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...or maybe it should be The Normality Enquirer.

Why are we "friends" with Saudi Arabia?

https://toot.cat/@woozle/112101455922714951

Why do "conservatives" think it's okay to assume gay people are child-molesters?

Why does the GOP say they aren't Nazis when they are actively supporting people who openly say they will turn the US into a dictatorship?

Why do they say they love the Constitution, when they clearly want to break it?

A bit of WTF: https://e360.yale.edu/features/solar-water-pumps-groundwater-crops

https://monads.online/@georgespolitzer/112108211131159040 Why does the media think it should be okay to make a profit off other people's needs, but also you should be able to make a profit even if you're not meeting those needs?

Why do some people think it's wrong for trans women to be surfers? https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/rip-curl-lowerson-longboard-surf-transgender-controversy

Why do some people still not "believe in" climate change even when it whacks them in the face? https://crooksandliars.com/2024/03/swept-away-600000-sand-dune-built-protect (I can maybe-understand not really viscerally getting the science, but for those who prefer "gut feelings" in their decisionmaking, why isn't this impacting their gut?)

Why did the New York Times say that "How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation" when what they clearly meant was something more like "Pro-Trump Disinformation Is Fooling Voters" or even "Trump World's Lies Are Conquering Inconvenient Reality"?[1]

Also, why didn't the New York Times front page have anything about Donald Trump's speech in Ohio where he said that immigrants aren't people and "there will be a bloodbath" if he loses again in 2024?[1]

ongoing

  • Why would any sane person vote for Donald Trump?
  • Why are we still doing fracking? Why are we still trying to build new fossil pipelines?

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 h/t Parker Molloy 2024-03-18: Coming Down from 'Me Mountain'