Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Politics today: Not so good

Politics news today is ~95% bad and the rest neutral to good. Apparently that's the new normal. More of the same. I'll go to the San Diego No Kings protest later today. Not sure what else I can do. All MAGA politics sites I am aware of have banned me. The gutless NYT blocks my comments. My WaPo subscription lapsed, so that's gone. My suggestions to NPR and PBS are 100% ignored. My Senators and Congressman are all Democrats --- writing to them is a waste of time. 

djt and MAGA thugs are lying about the protests in LA. They show videos and photos of 2020 George Floyd protests, claiming they photos of recent protests against ICE raids. PolitiFact comments:






So, the lying MAGA liars continue to lie. But nearly all lies are legal, so there is nothing one can do to inflict accountability on the liars.  And, MAGA liars also threaten to kill protesters. Snopes comments:

This MAGA sheriff, Wayne Ivey, is dirty and
willing to kill people he dislikes “graveyard dead”


Ivey was named in a federal indictment for allegedly accepting $15,500 in checks to Brevard County charities from Donald Donagher, who sought a debt collection contract for his company. Donagher took a plea deal, but no criminal charges were filed against Ivey. But as usual for MAGA elites, allegations of corruption and misconduct remain unresolved. They never get punished.

Hope I don't get killed “graveyard dead” today. That would be a bummer.  ☹️