Howdy y’all! All you sharp- eyes readers out there are probably wondering two things: First, what happened to Monday’s “What Up!!!” post. and second,, why haven’t recent posts had featured images and links to previous posts. And third, why I haven’t been posting more. And fourth, what’s up […]
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Why the fuck do so people people believe the Big Lie? Why the fuck aren’t more people outraged — we’re looking at you Sen Manchin — that our democracy is being dismantled right before our very eyes? Well, we have the answer! Proportionality Bias!
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Ever wonder why the people who are setting the right’s agenda are doing it? What has caused them to be so short-sighted so as to persue such a blatantly self-destructive path? Present bias.
Originally posted on The Carrot Conspiracy:
The rollout is being hindered by the WOKES. if everyone could just trust the prime minister and stop listening to the medical professionals #Scomo #ResignScottMorrison #LNP #vaccinerolloutfailure #VaccineStrollout #COVID19Aus #covidqld #satire
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You’da thunk that with everyone. — okay all the progressive liberal thinking types — at home most of last year, there’d’ve been no crime to speak of much less murder and mayhem, but no, violence, murder, and gun sales all increased last year. Why? You know why. Trump.
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As awareness and acceptance of mental health issues increases in our thoroughly modern world, organizations and people should be more prepared to accommodate those whose needs are not being met. Naomi Osaka is a great example of how the arc of history needs to bend towards accommodation.
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Yao! TL;DR! But, it is so worth it. There are six categories of conservative and they are oh, so illuminating in explaining the dysfunction that they are forcing on us in order to wreck our democracy. Lots of food for thought in this one.
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What factors determine whether a police officer shoots or not? Our brains are complex, but we can narrow it down to several factors: (1) race of the suspect, (2) priming of the officer to shoot, and (3) the possibility that the suspect is armed. With so many guns in society, police have to assume everyone is armed. It all adds up to ensuring that PoC are hurt first and worst by our violence prone policing.
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The inexplicable shooting of Daunte Wright is quite understandable if you understand how the brain works. Police culture sets up these police shootings, it is as simple as that. Here’s the psychological processes involved.
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Everybody is amazed at how effective the testimony of the pulmonologist, Dr. Tobin, was. The reason he was so captivating was because he used hypnotic induction techniques.
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The only way to understand the continued electoral success of the Republican Party is to understand the cognitive Tom fuckery they use to continually fool their base, independent voters, and the mainstream media.
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Two things drive American politics: likeability and hate voting. If you like a politician, you’re likely to adopt her policy positions. If you identify with a political party, you’re likely to vote against a politician of the other party more than for one of your party. Which will win when pitted in the mind’s of the 74 million Trump voters?
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If you wonder what the future looks like, look no farther than Texas. It is the perfect example of how we’ll all be living in the near future if the Republican Party gets its way.
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We had the most successful impeachment trial in our history! We had SEVEN Republican Senators vote for conviction! The Impeachment Managers demonstrated Trump’s guilt in no uncertain terms. MqQonnell said he was guilty even though he voted for acquittal. Most of the American people think he was guilty. Then, why do we feel so bad about it? The peak-end experience explains it all.
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As the Trump insurrection riot and TOO response makes clear, our democracy is under direct attack. The GOP really is actively trying to destroy our democracy. It is now all hands on deck. We all have to fight against the conservative authoritarian power grab. One way to do that is to be an engaged, informed, and organized voter. It means keeping up with what your MoM is doing and contacting them frequently. Luckily Indivisible has just the guide to show us how.
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It’s only been three weeks since Trump’s Insurrection Riot stormed the Capitol building threatening to hang Mike Pence, assassinate Nancy Pelosi, and wreck mayhem upon us all. Now we have another few weeks for the impeachment trial and the GOP is doing all it can to gaslight us into believing the whole thing was little more than some bad gas in a stuffy car amongst friends. Don’t let ’em gaslight you! And, in this case it being a flashbulb memory will help, especially if you follow these helpful hints.
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Can we ever forgive Trump supporters for the needless deaths of 340,000+ deaths, the needless suffering of the #COVID19 pandemic, assaulting our democracy, damaging our national security, and putting us through such hell for four years all for the sake of Trump’s ego? We should forgive anyone who can fulfill the four-parts of an effective apology.
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I KNOW, it’s a longish read, but Election 2020 was REALLY disappointing! It occupied a big place in the Airing of Grievances during Festivus.Here are the cognitive tendencies that explain why our expectation of a blue tsunami were met by a blue puddle.
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Isn’t it weird that Trump really defies all conventional conservative wisdom yet still command such support among Congressional Republicans and the rank and vile? How does he do that? As it turns out there are two weird cognitive tricks that help him.
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I know it’s long, but it’s also personal. So, if you’ve wondered why the 3,000 real live dead Americans that die every day now from #COVID19 don’t seem as important or significant as the 3,000 real live dead Americans who died on 9/11, well you’re going to have to read 2,000 words to find out.
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