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August 22nd, 2020 - 4:06 pm § in America, Politics, Schools & Colleges

How dangerous is QAnon?

“Is QAnon the Most Dangerous Conspiracy Theory of the 21st Century?” a New York Times opinion writer asked. “QAnon is conspiratorial, dangerous, and growing,” a CNN business analyst wrote. “QAnon is dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics,”[...]

August 22nd, 2020 - 3:44 pm § in Humor, News Media

What kind of people read tabloids?

My wife, for one. She can’t get enough of British royalty’s serial dysfunctions. How they bleed taxpayers (that’s their problem), and their mawkish behavior (who cares). I’m interested in more serious stuff, like nuclear deterrence. But I guess some people are fascinated by r[...]

August 22nd, 2020 - 3:43 pm § in Donald Trump, News Media

Trump’s National Enquirer buddy sacked

David Pecker, the National Enquirer boss who bought and then buried stories unflattering to Trump, a practice labeled “catch and kill,” has been sacked by the tabloid rag’s new owners. The tabloid, which like all print media is struggling financially from declining circulation and [...]

August 22nd, 2020 - 2:18 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics

House passes postal funding bill

House Democrats passed a $25 billion funding bill for the Postal Service on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. A handful of Republicans voted for it, but GOP leaders oppose it, and it has no chance of passing the Senate or being signed by Trump. This funding was included in the House-passed $3.2 trillion Covi[...]

August 22nd, 2020 - 1:35 pm § in Misc.

Pacific NW’s oldest apple tree dies

The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver, Washington, planted by fur traders in 1826 and believed to be the Pacific Northwest’s first apple tree, had been sick for years and finally breathed its last. Read story here.[...]