The Evening Blues - 7-25-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 3:38pm
Diaries
Media Credibility -- Who Believes the Narrative?
Submitted by fire with fire on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 2:47pmThanks to gjohnsit for posting the graphs from this Gallup report on confidence in the news media:
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News hilarity of the day
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 10:13amBiden's staff sounds climate alarm -- about Biden
So yeah apparently there's this "letter to Biden" being circulated now.
Here's the best part:
07/25 - Robert Burns Night is in January, oops
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 5:00am
![[Portrait of Robert Burns, Ayr, Scotland] (LOC)](https://live.staticflickr.com/3610/3449543485_ccac6627ca.jpg)
~~ Robert Burns
Sources
Submitted by ban nock on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 8:57amRecently a commenter was appalled that I hadn't read his link to an op ed in the Guardian. While I'm not required to read anything, I do often read the Guardian. Nonetheless an op ed is not a factual news article, it's an opinion piece, and you know what they say about opinions, everyone has one similar to other things that emit noxious gasses.
Another Dose?
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 7:24am
Expert predictions rapidly fail, and we need to always to keep up to date with the latest real world situation. Science must be constantly corrected to be consistent with external objective reality.
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 07/24/2022 - 6:42am
A Busy News Week
The collapse is picking up speed and it is hard to keep up with all the happenings. The irony of the week has been not just backfiring western sanctions, but now the boomerang regime changes occurring among those calling for a Putin regime change. Boris and Mario first on the block perhaps followed by Rutte, Scholz, Macron, Trudeau, and Biden. Alex calls it the "elensky curse"...that is all those who went to Kiev and grovelled promising money and weapons are cursed.
...much more below the fold...
News Dump Saturday: Battle Royal Of Headlines
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 07/23/2022 - 6:49pmThis has got to be one of the better headlines that you will ever read.
There's a brewing trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico on energy policy, and it’s getting ugly fast.
Album of the Week 7-23-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 07/23/2022 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
More good stuff for you this week. There are blues albums by Freddie King, James Cotton and Mississippi John Hurt and there are blues rock albums from Savoy Brown, Ten Years After and John Mayall.
Enjoy!
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - July 23, 2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 07/23/2022 - 7:08am“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
It has been a busy summer and keep falling farther behind. There have been several subjects brought up in diaries I wanted to add a few thoughts.
