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  • Robert Reich starts off a substack with

    By igniting a culture war over sex, the GOP is distracting attention from Jan 6,

    He should know this culture war was been ongoing for decades.

    → 9:24 AM, Apr 9

  • Mike Masonic writing at Techdirt

    I feel like I keep needing to write this, but once again, no matter who does it and no matter which company they’re targeting, it’s wrong for politicians to promise to punish companies for their speech. For some reason, many people’s position on this point changes based on whether or not they like or dislike the politician, and whether or not they like or dislike the company. But it’s wrong.

    Completely agree.

    → 11:56 AM, Apr 7

  • Today in bad headlines

    Maybe there should have a course, or ten, on how to write factual and accurate article headlines in Journalism School?

    Today in bad headlines:

    US mortgage rates climb steeply, slowing housing boom

    From the actual article

    Vacation-home demand peaked in March 2021, Redfin said. That was two months after Freddie Mac’s average 30-year mortgage rate hit a record low of 2.65%. Borrowing costs have shot up since the end of last year, landing at 4.67% this week.

    No mention of vacation homes in the title even though that is what the article focuses on. What is the basis for the claim that a 2% increase is the interest rate shooting up and climbing steeply?

    → 10:56 AM, Apr 1
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