Category Archives: Propaganda

How Should the Media Cover Republicans?

Posted on March 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Not adjucated rapist and serial fraudster Donald Trump, but Republicans–and I don’t mean the small minority of ‘Never Trumpers’, but actual Republicans? In light of former Republican National Committee Ronna McDaniel’s hiring and unhiring by NBC, Josh Marshall gets at … Continue reading →

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Debate Me, Bro

Posted on June 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

While in Houston over the long weekend, I did manage to catch the whole ‘debate me bro’ harassment of Peter Hotez by anti-vaccination sympathizer and podcaster Joe Rogan. Dr Sky Skull blows apart the inanity of Rogan’s argument, so, fortunately, … Continue reading →

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The ‘Biolabs’ Bushwa

Posted on March 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

In the last week, a conspiracy theory about U.S.-funded Ukrainian ‘biolabs’, first germinated by Q-Anon, has now been incorporated into Russian propaganda (boldface mine): Russia’s early struggles to push disinformation and propaganda about Ukraine have picked up momentum in recent … Continue reading →

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Things We Know Are True, Yet Are Not: Reasons Why People Aren’t Getting Vaccinated

Posted on August 13, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

When it comes to why people aren’t getting vaccinated, one reason proffered is that it’s difficult for people to get the vaccine due to access-related issues–can’t get time off from work, and so on. In other words, well-intentioned people lack … Continue reading →

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The Two Types of Scandals

Posted on March 11, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Now that the Democratic primary has settled into a choice between Biden and Sanders, it’s worth thinking about how Republicans are going to attack them. Keep in mind, Republicans are trying to depress Democratic turnout, mostly by discouraging infrequent but … Continue reading →

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Yes, the Altered Weather Forecasts Are a Problem

Posted on September 9, 2019 by mikethemadbiologist

Much of the response to Il Trumpe’s alteration of a weather forecast (actually, two alterations, but we’ll return to that) to excuse his mistweeting about how the storm could have hit Alabama has focused either on his narcissism or on … Continue reading →

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Il Trumpe’s Fear Of Sharks And The Original Call Out Culture

Posted on January 31, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

By now, it’s clear that we’ve elected a typical elderly, Fox News watching, white retiree as president, with all that entails. The link between what Il Trumpe tweets and what has Fox News has just aired is terrifying. In explaining … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between News With A Point Of View And Propaganda

Posted on December 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Thy name is Breitbart (boldface mine): In hindsight guys, look, it’s a — there was no option at Breitbart — and I will try to articulate this over and over. There was no option to throw Judge [Roy] Moore under … Continue reading →

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Seven Deadly Words At The CDC

Posted on December 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

So Il Trumpe is doing this to the CDC: The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases — including “fetus” and “transgender” — in official documents … Continue reading →

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What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate

Posted on July 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

While I don’t often post video, this segment by John Oliver about how the right-wing is consolidating local television news and turning into propaganda–that would make Fox News blush–is worth watching: One problem Democrats face is, in many parts of … Continue reading →

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