January, 2015 archive
Freedom of Screech 0
I’m so old that I can remember when Christians, Jews, and Muslims were all “People of the Book.”
I’m so old that I can remember when the central tenets of Christianity were love, charity, and forgiveness, not hate, persecution, and nastiness.
“Christians” who loudly proclaim their “Christianity” while wallowing in hate make atheism look ever so reasonable.
Pah!
Via Raw Story.
Facebook Frolics, “And This Surprises You How?” Dept. 0
The Guardian’s Oliver Burkeman thinks “Facebook at Work” is a bad idea. I would consider it beyond bad.
A snippet:
Adding a Facebook at Work account more than doubles the potential for confusion; it squares it. How long before someone gets themselves fired – or, worse, outed – as a result of not knowing which network they were using? Or maybe we’re too cautious for that these days, and we’ll simply get even better at never expressing a thought or posing for a photograph that might undermine our workplace brand. Which isn’t, really, all that much less dispiriting.
Any workplace that chooses to enter the Zurkerdome deserves what happens to it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Play cowboys, politely.
“Upon arrival, one of the witnesses stated that they were playing a game of ‘Quick Draw’ and fake shooting each other,” she said.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
Kavips explains how the privatization scam works.
Chris-Crossed 0
In other news, Dick Polman reports on Chris Christie’s State of the (mis)State(ments).
Picking the Pension Pocket 0
. . . and you still seriously expect that, one day, you will be able to retire?
It’s All about the Merch 0
Follow the money (emphasis added).
This is only half true. At least half of the NRA’s budget comes from some 16 U.S.-based weapons manufacturers or marketers, including the ubiquitous, profitable Walmart.
Read the rest.
Field of Dreamers 0
Daniel Ruth handicaps the entrants. Here’s a bit:
You have a pretty good idea the GOP field is more wobbly than a dreidel when Mitt Romney, the Republican Party’s answer to Groundhog Day, has announced he is thinking about a comeback, which is a bit like eagerly waiting for Ashton Kutcher’s next film project.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
The experts x-spurts unknown drips under pressure are not sure to what extent this reflects the normal post-Christmas retail layoffs.
(snip)
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits dropped by 51,000 to 2.42 million in the week ended Jan. 3. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits declined to 1.8 percent from 1.9 percent. These data are reported with a one-week lag.
Have Cake, Eat It Too 0
No self-awareness. No self-awareness whatsoever.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More polite pals.
A 33-year-old father is dead after being shot by a man who Fraser police describe as a friend.
(snip)
Police said the victim first got the gun from a kitchen drawer and aimed it at Magdowski and fired two rounds. The homeowner yelled at the victim that the gun was loaded. Police say Magdowksi grabbed the gun from the victim and fired one shot at him, striking him.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Pray Prey politely.
Joseph Galli, 21, of Somerville and Alex Norrell, 22, of Ridgewood are accused by authorities of being involved in an attack on the 200-year-old church late last month, where more than 30 rounds of ammunition were fired into the building — damaging stained-glass windows and some of the roof’s tiling, authorities said in a news release Tuesday.
