It’s called JAQing off.

The sole purpose is to make an assertion without the requirement to provide any evidence for it. You place the burden of proof on your interlocutor instead of on yourself, forcing them to confront arguments and evidence that don’t actually exist.

It’s disingenuous, chickenshit stuff.

(And no, for…

The “yellow press” goes back at least to the turn of the 20th century, so it’s nothing new. Mass media has just made it that much more competitive. Blame market forces, I’d say.

Then you knew it was a slur and a racialized one at that.

“Nappy” by itself? Purely descriptive to describe Afro-textured hair? It’s not a slur, but given that the term is more frequently used insultingly, you’re not going to win any friends.

“Nappy-headed”, though? That’s not descriptive; it’s like “slant-eye” for an…

There will be a call for a Second Amendment solution any second now.

Aaaaaaaaany second now.

It’s too bad the media and the Internet haven’t gotten that memo. It’s still taboo, even though the parallels to the Nazi seizure of power are real and numerous.

Given the state of the country, doing something extraordinary (but entirely legal and morally justified) in response to an extraordinary (and illegal and immoral) order would probably be considered “playing politics” (because the worst of us are just as bad as the best of us now), and there would be resignations, not…

Well, it’s the Old Testament with the books that lay out all the reasons people should be put to death, so I’m pretty sure that, if they have a favorite part, it’s in one of them.

For most people who think about it for more than five seconds (so probably maybe a third of the Trump base—the kind that doesn’t show up to rallies because they know he’s an embarrassment), the wall was just a symbol. All they really wanted was to treat people more cruelly. They got that, so they’re happy (or at least…

He’s a racist and you should just dismiss him.

It’s pissing me off that it’s also being covered that way. The talking heads are all saying (whether they agree with the ruling or not) that it’s a victory for “religious rights advocates”.

Complete and utter bullshit. Houses of worship were not singled out in any way, not even inadvertently. This is a ruling that…

“where even the privileged have to scratch and claw and fight for the slightest chance at a good life”

Perfect life*. They’re going to be fine (financially speaking) whether their parents scratch and claw and fight or not.

The pressure on the rich-but-not-super-wealthy is real, but it’s not because of economic…

“One of the good ones.”

Almost. I’m sure there are plenty of libertarian/sovereign citizen types around the edges.

Thanks loads for introducing me to OutKick.

Clay Travis and Jason Whitlock are two very stupid people.

If we’re counting electricity generation as “industry”, you’re right (one big reason electric cars may not be particularly environmentally friendly). Otherwise, transportation contributes over a quarter of American GHG emissions, and it’s the single largest contributor if you separate industry and electrical power…

McConnell isn’t a coward; he’s just a psychopath.

I didn’t say it proved transphobia; I said it didn’t disprove it.

I guess I do have to explain it: I can dress up like a black person and act like a buffoon, but that doesn’t prove I respect black people.

My real issue with the guy is that, in respect to the JK Rowling shit, he and the others have resorted to that…

It sure is.

The strategy is painfully obvious. They want to loudly get this bullshit out there on a big platform, let it take on a life of its own, then just as loudly distance themselves from it, knowing whatever damage it was ever going to do has been done.

They don’t have any other options left.

Uhhh... that doesn’t prove what you think it proves, and you only have to think about it for five seconds.

“Haha, look at me, chaps; I’m a bloke in a dress and a wig! Isn’t that ridiculous?”

Not that I think it’s proof of transphobia, but... seriously, do I have to explain this to you?

“Everyone across the world is dealing with circumstances that are beyond the pale or out of the ordinary right now, but if we lose our sympathy and support for those that are maligned by many people in society, where does that leave us?”

If you read this as “hysterical”, well, I don’t know what the fuck to tell you.