Next Draft - Roll Out the Barrels
It's hardly breaking news that as we approach the election, Trump is hitting new behavioral lows. Sadly, it's also not breaking news that most of the media will simply lump this behavior into the bottomless pit of affronts to decency and democracy we've seemingly accepted as Trump being Trump. His enablers will explain it away. And the silent Republicans will fail to speak (I'm looking at you, W.) But when a serial woman abuser who has vowed to protect women "whether they like it or not," and threatened retribution on his enemies fantasizes aloud about one of his female opponents having guns trained on her face, well, I lead with it. "Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face." Let's see how American voters will react with nine barrels shooting at our democracy. The Atlantic (Gift Article): Trump Suggests Training Guns on Liz Cheney’s Face. 2Not Set in Cement"Once merely dumped, these ashy-grey, fist-size chunks — called slag — were the unloved scum left over from a century of making steel. But, it turns out, this mountain of waste contains the base ingredients that could make a greener version of one of the major sources of planet-warming emissions today: cement ... Cement is the binder that makes concrete — and concrete is the second-most-used commodity on Earth after water. If humans progressed from the Stone to Bronze to Iron ages, it is fair to say that today — by raw tonnage — we are living in a Concrete Age." WaPo (Gift Article): Reinventing the world’s favorite building material. "Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes." 3Boarding Pass YardsIf you're a student-athlete in a big time sport, your travel should earn you credit for your math and geography courses. Consider UCLA football players, now in the Big Ten Conference. "In all, the Bruins will travel 22,226 miles this season — nearly enough to circumnavigate the globe. It is the equivalent of 33 round trips to the Bay Area to play Stanford or U.C. Berkeley, UCLA’s former rivals that have moved to a newly bicoastal league of their own." Being a College Athlete Now Means Constant Travel and Missed Classes. (Hopefully the NIL money will pay for a cabin upgrade...) 4Weekend WhatsWhat to Watch: A good story and some excellent performances highlight the Netflix suspense series, A Nearly Normal Family. "The world of a seemingly perfect family shatters when a shocking murder proves that they're willing to make desperate moves to protect one another." 5Extra, ExtraDeath in Texas: "It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm 'fetal demise.' She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban." ProPublica: A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms. 6Feel Good Friday"In the end it may have just been too much cheddar to make a clean getaway. A 63-year-old man has been arrested after more than 24 tons of artisanal cheese from one of Britain’s most famous dairy companies was stolen, authorities said." Read my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store. |
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Big D Energy
Thursday, October 31, 2024
LA's Blue Wave, America's U-haul Pass ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Garbage in, Garbage Out
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Have a Gaffe, Scotus Offers a Preview ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Democracy Dies in Oligarchness
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
WaPo Endorses a Metaphor, Nuclear First Responders ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Garden Tools
Monday, October 28, 2024
A Blight at the Garden, Obeying in Advance ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
The Fascist and the Furious
Friday, October 25, 2024
Kelly on Trump, Bezos Shuts Out the Lights ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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