January, 2019 archive
The Art of the Foxconn 0
Scott Bauer delves into how Scott Walker and Wisconsin got Foxconned. A snippet:
Much more at the link.
(Broken link fixed.)
Real Big Men . . . . 0
. . . react to a person whom they perceived as a threat to their phallic personality enhancers.
No News Is No News 0
I know it’s really really cold in parts of the country and I am in no way wishing to minimize that–in face, I’m glad that we’re not in the path of the blast–but this item is, as Zandar is fond of saying, StupidiNews.
Remember, I worked for the railroad for 25 years.
There’s nothing new about railroads’ putting hotpots next to switches to keep switches from icing up. As I write this, it’s -19 Fahrenheits in Chicago. The hotpots would likely be there were it +19 Fahrenheits, if icing were a threat.
The AP should be ashamed of itself.
Originalism Sin 0
Elie Mystal investigates the historical (“originalist,” if you will) meaning of the term “emoluments” and finds that Constitutional “originalists” have no grounds for defending Donald Trump against charges of violating the “Emoluments Clause” of the Constitution.
Then he has a revelation:
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Visit politely.
And another gun that fired itself . . . .
Giving America the Business 0
In the midst of a ruder-than-usual rant about Donald Trump’s shutdown, the Rude One summarizes why the “run the government like a business” mantra is a con and a scam.
Follow the link for the rest.
Stray Thought 0
If Howard Schultz plans to do to the country what he did to coffee, he ain’t getting my vote.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen leaves no turn unstoned.
The Wall-Eyed Piker and Emerging Emergencies 0
Elie Mystal is deeply disturbed at how cavalierly the press and public is treating the talk that Donald Trump might declare a national emergency so as to foist his stupid wall on the polity. An excerpt; follow the link for the rest (emphasis added).
I commend the complete post to your attention.
