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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Ballantine Books, 1996) at p.32.
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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
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Reason: Don’t Destroy the Constitution To Fight Drag Queen Reading Hour
Steven Greenhut writing at Reason.com: The Sacramento public library featured a drag-queen story hour, in which men dressed as women read stories to children. It seems bizarre and agenda-driven, given that a stated goal was to provide kids with “glamorous, positive and unabashedly queer role models.” I’ve seen drag queens and glamorous isn’t the first […]
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Thursday 19th of September 2019
“You’ve proved tonight you’re not just a great athlete […] you’re also a great sport […] and you’re an inspiration to Republican, transgender, Olympic decathlon winners everywhere…” — Jeff Ross to Caitlyn Jenner, The Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin, 9.15.2019 Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Monday 16th of September 2019
“I’m on an all protein diet, but I’m also doing carbs.” Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Friday 13th of September 2019
“Ok. I want a grande, triple non-fat, half-decaf, soy milk, French roast, caramel cappuccino. Ok? Now, with just a splash, ok? Just a splash of hazelnut. Ok? And orange extract. The extra foam in a separate cup. I’ll have to spoon it on myself, ‘cause y’all never get it right.” Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Friday 13th of September 2019
“[Eddie] George doesn’t have to play this role for the Titans, but he has, time and again.” Eddie George’s Titans legacy about more than yards, as Derrick Henry can attest Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Thursday 12th of September 2019
“A discredited theory, rooted in notions of white racial superiority, brought us the term ‘Caucasian.’ It’s time to abandon it.” Opinion: The pernicious myth of a Caucasian race Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Thursday 12th of September 2019
“On Wednesday, the [British] government was forced to release its no-deal contingency plans, which forecast riots, higher food prices, and fuel shortages.” QUARTZ DAILY BRIEF FROM SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Remembering the ‘Faith-based Initiative’ we call 9/11
Those in authority should take appropriate precautions to protect our citizens. But we will not allow this enemy to win the war by changing our way of life or restricting our freedoms. (emphasis added) –George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, remarks made during press conference/photo opportunity with the National Security Team, Wednesday, […]
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Tuesday 10th of September 2019
“Bloggers […] say, ‘as a comedian, don’t you realize you’re supposed to evolve with your audience?’ And that is true. That’s actually why I got into comedy—so I could march in lockstep with society’s contemporary convention.” —Colin Quinn, Red State Blue State Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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Sunday 8th of September 2019
“[T]oo many view this as a business story about an industry struggling with change and technology. That’s shortsighted.” Why the American people still need newspapers Source: paullandry.micro.blog
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