The Thinking ‘Kat: X’s Algorithm
It’s hardly a secret that Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is pro right-wing. What is not necessarily as widely known is that he, or someone on his...
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The Thinking ‘Kat: The Follies of Farage
Owing in no small part to the unwarranted and thoroughly disproportionate coverage they get from Britain’s mainstream media, Nigel Farage’s Reform Party is doing well in the polls. Quite why such a small party...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Perfunctory Outrage
Yesterday two men boarded a train at Peterborough, about an hour north of London. Shortly after getting on, they began to attack passengers with knives. Nine people were hospitalised, and as of the time...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Kingly Tales
Recently, there has been a wave of protests against Donald Trump’s apparent drive toward authoritarianism. Across the USA, Americans have made it clear that they do not accept Trump’s ideals or policies. These protests...
Meerkat Reblogs: The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser: Quote of the Day: Why Evangelicals Are Such Bad Christians
Time for a Meerkat Reblog, albeit Meerkat Musings can be most unfriendly to WordPress’s reblog function! With that in mind, I am instead linking to yet another excellent post from my friend Bruce Gerencser....
The Thinking ‘Kat: Are Vaccines Safe?
Of late, I have been embroiled in a small debate with one Baldmichael, also known as Alphaandomega21, over at Insanity Bytes. Michael (or Baldmichael, if he prefers) is decidedly anti-vaccine, something he makes abundantly...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Toxic Twitter and the Free Speech Distortion
I write this post whilst feeling angry and aggrieved, on behalf of the Bear, who has provided so many intelligent, witty and evidence-led takedowns of hard-right trolls and other miscreants. I’m pretty sure the...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Trump, Tylenol, and Blind Trust (Content Warning)
Recently, I provided information that ran contrary to the words and rhetoric offered up by US president Donald Trump. He had claimed that left-wingers and Democrats were responsible for more violence than their right-wing...
The Thinking ‘Kat: Awareness and Autism
It is no secret that I am not exactly enamoured with the reign of President Trump, for a number of reasons. His approach to a great many issues leaves a lot to be desired,...
The Thinking ‘Kat: The Violence of the Political Spectrum
In a prior post, I examined whether or not there was any truth to Republican claims that Democrats are more inclined to engage in violence, following the murder of Charlie Kirk. Based upon literally...
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