In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, we are reminded of two things: (1) Anybody can post anything on the internet, and (2) Republicans will believe it. NBC News reports (here) that Amy Kremer, a Republican National Committee member from Georgia, posted the photo at left on Oct. 3 with the ca[...]
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May 22nd, 2023 - 5:32 pm § in Misc., News Media
Pentagon explosion photo is AI fake
The photo below, which quickly went viral, isn’t real. It’s artificial intelligence fakery. But the stock market dipped on the “news;” somebody pocketed money from this hoax. Read story here. The internet has always been a cesspool of lies and misinformation, and it’s about to get[...]
How to start a rumor
Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife are neck deep in cash and lavish gifts. Billionaire Harlan Crow treated the Thomases to exotic vacations, travel on jet planes and lounging on yachts, bought his mother’s home and lets her live there rent free, and paid private school tuition for a nephew h[...]
May 16th, 2018 - 2:02 pm § in Uncategorized
Net Neutrality Survives
Senate Approves Overturning FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC’s controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in the House.[...]
January 29th, 2018 - 8:44 am § in Misc.
Trump May Nationalize The Cell Phone Network
Axios is breaking the story that it has obtained documents from within the Trump administration. The documents propose nationalizing 5G! 5G IS THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE CELL NETWORK! This is as abut socialist as it comes. 5G will go beyibdtoday’s cell phones, offering enough bandwid[...]
January 11th, 2017 - 1:24 am § in Misc.
FINALLY! FCC enforces privacy rights.
FCC passes sweeping rules to protect online privacy We NEED MORE! The rules, passed in a 3-2 vote by the Federal Communications Commission, require Internet providers, such as Comcast and Verizon, to obtain their customers’ explicit consent before using or sharing that behavioral data with t[...]
September 20th, 2016 - 8:14 am § in Misc.
The web is perverse: Rumors of the death of Bishop Tutu
Yesterday THE.Ave.US reported a long that sais Desmond Tutu had died. SAD NEWS: Desmond Tutu Dead At 84 After Readmission On Saturday This morning, there are no confirmations, no follow up stories and several web sites say this is a sad fraud. The web is perverse. [...]
150th Anniversary of Death of Tesla (The Man Not the Car!)
WOMEN The female mind has demonstrated a capacity for all the mental acquirements and achievements of men, and as generations ensue that capacity will be expanded; the average woman will be as well educated as the average man, and then better educated, for the dormant faculties of her brain will be [...]
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