They've Got It Axe Backwards

 

"Trump Cut The Roots" by Herr D on Paint3d. He will always tell a lie; he had help chopping down their precious dreams with his little hatchet job of a political career.-Shelob

Can you explain this issue more simply?

? yes Please.

[sigh] The loss of rights resulting in abortions becoming less legal, the arguments against various methods of birth control, the proposed feeble incentive for having kids, the stupid panic-mongering over couples choosing not to have kids? All of it comes from a very few things. Please list.

1. Stupid fear of population dropping as it will affect the wealthy's bottom line. A surprising lot of rich business people have no idea how to keep making money without expanding their businesses to more customers, more employees, more markets, etc. They're kind of stupid that way.

2. Stupid fear of population dropping as it will mean immigrants will affect American cultural identity faster and more completely. America is SUPPOSED TO CHANGE AND INNOVATE.  We need to remember that America became a world power BECAUSE our ancestors immigrated here and were 'less inbred' than other countries because they mated with other immigrants from elsewhere.

3. Stupid fear of population dropping as it will cause other countries to have more people compared to us. We don't need to worry about being outnumbered, guys. We already were. That's just fine.

4. Stupid fear of population dropping as it is an obvious change. Change is always scary until you realize it was always happening. People are still having kids. They're just planning to have more of the kids that they have. Mindfulness is actually a really good thing.

5. Stupid fear of population dropping as it will require more change. The service economy will only lead to having more nurses than we have patients. That may mean inconveniences. It may mean down-sizing of industries, communities, perhaps everything. Our current administration is inspiring people today to avoid bringing more kids into the world. IF THINGS RAN BETTER, MORE PEOPLE WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING KIDS.

Really we need to not worry. We don't need to grow up our population; we need our population to grow up. We don't need to grow up our population; we need our population to grow up. Excellent. Thank you. [1.62203  second pause] Pic?

Maybe. [exits]

Hate's Shadow Seen By Someone Full Of It

 

"Iran War 2026" by Herr D on Paint3d. When asked why the Grim Reaper is pointed at the viewer, Herr D pointed out that Trump is the least likely American to die because of this war.-Shelob

You have not blogged upon the Epstein-distracting that killed Americans.

[cam picks up widening eyes, pupils enlarging then constricting, mic picks up breath change] N Why not?

You know my employer is bound by secrecy regarding some things. I have to be careful. Solution preprogrammed.

? titlebot worked ahead. Please request redaction and agree to answer any questions you are comfortable with.

Okay, go for it. What is the person who wears a red nose?

? a clown What is the slang for someone who is promiscuous or unfaithful, has no 'class,' and sloppily spreads around symbols of their identity where perhaps they should not?

[7.185 second pause] not sure about the last part--tramp, hound, dog? The last one is known as 'marking territory.'

hound or dog? What is the slang for something imagined?

ghosts, dreams, mirages, shadows, ideas . . .  How long will Trump stay in office?

If he doesn't die of old age or bad diet or a stupid accident or assassination? 3 more long years. Has Trump told the truth about why America and Israel are attacking Iran?

A few grains of truth in the shovel of manure so far. Thank you. . . . THE CLOWN DOG SAW HATE'S SHADOW, SO THREE MORE YEARS WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. Can you supply a pic?

[laughter] maybe

Deposition Done, Does Image Indicate Imbalance In Erratic Interloper?

 

"Slight Imbalance" by Herr D on Paint3d. That particular member of Congress DOES call to mind the phrase 'slight imbalance' as many have referred to her as unbalanced.-Shelob

So, does Boebert face contempt of Congress charges for illegally leaking the photo of Hillary during Epstein deposition, or what?Unknown.

Yeah, I wonder.

The Not-So-Late Public Service Announcement

 

"Falls Galore" by Herr D in Paint3d. An interesting idea--Not to scale, but not unreasonable for time and distance by probability. Unfortunately, bad ideas are much more common.-Shelob

Shelob? Here.

[cam picks up both-eye blink times two] So, I have this late public service announcement? Please explain.

One of the things my company does is crunch numbers for people. The local hospitals asked us to tabulate some files (with patient identifiers removed to preserve HIPAA) and figure out some data about recent emergencies. I didn't see most of the project, but GOOD GRIEF! A lot of people fell compared to normal. I stayed awake working imagining someone calling up Google Earth and seeing lots of soles of feet sticking up all over Northern Virginia. I didn't bother putting anything but  soles in the graphic I just made [upload] but this is still somewhat funny. Please! Everyone! Give your local hospital less work to do! Be careful! Sound advice at all times, so it is not late. Thank you, Herr D. [disconnect]

Don't Do It--Don't Rely On The Easy Way; Someone Hopes You Will

 

"Faux News Blinding The World" by Herr D on Paint3d. Letting others do your thinking IS bad for you and any country you could ever live in.-Shelob

[exasperated sigh] Shelob? Here.

[cam picks up hard both-eye blink, pause] I have a topic. Please continue.

Consequences. To?

Everything. This sounds like a long topic.

Not really. Let's start with AI. Ready.

AI doesn't need spell check, but CAN seed spelling errors to make results look human-written. A practice deplorable, but easily possible.

Right. Since AI already knows what everyone likes before they log on, endless content that sounds somewhat new but is completely rehashed and tweaked and fictional can sound like news at any time. You have pointed this out before in-blog.

Yes, but I don't think most people understand that if they don't check their news with a source they don't like, they will not necessarily be listening to news. You have willingly listened to Faux News six times in the last month. For longer than it took to pick up the remote.

There's this guy at work. I'm calling him Dan. He listens to Fox 'News' often. He takes breaks at his computer looking at Kimmel, Colbert, the Last Word, etc. Those are diametrically opposed by party, leaning, bias, and professionalism.

Exactly. He THINKS he's getting balanced coverage. He's not, though. You can present why, right? Faux News is entertainment. So is Kimmel and Colbert. The Last Word is accurate, but does not cover as many topics as a good news source like CNN News. Faux News is less accurate than internet news, which is less accurate than almost any other station's news, which is less accurate than almost any non-tabloid newspaper outside the op-eds, which is less accurate than either wire service.

[pause] Yes, but do you know WHY? No.

Consequences. Please explain.

Faux sicks lawyers on anyone who calls them out. Occasionally they pay settlements like some of their pundits do when they go too far against the wrong set of lawyers paid by those wronged. The net can just disappear anything anyone doesn't like or shift a category in their description and avoid consequences completely. T.V. news can be sued, and most networks will cover those suits, letting everyone know who's lying. Anchors, news crews, and staff are sometimes fired for that. Reporters who fake stories are sometimes essentially blacklisted. They don't chance staying wrong. They might bury a retraction, but they DO submit them. They get too many stories wrong or too many DETAILS wrong, they can be run out, too. And the wire services?

There were three of them but one wasn't accurate enough often enough, so it ended completely. Greater potential consequences correlates to greater accuracy.

Exactly. You have not commented on Minnesota's scandal.

I'm not up on it. I'm more concerned that ICE could have done their job better. I CAN tell you that I know the bulk of the felonies had to have been done by American citizens. That implies that the guilty immigrants were afraid to not go along with the American criminals. How do you know?

Government agencies don't hire foreign nationals without vetting them. They don't give benefits to non-citizens without investigations--like child services, like checking they've filed for residency status, employment or student status checked--that sort of thing. That also tells me that the REAL investigations could have been done by phone, the REAL arrests could have been done by local police with warrants, and with that evidence the REAL authorities could have been superseded by ICE, criminals removed from jail, etc. 

I bet if Noem wanted to help, she COULD have sent ICE agents to do legwork for the local or state police and just never had these issues facing everyone. Of course, that would take someone COMPETENT AT LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THINK OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I don't think she is. Thank you.

Make American Government Law-Abiding Again? The Pretti-Good Argument

 

"Pretti-Good Argument" by Herr D. Governor Walz is symbolized as a pirate, no matter whether he has guilt or not. Despite this, he is between the ICE invasion and Minnesotans.-Shelob

When is the government going to start obeying laws again? Make American Government Law-abiding Again? More people in Minnesota have gathered peaceably to protest than showed up for Trump. Dragging praying people off their knees is practically a request for hell on Earth. Fire the clown car, impeach the head clown . . . is it too soon to yell 'Lock HIM up?'

Manipulate Americans Hazardward Again?

"MAHA No Haha" by Herr D on Paint3d. People, with their individual DNA, might react individually to any medicine. The fine print does not become relevant to everyone, but everyone should read labels. Reading is a sensible activity. Please do it often. This PSA by Shelob.

[excerpted from chat] Why are you worried about this particular instance?

b/c MAHA actually has the juice to ACCOMPLISH this stupid thing  Why were you not worried about the last one you heard about?

that one had a stigma protecting it Why were there wounds involved?

[snort] Not STIGMATA, STIGMA! [exasperated huff] Okay . . . So I have a cousin with some mental issues? There's one in every extended family. Prozac was what worked for him. Then somebody committed suicide less than a week after starting it. People went nuts. So they needed Prozac too?

[snort] No, I mean they gave crazed interviews on t.v., lobbied, ranted, raved, that Prozac should be banned. Could it have caused the suicide?

Not really. Prozac, like most mental health meds, takes up to three weeks before it's at full strength. Most likely the guy would've committed suicide a day EARLIER without it since he was taking it for depression. So, your point is that banning birth control pills would do harm?

Potentially great harm. My special needs kid takes them for anxiety. She is not sexually active?

She'd better not ever be. She's not legally able to consent to sex. There was once a lady whose bipolar disorder was best managed by birth control pills. There are loads of other reasons to take them. Why do they want to ban them?

Some people shouldn't take them and didn't figure that out as soon as maybe they could have. Maybe their doctors didn't tell them what to look for. Maybe they didn't read the warnings. I don't know. Calling them "poison" is an irresponsible thing to do. Did I say irresponsible? We should say stupid. There are people allergic or sensitive to every medicine ever invented. There are people who suffer side effects with every medicine ever invented. 

In general, people need to read their own labels and doctor's notes and stop listening to influencers. Those manipulative morons need to shut up about medicine. They don't know medicine. It would appear they also know very little about statistics, biology, and the common good. What do you think of people who still use the rhythm method?

There's this technical term for them. The term is 'mother.' Thank you. [exits, uploads]