9/11 Unhappy Anniversary
Who would you want in the White House in another 9/11-type event?
CalicoJack
It's been five long years of blogging the Trump years. We've laughed, we've cried, we've pulled some of our remaining hair out, but we've made it. It is almost done and our democracy, nation, and souls are still largely intact. Unfortunately, we're not through.There is much more to come as we stitch ourselves back together like some kind of common Frankenstein monster as we recover from the PTSD that Trump gave us and the needless deaths and suffering from #COVID19. We also have to keep #BidenHarris honest & progressive, oppose Republican obstructionism anti-democratic tendencies, and whatever other black swans await us. All of which will be addressed using good old-fashioned snarcky, sarcasticky, profaney fun and psychological insights.
Did Trump buy the Fourth Estate?
Originally posted on Sarah Kendzior:
I have been writing and tweeting about Trump’s relationship with the US media for over a year. Now I have written a summary of the fiasco, appropriately published in a Canadian newspaper, where I can speak freely. An excerpt: Some have accused the media…
Trump’s Negotiating Strategy: Cheating Defector
What would Trump look like at the negotiating table with Iran, North Korea, China, Mexico? How does cheating defector work? Game theory & the Prisoner’s Dilemma give us some clues!
The OCEAN of Trump’s & Clinton’s Personalities
We all love personality tests, right? We want to know the types of ourselves and the ones we love. Well, let’s speculate wildly and irresponsibly about the personalities of Trump & Clinton!
Challenge: What’s your Bias?
Take the challenge! Take the Harvard Implicit Bias test and bare your biases to the world! It will be fun! It will be illuminating! You will find out something — perhaps even surprising — about yourself!
Quick Thoughts: Interrupting Harassment
We all want to intervene and stop the abuse of another in public. How many times have you seen a person being the recipient of verbal abuse? Here’s a great infographic to guide your response!
Clinton’s Theory of Mind
Why can’t Clinton connect with people in a sincere, warm, human, semi-normal way? What is wrong with her? Why does it seem like she’s lying, dishonest, and insincere? Why is she seemingly flushing the election away? Well, it may have to do with theory of mind! Read about it here on my blog post.
Fertile Ground for Trump’s Racism
Trump is a racist! Clinton is a bigot! Whatever Kaepernick is doing! Race and racism is seemingly every where right now, but where does it come from? What drives whites to be racist?
Hmm
Originally posted on The Carrot Conspiracy:
The ban the burkini debate has caused a lot of news worldwide. Warning strong satire and absurdity in use. Mickey; 29-8-16
Quick Thoughts: Getting Trump to Quit
How do we get Trump to quit? Use his narcissism! John Oliver is brilliant and shows us the way! Read about it here on my latest post to the Psy of Life!
Quick Thoughts: The Implications of Trump’s Narcissism
Trump is encouraging people to assassinate Clinton. He might have been joking. He might not realize what he’s done. Read about how his narcissism causes this kind of dangerous rhetoric and about why it is so hard to pin him down in my quick thoughts post.
Six Reasons Why Politicians Believe They Can Lie (Jim Taylor Ph.D.)
Originally posted on Michael Sandberg's Data Visualization Blog:
Source: Jim Taylor Ph.D., Six Reasons Why Politicians Believe They Can Lie, Psychology Today, Sep 24, 2012, https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201209/six-reasons-why-politicians-believe-they-can-lie. NOTE: Full Biography of Mr. Taylor can be found at the end of his article below. Do politicians really think they won’t…
Trump, the Election, and the Seven Sins of Memory
How will Trump’s missteps affect us on election day? It all depends on memory. Find out why we are less likely to remember many of the events of the election and why they may not affect us on election day.
Quick Thoughts: Overcoming Differences
My thoughts on Solution Sundays an idea that two Republican senators are promoting to overcome the racial divide in the country. Spoiler: the idea needs to be tweaked. Find out how.
Quick Thoughts: Changing Sex Roles through Cultural Icons & Symbols.
This week Apple announced some changes to its line up of emojis available through its operating system. In addition to the popular change of the pistol to the water gun, it is making emojis of women and people of color doing a variety of things and single parents […]
Quick Thoughts: Trump’s Achille’s Heel
That Trump is a narcissistic personality disorder is a foregone conclusion. His thin-skinned “counter-puncher” routine is a direct result of his narcissism, which should be fairly clear to us. What may not be clear is his inability to reach out to voters outside of the committed few. He […]
The Lying Challenge: A Tale of Misinformation
There’s misinformation and then there is damn misinformation. I am guilty of spreading misinformation, and I’ve written about it here. Challenge accepted and challenge met.
The Lying Challenge
Howdy y’all! Recently, I wrote about why we believe lies. When we encounter something new, we have to decide whether we believe it or not. We follow a kind of algorithm to decide: The information activates a network of associations. We compare the new information to similar […]
Perceptions of Hillary’s Judgment & Honesty
Hillary Clinton is a known lying liar with poor judgment. But why do we know that? Learn about the manipulations that we are all vulnerable to and what to do about them.
Hope Versus Fear
Without the snark, the sarcasm, or profanity of my usual posts, I give you First Lady, Michelle Obama’s and Senator Bernie Sander’s speeches. Both give voice to the hope, ideals, and aspirations that we all feel.
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