Mike's Blog Round Up
January 26, 2018

Shakesville: The Age of Trump is already setting back acceptance of LGBTQ Americans, including among of their “allies.”

Boing Boing: The out-of-control epidemic of bogus news on Facebook will literally make people sick.

Economist’s View: Wealth inequality got worse between 2007 and 2010 because the housing collapse battered the middle class harder than the stock market plunge hit the top 1 percent.

Eschaton: Call it a squirrel, a soccer ball or just a shiny object; conservatives will always get the media to chase it.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate." (Mitt Romney, August 2012.)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round Up this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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