Media: “Alpine Divorce – the new viral date”
The media jumped from a social media post to a “trend” that is not a trend.
Media: The Guardian does it again
The Guardian says avalanche near Donner Summit was due to the ClimateCrisis(TM).
Atlantic Magazine misleads readers with fictional story presented as reality
An essay in The Atlantic describes a mother who loses a son to measles. It’s presented as a true story – except it was fake.
Media: Latest epidemic to kill everyone
Of course. Media fear porn sells.
Social media and stress
How the culture of perpetual outrage causes some to be in a constant state of fear and anger, leading to significant health problems. It is not a healthy way to live.
Media: Everything is awful, scary, terrifying
How the media shapes your emotions – everything is awful, scary, terrifying, getting worse blah blah blah. This screen snapshot is from Drudge Report taken on July 15, 2025.
“Science writer” works from home, outsources his disease risks to low paid delivery drivers
“Science Writers” stays at home, outsources disease risk to delivery people.
Doomerism and content mills
Authoritative news service BoredPanda says there a lot of potential disasters that we just don’t know about! Scary! 100% sourced to anonymous Reddit posts! Content mill doomerism as its finest!
Media: “Living paycheck to paycheck”
What does “paycheck to paycheck” mean? It has a very slippery definition to the point that it means nothing.
Meaningless propaganda: Doomsday clock at 90 seconds to midnight
The Doomsday Clock is pointless and useless but gets much media attention. Its sole purpose is for propaganda purposes.