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Disaster, Humor, Movies, Politics

Whatever you do, “Don’t Look Up!”

One of my favorite movies of all time is Mike Judge’s Idiocracy. Although not imagined as a documentary, history has proven otherwise. And (by the way), years ahead of schedule!

***Spoilers Below!***

In that same spirit of not-supposed-to-be-a-documentary, Don’t Look Up takes current events (including global warming, “living in these unprecedented times,” and what happens when nepotism runs rampant) through an almost incredulous lens. Today’s power-hungry, celebrity-obsessed, politically weary society needs to hear this message. (Not all news shows need to run the extreme gamut from “let’s all yell lies at each other” to “everything is so peachy perfect! follow us online, subscribe and forget the world!”) I honestly forget the source of the phrase “Every good disaster movie begins with a group of people not listening to the scientists,” but that definitely applies here. If you’re not familiar with the movie, witness the trailer below:

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Internet, Technology

Defend Net Neutrality

This video simply explains why keeping the net neutral is so important… To have your voice heard, you may leave a comment for the FCC at this link and sign the White House petition here.

The essence of Net Neutrality is that “All traffic should be treated equally,” and that no one can prefer one set of content, or one content provider, over another. In other words, “we have a partnership with Netflix, therefore Netflix content will be faster than YouTube because Netflix is paying us to make that happen.”

This is a bad idea.

Featured, News, Politics

Adventures in Reverse Psychology

I like this. I like everything about this idea… I think that we should try something like this when the Harrison County voters get the opportunity to (or are “made to” depending on your point of view) vote on another school bond. A vote against a new school or a new library is a vote against your own children, and their future.

But sometimes it’s not best to present it in a direct way.

Here is just a little reverse psychology in action…


Politics

Palin’s “Presidency Adventure!”

Now, if it only came with one of those decoding yellow highlighters that could uncover the “secret messages…”

Sarah Palin’s Presidency Adventure


EDIT: I’m not sure this link/Flash adventure still works… 🤔

EDIT 2: OK, the link looks like it still works. Not sure about the embed…

EDIT 3: OK, fixed the embed. .😀👍


Sarah Palin’s Presidenc… by on Scribd

Humor, Politics

More Daily Show Genius

Oh, Jon Stewart, I so look forward to your wit and wisdom. I’m beginning to think you should run for office.

The Big Bang Treaty

Don’t let a few facts stand in the way of entertaining people with your news, Fox.

Books, News, Politics

BBC News – Why do people vote…

BBC News – Why do people vote against their own interests?

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The Republicans’ shock victory in the election for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts meant the Democrats lost their supermajority in the Senate. This makes it even harder for the Obama administration to get healthcare reform passed in the US.

Political scientist Dr David Runciman gives his view on why there is often such deep opposition to reforms that appear to be of obvious benefit to voters.

Very good article.  Read the rest of it here…

The books referenced in the article are listed below:

What’s the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

I may look for these on Kindle.

Politics

An “American” kind of day

I am so tired this evening… I just told Tina that I have been over-stimulated today… Just an exciting day.

Today was a very busy day at work. I was able to catch the inaugural address at lunchtime though. And afterwards I found myself once again (for the first time, really?) defending My President. I am getting a little tired of having to do that, but I am also getting a little bit more confident about doing it. At one time I would have backed down. Not anymore.

I think I’m just happy that we have voted for real change, and hopefully it will be a real, lasting kind of change. And I’m disappointed that not everyone shares that positive feeling…

It was so cool to see so many people turn out for the inauguration and the parade. Wow! Downtown D.C. is crazy on a normal day… I can’t imagine how nuts it must have been today. I followed the inauguration online at CNN.com and Facebook. It was cool to see all the (mostly) positive comments roll up the screen beside the live video. Great job CNN and Facebook! Bonus points!

It was inspiring, amazing, unforgettable, and it was a day I will never forget. I don’t think it has all really sunk in yet. Mr. President. Wild.

So now, after a long day, I’m sitting down and watching American Idol, and I’m really not into it. I feel like I watched the real reality once already today. Anything else would probably just be disappointing.

Politics

They still don’t get it

But that’s okay. I try to remember that some people are so entrenched in their ways that they will never understand. But what stinks is that some are so determined to create failure, it makes it much more difficult to succeed. But that will not stop me from trying. Because I know it is right.

And another thing… (Oh no, he should just shut up now!)  Where do people get off calling the Internet evil? I’ve heard some otherwise (seemingly) rational people blame all of society’s ills on the Internet.  Do they not understand that it is a tool, created by people to accomplish and streamline the task of communication? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised… This is the same race that decried the invention of radio, of television, of rock music, of all kinds of things.  If we depended upon them, we’d still live in caves.  Maybe these people aren’t as rational as I thought…

I guess I’m just in one of those moods today where stupid people are getting on my nerves.  Sometimes I just need to chill out and let things go.  But apparently this is not one of those times.

Oh boy, round three has just started.  (Shut up now, Jason, you’re going to offend somebody!) Oh well.  I just found out that someone told my daughter at my church, that now that Obama is president, “they” are going to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance.  I told Allison that sometimes when people lose things like elections, they like to spread rumors, and make things up.  It kind of goes back to my first thoughts in this post.  They are determined to see failure, so they are more than happy to cause it to occur.  I have since corrected Allison’s information and told her that any time she hears anything from church that mommy and daddy wouldn’t agree with, she is to tell us immediately, so we can inform her of the truth, and also so we can decide how to deal with that situation at church.

I am disheartened by this information, but I will still be a positive force for change.  Our deeds and actions say a lot more than our words.