Tuesday 30 March 2021

 
A Billionaire Names His Team to Ride SpaceX
What a nice guy!

Government needs to tackle institutional racism in Britain once the ‘Bame’ label has been scrapped
BAME and people of colour are both racist terms; "Ethnic Minority" is not.
Britain is 82% white, so 18%, by definition, belong to an "ethnic minority" of various kinds.
    However, "ethnic minority" has also been used to describe tinkers, Roma, Slavs, Poles, Germans even LBGTQRF's. So, while I agree that BAME is not useful, there doesn't seem to be a useful term. 
    You're the word-smith, Nadine: come up with something!

Sunday 28 March 2021

 
I’m a Black woman like Blessing Olusegun. Would anybody care if I went missing?
5,000 adults go missing in the UK for more than a week every year: so you have to asked yourself: what makes you special? Why would you not get the same coverage as all of these people?
              A misogyny law is a start, but what about misogynoir?
             Translation: I am more of a victim than you are.

Thursday 25 March 2021

 
The EU, UK and US: Who is really guilty of vaccine nationalism?
I got mine, Joe, the heck with the other guy. Or, as Marie would say, "et le brioche.".

Is compromise possible? Republicans have gun control proposals too

H.R. 8 would expand background check requirements to all private transfers, including guns bought over the internet, at gun shows or even transfers between family members, with certain exceptions for gifts.

That has the support of 90% of America, but it does not have support of the congresspeople who have been bought by the NRA.

(Five national polls conducted in 2015 show high levels of support for "expanded background checks for gun purchases," with rates varying (93% and 89% support in two Quinnipiac University surveys, 92% support in a CBS/New York Times survey, 86% support in a Gallup survey, 85% support in a Pew Research Center survey). A 2015 survey found that more than 90% of Americans supported universal background checks, and that, on average, Americans thought they would be more effective than any other gun policy.)


10 times MSNBC's Joy Reid spread conspiracy theories or misinformation

Gosh! 10 times in four years, what a piker. Carlson and Hannity can do that in a week.


Wednesday 24 March 2021

 

Just to prove that right is not always on my side

Conservative Spreads Dangerous Misinformation About A Chicken Crossing The Road

WENTZVILLE, MO—A known conservative, Dennis Wilson, was spotted spreading dangerous misinformation once again, this time asking, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Wilson, in fact, had witnessed no bird crossing a road -- and certainly not one capable of explaining its reason for such an action. When grilled about this purely fantastical story, Wilson said he was telling a “joke.”

 “It’s a common occurrence for the right to spread misinformation under the cover of ‘jokes’ or ‘satire,’” explained New York Times tech analyst Llewellyn FitzRoy. “It is unknown for what nefarious purposes they do this, and it is very scary.”

Snopes further showed the danger of Wilson’s fabrication, as it surveyed people, asking them if they believed that “sometimes chickens cross roads in order to reach the further side” was a true headline, and a plurality believed it was real.

There is now a campaign to get Wilson banned from Facebook before he does further damage, though he was already seen spreading a story about a horse walking into a bar despite few bars having doors large enough to accommodate a horse.


Tuesday 23 March 2021

 
Tory MP asks BBC director why no union jacks feature in corporation’s annual report
What Union, Jack?

Tom Homan: Our border is not closed or secure.

The Border was not closed or secure under Trump...why does he think anything has changed?

Of the 96,974 migrants whom Border Patrol processed in February, it quickly expelled 72 percent.  The remainder they actually had to decide on last month—26,791 migrants—was the 77th most out of the past 114 months. Being in 77th place hardly constitutes a crisis.


Boulder grocery massacre leaves 10 dead including cop

In Atlanta they killed Asians, Hispanics and Whites. Here the guy just killed 10 Americans.

I expect to see Republican outrage at the killing of Americans!

if not, does that mean they support the killing of Americans???


Monday 22 March 2021

 
How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxes
The proposal would not increase the amount anyone owes in taxes. It would, instead, increase the amount paid in taxes by those who are currently cheating.
That will never happen as long as congresspeople are for sale.

There Are Two Asian-Americas, and One Is Invisible
Yes, there is racism against Asians in America. And yes, Asian women have it harder than Asian men.
But the attacks in Atlanta had nothing whatever to do with that.   

Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government
Sex Lies and Videotape, Ron Johnson is part of the cult following of Donnie Trump. But I like his riff on the covid-19 vaccine: claiming that the United States could have ended the pandemic a year ago with the development of a generic drug if the government had wanted that to happen. So Donnie and his crew WANTED 600,000 Americans to. Why? What good that do them?

Racism is real – we will get nowhere until we all acknowledge this
Of course it is,  And it goes against all groups: Blacks, Asians, Irish, Jews, Hindus, French, Muslims, Italians, LBGTQRF, Germans, Sikhs, Scots, Spanish, Cockney, Poles, Geordies, Slavs and mixed race, etc.

Saturday 20 March 2021

 
British police officer’s mother blocked from UK since 2015 after being accused of ‘trying to deceive’

She didn't disclose a fact that was detrimental to her.

Sounds like something Boris Johnson or Dominic Cummings would do.


Federal judge warns 'dangerous' media has 'very close to one-party control' in libel case dissent
We need to revisit freedom of the press. 
Only right-wing publications should exist and anything center or left should be banned. 
I particularly like his criticism of the Wall Street Journal owned by FOX news.

 
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of ‘using parliamentary privilege to smear HuffPost journalist’
Fortunately, Rees-Mogg is a public figure and so can be smeared whenever journalists want to

Home Office plans to process asylum seekers overseas branded ‘inhumane and unworkable
Well of course it would be inhumane: any other country would naturally treat them inhumanely. 
Only Britain can be relied on to treat people humanely.
Does that smack of racism? Oh well so what? 
It is what Nick Thomas-Symonds and Jonathan Portes believe,

Thursday 18 March 2021

 

Republicans hammer John Kerry for taking private plane to accept environmental award 
I guess Republicans are REALLY upset with Johnson, Scott and Trump

Wednesday 17 March 2021

 
Police to record hate crimes motivated by misogyny
And mysandry? Or is that not a hate crime?

Saturday 13 March 2021

 
Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons
If Meghan had wondered what her baby's skin colour would be, would that be racist?.
If Harry has wondered what colour the baby's skin would be, would that be racist?

The Palace’s stilted, fusty response echoes death of Diana – but Meghan’s interview is different
What did you want them to do?
Did you want them to admit to being racist when they are not?
Did you want Meghan to be treated specially just because she is black?
Did you want them to say the toxic tabloid culture is their fault?
Bottom line is that Meghan was treated as any other royal - and that is what she doesn't like.

Why Al Franken Hovers Over the Debate About Cuomo’s Future
Of course he must resign: he is accused.  Nobody gets accused unless they are guilty.
We all need to know if Lisa Lerer is guilty of sexual harassment?  

Buckingham Palace Must Make Public How Queen Deals With Racism Claim, Senior MP Says
" we don’t tolerate racism in this country".  Bullshit.




Friday 12 March 2021

 
Prince William says ‘we are very much not a racist family’ in response to Meghan comments
That is true, they ae not a racist family.
Harry, Meghan and Oprah ALL KNEW that great-grand children of the monarch are not designated prince or princess unless they are in direct line to the throne.
Shame on Oprah, Shame on Meghan and shame on Harry for not revealing this.
To suggest that it was down to racism is a deliberate calumny: lying and despicable!

Wednesday 10 March 2021

 
Tucker Carlson: Meghan Markle latest example of elites' unseemly victimhood
That is the first time I have ever agreed with Tucker Carlson. Ever!  What has gotten in to me?

Tuesday 9 March 2021

 
Missouri Pastor Sermonized That Women Must Look Good for Their Husbands
What a sexist thing to say!  
Women do NOT have to look good for their husbands.  They do not have to look good at all.   
Any woman who wants to look good for her husband should be ostracized.

Piers Morgan should be sacked by ITV for his attacks on Meghan Markle
As should ANYBODY who disagree with Roisin O’Connor, right?

Monday 8 March 2021

 
Suicidal thoughts, racism and feeling trapped: Meghan and Harry on life as royals
We heard about trying to get help, but we didn't hear whether she got any help now that she is not a royal. Why would Oprah leave that out of the interview?

Sunday 7 March 2021

 
COVID relief bill offers convicted murderers stimulus checks, Cotton slams
"Inmates are included among those who receive stimulus checks, just as they were in both of the previous Covid relief bills that offered $1,200 and $600 checks. Cotton voted for both of those bills." So why is Cotton complaining about it this time?
Because it is okay when Republican do it, but absolutely not okay if Democrats do it.

Meghan and Harry are the victims here – but the royal family refuse to see it
I'm a victim. I am a victim.  (Okay, I like to bully people, but so what, really.)

Zara Larsson: ‘I turned 18 and my mentors started making comments about my body’
I am a victim.  I want fame but I don't like fame.   
People should talk about me, but only things I want them to talk about. 
That make me a victim.

Friday 5 March 2021

 
You Were Duped Into Saying Yes. Is That Still Consent?
If that were the case, then any lie told by any man or woman would constitute rape.
Frank asks Ellen if she graduated, making it clear that not having a degree is a deal-breaker for him. Ellen did not graduate, but she lies and says she did. The two go to bed. Is Ellen guilty of rape?

EU not interested in protecting Belfast peace agreement
Northern Ireland’s first minister said the European Union’s promise of legal action over the UK extending grace periods showed its priority was protecting the trading bloc, not the Belfast peace agreement.
Of course they aren't: that is a parochial matter for the UK, not something the EU should care about..

Images of Slaves Are Property of Harvard, Not a Descendant, Judge Rules
"...we’re talking about the patriarch of a family, a subject of bedtime stories, whose legacy is still denied to these people.”
How does the ownership of photographs deny the legacy to anyone?
Were this the case, then all photographs would be subject 



Monday 1 March 2021

 
Trump 2.0 Looks an Awful Lot Like Trump 2020
Are we really going to do this again?
Well you guys keep covering him, giving him more space than anyone else, sooooo: why wouldn't we?

CPAC: 5 biggest moments from weekend
So, nothing new at all at CPAC. Everything as predictable as heat in summer and frost in winter.

Trump’s Republican Hit List at CPAC Is a Warning Shot to His Party
In his first public appearance since leaving office, Donald Trump went through, by name, every Republican who supported his second impeachment and called for them to be to be ousted.
Gosh. Your mean Trump doesn't like people who don't support him? 
Imagine that. That certainly is a new wrinkle to his personality.

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