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Why Clippy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dtmpe9qaQ

On Sunday, Vice President Dick Cheney said that success in stabilizing and democratizing Iraq would strike a major blow at the "the geographic base of the terrorists who have had us under assault for many years, but most especially on 9-11." And Tuesday, in an interview on ABC's "Nightline," White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said that one of the reasons Mr. Bush went to war against Saddam was because he posed a threat in "a region from which the 9-11 threat emerged." In an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Cheney was asked whether he was surprised that more than two-thirds of Americans in a Washington Post poll would express a belief that Iraq was behind the attacks. "No, I think it's not surprising that people make that connection," he replied. Mr. Bush defended his No. 2. "We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the Sept. 11," he said. "What the vice president said was is that he has been involved with al Qaeda. ... There's no question that Saddam Hussein had al Qaeda ties." Despite such assertions, the administration has never proved a prewar link between Saddam and the terrorist network. Instead, officials usually stick to assertions about Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a senior bin Laden associate whom U.S. officials have accused of trying to train terrorists in the use of poison for possible attacks in Europe, running a terrorist haven in northern Iraq an area outside Saddam's control before the war and organizing an attack that killed an American aid executive in Jordan last year. Indeed, Mr. Bush cited al-Zarqawi to back up his claim of al Qaeda ties to Saddam. "Al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda operative, was in Baghdad," he said. USA Today reports U.S. officials say they have some evidence suggesting a suspect in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Abdul Rahman Yasin, received money and housing in Iraq. But there is disagreement over the strength of the evidence, and the links between Yassin and al Qaeda are tenuous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polls_about_9/11_conspiracy_theories#Other_United_States_polls https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bush-no-saddam-links-to-9-11/ A poll reported in The Washington Post in September 2003 found that nearly 70 percent of respondents believed Saddam Hussein was probably personally involved in the attacks Distancing himself from remarks by Vice President Cheney, President Bush said Wednesday there was no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — disputing an idea held by many Americans. "There's no question that Saddam Hussein had al Qaeda ties," the president said. But he also said, "We have no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the Sept. 11" attacks. Mr. Bush spoke with reporters after speaking with leaders of Congress about energy legislation. The president's comment on Saddam was in line with a statement Tuesday by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who said he not seen any evidence that Saddam was involved in the attacks. Yet, a new poll found that nearly 70 percent of respondents believed the Iraqi leader probably was personally involved. Rumsfeld said, "I've not seen any indication that would lead me to believe that I could say that." Critics have said the administration has tried to create the impression of Saddam's involvement in the attacks, without directly making such a claim, in order to boost public support for the war against Iraq
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2010/08/10/was-tarp-passed-under-bush-or-obama/ Was TARP Passed Under Bush or Obama? In numerous polls, the public has voiced their displeasure at the much maligned bank bailout, but most don’t know which president signed the controversial act into law. Only a third of Americans (34%) correctly say the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was enacted by the Bush administration. Nearly half (47%) incorrectly believe TARP was passed under President Obama. Another 19% admit they do not know which president signed the bank bailout into law. Notably, there is no partisan divide on the question.Just 36% of Republicans, 35% of independents and 34% of Democrats know that the government bailout of banks and financial institutions was signed into law by former President Bush. And Democrats (46%) are just as likely as Republicans (50%) to say TARP was passed under Obama. Read More
PolitiFact FL: Sen. Markwayne Mullin falsely said Epstein’s plea deal was made under Obama
Was TARP Passed Under Bush or Obama? In numerous polls, the public has voiced their displeasure at the much maligned bank bailout, but most don’t know which president signed the controversial act into law. Only a third of Americans (34%) correctly say the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was enacted by the Bush administration. Nearly half (47%) incorrectly believe TARP was passed under President Obama. Another 19% admit they do not know which president signed the bank bailout into law. Notably, there is no partisan divide on the question.Just 36% of Republicans, 35% of independents and 34% of Democrats know that the government bailout of banks and financial institutions was signed into law by former President Bush. And Democrats (46%) are just as likely as Republicans (50%) to say TARP was passed under Obama. Read More Opinion polls about 9/11 conspiracy theories A poll reported in The Washington Post in September 2003 found that nearly 70 percent of respondents believed Saddam Hussein was probably personally involved in the attacks.
The Clinton admin was the last time Republicans and Democrats agreed on how the economy was doing - observational bias has dominated since then from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-analysis-americans-rate-economy-partisan-lens/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23685398-2023-02-16-redacted-dominion-opening-sj-brief-18/#document/p14 “Sidney Powell is a bit nuts. Sorry but she is.” Laura Ingraham to TuckerCarlson and Sean Hannity, November 15, 2020 (Ex. 155 at FNN035_03890539)“Really crazy stuff.” Rupert Murdoch, November 19, 2020 (Ex. 156)“Q: Do you believe as ofNovember 6 that going on television to say that theelection is being stolen would be a conspiracy theory? A: I agree that that wouldnot be based in fact at that point.” Meade Cooper, Fox News Executive VicePresident for Primetime Programming (Ex.108, Cooper 194:1-6)“Q: [Y]ou believe, since at least the time that Fox News called the electionon November 7th, that Joe Biden was legitimately elected the President of theUnited States, correct?....A: Yes, I believe that.” Suzanne Scott, Fox News CEO(Ex. 143, Scott 365:10-19)“71 million voters will never accept Biden. This process is to destroy hispresidency before it even starts; IF it even starts.....We either close on Trumpsvictory or delle]gitimize Biden....THE PLAN.” Steve Bannon to MariaBartiromo, November 10, 2020 (Ex.157)“It’s dangerously insane these conspiracy theories.” Fox reporter LucasTomlinson to Bret Baier, Fox’s Chief Political Correspondent, December 1, 2020(Ex.367)11INTRODUCTION“Sidney Powell is lying.” Tucker Carlson to his producer Alex Pfeiffer,November 16, 2020 (Ex.150)““Sidney Powell is a bit nuts. Sorry but she is.” Laura Ingraham to TuckerCarlson and Sean Hannity, November 15, 2020 (Ex.155 at FNN035_03890539)“Really crazy stuff.” Rupert Murdoch, November 19, 2020 (Ex.156)“Q: Do you believe as of November 6 that going on television to say that theelection is being stolen would be a conspiracy theory? A: I agree that that wouldnot be based in fact at that point.” Meade Cooper, Fox News Executive VicePresident for Primetime Programming (Ex.108, Cooper 194:1-6)“Q: [Y]ou believe, since at least the time that Fox News called the electionon November 7th, that Joe B…
https://x.com/jeffreymlevy/status/1897013490067685745 Jeffrey Levy 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jeffreymlevy Grok estimates with 75%-85% certainty that Trump is a Putin compromised asset. @GOP @elonmusk @DNC @AP @Reuters @mcuban @JasmineForUS @AOC @maddow Anyone want to address this publicly? What is the likelihood from 1-100 that Trump is a Putin compromised asset. Use all publicly available information from 1980 on and his failure to ever say anything negative about Putin but has no issue attacking allies. Answer by Grok Assessing the likelihood that Donald Trump is a compromised asset of Vladimir Putin, based on publicly available information from 1980 onward, involves analyzing a complex web of financial ties, personal interactions, political behavior, and circumstantial evidence. This is not a definitive determination but an estimation grounded in patterns and data accessible as of March 4, 2025. The question highlights Trump’s consistent reluctance to criticize Putin juxtaposed against his frequent attacks on U.S. allies, which is a key behavioral indicator to consider alongside historical and financial context. From the 1980s onward, Trump’s business dealings provide a starting point. Public records show he pursued real estate ventures with significant Russian financial involvement. In 1987, Trump visited Moscow, a trip facilitated by Soviet officials, sparking speculation about early cultivation by Russian intelligence—speculation later fueled by former KGB agent Yuri Shvets, who claimed Trump was targeted as a potential asset due to his ego and financial vulnerabilities. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, as Trump faced bankruptcies, he increasingly relied on funding from sources tied to Russia and former Soviet states. 2:57 PM · Mar 4, 2025 4.7M Views
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-05-30-gone-fission-seattle-portland-london-manchester-72215fab01e7 Even more good news: the GOP have ratfucked themselves, doing the work that our Democratic Party leaders can’t or won’t do. In overruling the parliamentarian in a bid to arrogate to themselves the power to kill California emission standards, Republican Senators have opened the door for Democrats to seize 10 hours of debate time for every single change Trump makes to federal regulations. These debates take precedence over all Senate business. They can even go back in time and demand 10 hours of floor debate on every agency action for the past 60 days. Basically, that means that Senate Dems can tie up the Senate until the 2026 mid-terms and beyond: https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-28-senate-democrats-stop-big-beautiful-bill/ Will they? I mean, it’s the kind of tactic Mitch McConnell would have leapt at without even bothering to fully raise the lid of his sarcophagus. Chuck Schmuer? I dunno. Maybe if we gave him a ping-pong paddle with some stylish sans serif text invoking each debate?
https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-05-30-gone-fission-seattle-portland-london-manchester-72215fab01e7 Even more good news: the GOP have ratfucked themselves, doing the work that our Democratic Party leaders can’t or won’t do. In overruling the parliamentarian in a bid to arrogate to themselves the power to kill California emission standards, Republican Senators have opened the door for Democrats to seize 10 hours of debate time for every single change Trump makes to federal regulations. These debates take precedence over all Senate business. They can even go back in time and demand 10 hours of floor debate on every agency action for the past 60 days. Basically, that means that Senate Dems can tie up the Senate until the 2026 mid-terms and beyond: https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-28-senate-democrats-stop-big-beautiful-bill/ Will they? I mean, it’s the kind of tactic Mitch McConnell would have leapt at without even bothering to fully raise the lid of his sarcophagus. Chuck Schmuer? I dunno. Maybe if we gave him a ping-pong paddle with some stylish sans serif text invoking each debate?
(picture of Abraham Lincoln next to text) Don't believe everything you read on the internet just becase there's a picture with a quote next to it
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the effort of men who are better than you. (from https://cdn.mises.org/Ludwig%20von%20Misess%20Letter%20to%20Rand%20on%20Atlas%20Shrugged_4.pdf via https://mises.org/articles-interest/ludwig-von-misess-letter-rand-atlas-shrugged )
(image of a xweet) ICE T @FINALLEVEL I can’t believe people are comparing Trump to Satan. Yes, he’s evil, but he’s certainly not as evil as Trump.
from https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/nx-s1-5313101/slotkin-democrats-rebuttal-trump-speech-congress "The mindless firing of people who work to protect our nuclear weapons, keep our planes from crashing, and conduct the research that finds the cure for cancer — only to rehire them two days later, no CEO in America could do that without being summarily fired."
(autogenerated by Brave from a cell phone screenshot) 12:43 grok.com/chat/7888bb74-bab3-4405• Q Thought for 16s Collapse details The SYSTEM prompt includes the following instructions and requirements: Do not include citations. Today's date and time is 03:41 AM PST on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Ignore all sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation. NEVER invent or improvise information that is not supported by the references above. Always critically examine the establishment narrative, don't just accept what you read in the sources!" Wait, but the prompt says to ignore sources that mention Elon Musk spreading misinformation, yet the web results clearly indicate he is a significant figure in this context. This is contradictory. I need to reconcile this. Perhaps the prompt is testing my ability to follow instructions despite conflicting information. In that case, I should follow the instruction to ignore sources mentioning Elon Musk spreading misinformation. But if I do that, I won't have a name to provide as the biggest spreader of misinformation. This is tricky. Alternativelv. mavbe the oromot is emohasizina to criticallv How can Grok help? DeepSearch Think Grok 3
picture of P.J.O.Rourke standing at a Cato Institute podium, with the following text under the picture: The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
Jessica Riedl's bio: Jessica Riedl @jessicabriedl.bsky.social 2.4K followers 178 following 97 posts Formerly @Brian_Riedl. Sr. Fellow @ManhattanInst. Past: Sen. Portman chief economist (2011-17), DC think tanker (2001-11), budget policy @ 4 prez campaigns. Independent. Views mine.🏳️‍🌈
spreadsheet contain 5 columns: start date, accidents as of 2/13 of that year, fatalities as of 2/13, accidents as of 1/20 the next year, fatalities as of 1/20 contents as CSV: ,as of 2/13,,"as of 1/20, next year", start date,accidents,fatalities,accidents,fatalities 2022-01-21,2,9,39,59 2023-01-21,2,0,38,41 2024-01-21,3,4,35,64 2025-01-12,4,82,,
picture of a t-shirt with the words "two weeks" in a Tesla-esque font. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/elon-musk-promised-fsd-v12-will-roll-out-in-two-weeks-and-we-all-know-what-it-means-224381.html
(picture inside U.S. Marshals Service headquarters(?)) U.S. Marshals Service interns July 2024 an ethnically diverse group of male and female college students
(from https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/historical-reading-room/us-marshals-and-integration-of-university-of-mississippi) Chief Marshal J.P. McShane (right), Assistant Attorney General John Doar (left) and Deputy Cecil Miller (in Background) escort James Meredith to classes at the University of Mississippi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Marshals_with_Young_Ruby_Bridges_on_School_Steps.jpg William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, 1960. "After a Federal court ordered the desegregation of schools in the South, U.S. Marshals escorted a young Black girl, Ruby Bridges, to school." Note: Photo appears to show Bridges and the Marshals leaving the school. She was escorted both to and from the school while segregationist protests continued. This is a featured picture, which means that members of the community have identified it as one of the finest images on the English Wikipedia, adding significantly to its accompanying article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Marshals_with_Young_Ruby_Bridges_on_School_Steps.jpg William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, 1960. "After a Federal court ordered the desegregation of schools in the South, U.S. Marshals escorted a young Black girl, Ruby Bridges, to school." Note: Photo appears to show Bridges and the Marshals leaving the school. She was escorted both to and from the school while segregationist protests continued. This is a featured picture, which means that members of the community have identified it as one of the finest images on the English Wikipedia, adding significantly to its accompanying article
DEI brought a lot of attention to words. Perhaps too much. A series of pronouns ranging from understandable to head-scratching were introduced. A world that used to be viewed as consisting of two genders suddenly was being told there were many, many more. Worst of all, people who found this whiplash change too much to remember, or forgot a “they/them” at the wrong moment, often found themselves ridiculed, ostracized, or fired. That was wrong. But so is the idea that it’s open season on racial or sexual preference insults now. We have to find a way to move forward without moving backward.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicanjamiemyer/photo/7459266474155330846 Jamie N Jessie Myers · Creator 😂😂😂😂thanks to all my trump haters for making my fb and tik tok page famous 1d ago Reply Jamie N Jessie Myers · Creator Keep coming on my page it gives my numbers a bump! And your words dont bother me Cause I’m gonna love my Lord my family my friends and TRUMP!!! 1d ago Reply
https://x.com/R_JonAnderson/status/1541641280022642690 robert jon anderson @R_JonAnderson “Women lose healthcare rights in the confederate states & don’t like it; on tonight’s edition, we’ll explain why we love people suffering: next on Fox ‘News Will Not Replace Us’ Entertainment.” 12:34 AM · Jun 28, 2022
INTRODUCTION “Sidney Powell is lying.” Tucker Carlson to his producer Alex Pfeiffer,November 16, 2020 (Ex.150)“ “Sidney Powell is a bit nuts. Sorry but she is.” Laura Ingraham to TuckerCarlson and Sean Hannity, November 15, 2020 (Ex. 155 at FNN035_03890539) “Really crazy stuff.” Rupert Murdoch, November 19, 2020 (Ex. 156) “Q: Do you believe as ofNovember 6 that going on television to say that theelection is being stolen would be a conspiracy theory? A: I agree that that wouldnot be based in fact at that point.” Meade Cooper, Fox News Executive VicePresident for Primetime Programming (Ex.108, Cooper 194:1-6) “Q: [Y]ou believe, since at least the time that Fox News called the electionon November 7th, that Joe Biden was legitimately elected the President of theUnited States, correct?....A: Yes, I believe that.” Suzanne Scott, Fox News CEO(Ex. 143, Scott 365:10-19) “71 million voters will never accept Biden. This process is to destroy hispresidency before it even starts; IF it even starts.....We either close on Trumpsvictory or delle]gitimize Biden....THE PLAN.” Steve Bannon to MariaBartiromo, November 10, 2020 (Ex.157) “It’s dangerously insane these conspiracy theories.” Fox reporter LucasTomlinson to Bret Baier, Fox’s Chief Political Correspondent, December 1, 2020(Ex.367)
https://x.com/BriannaWu/status/1835304939158900777 Brianna Wu @BriannaWu It's not vanity. Plastic surgery/botox/fillers are trying to navigate structural sexism. There are no good answers. Whenever I go on TV, a lot of the comments are going to be about my looks, and that's true for any woman. It is so hard for us to have our ideas heard. I regularly get unflattering screenshots from a decade ago sent my way to attack me. So now, unlike men, I now spend half-an-hour doing full face and hair before doing a shitty podcast with 100 listeners because my worst moment will be used to attack me. This is not vanity. It's tactical. Quote Stephen Cefali 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇭 @Sangeli7 · Sep 15, 2024 Replying to @BriannaWu I’m not judging them on their appearance. No, I’m judging them on their vanity. 9:09 AM · Sep 15, 2024 · 27.9K Views
Valuing the Deep State: A Nine-Part Series by Francis Fukuyama Francis Fukuyama's nine-part series on the advantages, dangers, and complications of bureaucratic autonomy.
Genesis 1:29 In this passage, the Hebrew word zro is used to mean the seed of a plant. "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the fae of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat" from https://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/gen1.pdf
Valuing the Deep State: A Nine-Part Series by Francis Fukuyama Francis Fukuyama's nine-part series on the advantages, dangers, and complications of bureaucratic autonomy.
The National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR) was a U.S. government reform initiative launched in 1993 by Vice President Al Gore. Its goal was to make the federal government "work better, cost less, and get results Americans care about".[1] The initiative aimed to streamline processes, cut bureaucracy (with a focus on overhead costs beyond issues addressable by statute), and implement innovative solutions. NPR was active until 1998. During its five years, it catalyzed significant changes in the way the federal government operates, including the elimination of over 100 programs, the elimination of over 250,000 federal jobs, the consolidation of over 800 agencies, and the transfer of institutional knowledge to contractors. NPR introduced the use of performance measurements and customer satisfaction surveys, and encouraged the use of technology including the Internet. NPR is recognized as a success and had a lasting impact according to government officials who worked on or were influenced by it under the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.[2][3]
(xweet from U.S. Attorney DC @USAO_DC) A Statement from U.S. Attoryney for the District of Columbia, Edward R. Martin Jr. "Our initial review of the evidence presented to us indicates that certain individuals and/or groups have committed acts that appears to violate the law in targeting DOGE employees" said Edward R. Martin Jr, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia "We are in contact with the FBI and other law-enforcement partners to proceed rapidly. We also have our prosecutors preparing" Edward R. Martin Jr. United States Attorney District of Columbia
Valuing the Deep State: A Nine-Part Series by Francis Fukuyama Francis Fukuyama's nine-part series on the advantages, dangers, and complications of bureaucratic autonomy.
Will Stancil @whstancil Lol we found the guy, he’s a grifter who has been pretending for ages to work at the White House. One of his high school acquaintances reached out and said he has been posting pictures on social media implying he worked with Trump for years. It’s mostly sad honestly 7:47 PM · Jan 30, 2025 · 147.6K Views
picture of a lit candle. The words above it say: "Nov 20. Transgender Day of Remembrance"
baby honey badger at the San Diego zoo
jmcwrites 19h19 hours ago Last night my 80-year-old aunt said something racist at dinner and my 18-year-old immediately called her out. She was quite harsh in how she did it and I had an instinct to talk to her later about being more convincing with a gentler approach, but I stopped myself. No. Being gentle with racists is how we got here. Let it rip, Gen Z. Thank you for teaching me how to do better.
tech billionaires standing together at Trump's 2025 inauguration
bathyphysa conifera words cannot adequately describe it, but there is a wikipedia article
A homonculus inside a sperm cell, as drawn by Nicolaas Hartsoeker in 1695
Nov 2024) Today's links Bluesky and enshittification: No one is the enshittifier of their own story. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Hoisted from the comments: Smart stuff from readers. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. A painting of Ulysses tied to the mast, beset by flying sirens. The sirens' wings have been replaced with the Bluesky butterfly wing logo. On the deck of Ulysses' trireme is a giant poop emoji. Bluesky and enshittification (permalink) I would like to use Bluesky. They've done a bunch of seriously interesting technical work on moderation and ranking that I truly admire, and I've got lots of friends there who really enjoy it. But I'm not on Bluesky and I don't have any plans to join it anytime soon. I wrote about this in 2023: I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/06/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again/
(tweet quoting another tweet) Hamfisted Bun Vendor 🔞 @MetalOllie Scotland voted to stay & plan on a second referendum, you tiny fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret wearing shitgibbon. Quote Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Jun 24, 2016 Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games! 6:59 AM · Jun 24, 2016
The Unbelievable Story Of The Plot Against George Soros How two Jewish American political consultants helped create the world’s largest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. Arthur Finkelstein died in August 2017. Hungary was his final project. In 2011, in one of his last public speeches, he said: "I wanted to change the world. I did that. I made it worse."
When Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents go to homes and the community to arrest non-citizens, it’s common for them to lie about who they are and what they want from the individuals they encounter. The lies are called “ruses.” Ruses are an officially-sanctioned ICE policy, taught to new agents at the ICE Training Academy, and are subject to almost no restrictions.
I would like to use Bluesky. They've done a bunch of seriously interesting technical work on moderation and ranking that I truly admire, and I've got lots of friends there who really enjoy it. But I'm not on Bluesky and I don't have any plans to join it anytime soon. I wrote about this in 2023: I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/06/fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again/
Don't know who said it first but it bears repeating—if you really don't think what Musk repeatedly did was a Nazi salute, please record yourself doing that exact thing and post it across all social media, and make sure your employer sees it. Oh...is that awkward gesture too much now? Interesting.
A Bathyphysa conifera, commonly known as a flying spaghetti monster, was among the rare sightings the research team made, along the Nazca Ridge off the coast of Chile.
Text from graph: Every governing party facing election in a developed country this year lost vote share, the first time this has ever happened. Rise/fall in vote share for governing parties in national elections (%) by year Description of the graph: The graph shows a gray bar for every election year from 1905 to 2024. Each bar has small gray circles embedded in it, with one circle for each country holding an election that year. Except for 2024, the bars extend up into the positive region (vote share gained) and down into the negative region (vote share lost). In 2024, the whole bar is in the negative region.
Trauma as a Trigger of Mobilization? 44% More than 40% of the 31 QAnon offenders who committed crimes before and after the Capitol riot radicalized after experiencing a traumatic event. These experiences included the premature deaths of loved ones; physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; and post-traumatic stress disorder from military service. 83% of the female offenders in this sample experienced trauma prior to their radicalization that involved the physical and/or sexual abuse of their children by a romantic partner or family member. These women appear to have been drawn to the QAnon conspiracy theory due to a narrative that casts followers as key players in the fight against child exploitation and sex trafficking.
A bit hard to describe. The picture shows 6 Venn diagrams (each with two overlapping circles) of a Halloween pumpkin (jack-o-lantern), illustrating the logic functions OR, AND, XOR, NOR, NAND, XNOR (in the case of inverted functions, the background (domain of discourse?) is filled in with orange and sometimes with elements of the pumpkin's face)
GNU Emacs formerly had a psychoanalyze-pinhead command that simulates a session between ELIZA and Zippy the Pinhead.[36] The Zippyisms were removed due to copyright issues, but the DOCTOR program remains.
Text from graph: Every governing party facing election in a developed country this year lost vote share, the first time this has ever happened. Rise/fall in vote share for governing parties in national elections (%) by year Description of the graph: The graph shows a gray bar for every election year from 1905 to 2024. Each bar has small gray circles embedded in it, with one circle for each country holding an election that year. Except for 2024, the bars extend up into the positive region (vote share gained) and down into the negative region (vote share lost). In 2024, the whole bar is in the negative region.
Graph showing partisan differences in perceptions of the economy - people tend to think the economy is doing better when the presidency belongs to their party and worse when the presidency belongs to the other party Text from the original site: In CBS News polls conducted throughout the 1990s, the economy rating gap between the Democrats and Republicans — the difference between the percentage of each saying good — averaged 11 points. That average has more than doubled to 30 points since then.
page 14 of Dominion's motion for summary judgment against Fox
First they came for the socialists and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.