A Reader Stat Note
I'm sort of mystified and amused when a nearly 11-year blog post suddenly gets 30 or more pageviews over 2-3 days, better than any of my more recent posts. I have no idea; I had to pull up the post and much of it was a rant on Sarah Palin (but that's an inference). I haven't seen Palin in the news lately, so if that's what drew readers to the post, it puzzles me.
As observed, my hot Twitter stats have crashed lately. Part of it is a recent illness, but most of the trends haven't interested me.
A couple of notes to one of my brothers-in-law:
Ronald A Guillemette (on disqualified PA mail-in ballots):
One of my research areas has been human factors/ergonomics, and I've published on usability design, basically designing for human error. It's just hilarious they didn't anticipate their "two envelope" problem. A hell of a time to figure out that they have usability problems with their ballots. Remember the infamous 2000 butterfly ballot in Florida
Ronald A Guillemette (on BIL agreeing with my estranged Trumpkin cousin that the election is going to be a shithole, based on the Pennsylvania kerfuffle):
Your statement is misleading. Trump has been incompetently and wrongly asserting massive voter fraud with mail-in ballots. There's no question in-person voting has better internal controls, ballot chain of custody, etc. But Trump knows more convenient balloting is not to his advantage and has been promoting insane, unsupported conspiracy theories. Note that I don't support Trump or Biden; I'll be voting for Jorgensen. But anyone who buys into Trump's crackpot self-serving BS is stupid.
The last time I cared about what British royals thought, it was the 1770's.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 24, 2020
"Meghan Markle"
America survived sore loser Gore's attempt to steal the election in 2000, and it will survive loser Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 24, 2020
"GET RID oF THE BALLOTS"
Every time I see "Tina Turner" trend, I've got to play "River Deep, Mountain High".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 24, 2020
Let me guess. You're one of those lying retards who tries to credit Obama over an expiring temp law while Trump signed a law making the program permanent.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2020
Even a Never Trumper like me can appreciate how Trump gets under every leftist's skin and yanks their chain. Every. Single. Time.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2020
"Trump"
My brother-in-law notes that Pennsylvania is having to disqualify mail-in ballots ignoring their "two-envelope" instructions. One of my research areas is human factors/ergonomics--in particular, usability design (designing for human error). This is government incompetence.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2020
You would think after the infamous kerfuffle over the 2000 Florida butterfly ballot that state/local election officials would usability test election procedures to anticipate and design for prospective voter error. Apparently the state of Pennsylvania is run by incompetents.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2020
I'm not a fan of Trump politicizing the RBG vacancy during the general election campaign. But Judge Barrett would be a definite upgrade to the restoration of the Constitution at SCOTUS.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2020
"Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court, multiple reports say"
This is Soft Rock America. Lindsey Graham is facing a battle for survival just 4 years after running for POTUS. He's going to need some powerful help to get reelected and face another 6 more years of Lady G trends. https://t.co/OgZRF4xLuK#SaveLindsey
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2020
My latest post was triggered by a relative's Facebook post trying to rationalize Trump's crackpot voter fraud allegation, using a purported issue in Pennsylvania's early mail vote.https://t.co/aGx6kZNk4p
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2020
Almost everything Trump says or does is wrong. And then he sometimes does the right thing by accident or for the wrong reasons. Trump's SCOTUS nomination of Judge Barrett is easily one of his best decisions ever.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2020
The so-called "Biden Rule" appears nowhere in the Constitution. I know for a fact Judge Barrett is a superior nominee to any Biden pick. Trump and the Senate are, at minimum, in office until January.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2020
"Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Seat, Poll Shows"
I endorse Roman Reigns to kick The Rock's candy ass.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2020
"Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris"
My latest post reflects a nuanced take on the RBG SCOTUS vacancy and Trump's politically opportunistic, hypocritical position to try to fill the seat before the election. However, I enthusiastically endorse Judge Barrett's nomination.https://t.co/LmcVezXLhy
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2020
This proves just how stupid progressives are. Public education is a state/local responsibility. At most all Trump can do is to try to use the 8% of federal funding as a carrot/stick, and states can and have said, "No."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2020
Second, I have one relative teaching in-person safely.
This is pretty stupid, even for a "progressive". Children have parents, not goddamn villages.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2020
I happen to be pro-immigration, but this is hypocritical, provocative rubbish. Where the fuck were you under Deporter-in-Chief Obama? Democrats have traditionally opposed immigration under constituent union labor protectionism.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2020
I never attacked Sasha and Malia Obama over the fact their parents are assholes. And I don't blame Trump's kids because he is an asshole.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2020
"Barron"
