The Politicization Of Coronavirus...

[BugI02]

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/pension/funding_ratio/map/#year:2017

I couldn't help but notice that your alternate source doesn't support your Kentucky assertion, either (using 2017 data, the same as Pew)

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[DoggyDaddy]

Bug, for some reason, only half of your map shows for me. And I'm on my laptop, not on a phone. I've noticed that from several of your posts with any kind of graphics, so I don't know if it's something on your end or what. Just sayin'...

 

[foszoe]

Yeah. That was odd. I actually thought the original data source would have come from the fed, but I haven't been able to chase that down yet.

Sometimes real life interferes with internet life.

I think Illinois was first on the fed site and Kentucky was second but not certain. In a real discussion my first assumption would be Illinois is a poster child for pension issues.

 

[BugI02]

Bug, for some reason, only half of your map shows for me. And I'm on my laptop, not on a phone. I've noticed that from several of your posts with any kind of graphics, so I don't know if it's something on your end or what. Just sayin'...

It's a screen shot from the foszoe post quoted, hosted by INGO not any secondary archive. Don't know what to tell you. If you want to see the whole thing, go to the link and set the slider to 2017 and it will show that Kentucky still isn't the worst offender according to their interprertation of the data

Which half doesn't show? Top/bottom or left/right

 

[BugI02]

Yeah. That was odd. I actually thought the original data source would have come from the fed, but I haven't been able to chase that down yet.

Sometimes real life interferes with internet life.

I haven't circled back to Pew yet, but it could be that the FedResv is using state and local, perhaps the others are only using state? Illinois comes out numero uno on the FedResv site and Chicago likely has an eye-opening pension shortfall. Might be enough to push them to the front of the queue

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

We almost had the thread back on track. Almost.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

It's a screen shot from the foszoe post quoted, hosted by INGO not any secondary archive. Don't know what to tell you. If you want to see the whole thing, go to the link and set the slider to 2017 and it will show that Kentucky still isn't the worst offender according to their interprertation of the data

Which half doesn't show? Top/bottom or left/right

The right side didn't show (basically everything east of the Mississippi). Ironic that!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

We almost had the thread back on track. Almost.

Yeah, it's back to arguing about arguing.

 

[Alpo]

We almost had the thread back on track. Almost.

[video=youtube_share;gV7a22pVrj0]http://youtu.be/gV7a22pVrj0[/video]

 

[DoggyDaddy]

[video=youtube_share;gV7a22pVrj0]http://youtu.be/gV7a22pVrj0[/video]

Since we're talking about getting back on track, maybe this would be more appropriate...

[video=youtube;m4tJSn0QtME]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME[/video]

 

[OakRiver]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52601750

Musk threatens to move Tesla out of CA to TX/NV

Good for him. As long as he doesn't try to change those states to CA#2

 

[foszoe]

Good for him. As long as he doesn't try to change those states to CA#2

It's been a trend that sooner or later CA will have to respond to...even their movies are filmed in lower cost sites.

 

[actaeon277]

Without love, where would you be now?

Awesome song.

Since we're talking about getting back on track, maybe this would be more appropriate...

[video=youtube;m4tJSn0QtME]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME[/video]

 

[actaeon277]

Good for him. As long as he doesn't try to change those states to CA#2

yup

 

[OakRiver]

It's been a trend that sooner or later CA will have to respond to...even their movies are filmed in lower cost sites.

Hollywood is already prostituting themselves to China to make ends meet.

 

[Phase2]

Hollywood is already prostituting themselves to China to [STRIKE]make ends meet[/STRIKE]increase profits.

FTFY

 

[Ingomike]

Hollywood is already prostituting themselves to China to make ends meet.

Not just Hollywood, all the social media companies, and just about any of the big ones. Far easier to get a piece of the HUGE China market than earn a larger piece of the American market.

The big dirty secret is that so called American news companies, that are not independent companies, they are owned by multinational conglomerates, that crave the Chinese market. The "news" is just a propaganda arm for them to gain favor. As CM says, follow the money...

The sheeple have no idea their so called news is so perverted and when told, it is beyond their comprehensive ability, so they mumble, shrug their shoulders and put their head back in the sand...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Since we're talking about getting back on track, maybe this would be more appropriate...

[video=youtube;m4tJSn0QtME]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME[/video]

Love that song, interesting version, hadn't heard it before...

Back when I played a lot of DDR, I really put on a good show with this song.

 

[actaeon277]

Love that song, interesting version, hadn't heard it before...

Back when I played a lot of DDR, I really put on a good show with this song.

We're still waiting on your movie report.

 

[Ingomike]

The Federalist has an interesting analysis of a Nate Siver tweet thread.

In a three-tweet thread on Friday, Nate Silver of 538 explained (without quite realizing it) exactly how left wing media has been lying about the spread of the coronavirus and President Trump. His conclusion is that members of the news media use facts and figures out of context in misleading ways because they wish to appear smart.

That doesn't mean it's just making stuff up or engaging in fake news. On the contrary, the facts it relays are generally accurate in isolation. But the problems are in how facts are strung together and emphasized. Often there are sins of omission (e.g. no context on testing).
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 7, 2020
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BTW, Trump has figured this out! By focusing on case counts, the media creates disincentives to do more testing because it makes the numbers look superficially worse. One reason (not the only one) why we're not pushing for testing as much as we should.https://t.co/lDxP8CMueL
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 7, 2020
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This brings us to his defense of this misleading practice in which he asserts that it is not “fake news.” He justifies this spurious assessment on the basis that in isolation the facts are true. This is a bizarre way to think about truth in the news.

Actively choosing to omit very basic and relevant facts because they don’t fit your narrative is deceptive and absolutely qualifies as fake news. The fact that, as Silver admits, this is being done across the liberal journalism ecosystem makes the practice even worse.

Throughout Trump’s presidency the news media, often more so even than Democrats has been his principle and primary adversary. It is very much a two-way street. In these tweets Silver lays open the progressive media playbook for all to see. First, decide on and coordinate the bad stuff smart people think about Trump; then selectively choose only the facts that support that “narrative.” After that congratulate yourself for the accuracy of your selectively chosen facts, and then invent a completely unsubstantiated allegation against the president.



This playbook was used for Russian collusion, it was used for impeachment and it is in use right now during the pandemic.

https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/08/nate-silver-almost-explains-how-liberal-media-lies/