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The Entitlement Society 0

Via the Charlotte Observer, LZ Granderson argues that “(m)en like Trump represent what the founders were fighting against.” Here’s a bit of his argument:

Read Thomas Paine’s 250-year-old essay, “Common Sense,” and you see few things bothered Colonial men more than servitude to geopolitical nepo-babies. It’s evident in the writings and personal libraries of our earliest presidents, such as Thomas Jefferson. You can trace that sentiment all the way back to the Greek philosophers whom the founders studied before this nation began.

Their aversion wasn’t to wealth and power. It was about what can happen to a person who grows up knowing nothing but wealth and power.

Follow the link for the rest of his reasoning.

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Parks and Wreck 0

Via The Denver Post, Alex Johnson is not optimistic about the future of our national parks under the Trump maladministration.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Bait-and-switch frolics.

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Whoopsie Doodle, Black Sox Redux Dept. 0

One more time, no one could have predicted this. Via the AP:

If Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine could turn back time, he would not have signed the law that legalized sports betting in his state.

Except everyone who was paying attention.

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Emoluments 0

Via the Las Vegas Sun, Jamelle Bouie follows the money and concludes

By any and every measure, in other words, Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office.

Follow the link for his evidence.

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It’s All about the Algorithm . . . . 0

. . . and Big Tech is ready to go to court to protect its ability to promote engagement send your kids down its rabid holes.

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Emoluments, Meet the Crypto Con 0

David follows the money (launderer). (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)

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This New Gilded Age 0

A private equity firm that just bought Walgreens has decided that lowly wage slaves don’t deserve paid holidays off.

The pharmacy chain eliminated six paid holidays for hourly store workers, cutting hundreds of dollars from their paychecks, according to interviews and records reviewed by Bloomberg News. Walgreens informed workers of the change in early October. That was a little over a month after it was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. . . .

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Republican Thought Police 0

Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Monoply Man says to workers,

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A Notion of Immigrants . . . 0

. . . Meet the privatization scam.

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Ruining the Government Like a Business 0

As I’ve mentioned before, the business of America is giving America the business.

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Pay for Performance 0

Tesla shareholders meet.  One says,

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Facebook Frolics 0

Profits before people frolics:

Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.

Details at the link.

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The Emoluments Ballroom 0

Farron follows the money.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Aside:

I’m with Thom about watching election returns on television.

I’m quite happy to read about them the next morning.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Man at Natural History Museum Endangered Species exhibit looking a picture of family labled

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This New Gilded Age 0

Thom runs the numbers.

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The Blueprint 0

Title:  White House Reconstruction Chart.  Image:  Picture of the White House, showing items such as

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Digital Dracula 0

Woman labeled

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