Fake Book Spreadsheet

David Bernstein points to a summary of falsehoods in Democrcay in Chains . 
Here.
I have previously blogged about point 48. A few random points of interest are the altered quote point 49, the patent falsehood 56, the blend of smear and appeal to ignorance at 14 ( even I know about the Whisky Rebellion), and the smear 37.

Denying evolution at Vox

A dismantling.

Priorities

The EU pushes a vast expansion of “You can’t say that.”

The Lollipop Guild Is No More

The last surving Munchkin has died.

Few big stars from the 30s remain. The only ones I can think of off the top of my head are Kirk Douglas, Norman Lloyd, and of course Olivia De Havilland.

UPDATE: Baby Peggy is still alive! She was a huge star in the silents.

CNN vs CNN

Here.

It's just a tweet, and she later corrected. But she didn't just make a false report. She claimed the false report was confirmed. That's not just a lurch at something she wants to believe,  a twitch of confirmation bias. It's fakery.

This is why Trump can call CNN fake news. Because it fakes news.

Remakes

Not just for Hollywood any more.

Firing for Justice

Lowly-paid employees who did nothing wrong are the real problem.

Foundry

By John Mackey

Another performance.

Enough Rope

... is what Dave Rubin gives her. (13 minutes)

News from XXXXXXXXXX

Rescue

Watch this.

Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea

The most fascinating track I have heard from Max Richter's Sleep.  That's far too interesting to sleep to!

Tetzel

What's old is new again.

Best Tweet Ever?

That click-bait title isn't for a burn, or a snap, or a clever retort, but one of the few really thoughtful and thought-provoking tweets I have ever seen.

Here it is.

Epigenetics

A new paper shows epigenetics probably has only a small role (if any) in adaptation.

Clap on! Clap off!

The Clapper!

In which I pat myself on the back

A police body-cam settles a dispute.

My platform, point 4.

Update.