we won’t have racism if we just don’t talk about it and pretend it doesn’t exist. Also, if white people are in charge”
The “we won’t have racism if we just don’t talk about it and pretend it doesn’t exist. Also, if white people are in charge”
Rian Johnson says Luke Skywalker was '100 percent consistent' with original trilogy in The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson says Luke Skywalker was '100 percent consistent' with original trilogy in The Last Jedi
Yes, the damaged hero/mentor. He is now in Obi Wan’s position. He also happens to be the one resisting the call to action in Star Wars and The Last Jedi.
Yes, the damaged hero/mentor. He is now in Obi Wan’s position. He also happens to be the one resisting the call to action in Star Wars and The Last Jedi.
Trump's acting AG was involved in company government deemed a scam
Trump's acting AG was involved in company government deemed a scam
He’s Trump’s kind of guy. Loyal – and corrupt.
He’s Trump’s kind of guy. Loyal – and corrupt.
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Monday, November 05, 2018
Spanking Is Ineffective and Harmful to Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says
Spanking Is Ineffective and Harmful to Children, Pediatricians’ Group Says
It does hurt them more than it hurts you. “Parents should not spank their children, the American Academy of Pediatrics said on Monday in its most strongly worded policy statement warning against the harmful effects of corporal punishment in the home. The group, which represents about 67,000 doctors, also recommended that pediatricians advise parents against the use of spanking, which it defined as “noninjurious, openhanded hitting with the intention of modifying child behavior,” and said to avoid using nonphysical punishment that is humiliating, scary or threatening. “One of the most important relationships we all have is the relationship between ourselves and our parents, and it makes sense to eliminate or limit fear and violence in that loving relationship,” said Dr. Robert D. Sege, a pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, and one of the authors of the statement. The academy’s new policy, which will be published in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics, updates 20-year-old guidance on discipline that recommended parents be “encouraged” not to spank. The organization’s latest statement stems from a body of research that was unavailable two decades ago.”
It does hurt them more than it hurts you. “Parents should not spank their children, the American Academy of Pediatrics said on Monday in its most strongly worded policy statement warning against the harmful effects of corporal punishment in the home. The group, which represents about 67,000 doctors, also recommended that pediatricians advise parents against the use of spanking, which it defined as “noninjurious, openhanded hitting with the intention of modifying child behavior,” and said to avoid using nonphysical punishment that is humiliating, scary or threatening. “One of the most important relationships we all have is the relationship between ourselves and our parents, and it makes sense to eliminate or limit fear and violence in that loving relationship,” said Dr. Robert D. Sege, a pediatrician at Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, and one of the authors of the statement. The academy’s new policy, which will be published in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics, updates 20-year-old guidance on discipline that recommended parents be “encouraged” not to spank. The organization’s latest statement stems from a body of research that was unavailable two decades ago.”
Candidate/election-runner Brian Kemp's hacking accusation is a new, absurd low
Candidate/election-runner Brian Kemp's hacking accusation is a new, absurd low
The whole voter suppression thing must not be working out as well as Kemp had hoped. "Brian Kemp is the Secretary of State for Georgia, where is he also running for governor, meaning that he is overseeing his own election -- and in that capacity, he has purged thousands of Black voters from the rolls (the total purge runs to the millions) and distinguished himself as one of the last holdouts for replacing his state's worst-of-breed insecure voting machines with ones that produce a paper audit trail that can be consulted if they are suspected of malfunction. Kemp, who is running against Stacey Abrams (a Black woman with an "unapologetic progressive" platform) has a long history of voting machine shenanigans (one set of machines was wiped right after Georgia voters filed a lawsuit involving them) and his campaign has been a mix of (semi)coded racism and performative tough-guy stunts. His latest eleventh-hour salvo has reached a new low for absurdist tragicomedy: Kemp has accused the Democratic Party of hacking into the state's voter registration system in order to steal its records (these records are sold to anyone who asks, by the State of Georgia, for $250!). Besides the "the Demmycrats hacked us to save $250" weirdness, there's plenty more surrealism in Kemp's accusation: Kemp has accused the Democrats of two separate, mutually exclusive offenses: hacking into the voter registration system to steal its data, and hacking into it to expose its vulnerabilities (vulnerabilities, mind, which have been lavishly documented and demonstrated by independent security researchers). Kemp is a serial offender when it comes to false accusations of hacking voting systems: in 2016, he accused the Department of Homeland Security of hacking Georgia's vote (in reality, someone at the DHS had visited Kemp's Secretary of State website."
The whole voter suppression thing must not be working out as well as Kemp had hoped. "Brian Kemp is the Secretary of State for Georgia, where is he also running for governor, meaning that he is overseeing his own election -- and in that capacity, he has purged thousands of Black voters from the rolls (the total purge runs to the millions) and distinguished himself as one of the last holdouts for replacing his state's worst-of-breed insecure voting machines with ones that produce a paper audit trail that can be consulted if they are suspected of malfunction. Kemp, who is running against Stacey Abrams (a Black woman with an "unapologetic progressive" platform) has a long history of voting machine shenanigans (one set of machines was wiped right after Georgia voters filed a lawsuit involving them) and his campaign has been a mix of (semi)coded racism and performative tough-guy stunts. His latest eleventh-hour salvo has reached a new low for absurdist tragicomedy: Kemp has accused the Democratic Party of hacking into the state's voter registration system in order to steal its records (these records are sold to anyone who asks, by the State of Georgia, for $250!). Besides the "the Demmycrats hacked us to save $250" weirdness, there's plenty more surrealism in Kemp's accusation: Kemp has accused the Democrats of two separate, mutually exclusive offenses: hacking into the voter registration system to steal its data, and hacking into it to expose its vulnerabilities (vulnerabilities, mind, which have been lavishly documented and demonstrated by independent security researchers). Kemp is a serial offender when it comes to false accusations of hacking voting systems: in 2016, he accused the Department of Homeland Security of hacking Georgia's vote (in reality, someone at the DHS had visited Kemp's Secretary of State website."
Voting machines in Wisconsin and Kentucky are running FTP. Seriously.
Voting machines in Wisconsin and Kentucky are running FTP. Seriously.
This seems to be criminally negligent. "FTP -- the "file transfer protocol" -- is a long-supplanted Unix tool for transferring files between computers, once standard but now considered to be too insecure to use; so it's alarming that it's running on the voting machines that will be used in elections in Wisconsin and Kentucky tomorrow. The FBI has warned that "criminal actors" use FTP in targeting US voting machines. The Wisconsin Elections Commission and DHS have reported hacker attacks on Wisconsin voting machines in the 2016 elections. Propublica portscanned the voting machines in Kentucky and Wisconsin, which are connected to the fucking internet, and found FTP services being advertised by servers on the machines. Kentucky's voting machines did not require a password to access their FTP servers."
This seems to be criminally negligent. "FTP -- the "file transfer protocol" -- is a long-supplanted Unix tool for transferring files between computers, once standard but now considered to be too insecure to use; so it's alarming that it's running on the voting machines that will be used in elections in Wisconsin and Kentucky tomorrow. The FBI has warned that "criminal actors" use FTP in targeting US voting machines. The Wisconsin Elections Commission and DHS have reported hacker attacks on Wisconsin voting machines in the 2016 elections. Propublica portscanned the voting machines in Kentucky and Wisconsin, which are connected to the fucking internet, and found FTP services being advertised by servers on the machines. Kentucky's voting machines did not require a password to access their FTP servers."
Sunday, November 04, 2018
U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It.
U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It.
Focusing on the wrong threats. “White supremacists and other far-right extremists have killed far more people since Sept. 11, 2001, than any other category of domestic extremist. The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism has reported that 71 percent of the extremist-related fatalities in the United States between 2008 and 2017 were committed by members of the far right or white-supremacist movements. Islamic extremists were responsible for just 26 percent. Data compiled by the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database shows that the number of terror-related incidents has more than tripled in the United States since 2013, and the number of those killed has quadrupled. In 2017, there were 65 incidents totaling 95 deaths. In a recent analysis of the data by the news site Quartz, roughly 60 percent of those incidents were driven by racist, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, antigovernment or other right-wing ideologies. Left-wing ideologies, like radical environmentalism, were responsible for 11 attacks. Muslim extremists committed just seven attacks. These statistics belie the strident rhetoric around “foreign-born” terrorists that the Trump administration has used to drive its anti-immigration agenda. They also raise questions about the United States’ counterterrorism strategy, which for nearly two decades has been focused almost exclusively on American and foreign-born jihadists, overshadowing right-wing extremism as a legitimate national-security threat. According to a recent report by the nonpartisan Stimson Center, between 2002 and 2017, the United States spent $2.8 trillion — 16 percent of the overall federal budget — on counterterrorism. Terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists killed 100 people in the United States during that time. Between 2008 and 2017, domestic extremists killed 387 in the United States, according to the 2018 Anti-Defamation League report.”
Focusing on the wrong threats. “White supremacists and other far-right extremists have killed far more people since Sept. 11, 2001, than any other category of domestic extremist. The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism has reported that 71 percent of the extremist-related fatalities in the United States between 2008 and 2017 were committed by members of the far right or white-supremacist movements. Islamic extremists were responsible for just 26 percent. Data compiled by the University of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database shows that the number of terror-related incidents has more than tripled in the United States since 2013, and the number of those killed has quadrupled. In 2017, there were 65 incidents totaling 95 deaths. In a recent analysis of the data by the news site Quartz, roughly 60 percent of those incidents were driven by racist, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, antigovernment or other right-wing ideologies. Left-wing ideologies, like radical environmentalism, were responsible for 11 attacks. Muslim extremists committed just seven attacks. These statistics belie the strident rhetoric around “foreign-born” terrorists that the Trump administration has used to drive its anti-immigration agenda. They also raise questions about the United States’ counterterrorism strategy, which for nearly two decades has been focused almost exclusively on American and foreign-born jihadists, overshadowing right-wing extremism as a legitimate national-security threat. According to a recent report by the nonpartisan Stimson Center, between 2002 and 2017, the United States spent $2.8 trillion — 16 percent of the overall federal budget — on counterterrorism. Terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists killed 100 people in the United States during that time. Between 2008 and 2017, domestic extremists killed 387 in the United States, according to the 2018 Anti-Defamation League report.”
Saturday, November 03, 2018
Friday, November 02, 2018
Twitter "sorry" for "mistake" of posting "Kill All Jews" as a trend
Twitter "sorry" for "mistake" of posting "Kill All Jews" as a trend
They are 'sorry'. ""Yeah, sure, sorry, whatever," muttered Twitter, while making the "wanking" hand motion. "This phrase should not have appeared in trends, and we’re sorry for this mistake," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. "This was trending as a result of coverage and horrified reactions to the vandalism against a synagogue in New York. Regardless, it should not have appeared as a trend." Everything Twitter has said or done about trolls, abuse, harassment, threats, Nazis or "the health of conversations" treats it as someone else's problem. To Twitter these are PR issues, and its solutions are oriented to media coverage. This is why nothing ever really changes, least of all its enthusiasm for product features that might accomplish more. I suspect they can't do better because it is incomprehensible to them."
They are 'sorry'. ""Yeah, sure, sorry, whatever," muttered Twitter, while making the "wanking" hand motion. "This phrase should not have appeared in trends, and we’re sorry for this mistake," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement. "This was trending as a result of coverage and horrified reactions to the vandalism against a synagogue in New York. Regardless, it should not have appeared as a trend." Everything Twitter has said or done about trolls, abuse, harassment, threats, Nazis or "the health of conversations" treats it as someone else's problem. To Twitter these are PR issues, and its solutions are oriented to media coverage. This is why nothing ever really changes, least of all its enthusiasm for product features that might accomplish more. I suspect they can't do better because it is incomprehensible to them."
Thursday, November 01, 2018
FBI investigating right-wing troll's bungled attempt to accuse Mueller of rape
FBI investigating right-wing troll's bungled attempt to accuse Mueller of rape
Idiot who thinks he's way smarter than everyone else finds out he is mistaken. "Far-right Twitter troll Jacob Wohl (age 20) looks like he could be in a heap o' trouble. The banned-for-life ex-futures trader recently announced that he was in possession of an investigator's report alleging that Mueller raped a woman in 2010. Wohl gave the report to a right-wing website, The Gateway Pundit, which published the report. But there are more holes in his story than Swiss cheese. And now the FBI is investigating this as a possible fraud."
Idiot who thinks he's way smarter than everyone else finds out he is mistaken. "Far-right Twitter troll Jacob Wohl (age 20) looks like he could be in a heap o' trouble. The banned-for-life ex-futures trader recently announced that he was in possession of an investigator's report alleging that Mueller raped a woman in 2010. Wohl gave the report to a right-wing website, The Gateway Pundit, which published the report. But there are more holes in his story than Swiss cheese. And now the FBI is investigating this as a possible fraud."
Antarctica: Scientist stabs colleague who kept spoiling the endings of books for him
Antarctica: Scientist stabs colleague who kept spoiling the endings of books for him
Spoilers are serious business. "A SCIENTIST accused of attempted murder in Antarctica stabbed his colleague because “he was fed up with the man telling him the endings of books,” it has been claimed. Scientific engineer Sergey Savitsky, 55, became enraged and stabbed welder Oleg Beloguzov, 52, with a kitchen knife."
Spoilers are serious business. "A SCIENTIST accused of attempted murder in Antarctica stabbed his colleague because “he was fed up with the man telling him the endings of books,” it has been claimed. Scientific engineer Sergey Savitsky, 55, became enraged and stabbed welder Oleg Beloguzov, 52, with a kitchen knife."
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