You’re shocked, I’m sure: The New York Times reports, Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump: Of the flood of misinformation, conspiracy theories and falsehoods seeding the internet on the coronavirus, one common thread stands out: President Trump. That is the conclusion of researchers at Cornell University who analyzed 38 million articles about … Read more
Last Friday, President Trump would not say if he plans to keep or remove FBI Director Christopher Wray, expressing displeasure with his testimony to Congress about foreign election interference and domestic terror threats for a second straight day. Trump doesn’t offer vote of confidence for FBI director: “We’re looking at a lot of different things,” … Read more
You may have missed this reporting recently with everything else going on. Having Russia’s intelligence agencies and Internet Research Agency troll farm running ops for his campaign is not enough this year. The Trump campaign is turning its MAGA youth cult followers into his own Russian troll farm to amplify the dezinformatsiya his Russian cohorts are … Read more
There are a number of contenders for the “stupidest member” of the U.S. Senate, but for my money I have to go with Ron Johnson (R-WI), who has been prolifically stupid over his career (I can’t believe that Wisconsin voters chose this fool over Russ Feingold – twice! – one of the true good guys). … Read more
The “official” unemployment rate fell to 8.4% in August as businesses continued emerging from broad shutdowns imposed early in the coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this month. But CNBC explains Why the real unemployment rate is likely over 11%: That’s the lowest rate since unemployment exploded in April, to levels unseen … Read more