Bannon Won’t Spend Prison Term at ‘Club Fed’ [Click] “Bannon isn’t eligible for the lowest-level prison setup because he still has a pending criminal case against him in New York” Rather like someone else we know . . . But even Club Fed isn’t what it used to be; no golf courses or lobster barbecues, alas. —Alan
The Atlantic: It’s Time to Stop Inviting Plus-Ones to Weddings [Click] Another excellent reason (in my opinion) to not throw a huge bash. My great aunt and uncle were married by a judge in Oakland, California; my parents were married in a minister’s parlor, with my father’s best friend and his wife as witnesses; my sweetie and I were married in a matched pair of civil procedures at the US Embassy in Tokyo and the local city office. They all worked out well. ——Alan
In Illinois, a municipality can choose to incorporate as a city, town, or village without the choice having any slightest effect. I believe the Village of Oak Park has a population of about 70,000.
This story appears just as a record-breaking heat wave threatens the eastern U.S. Thank goodness it's not that hot here--yet. A couple days of temps in the low 80s are expected later this week. So our brains are still intact for now. --nordy
Via politicalwire.com: RNC co-chair Lara Trump suggested on Fox News that if Donald Trump has a bad debate next week it’s because Joe Biden is on drugs. 1. It is yet to be seem if Trump shows up for the "debate." 2. I do wonder what drugs Biden could take that would scramble Trump's brains. ----Alan
In news of the weird: Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, baffles bureaucrats. (AP) — The strange monolith looks like it could have come from another world. --nordy
Boeing again. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testifies today before a U.S. Senate subcommittee. What always promised to be a hot, uncomfortable reception for him now seems set to be a roasting, Seattle Times reports. Late Monday, the Democratic majority on the subcommittee released a 200-page document to the press containing allegations from a new Boeing whistleblower alleging manufacturing fraud and deception at the 737 MAX final assembly plant. There seems to be no end to this. --nordy
It has been my longstanding observation that the best managers come up through the ranks. The curricula for MBA's seem downright ridiculous; they seem to be taught that businesses are thoroughly interchangeable inputs for the accounting department. A pickle factory? A hospital? An international shipping company? A grocery store? All the same. ----Alan
Bannon Won’t Spend Prison Term at ‘Club Fed’ [Click] “Bannon isn’t eligible for the lowest-level prison setup because he still has a pending criminal case against him in New York” Rather like someone else we know . . . But even Club Fed isn’t what it used to be; no golf courses or lobster barbecues, alas.
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Judge blocks Iowa law allowing police to charge people facing deportation [Click] “Controversial law, due to go into effect on 1st July, is unconstitutional and cannot override federal rules, judge says”
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The Atlantic: It’s Time to Stop Inviting Plus-Ones to Weddings [Click] Another excellent reason (in my opinion) to not throw a huge bash. My great aunt and uncle were married by a judge in Oakland, California; my parents were married in a minister’s parlor, with my father’s best friend and his wife as witnesses; my sweetie and I were married in a matched pair of civil procedures at the US Embassy in Tokyo and the local city office. They all worked out well.
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‘This country gave me a lot’: the Vietnamese people staying in Ukraine [Click] “People across Ukraine have united in the face of the Russian threat and its Vietnamese community is no exception”
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Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains [Click]
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ReplyDelete‘Evacuate immediately’: New Mexico villagers told to flee fast-moving fire [Click] The writers and editors of The Guardian seem to have a strange idea of what a “village” is. I’d say that a community with a population of seven thousand would be a city, albeit not a megalopolis.
——Alan
Along the same lines: Paris can wait: how we dodged the summer crowds by Interrailing to Europe’s smaller towns [Click] Unquestionably cities, it seems to me. And I continue to be puzzled by the way so many Britons seem to vacation on the Continent, when Britain has so many long established resorts.
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I grew up outside a city of five thousand; within cycling distance the other way was a city of five hundred.
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In Illinois, a municipality can choose to incorporate as a city, town, or village without the choice having any slightest effect. I believe the Village of Oak Park has a population of about 70,000.
DeleteNational security expert warns that extreme weather threatens democracy - Click
ReplyDeleteOh--- makes it hard to get to the polls; I thought it would be about how hot weather fries their brains.
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Speaking of which: Misleading GOP Videos Go Viral [Click]
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This story appears just as a record-breaking heat wave threatens the eastern U.S. Thank goodness it's not that hot here--yet. A couple days of temps in the low 80s are expected later this week. So our brains are still intact for now. --nordy
DeleteSaw on the news tonight that DT is now telling his supporters to vote by mail. LOL
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ReplyDeleteRNC co-chair Lara Trump suggested on Fox News that if Donald Trump has a bad debate next week it’s because Joe Biden is on drugs.
1. It is yet to be seem if Trump shows up for the "debate."
2. I do wonder what drugs Biden could take that would scramble Trump's brains.
----Alan
LMAO Alan Maybe using the Think System?
DeleteWashington Post, Sept. 29th, 2022: Trump puts Prof. Harold Hill’s Think System to use [Click]
DeleteAstronomers detect sudden awakening of black hole 1m times mass of sun [Click]
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In news of the weird: Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, baffles bureaucrats.
ReplyDelete(AP) — The strange monolith looks like it could have come from another world. --nordy
Meidas Touch video: NY highest court dismisses Trump appeal of gag order [Click] It works for me!
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Very good.
DeleteHarry Litman video: Trump's Main Legal Adviser Hauled Into Arizona Court for Election Fraud [Click] Not sure I can take much more of this; be still, my heart!
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Boeing again.
ReplyDeleteBoeing CEO Dave Calhoun testifies today before a U.S. Senate subcommittee. What always promised to be a hot, uncomfortable reception for him now seems set to be a roasting, Seattle Times reports.
Late Monday, the Democratic majority on the subcommittee released a 200-page document to the press containing allegations from a new Boeing whistleblower alleging manufacturing fraud and deception at the 737 MAX final assembly plant.
There seems to be no end to this. --nordy
What could possibly go wrong if you replace engineers with MBA's? Just asking for a friend.
Delete-----Alan
It has been my longstanding observation that the best managers come up through the ranks. The curricula for MBA's seem downright ridiculous; they seem to be taught that businesses are thoroughly interchangeable inputs for the accounting department. A pickle factory? A hospital? An international shipping company? A grocery store? All the same.
Delete----Alan
This is the same Calhoun who is set to leave Boeing with $30 million. --nordy
DeleteBoeing chief admits the company has retaliated against whistleblowers
DeleteRIP Willie Mays
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