Twits off Twitter 0
Charles Blow reports that, anticipating the effects of Muskrat love, he severely cut back on his Twitter usage last spring. He says that withdrawal was difficult, but that
Follow the link to learn more of his experience.
And, remember, “social” media isn’t.
Some More Thanksgiving Trivia 0
The first thanksgiving in England’s American colonies was in Virginia, three years before any English boot stepped on Plymouth Rock.
Some Thanksgiving Trivia 0
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune shares some tidbits about giblets.
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The Crypto Con 0
Paul Krugman skewers the central myth of cryptocurrency. A couple of snippets (emphasis added):
(Snip ahead to now)
. . . .cryptocurrencies are largely purchased through exchanges such as Coinbase and, yes, FTX, which take your money and hold crypto tokens in your name.
These exchanges are — wait for it — financial institutions, whose ability to attract investors depends on — wait for it again — those investors’ trust. In other words, the crypto ecosystem has basically evolved into exactly what it was supposed to replace: a system of financial intermediaries whose ability to operate depends on their perceived trustworthiness.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another (apparently) random act of politeness.
And another day goes by in the NRA’s killing fields.
Punishing the Peons in the New Gilded Age 0
At the San Fransisco Chronicle, Lorena Gonzalez looks at how Elon Musk’s arbitrary, capricious, and erratic (mis)treatment of employees at Twitter, then at his track record as an employer, and concludes, “No surprises here.”
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Jean Guerrero rips the hood off those who claim to be “colorblind” as they campaign against affirmative action. Here’s a tiny bit from the article (emphasis added):
(snip)
But those same activists who’ve stoked the flames of antagonism toward affirmative action have close ties to the architects of this country’s metastasizing white nationalist movement. These links reveal the activists’ ultimate agenda, which has nothing to do with ending racism.
Follow the link for the evidence.
Twits Own Twitter 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier can’t tear his eyes from the chaos.
And Atrios remarks on Elon Musk, the Artless Dodger.
Recommended Listening 0
The Saint radio show, with Vincent Price as Simon Templar.
I have been a fan of The Saint since I was a young ‘un.
I have read almost all of Leslie Charteris’s novels and short stories and watched all of that most excellent Roger Moore television series, some episodes multiple times.
Of course, neither the television series nor the radio shows were entirely true to Charteris’s Saint. Their Saints were much more law-abiding than the original; the original valued justice over law and was quite willing to break the law to achieve justice. The broadcast series feared to go quite so far.
But the Vincent Price series is a great listen.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Donald Trump was supported by some of the most unhinged, racist, conspiracy-believing, anti-government, fascist-wannabe whackos of all time. The ‘religious’ leaders that supported him were much the same, although generally they tended to be mostly amoral grifters whose holy schtick was an easy way to pay for their luxury lifestyle and pool boys without doing any heavy lifting.
The Crypto Con, One More Time 0
Writing in the Portland Press-Herald, Adam Lee unveils a new cryptocurrency based on a renewable resource.
The currency is going to be based on how many poops our dogs take in our yard per day.
Follow the link for details.