Hey all. Happy Dad's Day to the dads and daddyish folks here!!
Son (also a dad) is in the Arctic and I have heard from his dear wife that they got into camp just fine (so rare!), it's going well, and he is loving buzzing from site to site in the little red helicopter they hired for camp this season!
The Best People review: how Trump flooded the swamp [Click] “Alexander Nazaryan offers a field guide to the black lagoon of Trumpworld, a sump of venality, idiocy and contempt.” Well, I don’t need to read further proof that it is not efficient to run government like a business.
Ready for a new cryptocurrency? [Click] First it had your friends, then it had your pictures, then it had your diary. Now, in the latest effort to entwine its systems still further into the everyday lives of its users, Facebook wants to get into your wallet.
An Abandoned Weapon in the Fight Against Hate Speech [Click] “A 1952 Supreme Court ruling gave civil-rights groups a way to combat anti-Semitism and other prejudices—but in the years since, it’s largely gone unused.” A very long read, but one need not read the whole thing to understand the basic argument—a legal standard that certainly ought to be redeployed on a large scale, IMO, i.e. "group libel."
Here's a joke: Going to bed the other night, I noticed people in my shed stealing things. I phoned the police but was told there was no one in the area to help. They said they would send someone over as soon as possible.
I hung up. A minute later I called again. "Hello", I said, "I called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. You don't have to hurry now, because I've shot them."
Within minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, plus helicopters and an armed response unit. They caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the officers said, "I thought you said you'd shot them."
To which I replied, "I thought you said there was no one available."
Tyranny of the 70-Somethings [Click] “The Democratic Party’s gerontocracy is holding back the political causes it claims to want to advance.”
Maybe I will get out and extirpate some weeds now; it's cooler [translation: less hot] than yesterday. The sky is mostly clear, and there are some cumulus clouds over the mountains that might (but probably won't) turn into thunderheads.
The ‘Electability’ Delusion [Click] Iowa voters reportedly far more excited about Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Kamala Harris; Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Cory Booker” than Biden, whom they consider an anachronism.
The experienced Iowa reporter who is quoted doesn't mention Bernie. His main point is that the voters he speaks with across the state like Joe well enough but seem to think he is past his time. The WaPo columnist then lists various politicians anointed by the press over years past who flamed out, as well as ones they didn't think had a chance (think Dear Leader as well as AOC) until they won. She compares "electability" to astrology; I might compare it to phrenology.
Hey all. Happy Dad's Day to the dads and daddyish folks here!!
ReplyDeleteSon (also a dad) is in the Arctic and I have heard from his dear wife that they got into camp just fine (so rare!), it's going well, and he is loving buzzing from site to site in the little red helicopter they hired for camp this season!
It looks just like this!! 🚁
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ReplyDeleteBosses and stock holders pocket Trump tax windfall as workers see job promises vanish [Click] Why, who could have anticipated the like? It has never happened before…
Big Wall Street donors settle on Biden, Harris and Buttigieg [Click] Confirms my prejudice against voting for any of the three.
The Best People review: how Trump flooded the swamp [Click] “Alexander Nazaryan offers a field guide to the black lagoon of Trumpworld, a sump of venality, idiocy and contempt.” Well, I don’t need to read further proof that it is not efficient to run government like a business.
Jared Kushner may have an ethics problem – to the tune of [more than] $90m [Click] In other news, the Pope may be Catholic.
Ready for a new cryptocurrency? [Click] First it had your friends, then it had your pictures, then it had your diary. Now, in the latest effort to entwine its systems still further into the everyday lives of its users, Facebook wants to get into your wallet.
An Abandoned Weapon in the Fight Against Hate Speech [Click] “A 1952 Supreme Court ruling gave civil-rights groups a way to combat anti-Semitism and other prejudices—but in the years since, it’s largely gone unused.” A very long read, but one need not read the whole thing to understand the basic argument—a legal standard that certainly ought to be redeployed on a large scale, IMO, i.e. "group libel."
And now a very good story: Berlin's Alexander Haus regains its soul after painstaking restoration [Click] I remember the story (probably in The Guardian) describing the family’s visit to the house and meeting with the neighbors—very heartwarming.
ReplyDeleteHere's a joke: Going to bed the other night, I noticed people in my shed stealing things. I phoned the police but was told there was no one in the area to help. They said they would send someone over as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteI hung up. A minute later I called again. "Hello", I said, "I called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. You don't have to hurry now, because I've shot them."
Within minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, plus helicopters and an armed response unit. They caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the officers said, "I thought you said you'd shot them."
To which I replied, "I thought you said there was no one available."
I definitely laughed!
DeleteThen I sighed, because today they’d have shot the person who made the calls.
WaPo: Joe Biden and the ‘electability’ delusion — and why the media keep making the same mistake [Click]
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This Isn’t Going According to Plan for Kirsten Gillibrand [Click]
Tyranny of the 70-Somethings [Click] “The Democratic Party’s gerontocracy is holding back the political causes it claims to want to advance.”
Maybe I will get out and extirpate some weeds now; it's cooler [translation: less hot] than yesterday. The sky is mostly clear, and there are some cumulus clouds over the mountains that might (but probably won't) turn into thunderheads.
My sweetie gave me a pass on extirpating weeds on account of it being hot and Father's Day.
DeleteYay, Sweetie!!
DeleteBe that nice to yourself every time it’s too hot.
The greater Bermuda land snail makes a comeback! [Click]
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Scotland's crannogs are older than Stonehenge [Click]
The ‘Electability’ Delusion [Click] Iowa voters reportedly far more excited about Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Kamala Harris; Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Cory Booker” than Biden, whom they consider an anachronism.
ReplyDeleteHow does Bernie fare there?
DeleteThe experienced Iowa reporter who is quoted doesn't mention Bernie. His main point is that the voters he speaks with across the state like Joe well enough but seem to think he is past his time. The WaPo columnist then lists various politicians anointed by the press over years past who flamed out, as well as ones they didn't think had a chance (think Dear Leader as well as AOC) until they won. She compares "electability" to astrology; I might compare it to phrenology.
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