“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
Are you sitting down? This is real. Governor Andrew Cuomo did a presser today about Coronavirus, where he advertised hand sanitizer made by NYState prisoners. The presser was attended by Jimmy Vielkind, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal who covers NY politics. Cuomo joked his product had a pleasing floral scent, later commenting that … Continue reading 20200309: Out of Hand Sanitizer? No Problem, Call a Felon.
Welcome to our seventh thread on the Coronavirus/COVID19. We've collected and shared information from hundreds of sources around the world since mid-late January and published a thread (roughly) weekly. We will continue to do so until the crisis subsides. Along the way, we've debunked conspiracy theories, analyzed complex medical peer-reviewed studies, examined economic data from … Continue reading 2020, March 9th-16th: Coronavirus, COVID19, XIvirus, WuFlu ~ 7th Weekly Update Thread
in which Wolf Moon introduces several new and not-so-new characters who he may or may not actually know, as political gossiptainment We begin with a reminder of my dear sister Fox Moon, who managed to get herself into a previous weird post which dealt with the an absolutely beautiful and eminently believable TROLL of the … Continue reading Lazy Days and Nights – POL Garbageman Reporting from COHVID District 12
This Merry Warrior Monday Open Thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA/KMAG/KAG world (with KMAG being a bit of both). Yes, it’s Monday…again. But it’s okay! We’ll get through it. Free Speech is practiced … Continue reading Dear KMAG: 20200309 Open Thread