Parts of this blog were made “private”; about 700+ posts remain online
As this blog is not read much, I chose earlier in 2025 to make the entire blog private. In July of 2025, I restored about 700 of the original 2500 posts.
Are you being misled by emotional social media stories?
How fake emotional stories are being used for engagement farming on social media.
Media: CBS news shows old Soyuz launch while reporting on SpaceX Falcon9 launch
This is why reporters should have relevant training in the subjects they report upon – instead of “Senior Science” reporters being English Lit majors.
Today I deleted the Instagram app from my phone
Social media is dead. I was just late to figure that out. This week I deleted multiple social media accounts or apps.
Media: Larry Ellison’s comments on reporters
Yes, Larry Ellison did suggest reporters are stupid.
Rep. Clay Higgins calls for censorship of all social media platforms
Rep. Clay Higgins seeks Federal censorship of all tech platforms, a violation of the First Amendment.
Censorship: Majority of college students favor censorship of speech
One-third of college students favor the use of violence to stop speech they dislike. A majority favor censorship of opposing views.
Media: The Begging the Question Fallacy
Jezebiel publishes column urging witch’s curses on Charlie Kirk 2 days before his assassination – and then says this “is not who we are”.
Using click-bait tricks to get more readers
Lots of headline click-bait tricks in this!
Doomerism: Americans feeling better about retirement prospects but let’s spin negative!
This is bad – the article documents things are better, but the original title was “Retirement will ‘take a miracle’ for 21%.
Media miss: Covid-19 vaccinations
CDC changed Covid vax recommendations to align with the rest of world. Surprisingly, almost no one was still getting Covid vaccinations in 2024.