This week, talk show host Jimmy Fallon was criticized for humanizing Donald Trump, a racist troglodyte who mocks disabled people and POWs. It was reminiscent of his interview with Idi Amin.
Thank you for inviting me on your show, Jimmy.
It’s great to have you. What have you been up to lately?
I’ve been torturing to death my political enemies and eating soup made from their severed, boiled heads.
That’s so much fun. I’m a foodie, too. You’re great. Everyone’s great. I don’t drink too much. There are no problems. Now let’s play beer pong with Busy Phillips.
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- Trump and his followers possess a perplexing appreciation for Vladimir Putin.
- Alan Rusbridger and Edward Snowden, key players in the NSA leak, converse.
- Yuval Harari says humans may be upgraded into gods or become extinct.
- Nicholas Carr’s Utopia Is Creepy analyzes the likely biotech revolution.
- Peter Diamandis’ vision of a future of “haves and super-haves” is flawed.
- Reason reviews Eve Herold’s new book, Transhumanism Is Inevitable.
- Scott Beauchamp writes about the consequences of an automated military.
- Cory Doctorow has an excellent essay about the coming IoT privacy wars.
- A bold near-term plan aims to remake Los Angeles transportation.
- Playwright Edward Albee, who just died, HATED Digital Age technologies.
- Jack Hofsiss, director of the NYC stagings of The Elephant Man, just died.
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- A brief note from 1904 about a lion tamer in Florida who went insane.
- A brief note from 1951 about the death of an Alabama snake cultist.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches: Harold Robbins, Dave Eggers, etc.