None of us is as dumb as all of us.
In the context of the Age of Trump, ignorance is not actually a pejorative term, it’s a description of a set of beliefs in which knowledge and truth are less persuasive than prejudice and fear.
The Daily Beast – “Charles Darwin Would See Right Through Mike Pence”
The man tipped as frontrunner for the role of science adviser to Donald Trump has described climate scientists as “a glassy-eyed cult” in the throes of a form of collective madness.
The Guardian – “Trump’s likely science adviser calls climate scientists ‘glassy-eyed cult'”
Intercepted Calls Show Contact During 2016, Officials Say
If you need your faith in karma renewed, here's Michael Flynn accusing Hillary of being a security risk and leading a LOCK HER UP chant. 💁 pic.twitter.com/3DjzHXceap
— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 14, 2017
Trump supporters: 51% agreed that Trump should be able to overturn court decisions. 33% disagreed. 16% were not sure.
The Guardian – “Americans aren’t as attached to democracy as you might think”
President Donald Trump was photographed on Saturday night at his private club, Mar-a-Lago, as he reviewed intelligence reports on a North Korean missile launch with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at an outdoor patio table.
Richard DeAgazio, a relatively new member of the Mar-a-Lago club, took a number of the photos and posted them on his Facebook page ― including one of a presidential aide carrying the “nuclear football,” the nickname of a briefcase containing nuclear launch codes that is kept within reach of the president of the United States at all times.
New York Times – “Missile Test Crisis Is Handled in Front of Gawking Diners”
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 13, 2017
Post Script: pretty sweet when he sings “these vagabond shoes”. Looks like you made it, Dick!
The president claimed that he and [former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly] Ayotte both would have been victorious in the Granite State if not for the “thousands” of people who were “brought in on buses” from neighboring Massachusetts to “illegally” vote in New Hampshire.
According to one participant who described the meeting, “an uncomfortable silence” momentarily overtook the room. […]
Attending were: Sens. Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp, Jon Tester, Lamar Alexander, Chris Coons, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Joe Donnelly and Michael Bennet.
Politico – “Trump brings up vote fraud again, this time in meeting with senators”