The Disconnect Is Becoming Hallucinogenic

Several years ago Yahoo increasingly became a parody of what "normal" was supposed to be, almost a good source of material for Onion. Apparently all portals trying to play to the AOL/Norman Rockwell internet crowd are crazily bland and innocuous, desperately trying not to offend or shock, yet needing to appear oh so fresh and hip. This comes off as bizarre to say the least.
What we're seeing is mainstream news and media acting more and more like state run propaganda in late stage Soviet Russia, breezily ignoring reality and trying to project some bizarre, calming pablum for the masses. The unemployment figure shall not rise above ten percent. Combat caualties are always one or two a day as our brave soldiers fight for our freedoms over there so they don't have to over here. Government is only trying to protect us.
Hey! How 'bout them Knicks?
This morning Yahoo went to the seemingly ever popular and inexhaustible well of top ten lists to airily tell us yes, your lives may be desperate and sad but there's always light at the end of the tunnel, even though it's a speeding freight train headed your way.


10 great cities for rasing families - #10 - Raleigh, North Carolina

"Employment is up, and the cost of living is down in North Carolina's capital, a mecca for stable high-tech jobs. The region is also home to more acres of parks per capita than most cities of its size."

Hurricane Earl Hits Category 2 and North Carolina

"The North East Carolina Coast is feeling the fury of Hurricane Earl with winds up to 100 miles an hour.
Thousands of tourists who have headed out to enjoy the Labor Day weekend have been evacuated from surrounding areas."

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tomorrow...

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