Snopes, 9 Jun 2023: Yes, Trump Said ‘No One Will Be Above the Law’ Regarding Protection of Classified Information, subtitled “This genuine remark from the future president came during an August 2016 campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.”
Items today:
Died today.
NY Times: George Winston, Pianist With a Popular Soothing Sound, Dies at 74, subtitled “He won a Grammy in the new age category, and his top-selling records helped define the genre. But his interests also included Hawaiian guitar and the Doors.” Continue reading
NY Times, Benyamin Cohen (a specialist on Einstein), 4 Jun 2023: Einstein and a Theory of Disinformation
The essay opens:
A decade ago, Ivanka Trump offered her Twitter followers a bit of wisdom from one of the world’s favorite geniuses to impress her legions of Twitter followers. “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts. — Albert Einstein.”
There was one problem: Einstein never said that.
I think I am going to switch from posting here from the evenings, to the mornings. I’ll still spend the late afternoon compiling a post, but will wait until the morning, to refine and edit, before posting. Tomorrow’s post will be about Einstein, Republican support for vigilante justice, and those who drink before working out. And an item about Donald A. Norman and my problem this evening turning on my stove.
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Here’s a concept I’ve heard of, fascinating and beneficial in ways, problematic in others.
Wikipedia: Holocene Calendar
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Those who still dismiss climate change as a hoax, or real but not a problem, consider how insurance companies — who need to manage risks! — are changing their policies in reaction. (There have been similar stories about the US military taking actions to protect bases in low-lying coastal areas.) Pay attention to those have financial stakes at risk.
Vox, 2 Jun 2023: Climate change is already making parts of America uninsurable, subtitled “‘We’re steadily marching toward an uninsurable future.'”
