Link Me Up, Scotty - A Futile Argument Edition

Thursday, June 29, 2017

GRAIN OF SALT WARNING: The Huffington Post is a media source with a left bias. The piece below is an opinion essay and should be taken as such.

An essay on the divide between liberals and conservatives, and how some arguments are just futile. Or as the author puts it, "I don't know how to explain to you that you should care about other people."
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The one chart that will tell you what you need to know about the Republican WealthCare Bill.  Because as we've said before, this Bill is not about Health Care, it's about tax cuts for the rich. 

WARNING: Autoplay video on link.
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Hey, look! Health insurance premiums will go up an average of 74% under the Republican WealthCare Bill! That's totally doable for the majority of Americans, amirite? 

Please note this number came from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-partisan specialty news organization rated as the "least biased."
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A behind the scenes look at how art conservators keep masterpieces looking their best. Science meets art, fascination is the result.
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You all know how very much I love HOAs and the self-righteous busy-bodies whose self-worth is tied to their duties on behalf of most HOA's picayune rules. So I got a chuckle (and some depression) by reading these horrifying stories of HOAs gone mad.
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Because the news is pretty dire these days, please take some time to peruse the entries in the #CuteAnimalTweetOff. Because otters. No, seriously - everyone needs more otters in their life.
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Today's sources as rated by Media Bias/Fact Check:
  • The Huffington Post: An American online news aggregator and blog that has both localized and international editions with a left bias and highly factual reporting. 
  • TIME: A mainstream media source with left-center bias and a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • NBC News: A mainstream media source with left-center bias and a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • Kaiser Family Foundation: A specialty news outlet with the least amount of bias and a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • NPR: A mainstream media source with a left-center bias and a high degree of factual reporting. 
  • Knowable: Crowd sourced pop culture repository.
  • Bored Panda: Crowd sourced pop culture repository.

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