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Jun 17 2020
The Happiest Place in the World
I’ll spare you my Bobby Brown story for the moment, but I’ve been to Orlando. Florida governor says 260 Orlando airport workers tested positive for COVID-19. OIA says not quite by Jon Jankowski, WKMG June 17, 2020 Gov. Ron DeSantis said 260 workers at the Orlando International Airport have tested positive for the coronavirus after …
Jun 16 2020
Police “Reform”
It never works. Then again, it isn’t designed to. ‘It’s not about bad apples’: how US police reforms have failed to stop brutality and violence by Sam Levin, The Guardian Tue 16 Jun 2020 A growing body of research suggests that some of the most widely adopted reform efforts have not succeeded at curbing police …
Jun 16 2020
Helter Skelter
Perhaps you consider it a rather unmelodic and puzzling Beatles tune. Well then, you’re probably not as crazy and homicidal as Charlie Manson. Charles Manson often spoke to the members of his “family” about “Helter Skelter” in the months leading up to the murders of Sharon Tate and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in August 1969, …
Jun 15 2020
Yeah, this is why I use a pseudonym.
I’m kinda Internet proof. If you use my real name, the first hundred or so matches? Well, they’re not me. Under ek I’m not as famous as I was when I was resident at the orange insane asylum run by the Bösendorfer idiot (and I’m not kidding at all when I say I also own …
Jun 15 2020
Limit Dow(n)?
Welcome to Monday you gamblers. You know, in the United States, there are two zeros- Zero and Double Zero. Dow futures plunge 800 points as Wall Street looks set to extend last week’s sharp losses by Yun Li, CNBC Sun, Jun 14 Stock futures fell in early morning trading on Monday, pointing to more losses …
Jun 14 2020
Some Wisdom from Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian
Look, I never use “America” as a synonym for “The United States of” because it’s two Continents and an Isthmus with over 30 separate Nations including some that are bigger. However Mrs. Betty Bowers may very well be America’s Best Christian. Happy Birthday Asshole.
Jun 13 2020
Some Trevor Noah
I have not gone back to covering this on the reg. I find most of Late Night exceptionally painful and unfunny and my policy of absolutely no Cable News and no Late Night is fully supported by my Therapist. This is not funny either but it’s a pretty fair summary in case I missed anything …
Jun 13 2020
The Masque of the Red States
It was in the blue room where stood the prince, with a group of pale courtiers by his side. At first, as he spoke, there was a slight rushing movement of this group in the direction of the intruder, who at the moment was also near at hand, and now, with deliberate and stately step, …