FTA: As participants were leaving and crossing the business parking lot, officers saw "an SUV ... drive recklessly through the crowd of pedestrians," the release said. "Given the dangerous driving behavior observed, officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver as Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, of Culpeper [VA]," police said.
Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations ... read more
Many of the proposed resolutions -- on gambling, pornography, sex, gender and marriage -- reflect long-standing positions of the convention, though they are especially pointed in their demands on the wider political world. read more
DENVER (AP) -- One of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, stuck by his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen while testifying Monday during a defamation trial over statements he made about a former official for a leading voting equipment company. Taking the stand for the first time during the trial, Lindell denied making any statements he knew to be false about Eric Coomer, the former product strategy and security director for Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems. Among other things, Lindell accused Coomer of being "a part of the biggest crime this world has ever seen."
How to avoid confirmation bias:
* Actively seek out diverse perspectives: Expose yourself to different viewpoints and information sources, even those that contradict your own.
* Challenge your assumptions: Ask "What if I'm wrong?" and consider evidence that might disprove current beliefs.
* Be critical of all information: Evaluate evidence objectively, regardless of whether it supports your views.
* Consider the opposite: When testing a hypothesis, consider whether alternatives or the negative of the hypothesis might be true.
Note to all: Assume that the absolute worst about personal privacy invasion -- via phone or facial recognition technology, from every local, state, and federal law enforcement agency, not to mention every private property owner -- has already taken place and is getting worse all the time. Fret and rage all you want about it.
Then cast all your worries and assumptions aside, because all four of those entities are already way ahead of you.