Too Venal for Words category archive
. . . Because If You Don’t Study It, It Doesn’t Exist 2
This item from my local rag caused me to drop my jaw this morning. There’s a good chance that, within my children’s lifetimes, the world’s largest military complex (which surrounds me as I type this) will be under water, but Republicans want to stick their fingers in the Pentagon’s ears and go “Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah.”
Supporters say they want the military focused on enemies such as the Islamic State group, not rising seas.
Critics say flooding is a formidable foe as well.
“It’s kind of hard to attack the enemy when your base is underwater,” said Rep. Bobby Scott, a Southeast Virginia Democrat who voted against the ban.
The Republican Party, the party of willful ignorance.
More at the link.
And, in more news of willful ignorance . . . .
The Silence Treatment 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice notes Donald Trump’s lawyer attempts to silence Tony Schwartz, Trump’s Art of the Deal “co-writer.” A snippet:
But I digress.
In any event, Greenblatt’s letter is as brash as his client, demanding millions for defamation and being “very disloyal.”
Patrice proceeds to delight in Schwartz’s lawyer’s response. Follow the link and enjoy.
First Things First 0
Priorities matter.
As he walked out of court , Shkreli had something more pressing on his mind. He asked his lawyer: “Can I play Pokémon Go now?” according to a New York Daily News reporter who overheard the question.
Comment Is Free-for-All 0
Samantha Bee reads on-line comments she has received. (Warning: NSFW.)
In related news, Guardian staffers discuss The Guardian’s experiences with on-line comments. It’s not pretty.
Virtual Unreality 0
This looks like a clear case of date-and-switch:
The existence of the fembots – fake profiles used to keep men on the “Life is short, have an affair” forking out funds in case they got lucky – was revealed after the infamous hack of the site. . . .
At its worst, the site was accused of having just 1 per cent of “real women” among its members: the rest of its female profiles were fembots.
Mail Bagman 0
No doubt you’ve seen stories about Donald Trump’s campaign soliciting money from foreign politicians (which directly violates US law, by the by).
Now comes Driftglass with the text* of one of those emails.
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*Purported text, to be accurate.
