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John Oliver on third parties

Posted on 2017-01-29 by GaryJanuary 28, 2017
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This is from October 16 but still relevant at least in general terms. It does run longer than most video clips I post, but I think it’s worth your time, and much of it is pretty funny. Link: https://youtu.be/k3O01EfM5fU Oliver’s … Continue reading →

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Why Trump’s claim of 3-5 million illegal immigrant votes makes no sense

Posted on 2017-01-28 by GaryJanuary 28, 2017
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Nearly 2.9 million Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Donald Trump (see e.g. The Cook Political Report‘s final tally), but back in late November Trump tweeted that he actually won the popular vote for president “if you deduct the … Continue reading →

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Inauguration 2017 from Bad Lip Reading

Posted on 2017-01-25 by GaryJanuary 25, 2017
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Here’s the Trump inauguration as reimagined by the folks at Bad Lip Reading. Some of the lines are remarkably plausible. Link: https://youtu.be/gneBUA39mnI In the interest of equal time here’s their version of Obama’s second inauguration, which I thought less inspired … Continue reading →

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Colbert’s farewell to Obama

Posted on 2017-01-23 by GaryJanuary 23, 2017
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Stephen Colbert and his conservative identical cousin “Stephen Colbert” say farewell to President Obama. It’s reasonably funny but also has some points to make. This was originally broadcast last Thursday, the night before the inauguration. Link: https://youtu.be/0YmCUgacULs There are a … Continue reading →

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Distracting oneself from the present by thinking about the past

Posted on 2017-01-21 by GaryJanuary 21, 2017
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Novelist and blogger John Green muses about out how far back “back” goes in a vlog post that manages to inspire a fair mount of awe in just 3 minutes and 42 seconds: Link: https://youtu.be/qxfD1DhqBiA The time spans he mentions … Continue reading →

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It could have been worse

Posted on 2017-01-20 by GaryJanuary 20, 2017
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If you’re in a funk about today’s inauguration, just remember that it could have been worse. No, I don’t mean Hillary Clinton would have been worse. For all her faults, she would be nowhere near as bad as Trump. That’s … Continue reading →

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Last words from Obama’s anger translator

Posted on 2017-01-19 by GaryJanuary 15, 2017
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One of the best bits on the Key & Peele show had Jordan Peele playing Barack Obama with Keegan-Michael Key as his “anger translator” Luther. It became so popular that Luther appeared with the real President Obama in the 2015 … Continue reading →

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Medicaid helps children even years later

Posted on 2017-01-18 by GaryJanuary 20, 2017
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Pediatrician Aaron Carroll summarizes recent research showing the Medicaid benefits for children end up saving the federal government money. How is that possible? Because children who had health insurance through Medicare grow up healthier and are less likely to be … Continue reading →

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Review: The Big Short (2015 movie)

Posted on 2017-01-17 by GaryJanuary 28, 2017
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The Big Short begins with an on-screen quotation: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Perhaps appropriately for a film largely about mistakes and fraud, it … Continue reading →

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U.S. cracks down on robocalls, maybe

Posted on 2017-01-16 by GaryJanuary 16, 2017
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On Friday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a crackdown on two massive robocall operations as described on their website. Unfortunately the penalties sound less like a crackdown than a wrist-slap. The two “ringleaders,” Justin Ramsey and Mike Jones, along … Continue reading →

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