Hey, if you’re a Republican PAC and you sent money to one of the traitors who voted not to certify the election, the list of companies that won’t give you a fucking dime is getting longer every minute. Different companies are taking different approaches — some are just suspending all donations for a while, while …
Free Markets Solve Everything
Short (Ha!) Parler Explainer
Last night Amazon announced that they would stop hosting Parler tonight. This comes on the heels of Apple banning Parler from the App Store, and Google banning them from the Google Play Store. The short answer of what this means for Parler is that they’ll probably be down for a few days until they find …
Every City Has One
I’m sure Adam will have a much more complete post about the Nashville bombing as soon as facts are more clear. In the meantime, I just want to note that the bomber sure picked an effective target. His apparent intentional and careful targeting of what the Post is calling the AT&T “transmission building” led to …
Billionaires, Republicans, and the Assault on Society
While we’re waiting for…oh, I dunno, something or other, an article I chanced upon today about wine and income inequality triggered a thought about what we are really up against in the ongoing fight for our country. Eric Asimov, the New York Times wine critic, published this about a week ago: Among the many ways …
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Kodak Non-Moment
On July 28, to much fanfare, the Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a government entity formed from USAID in 2018, announced a commitment to loan $765 million to Kodak to have them start manufacturing base chemicals used for pharmaceuticals. Gross incompetent Peter Navarro was deeply involved, blathering some nonsense that I won’t bother to repeat. Today’s …
So About That Third Party Spoilers Thing… The Libertarian Presidential Candidate And A Possibly Rabid Bat Edition
The 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nominee has been bitten by a possibly rabid bat. — Jim Antle (@jimantle) August 8, 2020 I will not be able to attend the campaign rally tomorrow morning. I will be getting a rabies vaccine as a precaution after having been bitten by a bat near the start of this …
Work At Home Only Works When You Pay People A Decent Wage
Today I called the company that dumps chemicals on my lawn to get more chemicals dumped on my lawn. (I know, I’m a bad human.) It was a low quality experience. I was on hold for a loooong time listening to their pre-recorded excuse making and entreaties to log on to their website or use …
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