Article History
The News: On Definitions
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 5 Likes • last year
“Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe”
Here on NT, we spend A LOT of time on semantics. For some of us, this is because we consider that a conversation cannot be efficient unless the parties are sure to understand how each is using/interpreting words and ideas. For many NT members, though, semantics is just another means for...
Why do econ journalists keep making this basic mistake?
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 2 Comments • last year
“ Imports don't subtract from GDP. Stop saying they do!”
I'm not a specialist in economics... nor anything else, for that matter. And yet, there are many, many topics that have a direct impact on my life, so I'd like to know something about them. I'm hardly alone, here. There may be an expert or two on NT... each for a particular domain, but...
Understanding Trump’s Budget Proposal
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 3 Comments • last year
“What’s being cut and why?”
Trump makes a show of wanting to avoid foreign entanglement. And then boosts military spending. Trump's base is largely lower/middle class. He's cutting entitlements (that is to say, stuff to which people are entitled, because they paid taxes for it).
MAGA’s War on Science
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“Why do these people believe that ignorance is strength?”
Why would anyone think this is good for America? Fortunately, we have lots of MAGA_True_Believers©, so we'll surely get a clear explanation. I mean... we won't just get dodge-and-derail. We'll get clear explanations. We always get clear thoughts always from the NT MAGA...
Hitting vulnerable families from all sides, and then telling them to be less materialistic
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 13 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“Many consumers buy cheap things because that's what they can afford”
Many elderly live exclusively from Social Security. Many younger people live from paycheck to paycheck. Their grandkids and kids don't have "30 dolls". When will MAGA_True_Believers© understand (duh!!!) that a billionaire has no idea how they live?
‘A lot of aborted fetus debris’
Via: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 29 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“Certifiable whackjob Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now claiming that there is “a lot of aborted fetus debris” in the vaccine that protects against...”
Just make shit up. MAGA will believe anything. No evidence required.
Neil Gorsuch is the hero America deserves
By: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Gorsuch is also a relic from a different era — one where the Republican Party was still dominated by anti-government conservatives who want a weak...”
The title says it all. If Neil Gorsuch is to be America's hero... America is very deep shit! There are links in the seed.
RFK Jr Twofer
By: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 12 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“Germ theory is falseHe's gonna put an end to chemtrailsHe's in charge of YOUR health!”
Everyone knew RFK Jr is a brain-worm victim. His craziness isn't his fault. So maybe his killing lots of people isn't his fault, either?
