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‘Jeopardy!’ Host Ken Jennings Launches Salvo at Trump and ICE Barbie
... The scathing takedown came in the form of a new op-ed in The New York Times. When “Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to define habeas corpus, a bedrock common-law protection under fire from the administration,” Jennings writes, “Ms. Noem wasn’t even close.”
The problem with her answer, writes Jennings, is that “inaccurate facts make for less informed decisions. Less informed decisions make for bad policy. Garbage in, garbage out.”
It's not just "facts". GIGO applies to Cabinet appointments, too.
... The scathing takedown came in the form of a new op-ed in The New York Times. When “Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire asked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to define habeas corpus, a bedrock common-law protection under fire from the administration,” Jennings writes, “Ms. Noem wasn’t even close.”
The problem with her answer, writes Jennings, is that “inaccurate facts make for less informed decisions. Less informed decisions make for bad policy. Garbage in, garbage out.”
Fascism is here.
... “In a dark time, my secret optimism is that our viewers’ love for quiz games is a sign of what can eventually save us: a practical belief in fact and error that is more fundamentally American than the toxic blend of proud ignorance and smarter-than-thou skepticism that’s brought us to this point,” Jennings writers, concluding that ultimately, “trivia and Jeopardy! could save our republic.”
Hero. I wonder if he cleared the op-ed with Sony Pictures Television. Good on them if he isn't fired.
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