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- Conservative science denial is a historical problem. Climate change. Pollution from fossil fuels. Carcinogens in tobacco. The HPV vaccine. The contagiousness of AIDS. The causes of hurricanes. Evolution. The Big Bang. A round Earth. They’ve never been good at the “hard” sciences, the soft sciences or economics.
- Peter Doocy and the Arizona GOP apparently both like to be repeatedly humiliated in public.
- The public should not be financially responsible for the failed California recall or the comical Arizona audit or any dog-and-pony show “recount.” They are wastes of time and resources, and they should be paid entirely by the party (not necessarily political party) responsible for them. You want to call for a recall in California? Great. Take out a $300 million bond to pay for it.
- Cyber Ninjas cannot be allowed to walk away from the Maricopa County “audit” with a single cent in profit. Their officers should be held to working for minimum wage. Any money collected to fund the “audit” should be sent to the county election board to pay for new voting machines because Cyber Ninjas ruined the existing supply.
- Upcoming Yelp review for Cyber Ninjas: “Horrible company. They choked like a dog. They couldn’t even switch recount results. Don’t hire them to win your election!!!!!! One Star! Booo!!!!”
- It’s not that Biden’s policies are bad; it’s that conservative propagandists are very good at distorting reality. The 15,000 Haitians who were in Del Rio is a great example. That migrant camp is now gone, but those are the images you’ll see to illustrate the “invasion at the southern border” Fox News et al will feature for the next three years.
- Bold prediction: Terry McAuliffe will win Virginia’s governor race in November. Not-so-bold prediction: Prior to Election Day, Republican Glenn Youngkin will claim the entire election is corrupt.
- Trump wasn’t interested in Executive Privilege to protect the integrity of the office. He was interested in it only to protect his legacy and to preserve his opportunity to scam donors in 2024.
- I had a Twitter discussion with a genuine “blue check” professional wrestler about the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine and the need for mandates. He claimed his uninformed opinion (high school grad and podcast listener) was as valid as mine (JHU alum and former VP of a healthcare company) when it came to medical care. He didn’t care for it when I described him as a specialist in homoerotic acrobatics done to a violence-laden script.
- People think pumpkin spice has taken over pop culture, but in reality, salted caramel has sneakingly ascended to the major “boutique” flavor.
- Baby snoring and dog snoring are equally sedative.
- French fry dip: Ketchup is the classic. Garlic aioli, gravy or cheese are also acceptable. People who say they like to dip in plain, American, off-the-shelf mayo are lying. And you haven’t lived until you’ve had fries with Old Bay and malt vinegar (and a soupcon of sand).
- It’s wonderful having a drama-free week here at NatZero. Sigh.
