Stupidity Watch 1

The Falsus in Uno Falsus in Omnibus Media Rule The ancient Roman legal maxim Falsus in Uno Falsus in Omnibus, or "false in one thing, false in everything," originated as a tool in courts to discredit a witness who intentionally lies about even one material fact. In U.S. common-law systems, once a witness is proven to have deliberately misrepresented something important, the jury can be instructed to disregard their entire testimony unless it is backed by independent, uncorrupted evidence from another source. Today, this same principle is urgently needed when dealing with mainstream media coverage of Donald Trump, politics, or any Trump-orbit topics. The internet is overwhelmed with about 99% noise: endless repetitions of biased, often intentionally misleading narratives from political opponents. Major outlets have repeatedly demonstrated patterns of selective editing and omission designed to create false impressions. These have proven to be intentional misrepresentations that...

     Yet another blog post because of Trump's appearance at CPAC last week, where he said, "I am your retribution." The first time around when we elected Trump president we had the jovial Trump, the Trump that was still willing to embrace his humorous side more than his serious side. All that has changed, Trump is still himself, but the speech he gave at CPAC in 2023 was darker than any speech he has ever given.       "In 2016, I declared, I am your voice. Today, I add, I am your warrior, I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution." Trump then repeated, "I am your retribution. I will totally obliterate the deep state, I will fire the unelected bureaucrats and shadow forces who have weaponized our justice system like it has never been weaponized before. These are sick people. I will put the people back in charge of this country again. The people will be back in charge of our country."     ...