On November 16, 2016 Oxford Dictionaries announced that “post-truth” had been selected as the word which, more than any other, reflects “the passing year in language.” It defines “post-truth” as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”
— Andrew Calcutt (UK) – 11/24/2016, 11:30 AM
Author: Eric Helland
How America became a superpower
caveat emptor
Is Donald Trump the greatest promoter since P.T. Barnum?
“Barnum and Trump each developed reputations as sharp dealers. They assume a world of caveat emptor, or buyer beware, and are boastful yet skillful debaters. They avoid outright lies — but structured misunderstandings stand as their métier.”
— Thomas Bender, Reuters
Magic
There stands an ash called Yggdrasil,
A mighty tree showered in white hail.
From there come the dews that fall in the valleys.
It stands evergreen above Urd’s Well.
Civil Disobedience
Do political parties behave like gangs?
Crips are blue, Bloods are red, do political parties behave like gangs?
Title: DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government
Author: by Jesse Ventura (Author), Dick Russell (Contributor)
ISBN-13: 978-1620875872
ISBN-10: 162087587X
Et Populi
Anthropocene
The Anthropocene Epoch
The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age
think about it
The Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Event
World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns
Living Planet Index shows vertebrate populations are set to decline by 67% on 1970 levels unless urgent action is taken to reduce humanity’s impact. The number of wild animals living on Earth is set to fall by two-thirds by 2020, according to a new report, part of a mass extinction that is destroying the natural world upon which humanity depends.
GOP De-evolution
“Honest Abe” — “Nixon the deceiver” — “post-truth Trump”