Right-wingers are apparently more likely to spread what they know to be fake, while people on the left are more likely to try to correct it
It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Saturday, May 11, 2019
In 2001, a smugglers’ yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine – and nearly 20 years on, it is still feeling the effects.
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The long read: In 2001, a smugglers’ yacht washed up in the Azores and disgorged its contents. The island of São Miguel was quickly flooded with high-grade cocaine – a...
“His presence at an anti-feminist, anti-gay and anti-abortion congress was unacceptable. We could not stand by and watch as Salvini and his supporters tried to drag Italy back into the middle ages.”
HE LIKE ALL RIGHT WINGERS IS AN OLD FASHIONED GUY LIKE TORGUEMADA
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Far-right Italian deputy Matteo Salvini is hounded by photobombers after image goes viral
Shapiro did not react well to being questioned on his abortion stance. US states have recently passed laws that would stop victims of child rape from getting an abortion, and potentially put women who suffer a miscarriage in jail.
THIS IS REAL HARDBALL NOT MSNBC HARDBALL
Shapiro said he was ‘destroyed’ by Neil during a debate on Politics Live in which he accused the veteran broadcaster of being a ‘lefty’ before abruptly ending the inte...
Shapiro called Neil a 'lefty' after the BBC presenter questioned Shapiro's support for US abortion laws that could jail women who suffer a miscarriage, or underage rape victims.
Things went rapidly downhill from there.
HOISTED BY HIS OWN PETARD
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US pundit says he was not prepared for segment, which went viral after he cut it short
A cursory Google investigation into the life and works of Ben Shapiro reveals a Game of Thrones-style existence
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The conservative YouTube sensation’s interview with the BBC broadcaster may be the only one he never claims victory, and with good reason
It’s staggeringly big business in Spain, where demand is being met by traffickers. Can a groundbreaking team turn the tide?
ARE THESE TWO STORIES CONNECTED
ARE THESE TWO STORIES CONNECTED
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It’s staggeringly big business in Spain, where demand is being met by traffickers. Can a groundbreaking team turn the tide?
The researchers suggest an intriguing reason why
(via Quartz)
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Leave makes fathers more involved—and less likely to want bigger families.
FINALLY SOMEBODY WHO IS BRUTALLY HONEST
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Fake heiress jailed for scamming New York's richest says 'I’d be lying to you if I said I was sorry'
Conwoman says she would do it all again - and hopes to move to London after her release
"Unless you are Bob Dylan in the 60s, or Bret Easton Ellis in the 90s, it is very hard to capture the zeitgeist when you are still living through it. But while I have yet to write my The Times They Are A-Changin’ or American Psycho, I’m going to describe this era as the age of the scam. Everywhere you look, there are people who have figured out ways to game our shoddy system, from politics to pop culture, and who are making inordinate amounts of money out of nothing or worse. Nothing feels entirely true; everything feels calculated to manipulate. Authenticity, instead of being a descriptor, has become a marketing concept."
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Everywhere you look, there are people who have figured out ways to game our shoddy system
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