Come Heller high water …
- If there was a Mount Rushmore of Shame for the 2016 presidential election, Mark Zuckerberg’s face would have to be on it right along with Trump, Putin, Julian Assange and Steve Bannon. Intentional or not, the Zuck sold out his country by letting his platform and our data be weaponized to help win a political campaign. His
lame non-apology about Cambridge Analytica and his pledge to investigate are a lot too little a lot too late. And why would we trust him to do the right thing now anyway when he didn’t do it in the first place? Because he got caught? Please. - Plus, it’s still possible (though harder) to still “poke” or “wave” at people on Facebook. And that’s unforgivable.
- I’m so mad at Facebook I wanted to close my account. Then I thought, “Wait, where else am I gonna find those adorable “Share if you remember (ice cube trays, dress patterns or paper routes) memes?” Life would be incomplete without them, right?
- Listen, I’m very serious about this: If someone made a whole loaf of bread with just heels, I would buy it. I’ve been known to take all the slices out of the bag to get at the butt at the back. (Don’t judge. I like bread butts, and I cannot lie. You other fellas can’t deny.)
- Spring arrived Tuesday. I slipped on the ice. In Michigan, spring doesn’t officially arrive until you can leave the heater off in the car. So, around June.
- Damn you, Wolf Blitzer. Updating a story that’s 24 hours old is not “breaking” news. It’s barely even news, no matter how urgently you say it. This is what I get for violating my rule against watching CNN.
- Putin was re-elected this week. Say what you will about the guy but winning two presidential elections in two different countries in a single year is pretty darned impressive.
- Looks like Mike Fiers, the Tigers only real free agent acquisition of the winter, is going to start the season on the DL. My guess is he’s not really hurt, he just got a good look at the offense they’re going to put on the field and figured, “Why bother?” Truly, this could be one of the worst offenses in MLB history, especially after they trade Castellanos in June.
- I’m kinda down on this rebuild if you can’t tell.
- I really thought the Pistons would catch fire after trading for Blake Griffin. Is it the coaching then?
- I just accidentally read the following headline online: “25 Things You Never Knew About Britney Spears’ Ex Kevin Federline.” And now I’m curious to find out what they are. Because, I don’t know about you, but I’d have trouble coming up with 10 things people don’t know about me. And this guy’s got 25!
- Saginaw County is the most obese county in the state, according to a new study. Zehnder’s and Bavarian Inn are probably partly to blame. That’s some good stuff.
- New Hampshire changed the name of its “Luck, Yeah” lottery game after complaints it was profane. I’m not sure the new name – “WTF, Critics?” is any better.
- Yes, I’m kidding.
- Police in Texas said they tracked the Austin bomber through his cell phone. Why tell people that? Now the next bomber’s going to chuck his phone. Smooth, fellas. Smooth.
- “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” —Hal Borland
- “Except possibly in Michigan.” – Andy
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So, do you realize Trump and his pal Steve Bannon are deeply wrapped up in this Facebook problem? Russians too. Mail Trump a small pineapple.
So, do you realize that Obama was deeply wrapped up in the Facebook problem BEFORE Trump ever was? Most of the things liberals blame Trump for, Obama has done before. “O” praised Putin and promised his #2 guy that he would be able to be more flexible (on nuclear weapons) after his election in 2012. And Hillary presented the red button to the Russians in a big try for “getting along”.
Yes, Facebook has some explaining to do, but they have manipulated people’s knowledge of news for a long time now.
For that reason, I am not on Facebook and never will be. I can do any communicating I need to on E-mail or phone and all other forms of media.
Obama had nothing to do with Cambridge Analytics, nor with the creepy right-wing billionaire.
Boy, you better be careful walking across the street, because your peripheral vision is not good. You are narrow-minded and visioned. I did not say that Obama had anything to do with Cambridge Analytics. But he did do with Facebook what people are accusing Trump of doing way before this. But of course the media was still in their coma then, as they did not question any thing in the whole 8 years. In fact, one of his people bragged about how they were using those stats.
Do you also believe there were 3 million illegal voters in 2016?
That is sheer propaganda mustered up by the far right conspiracy theorists.
Fake news Fake news.
Ann B. Toklas: What you wrote makes no sense. Maybe, go back and read it again. What were you trying to tell us? What was your point?
Trump doesn’t need Facebook anyway. He makes a complete fool out himself on Twitter.
Facebook seems like a complete waste of time and effort.
I have never had a facebook account, I have never felt the need for a facebook account, and I really do not want a facebook account.
Many people that I know that do have facebook complain about it and all the people on it doing whatever they do there.
To each their own, if someone has facebook and enjoys it good for them.
In all fairness, there is evidence that the 2012 Obama campaign did the same. They just didn’t use a third party to glean information about Facebook users like the Trump campaign did.
Should be able to save a lot of money on Tiger tickets this year so I can enjoy more of those $9.50 beers.
Ha! Extremely funny, JIms. Right on!
One item of note that is not mentioned is that Cambridge Analytica information was only used by the Trump campaign during the primaries only.
In 2012 the obama campaign used facebook to gather information on voters. Over one people downloaded an obama 2012 facebook app that gave the obama campaign access to users and friends, totaling upwards of nearly 190 million people. Nearly 4 times the Cambridge Analytica haul.
Facebook and democrats/liberals/socialists have no problem with obama campaign having access to its users, so long as the information is used for their purposes.
After all obama was “the man” after all. obama ok to use facebook.
But the Trump campaign using facebook is conspiratorial and exploitative.
should read “over one million people”.
Come, on, Andy, ya gotta feel sorry for ol’ Zuck and all those billions he lost. I know I’d be devastated if I lost as little as ONE billion in a day. I once dropped a quarter down a sewer grate and couldn’t sleep for a week!
ol’Zuck is a liberal. He had no problem with obama using facebook to help obama win he election.
However, when it came to President Trump Ol’Zuck had some problems with the elect Trump campaign using the information gleaned from facebook. Ol’Zuck gives money to democrats, but not to republicans according to the information I have seen.
Ol’ Zuck allowed the Russians and Cambridge Analytica to illegally meddle in our elections on behalf of Trump. What are you complaining about?
If you think that Cambridge Analytica and or the Russians had anything to do with the majority of Americans who voted for President Trump, then you and a whole lot of democrats/liberals/socialists are truly delusional. The biggest reason that we did not vote for hilliary clinton was hilliary clinton herself. We did not like the record of her activities over the last 45 years. Hilliary is her own worst enemy.
Like I stated in my post Ol’Zuck is a liberal/democrat. He is not a republican. He makes money by selling information on users of facebook. He sold information to the obama campaign in 2012 and maybe in 2008. Ol’Zuck sells that type of information to anybody that waves enough money under his nose.
You are contradicting yourself.
You said. “when it came to President Trump Ol’Zuck had some problems with the elect Trump campaign using the information gleaned from facebook”.
Actually, no he didn’t have a problem with it. He allowed it to happen, and is only now acknowledging it because he got caught.
Now you are saying ”
Ol’Zuck sells that type of information to anybody that waves enough money under his nose.”
Make up your mind.
“Police in Texas said they tracked the Austin bomber through his cell phone. Why tell people that? Now the next bomber’s going to chuck his phone. Smooth, fellas. Smooth.”
There is zero unknown information in this disclosure. It has been common knowledge for 20+ years that law enforcement uses cell phone signal/data to track and catch criminals.
I would reply but Ann b would acuse me of picking on you.
Now, all of a sudden, Trump has brought in Mr. Bolton, into his inner circle. Do you remember Bolton? He was the far-far-out creepy right-wing fantasist who got in deep trouble during the W. Bush years. Not just a Trumpy butt-kisser, but a true right-wing cuckoo.
Trump probably will not last long, thank goodness. His preposterous house of cards probably will collapse soon. I hope these fools he is bringing in will blow away with Trump and his cards.
Of course Trump brought him in just for those reasons alone.
Bolton still has to be confirmed. We’ll see how that goes.
I am afraid Bolton Does not need confirmation. National Security Advisor is not the Secretary of anything. Trump can appoint anybody. No input from the Senate, as far as I know.
There seems to be a good (awful) chance that Trump, Bolton, Pompeio et al. will handle North Korea and Iran all wrong. We have Nuclear Tough Guys at the top of the USA, rather than statesmen, rather than defenders.
And… Notice what a bad effect Trump is having on our stock market, and on the whole world economy, with his talk of trade wars and his appointments of ninnies.
Did you see that Trump fired his lead personal attorney, and hired the flagrant conspiracy-theory hack Joseph diGenova? In real life, the FBI is working for us. But, Trump has tried to politicize the FBI. In fake right-wing conspiracy circles, this guy diGenova portrays the FBI and anybody who ever has worked with the FBI as the bad guys.
They try to make this case, just because they can throw up a lot of baloney that may seem to make sense. The “Plausible Yet Cynical” approach.
Here is a link. diGenova sinks to preposterous levels:
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-politicization-of-the-fbi/
And I thought Liberal were the traitors.
There are many who think that Trump acts with a gut reaction.
Well, maybe his gut is telling him to go out with a bang.
I have a feeling that his next tweetstorm may turn into a hurricane.