Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Quixote1818

Quixote1818's Journal
Quixote1818's Journal
November 9, 2021

Anti-Karen Puts A Racist In His Place

Not sure why they are recycling old videos but still worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

November 9, 2021

538 was showing Trump is way underwater in Virginia if he ran again.

One thing to notice about Trump is that his approval dropped 5 points after Jan 6th occured. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

He had already lost and after Jan 6th he lost a lot more support. I think Jan 6th pretty much doomed his having another possible shot. He may get the nomination but he would have a really hard time even doing as well as he did last time.

November 9, 2021

Ethics and integrity in reviewing research: lessons from ivermectin

Watch a recording from the October 2021 Join the Conversation webinar, focused on research integrity.
Dónal O'Mathúna discusses findings from his recent study comparing different systematic reviews of the ivermectin literature.

November 8, 2021

Colbert's analysis of this Tuesday is really good!

And why can't the Democratic Party hire his writers to write our ads?


Actually this is the one I meant to post:



November 8, 2021

Did critical race theory really swing the Virginia election? VOX


Attacks on CRT and school education on racial issues have gotten a lot of credit for Glenn Youngkin’s victory. A closer look at the evidence tells a more complicated story.

By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Nov 4, 2021, 1:00pm EDT


Snip>

The critical race theory-focused analysis is convenient for both Republicans and Democrats. For the former, it’s proof that they’re on the winning side of America’s seemingly endless culture wars. For the latter, it’s more evidence that Republicans are the party of white backlash and anti-Blackness.

There’s one problem: The evidence for this conclusion is surprisingly weak.

It is true that exit polls showed education and critical race theory as important issues to Virginia voters. But exit polls, in addition to generally not being super reliable, are not a very good gauge of what actually swung races: Among other reasons, partisans who would have voted for their party anyway often parrot whatever message they heard from the campaign or allied media. And when you zoom out, the pattern of the night’s results is not consistent with a CRT-focused explanation.

More: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/11/4/22761168/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-critical-race-theory
November 8, 2021

Loved Bill Burr's response to Joe Rogan Covid medical advice

This is old but so spot on: "I'm not gonna sit here with no medical degree, listening to you with no medical degree, with an American flag behind you smoking a cigar acting like we know what's up better than the CDC."
That quote is Joe Rogan's shtick in a nutshell. Around the 5:20 minute mark of the video:

&t=320s
November 4, 2021

Cop CAUGHT Admitting The Ugly Truth

Thank God for body cameras! My take away from this! They are keeping cops in check from killing more people and getting away with it.

Profile Information

Gender: Do not display
Hometown: New Mexico
Member since: Mon Dec 1, 2003, 03:42 PM
Number of posts: 28,979
Latest Discussions»Quixote1818's Journal