The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Metcalf has a belated Christmas wish–sadly, one which she despairs of coming about.
This being Christmas, it would seem a good time for Kari Lake to offer the state of Arizona a gift.
After 46 days of decrying her loss and defaming the state’s election workers, Lake should muster the grace to accept the verdict of the judge and concede the governor’s race.
QOTD 0
Timothy Daly, in the voice of Joe Hackett:
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have wonderful Christmas.
Manufactured Malice 0
David Roth is fed up with the mongers of the phony non-existent “War on Christmas.” Here’s a bit from his article at the Idaho State Journal:
Words Used To Have Meaning
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The writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times points out that one thing is not like the other thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
Once again, we are reminded that “accidental” and “negligent” are not synonyms.
Once again, we are reminded that law enforcement needs to learn what words mean.
Afterthought:
As long as “negligence” is classified as “accident,” gun nuts have a “Get Our of Jail Free” card.
The Business of America Is Giving Workers the Business, Reprise 0
Hendersonville, N. C., Chick-Fil-A plucks over its employees.
Vaccine Nation 0
Florida Man decides that there must be witches around here somewhere, so let the witch hunt begin.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
The Business of America Is Giving Workers the Business 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, a long-time driver for UPS looks at the effects the flood of Amazon’s own delivery drivers has had on his industry. He posits that, in this new Gilded Age, it has not been salutary. A snippet:
Not surprisingly, Amazon’s workers don’t stay very long. The company’s annual turnover rate for warehouse workers is 150%. The company’s business model is to create bad jobs so workers won’t stick around and demand the pay and respect that they deserve.