The Thinking ‘Kat: Fact-checking Conundrums
As part of my on-going efforts to be a multi-channel meerkat, I present my latest thoughts in video form! Hopefully, you can tolerate my voice… If watching a video is not your thing, then...
Tagged: Politics
The Thinking ‘Kat: Mad Kings
As Donald Trump draws closer to taking the White House, a troubling trend is emerging. Trump has long been prone to flights of fancy, and displays of cognitive malfunction that his worshippers seem content...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Musk’s Mission
Four years ago, a mob of Donald Trump supporters, riled up by Trump’s rhetoric, sought to undermine the democratic process when they stormed the Capitol Building. Today, Trump is undermining the democratic process once...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The Oligarchy of America
Recently, Insanity Bytes raised an interesting notion over on her site, and it’s provided inspiration for this post of mine. Is the USA an oligarchy? Well, before we can discuss that in earnest, we...
Meerkat Prompts: How have your political views changed over time?
How have your political views changed over time? You know, when I pause to reflect upon my political leanings, I don’t think they’ve changed a great deal, if at all, from when I was...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Fox Hunting
It’s around this time of year that arrogant, cowardly toffs gather up to defy the law (after all, the law is a mere inconvenience to these toffs), and bring together other, like-minded arrogant pricks,...
Trump and Musk are doing It Wrong: Politics is the Art of the Possible, Not the Art of Grievance, Revenge, and Self-Enrichment
Reading time: 5 minutesOne might think that Trump is a pragmatic politician leaving his policy choices to whichever way the political winds blow. … Trump and Musk are doing It Wrong: Politics is the...
Meerkat Reblogs: Do the Math
I know that for most people doing math hurts . . . physically, as in “my brain hurts.” But Thom Hartmann recently did the math on the cost of … Do the Math Here...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Should Beliefs dictate Rights?
A short and simple post here, and a question. Down the years, I have read many arguments for the notion of ‘God-given rights’. For some, rights and freedoms in society are dependent upon practicing...
The Meerkat Responds: The Final Answer
When I carried out the reset of Meerkat Musings, earlier in the year, I intended for it to be a clean break, in at least some respects, from what had come before. One area...
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