2016 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite in the workplace (emphasis added).
The incident happened after business hours on April 21.
The shooting did damage some office equipment.
(snip list of office equipment)
He (Stan Nichols, a member of the office staff–ed.) said the employee has a concealed weapons permit, which under Florida law, allows the employee to bring a firearm into the building.
According to statements quoted in the report, this is Santa Rosa County’s idea of a “model employee.” Extrapolating this, it would seem that, in Florida, a “model employee” is one too stupid to control his ammosexual accessories.
The Snaring Economy, Have Cake Eat It Too Dept. 0
This should be interesting:
According to the story, in its response, Uber claims that it’s all about competition and fair shakes.
I Read It on the Internet . . . 0
. . . so it must be true.
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Glorious Spam 0
Yes, Virginia, there is a new Spam Museum.
The Pervy Party 0
In related news, there is no truth to the rumor that North Carolina and Mississippi are considering mandates that all private residences henceforth have separate male and female restrooms.
Meanwhile, Bob Cesca leads us to wonder whether Republicans are looking in the bathroom mirror and seeing their own reflection.
Image via Juanita Jean.
Frack the Clouds 0
Warning: Language. Also, strange and a bit strained, but a noble effort.
Pot, Legal, Black 0
Methinks Bad Tux is onto something.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness must be inculcated from an early age.
The boy retrieved the gun when his mother “momentarily stepped away,” leaving her purse on the kitchen counter, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release.
“Guns everywhere” is working out so very nicely, is it not?
Double Sawbuckery 0
TPM rounds up the best (?) right-wing reactions to the news that a Harriet Tubman is to be on the $20.00 bill.
You couldn’t make this stuff up.
Spill Here, Spill Now 0
Facing South looks at the long term effects of Buccaneer Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon spill. Here’s few of the stats; follow the link for more.
As of last year, number of studies published on physical health effects reported by people directly affected by BP’s spill: 2
Number of those studies that found a higher frequency of respiratory illness, headaches, skin rash, and cough: 2
In one study looking at the disaster’s effect on cleanup workers’ lungs, number of genes in human airway cells found to be affected by exposure to a chemical oil dispersant used on the Gulf oil spill — with many of those same changes also observed in lung diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 84
Buccaneer Petroleum, where the motto is “Safety Worst.”
American Taliban, Making America a Pariah One State at a Time 3
The government of the United Kingdom warns LGBT persons to take care when visiting the United States. Here’s the story from The Independent:
“LGBT travellers may be affected by legislations passed recently in the states of North Carolina and Mississippi.”
“Before travelling please read our general travel advice for the LGBT community.
You can read the full warning at the UK government website.
This is the sort of stuff that, when I was a young ‘un back in the olden days, the United States Department of State would say about visiting, say, eastern Europe or Rhodesia.
Jesus.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 3
The San Jose Mercury-News investigates online charter schools in Cali and discovers that it’s all about the Benjamins. Here’s a bit (emphasis added). Follow the link for the rest.
At the same time, K12’s heavily marketed school model has been lucrative, helping the company rake in more than $310 million in state funding over the past 12 years, as well as enriching sponsoring school districts, which have little stake in whether the students succeed.
Why am I not surprised?
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still not bad.
(snip)
The four-week moving average of claims, a less volatile measure than the weekly figures, decreased to 260,500 from 265,000.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 39,000 to 2.14 million in the week ended April 9, the fewest since November 2000. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits held at 1.6 percent. These data are reported with a one-week lag.
The story says this is the best report since 1973, the year I entered the workforce.