The Crypto Con 0
Binance President pleads guilty to not preventing money laundering.
Precedented 0
Michael in Norfolk is not sanguine.
Here’s a bit from his post:
Follow the link for context.
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
Nor Any Drop To Drink 0
The Colorado Sun takes a deep dive into some shallow water–specifically how Lakes Powell and Mead, the two largest reservoirs west of the Rockies–are but a trickle of their former selves.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues apace.
Republican Thought Police 0
Shorter Kirk Cameron: God forbids that students should be exposed to ideas.
Recommended Viewing 0
The Time-Life series, Lost Civilizations, narrated by Sam Waterston.
It’s available at tubitv.com (and possibly elsewhere for all I know).
A Simple Solution To Prevent Strikes 0
Pay workers a fair wage.
Furrfu.
The Crypto Con 0
Sam and the crew talk with Jacob Silverman about Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction for multiple financial crimes.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.” Another purse. Another gun.
As Victoria Hugo-Vidal pointed out (see the second post below), this is us.
A broken society.
Sheep’s Clothing . . . 0
. . . But Richard Barsanti sees through the disguise.
A Question of Identity 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal reacts to the recent mass shooting in Maine. She writes powerfully of America’s unwillingness to act against the merchants of death. A snippet; follow the link for context.
Shortly after the massacres, Sen. Angus King said of Maine, “this is not who we are.” But it is.
The fact that this killing happened proves that this is who we are.