Monthly Archives: September 2023

A fascinating, sympathetic look at why people believe disinformation. Some people are challenged to recognize disinformation, and unable even to recognize their challenges. “People who are the most incompetent are the least able to recognize that they are incompetent. The … Continue reading →

You be the judge. Read the article below. To be clear, Trump said Milley “deserved” execution, not that Milley “deserves” it, but I don’t see how that changes the fundamental problem here of how Trump is able to utter threats … Continue reading →

Any reduce the heat sink effect… BBC News – How Medellin is beating the heat with green corridor https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230922-how-medellin-is-beating-the-heat-with-green-corridors

Back before the age of mass media, our coflict-based political system was devised by a bunch of British white guys. Now, politicl conflict is amplified by cameras in question period and bots on social media. Gone are many of the … Continue reading →

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-oil-companies-emissions-climate-change/

Too many politicians (refer to Mandrake’s opinion piece for details) aren’t calling out disinformation enough. Sadly, a lot of this disinformation originates outside Canada, then social media algorithms amplify it for profit The longer this goes on, the more divided … Continue reading →

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-parents-should-be-defending-childrens-rights-rather-than-rushing-to/

Oops. They sure don’t (or didn’t) build them like they used to. Too bad the British economy isn’t like it used to be either, or there might actually be money to fix Britain’s crumbling schools. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/aug/31/what-is-raac-reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-schools-buildings-england-close?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/nicaragua-wood-cook-stove-replacement-1.6955433