First Toil, then the Grave

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The blacks of Ireland are not the blacks of America (2022 census update)
and not every issue affecting the blacks of America affects the blacks of Ireland in the same way
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The McGregor verdict and modus ponens
Hypocrisy goes both ways
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REPOST: Lies, damned lies and the Washington Post
Substituting a common-sense statistical metric for a less obvious and intuitive one is almost always a red flag for deceit and obfuscation
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RETRACTED: Lies, damned lies and the Washington Post
Substituting a common-sense statistical metric for a less obvious and intuitive one is almost always a red flag for deceit and obfuscation
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The Journal's sloppiness and inconsistency isn't even funny anymore
A broadsheet-style outlet read by one-sixth of Irish people ought to have higher standards
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The Journal's new article about anti-black racism in Ireland is utterly vacuous dribble
It took them 2600 words to say nothing at all
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Pay no attention to that opinion behind the curtain
In journalism, being told that "Person X holds Bad Opinions" without being told the content of those opinions is a red flag
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