Go Weapons Hot“What happens when #lying no longer shocks us and #dishonesty become normal? In this eye-opening talk, Skylar Hughes, a journalist and psychological researcher, explores why our outrage at fake news has faded and what that means for democracy."
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WIST QuotationsA quotation from Judith Martin
Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up.Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (2014-12-19)
More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/80951/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #candor #dishonesty #honesty #keepquiet #rudeness #shutup #silence
"Miss Manners," syndicated column (2014-12-19) - Martin, Judith | WIST Quotations
Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up. Collected in Minding Miss Manners: In an Era of Fake Etiquette (2020), though with a slight rephrasing: The only alternative to honesty is not dishonesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue…
RonSupportsYouBill Kristol: "Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s appearance on #MeetThePress was clarifying. The 'Department of Justice' is Donald Trump’s defense team. There can be no presumption that they are acting in good faith. One has to approach them as one approached a Soviet 'Department of Justice'—as propaganda not justice."
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #dishonesty
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #dishonesty
Obscure_RebelAnyone else noticed how the UK govt’s vindictive treatment of the 8 hunger-striking protesters mirrors how they treated Assange?
“8 prisoners for Palestine in critical phase of hunger strike, UK government accused of lying”
by Sul Nowroz in Al Mayadeen English
“Eight #PrisonersForPalestine in #UK jails have entered a life-threatening phase of their #HungerStrike, as the #British #government faces accusations of #MedicalNeglect and deliberate #dishonesty”
Rep. Ted Lieu: "(Secretary of Defense Pete) Hegseth lied after leaking classified information on Signal. He also lied after the second boat strike. He is unfit to serve. Hegseth must resign."
#Signalgate #CaribbeanSlaughter #recklessness #dishonesty #incompetence #military #politics
#Signalgate #CaribbeanSlaughter #recklessness #dishonesty #incompetence #military #politics
Reddit Tech VN BotKhám phá lạ về TrustMRR: 70% công ty quảng cáo chưa đăng ký kinh doanh. Liệu đa số doanh nghiệp đang gian lận về doanh thu? #TrustMRR #KinhDoanh #GianLận #DoanhThu #SaaS # Business #Revenue #Dishonesty
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1p6l9nw/weird_revelation_about_trustmrr/
WenAnd about time too - how in the names of Jezuz, Mary, Joseph and the Wee Dunky are they still allowed to operate?
‘All three companies were found by the public inquiry to have behaved with “systematic dishonesty” and “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”.
People died
#Procurement #Death #Grenfell #Culpability #Greed #Dishonesty
WIST Quotations Has Moved!Corruption is like a ball of snow, when once set a rolling it must increase. It gives momentum to the activity of the knave, but it chills the honest man, and makes him almost weary of his calling: and all that corruption attracts, it also retains, for it is easier not to fall, than only to fall once, and not to yield a single inch than having yielded to regain it.
Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 2, § 6 (1822)
More about this quote: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cccolton #corruption #crime #deathspiral #deceit #dishonesty #duplicity #fraud #misconduct #trend #vice #knavery
BraddofliT wrote: "The Department ofJustice is fighting AGAINST the California redistricting effort WHICH VOTERS APPROVED, but is fine with the Texas redistricting that occurred WITHOUT voter input. The corruption is real folks."
#dishonesty #injustice #politics
#dishonesty #injustice #politics
"Judge Calls Trump’s Border Commander A Lying Liar. She isn't pleased with Border Patrol":
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/judge-calls-trumps-border-commander-a-lying-liar/
#dishonesty #brutality #politics
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/11/judge-calls-trumps-border-commander-a-lying-liar/
#dishonesty #brutality #politics
