So apparently a person’s political leanings have a big influence on their willingness to hop on social media and gleefully post stuff that just isn’t true – or if they’re feeling somewhat lazy, just link to or repost disinformation, misinformation or other fake crap. Around the world, people who lean right-wing (including some who lean […]
Category: Lies
Read the Job Description Carefully! How to Decode Job-Speak
Read the job description carefully. And then whatever the job description says – expect the opposite. Let’s start with a simple example. The job description is for a production/manufacturing job. That’s great! Manufacturing jobs can be quite straightforward. At least they used to be. The job description for this position says that you will lead […]
The Problems with Government: Constituents, Corruption, Credibility
It is one of the ironies of our age that a lot of ordinary people who support one of the most flagrant, blatant pathological liars of all time – do so because they think he’s honest. They’re not entirely wrong. Trump is honest in some ways. He’s authentic in his lies. He’s authentically a jerk. […]
Compelled Restitution is Busy Benefiting No One
So there’s this idea called restitution that you may have heard of, but don’t care that much about. The dictionary definition has to do with restoring something to its original state. People don’t really use the word that way, though. They don’t say things like “I’m so glad the new owners are enacting restitution of […]
Republicans Are Not Conservatives
If you’re a conservative in the US, you cannot be a Republican anymore. The function of conservatives in every society is to maintain and preserve that society. Other forces attempt to change or improve or reform or destroy; conservatives hold the line against the forces of change in order to maintain and preserve. If conservatism […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lies
But you knew that. I hope. If you pay any attention at all to what ChatGPT and the like produce, you know they produce information that is not true. The other day AI told me I could raise my blood pressure reducing sodium in my diet. It doesn’t really work that way, but AI doesn’t […]
Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, and Your Dad
Oh those conspiracy theories! So the Super Bowl is over, fading in the rearview mirror as spring approaches. The Chiefs won, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are still a couple and the world is still turning. This isn’t necessarily what you would have expected if you are a fan of rightwing media in the US. […]
How to Deal with Fake News on Social Media
Are you pretty fed up with fake news on social media? You should be. Because a) there’s too much of it, b) it’s annoying, and c) it makes an already quite effed up world even more effed up. So…. how to deal? Well, you can start by reading the following handy-dandy guide to both getting […]
Think tanks, corruption, propaganda, and lies
In this satirical commentary, the hypocrisy of American right-wing politics is critiqued, especially surrounding think tank activities. It revolves around Gal Luft, co-director of a think tank and accused Chinese agent engaged in illegal arms deals and undermining US sanctions on Iran. Additionally, he's tied to spreading corruption allegations against the Bidens through dubious sources, highlighting a broader trend of political corruption and the public's disillusionment with political figures.
