When you see the new guy sucking up to your work crush.
LMAO HOW DID WE MISS THIS pic.twitter.com/JXv2ionRqt— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 30, 2018
Dec 1, 2018
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When you see the new guy sucking up to your work crush.
All Man
Daddy State Awareness Rule 2:
Every boast is an admission of inadequacy
WaPo, Eric Knowles and Sarah DiMuccio:
The piece goes on to lay out the case, and the graphic is pretty amazingly unsurprising in how closely it matches their Fragility Index with the way we know these guys usually vote.
Every boast is an admission of inadequacy
WaPo, Eric Knowles and Sarah DiMuccio:
From boasting about the size of his penis on national television to releasing records of his high testosterone levels, President Trump’s rhetoric and behavior exude machismo. His behavior also seems to have struck a chord with some male voters. See, for example, the “Donald Trump: Finally Someone With Balls” T-shirts common at Trump rallies.
But our research suggests that Trump is not necessarily attracting male supporters who are as confidently masculine as the president presents himself to be. Instead, Trump appears to appeal more to men who are secretly insecure about their manhood. We call this the “fragile masculinity hypothesis.” Here is some of our evidence.
The piece goes on to lay out the case, and the graphic is pretty amazingly unsurprising in how closely it matches their Fragility Index with the way we know these guys usually vote.
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Nov 30, 2018
The Tweets
Not those tweets - those other tweets. There's always a tweet.
Brian Krassenstein, The Hill Reporter:
Brian Krassenstein, The Hill Reporter:
Credico has deleted that Twitter account, and now says he was just mad and wanted to fuck with Trump and Stone.
OK, fellas, but y'know what? This is not a fucking game. Assholes.
Today's Tweet(s)
Remember the date. 29-NOV-2018
For me, yesterday was roughly the equivalent of the day I was sitting in my mom's kitchen watching the hearings on a really old portable B&W TV, as Alexander Butterfield told the Senate Watergate Committee about Nixon recording conversations in the Oval office.
— ᑕᕼᑌᑎK (@chunkled) November 29, 2018
Or, as Joyce Vance put it:
I took this picture this morning after I finished reading the Cohen information & plea agreement because I wanted to make sure I could always remember the moment when it became clear Mueller was preparing to lay down a royal flush. pic.twitter.com/wA5JSKfhxk— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) November 30, 2018
We'll see what we see. There are several good-sized fish on their way to the cannery right now, but this ain't over until we get the big fish in the boat.
Stay frosty, kids. This is possibly the most dangerous of times.
Nov 29, 2018
Today's Tweet
Adapt - Improvise - Overcome
The cat who has adapted to the fact that his owner is deaf and that sign language is a better way to ask for food 🐱 #pets #smartanimals 🐈 pic.twitter.com/KnsKKB9wv2— Chris van Blerk (@Christophe77) November 28, 2018
It's The Lying, Stupid
Last night, Ol' Doc Maddow did some out-loud worrying about 45*'s constant lying, saying she didn't know how to keep reporting on it without contributing to a level of Trump Fatigue that pushes us all towards a state of political catalepsy.
Here's Lee McIntyre, a Research Fellow at The Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, in Newsweek, explaining the difference between Lies and Post Truth:
When a politician gets caught in a lie, there’s usually a bit of sweat, perhaps some shame and the expectation of consequences.
Not for Trump. After many commentators pointed out to him that the stock exchange was in fact closed for several days after 9/11, he merely shrugged it off, never bothering to acknowledge—let alone correct—his error.
Why would he do this?
The point of a lie is to convince someone that a falsehood is true. But the point of post-truth is domination. In my analysis, post-truth is an assertion of power.
As journalist Masha Gessen and others have argued, when Trump lies he does so not to get someone to accept what he’s saying as true, but to show that he is powerful enough to say it.
He has asserted, “I’m the President and you’re not,” as if such high political office comes with the prerogative of creating his own reality. This would explain why Trump doesn’t seem to care much if there is videotape or other evidence that contradicts him. When you’re the boss, what does that matter?
So, a coupla things:
Luckily, we still have a few people who can help us understand these things.
Here's Lee McIntyre, a Research Fellow at The Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University, in Newsweek, explaining the difference between Lies and Post Truth:
When a politician gets caught in a lie, there’s usually a bit of sweat, perhaps some shame and the expectation of consequences.
Not for Trump. After many commentators pointed out to him that the stock exchange was in fact closed for several days after 9/11, he merely shrugged it off, never bothering to acknowledge—let alone correct—his error.
Why would he do this?
The point of a lie is to convince someone that a falsehood is true. But the point of post-truth is domination. In my analysis, post-truth is an assertion of power.
As journalist Masha Gessen and others have argued, when Trump lies he does so not to get someone to accept what he’s saying as true, but to show that he is powerful enough to say it.
He has asserted, “I’m the President and you’re not,” as if such high political office comes with the prerogative of creating his own reality. This would explain why Trump doesn’t seem to care much if there is videotape or other evidence that contradicts him. When you’re the boss, what does that matter?
So, a coupla things:
- Don't ever stop pointing out Cult45's lies. It must always be news when anybody in a position of power tries to bullshit us.
- Take McIntyre's thesis to heart. Never forget - it's about power. Identify it, and call it out for what it is.
Nov 28, 2018
Super Nerds
Scientists have (again) landed a spacecraft on the proverbial dime.
Starting from a planet which is traveling 67,000 miles per hour and rotating at 1500 feet per second, shooting at a planet which is traveling thru space at 54,000 miles per hour and rotating at 800 feet per second - and is 40 million miles away.
40,000,000 miles.
Right on the button.
I think I'll go ahead and trust scientists on this Climate Change stuff.
hat tip = @ScottLinnen
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